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Blessed (Martina McBride song)

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Released
  
October 22, 2001

Length
  
4:36 (album version)

Genre
  
Country

Label
  
RCA Nashville

B-side
  
"When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues"

Format
  
music download, CD single

"Blessed" is a song written by Brett James, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey, and recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in October 2001 as the second single from her Greatest Hits album. In March 2002, it became her fifth and last No. 1 single on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Contents

Content

The narrator talks about how she is blessed in many ways.

Music video

The music video was directed by Deaton Flanigen and premiered in late 2001. It is the first of her videos to feature her 3 daughters, who would later appear in the videos for "This One's For The Girls" and "Teenage Daughters". The video also features her husband John, and although is set in a forest, was actually filmed on a soundstage in Nashville.

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.

  • Matt Chamberlain — drums
  • David Huff — programming
  • Carolyn Dawn Johnson — background vocals
  • Troy Lancaster — electric guitar
  • B. James Lowry — acoustic guitar
  • Martina McBride — lead and background vocals
  • Jerry McPherson — electric guitar
  • Steve Nathan — Hammond B-3 organ
  • Biff Watson — acoustic guitar
  • Glenn Worf — bass guitar
  • Jonathan Yudkin — violin, viola, cello
  • Chart performance

    "Blessed" debuted at No. 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 3, 2001.

    References

    Blessed (Martina McBride song) Wikipedia