A Place in the World (Mary Chapin Carpenter album)

A Place in the World
A Place in the World
Studio album by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Released	October 22, 1996
Genre	Country
Length	45:06
Label	Columbia Nashville/TriStar
Producer	Mary Chapin Carpenter; John Jennings
Mary Chapin Carpenter chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Chicago Tribune	^[2]
Robert Christgau	B−^[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[3]
Q	^[4]

A Place in the World is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, released by Columbia Records on October 22, 1996. It rose to No. 3 on the Billboard's Country Albums chart and No. 20 on the Billboard 200, with four of its tracks reaching the Hot Country Songs chart: "Let Me into Your Heart" (No. 11), "I Want to Be Your Girlfriend" (No. 35), and "Keeping the Faith" (No. 58).

Track listing

All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Keeping the Faith"	3:19
2.	"Hero in Your Own Hometown"	3:50
3.	"I Can See It Now"	3:34
4.	"I Want to Be Your Girlfriend"	3:30
5.	"Let Me into Your Heart"	2:54
6.	"What If We Went to Italy"	3:38
7.	"That's Real"	3:53
8.	"Ideas Are Like Stars"	4:05
9.	"Naked to the Eye"	3:54
10.	"Sudden Gift of Fate"	5:05
11.	"The Better to Dream of You"	3:18
12.	"A Place in the World"	4:06
Total length:		45:06

Personnel

Pete Barenbregge – tenor saxophone
J.T. Brown – background vocals
Jon Carroll – piano, accordion, background vocals
Mary Chapin Carpenter – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
Shawn Colvin – background vocals
Mike Crotty – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
Bob Glaub – bass guitar
Rich Haering – trumpet
John Jennings – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backpacker, baritone guitar, bass guitar, fretless bass, lap steel guitar, percussion, synthesizer, background vocals
Duke Levine – electric guitar, mandola
Robbie Magruder – drums
Dave Mattacks – drums, tambourine
Kim Richey – background vocals
Harry Stinson – drums, cowbell
Benmont Tench – piano, organ

String section

Kim Miller, Margaraet Gutierrez, Lilly Soong Kramer, Theresa Lazar, Steven Romer, Matthew Loden, Mark Dulac, Ozman Kivrak, Joan Singer, Vickie Yanics, Tracy Jasas, Christoff Richter – violins
Marcio Botelho, Timothy Butler, Nancy Jo Snyder, David Teie – cellos

Strings and horns conducted and arranged by Michael "Rico" Petruccelli.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	13
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[6]	33
UK Albums (OCC)^[7]	36
US Billboard 200^[8]	20
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[9]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[10]	75
Chart (1997)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[11]	30

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[12]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[13]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Jurek, Thom. A Place in the World at AllMusic
^ "Mary Chapin CarpenterA Place in the World..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
^ Entertainment Weekly review
^ Album reviews at CD Universe
^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Mary Chapin Carpenter – A Place in the World". Music Canada. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Mary Chapin Carpenter – A Place in the World". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

External links

Mary Chapin Carpenter's official website

[1] Jurek, Thom. A Place in the World at AllMusic

[2] "Mary Chapin CarpenterA Place in the World..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.

[3] Entertainment Weekly review

[4] Album reviews at CD Universe

[5] Robert Christgau Consumer Guide

[ac_Scotland_-6] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[ac_UK2_-7] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Mary_Chapin_Carpenter-8] "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Mary_Chapin_Carpenter-9] "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[10] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[11] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[CanadaMary_Chapin_CarpenterA_Place_in_the_WorldalbumCertRef-12] "Canadian album certifications – Mary Chapin Carpenter – A Place in the World". Music Canada. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[United_StatesMary_Chapin_CarpenterA_Place_in_the_WorldalbumCertRef-13] "American album certifications – Mary Chapin Carpenter – A Place in the World". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

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Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Hometown Girl State of the Heart Shooting Straight in the Dark Come On Come On Stones in the Road A Place in the World Time* Sex* Love* Between Here and Gone The Calling Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas The Age of Miracles Ashes and Roses Songs from the Movie The Things That We Are Made Of Sometimes Just the Sky The Dirt and the Stars
Compilation albums	Party Doll and Other Favorites The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter
Live albums	Jubilee: Live at Wolf Trap One Night Lonely
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