A Place in the World (album)

A Place in the World is the sixth album by Mary Chapin Carpenter, and was a #3 Country Album on the Billboard charts. Album tracks that entered the Hot Country Singles chart were "Let Me into Your Heart" at #11, "I Want to Be Your Girlfriend" at #35, and "Keeping the Faith" at #58.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter.

"Keeping the Faith" - 3:19
"Hero in Your Own Hometown" - 3:50
"I Can See It Now" - 3:34
"I Want to Be Your Girlfriend" - 3:30
"Let Me into Your Heart" - 2:54
"What If We Went to Italy?" - 3:38
"That's Real" - 3:53
"Ideas Are Like Stars" - 4:05
"Naked to the Eye" - 3:54
"Sudden Gift of Fate" - 5:05
"The Better to Dream of You" - 3:18
"A Place in the World" - 4:06

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.