The Essential Dixie Chicks

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Tracklist

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1Ready to Run
assistant recording engineer:
Tony Castle (engineer)
recording engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
engineer:
Tony Castle (engineer), Mark Martin (engineer) and Christopher Rowe
producer:
Blake Chancey and Paul Worley
assistant mixer:
Patrick Murphy (engineer)
mixer:
John Guess
acoustic guitar:
Marcus Hummon
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 2000 winner)
recording of:
Ready to Run (in 1999)
writer:
Marcus Hummon (in 1999) and Martie Seidel (in 1999)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) (in 1999), Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. (in 1999), Floyd's Dream Music (in 1999) and Woolly Puddin’ Music (in 1999)
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2Cowboy Take Me Away
recording engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Blake Chancey and Paul Worley
music videos:
Cowboy Take Me Away by The Chicks (US country trio, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks)
part of:
Billboard Decade End Chart: Country (2000's) (number: 28)
recording of:
Cowboy Take Me Away (in 1999)
writer:
Marcus Hummon (in 1999) and Martie Seidel (in 1999)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) (in 1999), Careers BMG Music Publishing, Inc. (in 1999), Floyd's Dream Music (in 1999) and Woolly Puddin’ Music (in 1999)
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3Goodbye Earl
recording engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Blake Chancey and Paul Worley
acoustic guitar:
Dennis Linde
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 23), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 243) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 469)
recording of:
Goodbye Earl (in 1999)
lyricist:
Dennis Linde
composer:
Dennis Linde (in 1998)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (in 1999) and Rising Gorge Music (in 1999)
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4Some Days You Gotta Dance
recording engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Blake Chancey and Paul Worley
electric guitar:
Keith Urban
cover recording of:
Some Days You Gotta Dance (in 1999)
writer:
Troy Johnson (country singer‐songwriter) (in 1997) and Marshall Morgan (record producer) (in 1997)
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5Heartbreak Town
recording engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Blake Chancey and Paul Worley
cover recording of:
Heartbreak Town (in 1999)
lyricist and composer:
Darrell Scott (Country musician) (in 1997)
3.353:52
6Sin Wagon
recording engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Blake Chancey and Paul Worley
acoustic guitar:
Bryan Sutton
recording of:
Sin Wagon (in 1999)
writer:
Natalie Maines (in 1999), Emily Robison (in 1999) and Stephony Smith (American singer/songwriter) (in 1999)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) (in 1999), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (in 1999), Scrapin’ Toast Music (in 1999), Singles Only Music (in 1999) and Woolly Puddin’ Music (in 1999)
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7Without You
recording engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Blake Chancey and Paul Worley
acoustic guitar:
Adam Steinberg
cello:
John Catchings and Bob Mason (cellist)
viola:
Monisa Angell, Jim Grosjean, Kris Wilkinson (Nashville songwriter and viola player) and Gary Vanosdale
violin:
David Angell (American violinist), Janet Askey, Catharine Umstead, David Davidson (violinist), Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Lee Larrison, Martie Seidel, Mary-Kathryn Vanosdale, Cate Myer (US violin player), Pamela Sixfin, Alan Umstead and Karen Winkelmann
conductor:
Dennis Burnside
orchestrator:
Dennis Burnside
recording of:
Without You (in 1999)
writer:
Natalie Maines and Eric Silver (US mandolinist)
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8Let Him Fly
recording engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Blake Chancey and Paul Worley
acoustic guitar:
Adam Steinberg
cover recording of:
Let Him Fly (in 1999)
lyricist and composer:
Patty Griffin
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9Wide Open Spaces
assistant recording engineer:
Chip Matthews and Mike Wruck
recording engineer:
Eric Legg
additional producer:
Jim Burnett, Mark Capps (recording engineer), Tony Castle (engineer), Erik Hellerman, Clarke Schleicher (American producer, engineer and mixing engineer.) and Ed Simonton
producer:
Blake Chancey and Paul Worley
assistant mixer:
Christopher Rowe and Shawn Simpson
mixer:
John Guess
editor:
Jim Burnett, Don Cobb and Carlos Grier
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens, Billy Crain, Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Paul Worley and Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
bass:
Joe Chemay and Michael Rhodes
congas [conga], shakers [shaker] and tambourine:
Tom Roady
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Greg Morrow (session drummer)
electric guitar:
George Marinelli, Billy Joe Walker, Jr. and Paul Worley
fiddle and mandolin:
Martie Seidel (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
Hammond organ [B-3 organ] and piano:
Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
steel guitar:
Lloyd Maines
lead vocals:
Natalie Maines (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
vocals:
Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08) and Martie Seidel (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Westwood Studio
mixed at:
The Workstation
edited at:
Georgetown Masters in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
additionally produced at:
Sound Stage Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Soundshop (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, The Money Pit in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Westwood Studio
recording of:
Wide Open Spaces (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
