Real Fine Place

2005 studio album by Sara Evans
Real Fine Place
Studio album by
Sara Evans
ReleasedOctober 4, 2005
Recorded2004–2005
StudioStarstruck Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); The Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee).
GenreCountry
Length52:56
LabelRCA Nashville
Producer
  • Sara Evans
  • Mark Bright
Sara Evans chronology
Restless
(2003) 		Real Fine Place
(2005) 		The Video Collection
(2006)
Singles from Real Fine Place
  1. "A Real Fine Place to Start"
    Released: May 31, 2005
  2. "Cheatin'"
    Released: October 31, 2005
  3. "Coalmine"
    Released: April 22, 2006
  4. "You'll Always Be My Baby"
    Released: September 5, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Real Fine Place is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released in October 2005 via RCA Records Nashville. It is the follow-up album to the platinum Restless. It features Evans's fourth number one hit "A Real Fine Place to Start", the Top 10 hit "Cheatin'", the Top 20 hit "You'll Always Be My Baby", and the Top 40 hit "Coalmine". The album debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 124,720 copies in its first week.[2] The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for U.S. shipments of a million copies.

Content

The track "A Real Fine Place to Start" was co-written by Radney Foster, who previously recorded it for his 2002 album Another Way to Go. Evans's rendition of the song was released as this album's first single and became her fourth number one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in mid-2005. Also released as singles from this album were "Cheatin'", "Coalmine", and "You'll Always Be My Baby", which respectively reached numbers 9, 37, and 13 on the country charts. "Missing Missouri" also reached number 52 based on unsolicited airplay. Several members of Evans's family sing backing vocals: her mother and father, Patricia Boggs, and Jack Evans; her brother, Matt Evans, who also serves as production assistant; and her sisters, Lesley Evans Lyons and Ashley Evans Simpson.[3]

"Supernatural" was originally recorded by Susan Ashton on her 1999 album Closer.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Coalmine"Roxie Dean, Ron Harbin, Richie McDonald3:26
2."A Real Fine Place to Start"Radney Foster, George Ducas3:58
3."Cheatin'"Brett James, Don Schlitz3:26
4."New Hometown"Sara Evans, Matt Evans, Shaye Smith3:54
5."You'll Always Be My Baby"S. Evans, Tony Martin, Tom Shapiro4:37
6."Supernatural"Marcus Hummon, Mark Prentice4:38
7."Roll Me Back in Time"Sheryl Crow, John Shanks4:55
8."The Secrets That We Keep"S. Evans, Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo3:40
9."Bible Song"Lori McKenna4:46
10."Tell Me"S. Evans, Holly Lamar, Troy Verges3:54
11."Missing Missouri"Mark Kerr, Trent Tomlinson, Danny Wells4:15
12."Momma's Night Out"S. Evans, Hummon, Darrell Scott2:52
13."These Four Walls"S. Evans, M. Evans, Verges4:35
Target bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Caged"S. Evans, Hummon3:31
15."Best Days Are Coming"Ed Hill, Shaye Smith4:02
16."You"Brett James, Troy Verges3:34
17."Suds in the Bucket" (live)Billy Montana, Tammy "Jenai" Wagoner4:02

Personnel

According to liner notes.[3]

  • Sara Evans – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Tim Akers – keyboards, acoustic piano, accordion, penny whistle
  • Steve Nathan – keyboards, acoustic piano, Hammond organ
  • Paul Franklin – keyboards, slide guitar, steel guitar
  • Marcus Hummon – acoustic guitar
  • Darrell Scott – acoustic guitar
  • Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
  • Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
  • Tom Bukovac – electric guitars
  • J.T. Corenflos – electric guitars
  • Gary Morse – steel guitar
  • Randy Scruggs – banjo
  • Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin
  • David LaBruyere – bass
  • Glenn Worf – bass
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • David Huff – drum programming
  • Eric Darken – percussion, Jew's harp
  • Jim Horn – baritone saxophone (12), horn arrangements (12)
  • Jeff Coffin – tenor saxophone (12)
  • Randy Leago – tenor saxophone (12)
  • Chris Dunn – trombone (12)
  • John Hinchey – trombone (12)
  • Steve Herrman – trumpet (12)
  • Steve Patrick – trumpet (12)
  • Quentin Ware – trumpet (12)
  • Chris McDonald – string arrangements and conductor
  • Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor
  • The Nashville String Machine – strings
  • LaTara Conley – backing vocals
  • Kim Fleming – backing vocals
  • Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
  • Wes Hightower – backing vocals
  • Troy Johnson – backing vocals
  • Janelle Means – backing vocals
  • Desmond Pringle – backing vocals
  • Kevin Whalum – backing vocals
  • Matt Evans – backing vocals (1, 2, 9, 10)
  • Lesley Evans Lyons – backing vocals (4, 7, 9, 10, 13)
  • Ashley Evans Simpson – backing vocals (4, 7, 9, 10, 13)
  • Jack Evans – backing vocals (5)
  • Patricia Boggs – backing vocals (13)

Production

  • Sara Evans – producer
  • Mark Bright – producer
  • Derek Bason – recording, mixing
  • J.R. Rodriguez – additional recording, recording assistant, mix assistant
  • Chris Ashburn – recording assistant, mix assistant
  • Scott Kidd – recording assistant, mix assistant
  • Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator
  • Matt Evans – production assistant
  • Astrid Herbold May – art direction, design
  • S. Wade Hunt – cover design
  • Russ Harrington – photography
  • Debbie Dover – hair stylist
  • Colleen Runne – make-up
  • Claudia Fowler – wardrobe stylist

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 3
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2005) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 46
Chart (2006) Position
US Billboard 200[7] 188
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 30
Chart (2007) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 75

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions 		Certifications
US Country US
2005 "A Real Fine Place to Start" 1 38 * RIAA: Gold [10]
"Cheatin'" 9 69
2006 "Coalmine" 37 —
"You'll Always Be My Baby" 13 105
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum

References

  1. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Real Fine Place review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "Previous Album Sales Chart". HITS Daily Double. Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  3. ^ a b Real Fine Place (CD booklet). Sara Evans. RCA Records. 2005. 82876-69486-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Sara Evans Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Sara Evans Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – Sara Evans". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Sara Evans – Real Fine Place". Recording Industry Association of America.
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