Sacred Ground (McBride & the Ride album)

Sacred Ground
Studio album by McBride & the Ride
Released	1992
Recorded	at Sound Stage Studio, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	34:12
Label	MCA
Producer	Tony Brown Steve Gibson
McBride & the Ride chronology
Burnin' Up the Road (1991) Sacred Ground (1992) Hurry Sundown (1993)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(C+) [2]

Sacred Ground is the second album released by American country music band McBride & the Ride. It produced three singles for the trio, all of which were Top Five hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts: "Just One Night", "Going out of My Mind", and "Sacred Ground", which was originally recorded by Kix Brooks (of Brooks & Dunn) on his self-titled debut album. Also included on this album is a cover of "All I Have to Offer You Is Me", originally recorded by Charley Pride. The album has also been certified gold by the RIAA. "I'm the One" was later covered by Ricky Van Shelton on his 2000 album Fried Green Tomatoes, which also includes his cover of "All I Have to Offer You Is Me." "Baby,I'm Loving You Now" features lead vocals by guitarist Ray Herndon.

Track listing

1. "Love's on the Line" (Terry McBride, Gary Nicholson) – 3:10
2. "Sacred Ground" (Kix Brooks, Vernon Rust) – 3:18
3. "Makin' Real Good Time" (McBride, Allen Shamblin) – 2:47
4. "Going Out of My Mind" (Kostas, McBride) – 4:01
5. "Trick Rider" (McBride, Ruth Ellen Ellsworth, Bill Carter) – 3:58
6. "All I Have to Offer You Is Me" (Dallas Frazier, A. L. "Doodle" Owens) – 3:09
7. "Your One and Only" (Hillary Kanter, Even Stevens) – 3:21
8. "I'm the One" (McBride, Nicholson) – 3:50
9. "Baby, I'm Loving You Now" (Jackson Leap) – 2:54
10. "Just One Night" (McBride) – 3:44

Personnel

McBride & the Ride

• Terry McBride - bass guitar, lead vocals
• Ray Herndon - guitar, background vocals
• Billy Thomas - drums, background vocals

Additional musicians

• Bruce C. Bouton: Steel Guitar
• Steve Gibson: Guitars
• Roy Huskey, Jr.: Upright Bass
• Steve Nathan: Keyboards, Piano
• Joe Rogers: Guitars
• Matt Rollings: Keyboards, Piano
• Willie Weeks: Bass

Production

• Produced By Tony Brown & Steve Gibson
• Engineers: Bob Bullock, Russ Martin
• Second Engineers: Terry Bates, Russ Martin, Craig White
• Mixing: John Hampton
• Mastering: Denny Purcell

Chart performance

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	27
U.S. Billboard 200	144
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	3
Canadian RPM Country Albums	15

References

1. Sacred Ground at AllMusic
2. Entertainment Weekly review