lyricist and composer:
Susan Gibson
publisher:
Pie-Eyed Music (in 1997)
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10There’s Your Trouble
assistant recording engineer:
Chip Matthews and Mike Wruck
recording engineer:
Eric Legg
additional producer:
Jim Burnett, Mark Capps (recording engineer), Tony Castle (engineer), Erik Hellerman, Clarke Schleicher (American producer, engineer and mixing engineer.) and Ed Simonton
producer:
Blake Chancey and Paul Worley
assistant mixer:
Christopher Rowe and Shawn Simpson
mixer:
John Guess
editor:
Jim Burnett, Don Cobb and Carlos Grier
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens, Billy Crain, Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Paul Worley and Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
bass:
Joe Chemay and Michael Rhodes
congas [conga], shakers [shaker] and tambourine:
Tom Roady
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Greg Morrow (session drummer)
electric guitar:
George Marinelli, Billy Joe Walker, Jr. and Paul Worley
fiddle and mandolin:
Martie Seidel (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
Hammond organ [B-3 organ] and piano:
Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
steel guitar:
Lloyd Maines
lead vocals:
Natalie Maines (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
vocals:
Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08) and Martie Seidel (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Westwood Studio
mixed at:
The Workstation
edited at:
Georgetown Masters in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
additionally produced at:
Sound Stage Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Soundshop (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, The Money Pit in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Westwood Studio
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1999 winner)
recording of:
There’s Your Trouble (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
writer:
Mark Selby and Tia Sillers
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11You Were Mine
assistant recording engineer:
Chip Matthews (from 1997-03 until 1997-08) and Mike Wruck (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
recording engineer:
Eric Legg (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
additional producer:
Jim Burnett, Mark Capps (recording engineer), Tony Castle (engineer), Erik Hellerman, Clarke Schleicher (American producer, engineer and mixing engineer.) and Ed Simonton
producer:
Blake Chancey and Paul Worley
assistant mixer:
Christopher Rowe and Shawn Simpson
mixer:
John Guess
editor:
Jim Burnett, Don Cobb and Carlos Grier
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens (from 1997-03 until 1997-08), Billy Crain (from 1997-03 until 1997-08), Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08), Billy Joe Walker, Jr. (from 1997-03 until 1997-08) and Paul Worley (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
bass:
Joe Chemay (from 1997-03 until 1997-08) and Michael Rhodes (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
congas [conga], shakers [shaker] and tambourine:
Tom Roady (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Greg Morrow (session drummer) (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
electric guitar:
George Marinelli (from 1997-03 until 1997-08), Billy Joe Walker, Jr. (from 1997-03 until 1997-08) and Paul Worley (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
fiddle and mandolin:
Martie Seidel (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
Hammond organ [B-3 organ] and piano:
Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer) (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
steel guitar:
Lloyd Maines (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
lead vocals:
Natalie Maines (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
vocals:
Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08) and Martie Seidel (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Westwood Studio (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
mixed at:
The Workstation
edited at:
Georgetown Masters in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
additionally produced at:
Sound Stage Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Soundshop (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, The Money Pit in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Westwood Studio
recording of:
You Were Mine (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
writer:
Emily Erwin and Martie Seidel
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12I Can Love You Better
assistant recording engineer:
Chip Matthews and Mike Wruck
recording engineer:
Eric Legg
additional producer:
Jim Burnett, Mark Capps (recording engineer), Tony Castle (engineer), Erik Hellerman, Clarke Schleicher (American producer, engineer and mixing engineer.) and Ed Simonton
producer:
Blake Chancey and Paul Worley
assistant mixer:
Christopher Rowe and Shawn Simpson
mixer:
John Guess
editor:
Jim Burnett, Don Cobb and Carlos Grier
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens, Billy Crain, Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Paul Worley and Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
bass:
Joe Chemay and Michael Rhodes
congas [conga], shakers [shaker] and tambourine:
Tom Roady
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Greg Morrow (session drummer)
electric guitar:
George Marinelli, Billy Joe Walker, Jr. and Paul Worley
fiddle and mandolin:
Martie Seidel (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
Hammond organ [B-3 organ] and piano:
Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
steel guitar:
Lloyd Maines
lead vocals:
Natalie Maines (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
vocals:
Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08) and Martie Seidel (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Westwood Studio
mixed at:
The Workstation
edited at:
Georgetown Masters in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
additionally produced at:
