Emotion is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in September 1999 by RCA Nashville. The album produced four singles with "I Love You", "Love's the Only House", "There You Are" and "It's My Time" on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The song "I Love You" became McBride's biggest hit single to date after it reached number one on the country charts and peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album ends with two covers, "Goodbye" by Patty Griffin and Gretchen Peters' "This Uncivil War" from Peters' 1996 debut album The Secret of Life. The album was certified Platinum on by the RIAA.
Contents
Personnel
Musicians
Martina McBride – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–4, 7, 9, 11)
John Hobbs – Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 3), Hammond B3 organ (3, 5, 7, 8), acoustic piano (5, 6, 10, 11), keyboards (9), synthesizers (10)
Steve Nathan – Wurlitzer electric piano (2), Hammond B3 organ (4), synthesizers (5), keyboards (12)
J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar
Dann Huff – electric guitar (1, 3, 7, 8)
Biff Watson – electric guitar (1, 3), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12), bouzouki (8)
Paul Worley – acoustic guitar (2, 4, 7, 9, 11), 12-string acoustic guitar (9, 11)
Dan Dugmore – electric guitar solo (2, 7, 11), 12-string electric guitar (5)
B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (5, 7, 11)
Doug Lancio – electric guitar (11), bouzouki (11)
Paul Franklin – steel guitar (10)
Joe Chemay – bass
Mark Hammond – drum programming (1)
Lonnie Wilson – drums (1–9, 11, 12)
Greg Morrow – drums (10)
Tom Roady – percussion (3, 5, 11)
Terry McMillan – percussion (8, 9, 12)
Michael Poole – percussion loop (9)
Tom Douglas – harmonica (5)
Aubrey Haynie – fiddle (12)
John Mock – penny whistle (12)
John Catchings – cello (6, 11)
Anthony LaMarchina – cello (9)
Kristin Wilkinson – viola (6, 11)
David Davidson – violin (6, 11)
Karen Winkelmann – violin (6, 9, 11)
Pamela Sixfin – violin (11)
Carolyn Dawn Johnson – backing vocals (3, 9)
The "Cheaptones" (Tom Douglas, Erik Hellerman, Martina McBride and Paul Worley) – backing vocals (5)
Wes Hightower – backing vocals (8)
Troy Johnson – backing vocals (8)
Gordon Kennedy – backing vocals (9)
Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals (9)
Production
Martina McBride – producer
Paul Worley – producer
Clarke Schleicher – recording (1–9, 11, 12), mixing
Mike Poole – recording (10), additional recording
Jim Burnett – additional engineer
Erik Hellerman – additional recording, recording assistant, mix assistant
Sandy Jenkins – recording assistant
Chris Scherbak – recording assistant
Jed Hackett – mix assistant (1, 2, 4–12)
Greg Fogie – mix assistant (3)
Don Cobb – digital editing
Carlos Grier – digital editing
Denny Purcell – mastering
Jonathan Russell – mastering assistant
Paige Connors – production coordinator
Mary Hamilton – art direction
Gina Binkley and Alter Ego Design – design
Matthew Rolston – photography
Gemina Aboitiz – wardrobe stylist
Robert Vetica – hair stylist
Collier Strong – make-up