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1996 studio album by Mary Chapin Carpenter
A Place in the World is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter
Mary Chapin Carpenter , released by
Columbia Records on October 22, 1996. It rose to No. 3 on the
Billboard's
Country Albums chart and No. 20 on the
Billboard 200 , with four of its tracks reaching the
Hot Country Songs chart: "Let Me into Your Heart" (No. 11), "I Want to Be Your Girlfriend" (No. 35), and "Keeping the Faith" (No. 58).
Track listing
All songs written by
Mary Chapin Carpenter .
Title 1. "Keeping the Faith" 3:19 2. "Hero in Your Own Hometown" 3:50 3. "I Can See It Now" 3:34 4. "I Want to Be Your Girlfriend" 3:30 5. "
Let Me into Your Heart " 2:54 6. "What If We Went to Italy" 3:38 7. "That's Real" 3:53 8. "Ideas Are Like Stars" 4:05 9. "Naked to the Eye" 3:54 10. "Sudden Gift of Fate" 5:05 11. "The Better to Dream of You" 3:18 12. "A Place in the World" 4:06 Total length: 45:06
Personnel
Pete Barenbregge –
tenor saxophone
J.T. Brown –
background vocals
Jon Carroll –
piano ,
accordion , background vocals
Mary Chapin Carpenter –
lead vocals , background vocals,
acoustic guitar
Shawn Colvin – background vocals
Mike Crotty –
baritone saxophone , tenor saxophone
Bob Glaub –
bass guitar
Rich Haering –
trumpet
John Jennings – acoustic guitar,
electric guitar , backpacker,
baritone guitar , bass guitar,
fretless bass ,
lap steel guitar ,
percussion ,
synthesizer , background vocals
Duke Levine – electric guitar,
mandola
Robbie Magruder –
drums
Dave Mattacks – drums,
tambourine
Kim Richey – background vocals
Harry Stinson – drums,
cowbell
Benmont Tench – piano,
organ
String section
Kim Miller, Margaraet Gutierrez, Lilly Soong Kramer, Theresa Lazar, Steven Romer, Matthew Loden, Mark Dulac, Ozman Kivrak, Joan Singer, Vickie Yanics, Tracy Jasas, Christoff Richter –
violins
Marcio Botelho, Timothy Butler, Nancy Jo Snyder, David Teie –
cellos
Strings and horns conducted and arranged by Michael "Rico" Petruccelli.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
Studio albums Compilation albums Live albums Related articles