Sound Stage Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Soundshop (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, The Money Pit in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Westwood Studio
recording of:
I Can Love You Better (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
writer:
Pamela Brown Hayes and Kostas (US country songwriter)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
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13Tonight the Heartache’s on Me
assistant recording engineer:
Chip Matthews (from 1997-03 until 1997-08) and Mike Wruck (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
recording engineer:
Eric Legg (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
additional producer:
Jim Burnett, Mark Capps (recording engineer), Tony Castle (engineer), Erik Hellerman, Clarke Schleicher (American producer, engineer and mixing engineer.) and Ed Simonton
producer:
Blake Chancey and Paul Worley
assistant mixer:
Christopher Rowe and Shawn Simpson
mixer:
John Guess
editor:
Jim Burnett, Don Cobb and Carlos Grier
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens (from 1997-03 until 1997-08), Billy Crain (from 1997-03 until 1997-08), Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08), Billy Joe Walker, Jr. (from 1997-03 until 1997-08) and Paul Worley (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
bass:
Joe Chemay (from 1997-03 until 1997-08) and Michael Rhodes (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
congas [conga], shakers [shaker] and tambourine:
Tom Roady (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Greg Morrow (session drummer) (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
electric guitar:
George Marinelli (from 1997-03 until 1997-08), Billy Joe Walker, Jr. (from 1997-03 until 1997-08) and Paul Worley (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
fiddle and mandolin:
Martie Seidel (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
Hammond organ [B-3 organ] and piano:
Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer) (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
steel guitar:
Lloyd Maines (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
lead vocals:
Natalie Maines (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
vocals:
Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08) and Martie Seidel (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Westwood Studio (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
mixed at:
The Workstation
edited at:
Georgetown Masters in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
additionally produced at:
Sound Stage Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Soundshop (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, The Money Pit in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Westwood Studio
cover recording of:
Tonight the Heartache's on Me (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
writer:
Bob Morrison (US songwriter) (in 1994), Johnny MacRae (American songwriter) (in 1994) and Mary W. Francis (in 1994)
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14Give It Up or Let Me Go
assistant recording engineer:
Tony Castle (engineer)
recording engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
additional producer:
Jim Burnett, Mark Capps (recording engineer), Tony Castle (engineer), Erik Hellerman, Clarke Schleicher (American producer, engineer and mixing engineer.) and Ed Simonton
producer:
Blake Chancey and Paul Worley
assistant mixer:
Mark Ralston
mixer:
Chuck Ainlay
editor:
Jim Burnett, Don Cobb and Carlos Grier
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens, Billy Crain, Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Paul Worley and Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
bass:
Bobby Charles, Jr., Joe Chemay and Michael Rhodes
congas [conga], shakers [shaker] and tambourine:
Tom Roady
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Greg Morrow (session drummer)
electric guitar:
George Marinelli, Tommy Nash, Billy Joe Walker, Jr. and Paul Worley
fiddle and mandolin:
Martie Seidel (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
Hammond organ [B-3 organ] and piano:
Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
steel guitar:
Lloyd Maines and Tony Paoletta
lead vocals:
Natalie Maines (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
vocals:
Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08) and Martie Seidel (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Westwood Studio
mixed at:
Sound Stage Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edited at:
Georgetown Masters in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
additionally produced at:
Sound Stage Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Soundshop (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, The Money Pit in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Westwood Studio
cover recording of:
Give It Up (or Let Me Go) (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bonnie Raitt
publisher:
Kokomo Music
44:56
15I Believe in Love
additional engineer and assistant mixer:
Eric Bickel
assistant engineer:
Thomas Johnson (engineer/mastering), Adam Odor and Fred Remmert
engineer and mixer:
Gary Paczosa
producer:
Lloyd Maines and The Dixie Chicks (US country trio, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks)
acoustic guitar [Papoose]:
Emily
bass guitar [bass]:
Byron House (American bass player)
fiddle:
Martie
guitar:
Emily and Bryan Sutton
mandolin:
Adam Steffey (bluegrass mandolin player)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Emily and Martie
vocals:
Natalie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Cedar Creek Recording in Austin, Texas, United States
mixed at:
Emerald Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
I Believe in Love
lyricist and composer:
Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Marty Stuart
publisher:
Glitterbilly Music, Irving Music, Inc., Scrapin’ Toast Music and Woolly Puddin’ Music
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