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Evolution
Studio album by Martina McBride
Released	August 26, 1997 (1997-08-26)
Genre	Country
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Paul Worley, Martina McBride "Still Holding On" produced by Clint Black and James Stroud "Valentine" produced by Dan Shea
Professional reviews
Allmusic – link
Martina McBride chronology
Wild Angels (1995) Evolution (1997) White Christmas (1998)

Evolution was the fourth album released by Martina McBride. It was released in 1997 via RCA Records. It included the hit singles "Happy Girl", "A Broken Wing" and "Valentine", the latter of which became her first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as her first major crossover hit. The song "I'm Little But I'm Loud" is a recording of McBride when she was seven years old, while "Valentine" is a re-recording of a song which Brickman and McBride previously released from his 1997 album Picture This. The original Picture This version charted at #3 on the AC charts and #68 on the country charts, while the re-recording featured here was a Top Ten country hit.

Also released from this album was "Still Holding On", a duet with Clint Black which was originally released on Black's 1997 album Nothin' but the Taillights.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Singles 3 Production 4 Charts 5 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "I'm Little But I'm Loud" (Little Jimmy Dickens, Boudleaux Bryant) – 0:56
2. "Happy Girl" (Beth Nielsen Chapman, Annie Roboff) – 3:27
3. "Be That Way" (Bob DiPiero, Stephony Smith) – 3:34
4. "A Broken Wing" (James House, Sam Hogin, Phil Barnhart) – 3:34
5. "Wrong Again" (Cynthia Weil, Tommy Lee James) – 3:15
6. "Keeping My Distance" (Jimmy Davis, Don Smith, Tommy Burroughs) – 3:51
7. "Still Holding On" (Marty Stuart, Matraca Berg, Clint Black) – 3:57
   • feat. Clint Black
8. "Whatever You Say" (Ed Hill, Tony Martin) – 4:29
9. "I Won't Close My Eyes" (Kevin Montgomery, Larry Gottlieb) – 3:38
10. "I Don't Want to See You Again" (Jackson Leap) – 3:00
11. "Some Say I'm Running" (Michael W. Smith, Brent Bourgeois) – 4:05
12. "Here in My Heart" (Susan Ashton, Gayla Borders) – 3:51
13. "One Day You Will" (Richard Leigh, Shane Teeters) – 2:36
14. "Valentine" (Jim Brickman, Jack Kugell) – 3:22
    • feat. Jim Brickman

[edit] Singles

• "Still Holdin' On"
• "A Broken Wing" - September 9, 1997 [1]
• "Valentine" - September 9, 1997 [2]
• "Happy Girl" - May 12, 1998 [3]
• "Wrong Again"

[edit] Production

• Produced By Paul Worley, Martina McBride, James Stroud, Dan Shea & Clint Black
• Engineered By Derek Bason, Al Grassmick, Tony Green, Eric Hellerman, Brent King, Julian King, Dean Jamison, John Nelson, Eric Legg, Jeanne Schiff, Clarke Schleicher & Ed Seay
• Mixed By Chuck Ainlay, Derek Bason & Mick Guzauski
• Mastered By Denny Purcell

[edit] Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1997	Top Country Albums	4
1997	The Billboard 200	24

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	US Country	US	US AC
1997	"A Broken Wing"	1	61
	"Valentine"	68	50	3
1998	"Valentine" (re-release)	9
	"Happy Girl"	2
1999	"Wrong Again"	1	36
	"Whatever You Say"	2	37

[edit] References

• Allmusic

v • d • e Martina McBride Studio albums The Time Has Come (1992) · The Way That I Am (1993) · Wild Angels (1995) · Evolution (1997) · White Christmas (1998) · Emotion (1999) Martina (2003) · Timeless (2005) · Waking Up Laughing (2007) · Shine (2009) Compilation albums Greatest Hits (2001) · Martina McBride: Live in Concert (2008) · Playlist: The Very Best of Martina McBride (2008) Top 20 Singles (US Country) "My Baby Loves Me" · "Life #9" · "Independence Day" · "Safe in the Arms of Love" · "Wild Angels" · "Still Holding On" (w/ Clint Black) · "A Broken Wing" · "Valentine" (w/ Jim Brickman) · "Happy Girl" · "Wrong Again" · "Whatever You Say" · "I Love You" · "Love's the Only House" · "There You Are" · "It's My Time" · "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" · "Blessed" · "Where Would You Be" · "Concrete Angel" · "This One's for the Girls" · "In My Daughter's Eyes" · "How Far" · "God's Will" · "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden" · "Anyway" · "How I Feel" · "Ride" · "I Just Call You Mine" Related topics Discography · The Waking Up Laughing Tour · RCA Records Nashville