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The Calling (Mary Chapin Carpenter album)

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Released
  
March 6, 2007

Release date
  
6 March 2007

Genre
  
Country music

Artist
  
Mary Chapin Carpenter

Label
  
Zoë Records

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The Calling (2007)
  
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Producers
  
Mary Chapin Carpenter, Matt Rollings

Similar
  
Between Here and Gone, The Age of Miracles, State of the Heart, A Place in the World, Hometown Girl

Mary chapin carpenter the calling


The Calling is the ninth studio album released from country music singer Mary Chapin Carpenter. It is the follow-up album to her 2004 album, Between Here and Gone. The Calling was released on March 6, 2007 on Zoë Records. Carpenter had previously been on Columbia Nashville, this being her first release after leaving Columbia. Like her previous album, she wrote every track on the album.

Contents

From the album, two singles were released. "On With the Song" and "It Must Have Happened", were released, but neither of which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs. Although Carpenter hasn't had a charting single since 2001s "Simple Life", The Calling reached its peak of #10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Mary chapin carpenter the calling


Reception

Thom Jurek of Allmusic said "Time will tell, of course, but in The Calling, Carpenter may have her finest moment yet; it also feels like an artistic rebirth. These songs come from her marrow and the conviction she sings them with proves it. Carpenter and her co-producer Matt Rollings should be awfully proud of this one." The album was also given 4 stars out of 5.

Track listing

All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter.

  1. "The Calling" - 4:17
  2. "We're All Right" - 3:47
  3. "Twilight" - 4:30
  4. "It Must Have Happened" - 4:05
  5. "On and on It Goes" - 4:20
  6. "Your Life Story" - 4:20
  7. "Houston" - 5:45
  8. "Leaving Song" - 4:02
  9. "On With the Song" - 3:58
  10. "Closer and Closer Apart" - 4:31
  11. "Here I Am" - 4:17
  12. "Why Shouldn't We" - 5:04
  13. "Bright Morning Star" - 4:55

Production

  • Mary Chapin Carpenter, Matt Rollings - producers
  • Chuck Ainlay - engineer, mixing
  • Scott Kidd - engineer
  • Bob Ludwig - mastering
  • Personnel

  • Mary Chapin Carpenter - vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Eric Darken - percussion, vibraphone
  • John Jennings - dulcimer, electric guitar, baritone guitar, background vocals
  • Russ Kunkel - drums, percussion, cajon
  • Dean Parks - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar
  • Matt Rollings - Hammond organ, piano, accordion
  • Glenn Worf - bass guitar
  • Singles

    All singles failed to chart

    Songs

    1The Calling4:18
    2We're All Right3:48
    3Twilight4:31

    References

    The Calling (Mary Chapin Carpenter album) Wikipedia