Music career Martina McBride

1 music career

1.1 1992–95: time has come , way am
1.2 1995–99: wild angels , evolution
1.3 1999–2002: emotion , greatest hits
1.4 2003–04: martina
1.5 2005–08: timeless , waking laughing
1.6 2008–10: shine
1.7 2010–16: eleven , everlasting
1.8 2016–present: reckless

music career
1992–95: time has come , way am

mcbride released debut studio album rca records in 1992, titled time has come. produced paul worley , ed seay. album s title track made number 23 on country music charts, next 2 singles both failed make top 40. unlike later country pop-influenced albums, time has come featured honky tonk , country folk influences.

the way mcbride s second album. first 2 singles both brought country top ten: baby loves me peaked @ number two, , life no. 9 @ number six. former top 10 hit in canada patricia conroy. third single, independence day , did not reach top 10 because many radio programmers objected song s subject of mother fighting against abuse burning family home ground. independence day won video of year , song of year @ country music association awards. earned song s composer, gretchen peters, nomination grammy award best country song. mcbride performed song @ 1995 grammys ceremony. fourth , fifth singles way less successful: heart trouble peaked @ number 21, , used have heart fell short of top 40. mcbride later criticized these single choices, saying felt strangers have been better followup, song more popular fans , later appeared on first greatest-hits album.

1995–99: wild angels , evolution

released in 1995, wild angels accounted top 5 hit in lead single safe in arms of love , had been recorded both wild choir , baillie & boys, , concurrently released in canada michelle wright @ time of mcbride s version. album s title track went on become mcbride s first no. 1 single on country charts in 1996. however, 3 follow-ups, phones ringin on town , swingin doors , cry on shoulder of road less successful, reaching lower regions of top 40.

in 1997, after cry on shoulder of road peaked, mcbride released 2 duets. still holding on , duet clint black lead-off single album evolution , album nothin taillights, , valentine , collaboration pop pianist jim brickman appeared on album picture this. sang duet vocals on chances , single jason sellers m man album.

she had second number 1 on country charts broken wing , second single album evolution, in late 1997 album went on produce 4 more top ten hits @ country radio: re-release of valentine , happy girl , wrong again (which went number one), , whatever . towards end of 1998, album certified double platinum in sales recording industry association of america selling 2 million units. in addition, won country music association awards female vocalist of year award in 1999 , performed president bill clinton during same time.

also in 1998, mcbride released christmas album titled white christmas, featured rendition of o holy night first charted in 1997 , continued re-enter charts until 2001. sang guest vocal on jason sellers mid-1998 single small divide .

1999–2002: emotion , greatest hits

mcbride s sixth studio album, emotion, released in 1999. lead single, love you, reached number 1 on billboard country charts in 1999, , crossed on adult contemporary chart. song s follow-ups, love s house , there , both made top ten @ country radio, , s time peaked @ number eleven.

in 2001, released first compilation, greatest hits. album has been certified 3× platinum in sales recording industry association of america, , highest-selling album. included of major hits point, , album track strangers album way am, put on album because felt should have been single. album included 4 new songs, of made top ten on country music charts between 2001 , 2003: when god-fearin women blues , blessed (her fifth number one), , , concrete angel . carolyn dawn johnson sang backing vocals on blessed ; conversely, mcbride sang backing vocals on johnson s late-2000 debut single, titled georgia . late in 2002, mcbride sang backing vocals on andy griggs s single practice life .

2003–04: martina

in 2003, mcbride released seventh studio album, martina, celebrated womanhood. first single, 1 s girls, went number 3 on country charts , became number-one hit on adult contemporary charts. included backing vocals faith hill, carolyn dawn johnson, , mcbride s daughters, delaney , emma. follow-up single in daughter s eyes top 5 hit @ both country , adult contemporary. how far , god s same album both made top 20 @ country radio, did guest appearance on jimmy buffett s single trip around sun , chart run overlapped of god s .

in 2004, mcbride won cma s female vocalist award fourth time, following wins in 2003, 2002 , 1999, tied wins in category reba mcentire.

