Sacred Ground (McBride & the Ride album)

Sacred Ground is the second album released by American country music band McBride & the Ride. It produced three singles for the trio, all of which were Top Five hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts: "Just One Night", "Going out of My Mind", and "Sacred Ground", which was originally recorded by Kix Brooks (of Brooks & Dunn) on his self-titled debut album. Also included on this album is a cover of "All I Have to Offer You Is Me", originally recorded by Charley Pride. The album has also been certified gold by the RIAA. "I'm the One" was later covered by Ricky Van Shelton on his 2000 album Fried Green Tomatoes, which also includes his cover of "All I Have to Offer You Is Me."

Track listing

1. "Love's on the Line" (Terry McBride, Gary Nicholson) – 3:10
2. "Sacred Ground" (Kix Brooks, Vernon Rust) – 3:18
3. "Makin' Real Good Time" (McBride, Allen Shamblin) – 2:47
4. "Going Out of My Mind" (Kostas, McBride) – 4:01
5. "Trick Rider" (McBride, Ruth Ellen Ellsworth, Bill Carter) – 3:58
6. "All I Have to Offer You Is Me" (Dallas Frazier, A. L. "Doodle" Owens) – 3:09
7. "Your One and Only" (Hillary Kanter, Even Stevens) – 3:21
8. "I'm the One" (McBride, Gary Nicholson) – 3:50
9. "Baby, I'm Loving You Now" (Jackson Leap) – 2:54
10. "Just One Night" (McBride) – 3:44

Personnel

McBride & the Ride

• Terry McBride - bass guitar, lead vocals
• Ray Herndon - guitar, background vocals
• Billy Thomas - drums, background vocals

Additional musicians

• Bruce C. Bouton: Steel Guitar
• Steve Gibson: Guitars
• Roy Huskey, Jr.: Upright Bass
• Steve Nathan: Keyboards, Piano
• Joe Rogers
• Matt Rollings: Keyboards, Piano
• Willie Weeks: Bass

Production

• Produced By Tony Brown & Steve Gibson
• Engineers: Bob Bullock, Russ Martin
• Second Engineers: Terry Bates, Russ Martin, Craig White
• Mixing: John Hampton
• Mastering: Denny Purcell

Chart performance

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