Wide Open Spaces

Wide Open Spaces
Studio album by Dixie Chicks
Released	January 27, 1998
Recorded	March – August 1997
Genre	Country
Length	43:39
Label	Monument
Producer	Blake Chancey Paul Worley
Dixie Chicks chronology
Shouldn't a Told You That (1993) Wide Open Spaces (1998) Fly (1999)
Singles from Wide Open Spaces
"I Can Love You Better" Released: October 20, 1997 "There's Your Trouble" Released: April 14, 1998 "Wide Open Spaces" Released: July 28, 1998 "You Were Mine" Released: December 7, 1998 "Tonight the Heartache's on Me" Released: May 7, 1999

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Robert Christgau	[1]

Wide Open Spaces is the fourth studio album and the major label debut of American country music band, the Dixie Chicks. It was their first record with new lead vocalist Natalie Maines, and became their breakthrough commercial success. It received diamond status by the RIAA on February 20, 2003 in the United States, having shipped 14 million units worldwide,^[2] while spending more than six years in the Australian ARIA music charts Country Top 20. The album has sold 8,841,000 copies in the United States as of October 2013.^[3]

At the 41st Grammy Awards, the album was awarded 2 Grammy Awards out of 3 nominations.^[4] It was awarded Best Country Album (the first of what would be 4 trophies in this category: they would later win for Fly in 2000, Home in 2003, and Taking the Long Way in 2007.) and for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song "There's Your Trouble". (an award the Chicks would win 5 times: in 2000 for "Ready to Run", in 2003 for "Long Time Gone", in 2005 for "Top of the World" and 2007 for "Not Ready to Make Nice", a feat only matched by The Judds.) In addition, the Chicks were nominated for Best New Artist.

The CD, next to their next albums Fly and Home were released in the HDCD format.

Track listing

1. "I Can Love You Better" (Pamela Brown Hayes, Kostas) – 3:53
2. "Wide Open Spaces" (Susan Gibson) – 3:44
3. "Loving Arms" (Tom Jans) – 3:37
4. "There's Your Trouble" (Mark Selby, Tia Sillers) – 3:10
5. "You Were Mine" (Emily Erwin, Martie Seidel) – 3:37
6. "Never Say Die" (George Ducas, Radney Foster) – 3:56
7. "Tonight the Heartache's on Me" (Mary W. Francis, Johnny MacRae, Bob Morrison) – 3:25
8. "Let 'Er Rip" (Billy Crain, Sandy Ramos) – 2:49
9. "Once You've Loved Somebody" (Thom McHugh, Bruce Miller) – 3:28
10. "I'll Take Care of You" (J. D. Souther) – 3:40
11. "Am I the Only One (Who's Ever Felt This Way)" (Maria McKee) – 3:25
12. "Give It Up or Let Me Go" (Bonnie Raitt) – 4:55

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.^[5]

Dixie Chicks Natalie Maines – vocals Emily Erwin – acoustic guitar, banjo, Dobro, vocals Martie Seidel – fiddle, mandolin, vocals Additional personnel Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar Bobby Charles, Jr. – bass guitar Joe Chemay – bass guitar Billy Crain – acoustic guitar Lloyd Maines – steel guitar George Marinelli – electric guitar Greg Morrow – drums Tommy Nash – electric guitar on "Give It Up or Let Me Go" Tony Paoletta – steel guitar on "Give It Up or Let Me Go" Michael Rhodes – bass guitar Tom Roady – shaker, congas, tambourine Matt Rollings – piano, Hammond organ Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Paul Worley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Technical Chuck Ainlay - mixing on "Give It Up or Let Me Go" Jim Burnett - Pro Tools editing Blake Chancey - production Don Cobb - digital editing Carlos Grier - digital editing John Guess - mixing Eric Legg - recording Denny Purcell - matering Billy Sherrill - recording on "Give It Up or Let Me Go" Paul Worley - production

Charts and certifications

As of the 24th May 2009, "Wide Open Spaces" has been within the top twenty of the Australian ARIA Country Charts for a consecutive 363 Weeks

Album Chart (1998–1999) Peak position U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1 U.S. Billboard 200 4 U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 3 Canadian RPM Country Albums 1 Canadian RPM Top Albums 16 Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US Country US CAN Country 1997 "I Can Love You Better" 7 77 3 1998 "There's Your Trouble" 1 36 3 "Wide Open Spaces" 1 41 1 1999 "You Were Mine" 1 34 1 "Tonight the Heartache's on Me" 6 46 4 Other charted songs Year Single Peak positions US Country 1999 "Let 'Er Rip" 64 End of decade charts Chart (1990–1999) Position U.S. Billboard 200[6] 43

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Australia (ARIA)[7] Platinum 70,000^^ Canada (Music Canada)[8] 4× Platinum 400,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Gold 100,000^^ United States (RIAA)[10] 12× Platinum 8,841,000[3] ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1999	"There's Your Trouble"	Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal
1999	Wide Open Spaces	Best Country Album

See also

• List of best-selling albums in the United States

References

1. Christgau, Robert. "Wide Open Spaces". Robert Christgau.
2. RIAA Diamond Awards
3. Paul Grein (October 30, 2013). "Katy Perry Knocks Miley Cyrus Down a Couple Pegs". Chart Watch. Yahoo.
4. Collins, Roger. "Dixie Chicks". Iomusic News. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
5. Wide Open Spaces (CD booklet). Dixie Chicks. Monument Records. 1997. 68195.
6. Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
7. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
8. "Canadian album certifications – Dixie Chicks – Wide Open Spaces". Music Canada.
9. "British album certifications – Dixie Chicks – Wide Open Spaces". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Wide Open Spaces in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
10. "American album certifications – Dixie Chicks – Wide Open Spaces". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH