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Three years after the 2000 smash Born to Fly, Sara Evans matched its hit status with Restless, where singles like "Suds in the Bucket" and "Perfect" balanced her fun-loving country girl sensibilities with a homespun take on true love. She maintains that balance in 2005 with Real Fine Place. Evans is unabashed and straightforward about loving her husband and her family, and living her life in the eyes of God. But that doesn't mean she can't paint the town ("Momma's Night Out") or sing one of the best country songs about cheating in a while, the aptly named "Cheatin'." "How do you like that paper plate and those pork 'n' beans you're eatin'?" Evans asks with a perfect blend of spite and hurt. "Maybe you should've thought about that when you were cheatin'." Like on "Momma's Night," where a brassy horn section and backup singers punch up the arrangement, Real Fine Place isn't afraid to challenge the conventions of country or even contemporary country. "Coalmine" begins as a typical Dixie Chicks-style traditionalist number, but it's modernized with great lyrics that don't stick to cliché ("Can't wait to get him home/Ain't gonna have nothin' but the supper on...") and an ending section that layers Evans' vocal numerous times over the fiddle and rambling percussion. "Roll Me Back in Time" was written by Sheryl Crow and pop producer John Shanks and it sounds like it, while lead single "Real Fine Place to Start" is a breezy foot-tapper that shows off Evans' throaty vocal over steady pop percussion. While Real Fine Place is pretty slick in its production, it's sure to lure traditional country fans with Evans' rich vocal presence and the album's assertion that the simplest things in life are its truest. In that sense, Real Fine Place is the nicest kind of contemporary country. It looks at both sides of that phrase equally without losing sight of the heart in the center.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
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Matt Evans, Background Vocal - Mark Bright, Producer - Ron Harbin, Composer - Ron Harbin, Lyricist - Roxie Dean, Composer - Roxie Dean, Lyricist - Sara Evans, Performer - Sara Evans, Producer - Richie McDonald, Composer - Richie McDonald, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
George Ducas, Composer - George Ducas, Lyricist - Matt Evans, Background Vocal - Mark Bright, Producer - Radney Foster, Composer - Radney Foster, Lyricist - Sara Evans, Performer - Sara Evans, Producer - Sara Evans, Background Vocal
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
Brett James, Lyricist - Brett James, Composer - Don Schlitz, Composer - Don Schlitz, Lyricist - Mark Bright, Producer - Sara Evans, Performer - Sara Evans, Producer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocal
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
Lesley Lyons, Background Vocal - Matt Evans, Composer - Matt Evans, Lyricist - Mark Bright, Producer - Shaye Smith, Composer - Shaye Smith, Lyricist - Ashley Evans Simpson, Background Vocal - Sara Evans, Performer - Sara Evans, Producer - Sara Evans, Composer - Sara Evans, Lyricist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocal
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
Jack Evans, Background Vocal - Mark Bright, Producer - Tom Shapiro, Composer - Tom Shapiro, Lyricist - Tony Martin, Composer - Tony Martin, Lyricist - Sara Evans, Performer - Sara Evans, Producer - Sara Evans, Composer - Sara Evans, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
Mark Bright, Producer - Desmond Pringle, Background Vocal - Mark Prentice, Composer - Mark Prentice, Lyricist - Vicki Hampton, Background Vocal - Wes Hightower, Background Vocal - Marcus Hummon, Composer - Marcus Hummon, Lyricist - Kevin Whalum, Background Vocal - Sara Evans, Performer - Sara Evans, Producer - LaTara Conley, Background Vocal - Kim Fleming, Background Vocal - Jannelle Means, Background Vocal
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
Lesley Lyons, Background Vocal - Sheryl Crow, Composer - Sheryl Crow, Lyricist - Mark Bright, Producer - John Shanks, Composer - John Shanks, Lyricist - Ashley Evans Simpson, Background Vocal - Sara Evans, Performer - Sara Evans, Producer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocal
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
Mark Bright, Producer - Chris Lindsey, Composer - Chris Lindsey, Lyricist - Aimee Mayo, Composer - Aimee Mayo, Lyricist - Troy Johnson, Background Vocal - Sara Evans, Performer - Sara Evans, Producer - Sara Evans, Composer - Sara Evans, Lyricist - Sara Evans, Background Vocal
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
Lesley Lyons, Background Vocal - Matt Evans, Background Vocal - Lori McKenna, Composer - Lori McKenna, Lyricist - Mark Bright, Producer - Ashley Evans Simpson, Background Vocal - Sara Evans, Performer - Sara Evans, Producer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocal
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
Lesley Lyons, Background Vocal - Matt Evans, Background Vocal - Holly Lamar, Composer - Holly Lamar, Lyricist - Mark Bright, Producer - Ashley Evans Simpson, Background Vocal - Troy Verges, Composer - Troy Verges, Lyricist - Sara Evans, Performer - Sara Evans, Producer - Sara Evans, Composer - Sara Evans, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
Danny Wells, Composer - Danny Wells, Lyricist - Mark Kerr, Composer - Mark Kerr, Lyricist - Mark Bright, Producer - Sara Evans, Performer - Sara Evans, Producer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocal - Trent Tomlinson, Composer - Trent Tomlinson, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
Mark Bright, Producer - Desmond Pringle, Background Vocal - Darrell Scott, Composer - Darrell Scott, Lyricist - Vicki Hampton, Background Vocal - Wes Hightower, Background Vocal - Marcus Hummon, Composer - Marcus Hummon, Lyricist - Kevin Whalum, Background Vocal - Sara Evans, Performer - Sara Evans, Producer - Sara Evans, Composer - Sara Evans, Lyricist - LaTara Conley, Background Vocal - Kim Fleming, Background Vocal - Jannelle Means, Background Vocal
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
Lesley Lyons, Background Vocal - Matt Evans, Composer - Matt Evans, Lyricist - Patricia Boggs, Background Vocal - Mark Bright, Producer - Ashley Evans Simpson, Background Vocal - Troy Verges, Composer - Troy Verges, Lyricist - Sara Evans, Performer - Sara Evans, Producer - Sara Evans, Composer - Sara Evans, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Three years after the 2000 smash Born to Fly, Sara Evans matched its hit status with Restless, where singles like "Suds in the Bucket" and "Perfect" balanced her fun-loving country girl sensibilities with a homespun take on true love. She maintains that balance in 2005 with Real Fine Place. Evans is unabashed and straightforward about loving her husband and her family, and living her life in the eyes of God. But that doesn't mean she can't paint the town ("Momma's Night Out") or sing one of the best country songs about cheating in a while, the aptly named "Cheatin'." "How do you like that paper plate and those pork 'n' beans you're eatin'?" Evans asks with a perfect blend of spite and hurt. "Maybe you should've thought about that when you were cheatin'." Like on "Momma's Night," where a brassy horn section and backup singers punch up the arrangement, Real Fine Place isn't afraid to challenge the conventions of country or even contemporary country. "Coalmine" begins as a typical Dixie Chicks-style traditionalist number, but it's modernized with great lyrics that don't stick to cliché ("Can't wait to get him home/Ain't gonna have nothin' but the supper on...") and an ending section that layers Evans' vocal numerous times over the fiddle and rambling percussion. "Roll Me Back in Time" was written by Sheryl Crow and pop producer John Shanks and it sounds like it, while lead single "Real Fine Place to Start" is a breezy foot-tapper that shows off Evans' throaty vocal over steady pop percussion. While Real Fine Place is pretty slick in its production, it's sure to lure traditional country fans with Evans' rich vocal presence and the album's assertion that the simplest things in life are its truest. In that sense, Real Fine Place is the nicest kind of contemporary country. It looks at both sides of that phrase equally without losing sight of the heart in the center.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:43
- Main artists: Sara Evans
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label Nashville
- Genre: Country
(P) 2005 BMG Music
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