2005–08: timeless , waking laughing

after finding success in country pop-styled music, mcbride released next studio album, timeless, in 2005, consisted of country covers. album included cover versions of country music standards, such hank williams win again, loretta lynn s ain t woman enough, , kris kristofferson s me make through night. make album fit older style, mcbride , husband hired older nashville session players , outdated analog equipment. album sold on 250,000 copies within first week, highest sales start mcbride album. lead single, cover of lynn anderson s (i never promised a) rose garden , went number 18 on country charts, other 2 singles both failed make top 40.

in 2006, mcbride served guest coach on canadian idol. remaining 5 finalists traveled nashville, mcbride worked competitors on songs had chosen country artists such gordon lightfoot , patsy cline. among other guest judges year nelly furtado , cyndi lauper. mcbride later joined canadian idol on tour in spring. in 2007, mcbride served guest coach on fox networks television series, american idol.

in 2007, mcbride released ninth studio album, waking laughing. first album in mcbride co-wrote of tracks. set waking laughing tour in 2007, included country artists rodney atkins, little big town, , jason michael carroll. album s lead single, anyway , went no. 5 on billboard country chart, becoming first top 10 hit since 2003. lent voice singing anyway in lifetime movie called, life interrupted premiered on april 23, 2007. follow-up, how feel , reached top 15. in spring 2008, mcbride released martina mcbride: live in concert, cd/dvd set. taped in moline, illinois in september 2007.

in july 2007, abc television network announced special program called 6 degrees of martina mcbride individuals around country challenged find way mcbride on own connections , research using maximum of 6 methods. winner of challenge located direct connection mcbride through husband, john, knew someone, knew else. mcbride recorded electronically produced duet elvis presley, performing song blue christmas duet him on latest compilation, elvis presley christmas duets. compilation collection, titled playlist: best of martina mcbride, released on december 16, 2008, part of sony bmg playlist series. album features 11 released tracks , 3 unreleased tracks.

2008–10: shine

mcbride wrapped production of tenth studio album in late 2008. first single, ride , released radio in october 2008 , debuted @ no. no. 43 on hot country songs chart. barely missed top 10 on chart, peaking @ number eleven in march 2009. music video produced kristin barlowe released @ end of year. album, shine, released rca records on march 24, 2009, , debuted @ top of u.s. country album chart , number 10 on billboard 200. mcbride co-produced album dann huff, , featured sunny side , song co-wrote. second single, call mine , released in may 2009 , reached top 20. third single shine wrong baby wrong baby wrong , warren brothers co-wrote robert ellis orrall , love , theft member stephen barker liles.

mcbride initiated shine night tour, co-headlining venture fellow country star , friend trace adkins , opening act sarah buxton. tour began in november 2009 , ended in may 2010.

on june 10, 2010, billboard announced mcbride had collaborated on song kid rock. in late june 2010, mcbride nominated teen choice award, favorite country female artist , alongside country stars carrie underwood, miranda lambert, taylor swift , gretchen wilson.

in late 2010, mcbride nominated 2 american country awards (best female single & touring artist of year w/ trace adkins.) along aca nominations, received 14th female vocalist nomination country music association in october.

2010–16: eleven , everlasting

mcbride exited rca in november 2010 , signed republic nashville. began working on new studio album producer byron gallimore. first single republic nashville teenage daughters , co-wrote warren brothers. mcbride told country weekly co-wrote 8 of eleven songs on album; decided write more because felt more confident in songwriting ability after anyway had become hit. album track, 1 night released promotion nascar music video in june 2011.

m gonna love through released album s second single on july 25, 2011. song became critical , commercial hit, peaking @ number 4 , becoming first top 5 hit since 2006 s anyway. album, titled eleven, released on october 11, 2011. third single cover of train s marry me , recorded duet train lead singer pat monahan. in september 2011, mcbride nominated cma s female vocalist award 15th time, , 14th time consecutively.

rca records released 2 compilation albums in 2012, hits , more in january , essential martina mcbride in october.

mcbride released everlasting, collection of r&b , soul covers, on april 8, 2014 via kobalt label services. album includes duets kelly clarkson , gavin degraw, , produced don was.

in september 2014, mcbride received 17th female vocalist nomination country music association. feat ties reba mcentire nominations in vocalist category.

2016–present: reckless

in 2016, mcbride released new single called reckless off new album. reckless released on april 29 through nash icon records. recorded @ blackbird studios , produced nathan chapman , dann huff. album includes 10 songs, 1 of released single reckless . according mcbride, making album felt coming home .

reckless debuted @ number 2 in billboard top country albums chart.

on june 8, 2016, mcbride debuted video second single, around corner , during cmt music awards. song official band against cancer anthem. band against cancer community-based movement led sarah cannon (the cancer institute of hca) in partnership big machine label group , mcbride, aims raise awareness, support , resources battling cancer. initiative includes series of concerts across united states, mcbride headliner.

in august 2016, singer announced new tour called love unleashed . according mcbride, purpose of tour unite people , spread love through power of music response tragedy , uncertainty in world . selected 1 of 30 artists perform on forever country , mash-up track of take me home, country roads, on road again , love celebrates 50 years of cma awards.

in july 2017, mcbride revealed planning on releasing christmas album, of said won’t have many hymns on it. more things ‘santa claus comin’ town’ , ‘it’s beginning lot christmas. ” has said out in 2018, 1 new christmas album, come out in 2018.