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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> |
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| Name = Three Chords and The Truth |
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| Type = studio |
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| Artist = [[Sara Evans]] |
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| Cover = SaraEvansThreeChordsandtheTruth.jpg|thumb |
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| Released = [[September 30]], [[1997]] |
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| Recorded = |
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| Genre = [[Country music|Country]] |
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| Length = |
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| Label = [[RCA Records|RCA Nashville]] |
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| Producer = [[Pete Anderson]] |
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| Reviews = |
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*[[Allmusic]] – {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7q67mppf9f5o link] |
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| This album = '''''Three Chords and The Truth''''' <br /> (1997) |
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| Next album = ''[[No Place That Far]]'' <br /> (1998) |
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| Misc ={{Singles |
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| Name = Three Chords and the Truth |
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| Type = Studio |
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| Single 1 = True Lies |
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| Single 1 date = [[1997]] |
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| Single 2 = Three Chords and The Truth |
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| Single 2 date = [[1997]] |
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| Single 3 = Shame About That |
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| Single 3 date = [[1998]] |
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'''''Three Chords and The Truth''''' is the first album released by [[country]] music singer songwriter [[Sara Evans]]. It was released in 1998 on [[RCA Records]] Nashville and it produced four singles — "True Lies", the title track, and "Shame About That". Although all three of these singles charted on the [[Hot Country Songs]] chart, none reached the Top 40, making this the only album of her career not to produce any Top 40 hits. |
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==Theme and Critical Acclaim== |
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Sara Evans' first album consists of mostly traditional country. It was hailed by critics as one of the best albums of the year and made the critics top ten of the year lists for [[The Washington Post]], [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]], [[Dallas Morning News]], [[Request]], and [[Country Music People]] . The album itself as brought prestige and was nominated for many awards such as an [[Academy of Country Music]] Nomination for "Top New Female Vocalist." The video for the title track was nominated for "Country Video of the Year" by the 1998 [[Music Video Production Association]] and for "Best New Clip" at the 1997 Billboard Music Video Awards. In addition, Evans was named one of Country America's "Ten To Watch In 1998/Top 10 New Stars Of 1998." |
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Three of the songs on this album are covers: "Imagine That" was originally recorded by [[Patsy Cline]]; "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail" by [[Buck Owens]]; and "Walk out Backwards" by [[Bill Anderson (singer)|Bill Anderson]]. |
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==Track listing== |
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#"True Lies" ([[Al Anderson (NRBQ)|Al Anderson]], Sara Evans, Sharon Rice) – 2:34 |
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#"Shame About That" (Evans, [[Jamie O'Hara (singer)|Jamie O'Hara]]) – 2:02 |
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#"Three Chords and the Truth" (Evans, Ron Harbin, [[Aimee Mayo]]) – 4:03 |
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#"If You Ever Want My Lovin'" (Evans, [[Melba Montgomery]], [[Billy Yates (singer)|Billy Yates]]) – 2:32 |
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#"[[Imagine That]]" ([[Justin Tubb]]) – 3:20 |
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#"Even Now" (Evans, Eddie Hill) – 2:24 |
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#"I Don't Wanna See the Light" (Evans, Bill Rice, Sharon Rice) – 3:32 |
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#"[[I've Got a Tiger By the Tail]]" ([[Harlan Howard]], [[Buck Owens]]) – 2:24 |
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#"Unopened" ([[Leslie Satcher]]) – 3:16 |
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#"Walk out Backwards" ([[Bill Anderson (singer)|Bill Anderson]]) – 2:39 |
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#"The Week the River Raged" (John Bettis, Evans, Jim Rushing) – 4:02 |
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==Three Chords and the Truth== |
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{{Single infobox | |
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| Name = Three Chords and the Truth |
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| Cover = |
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| Artist = Sara Evans |
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| from Album = |
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| Released = 1997 |
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| Genre = [[Country music|Country]] |
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| Length = 4:03 |
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| Label = [[RCA Records|RCA]] |
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| Writer = Sara Evans, Ron Harbin, [[Aimee Mayo]] |
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| Producer = |
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| Last single = "True Lies"<br>(1997) |
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| This single = "'''Three Chords and the Truth'''"<br>(1997) |
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| Next single = "Shame About That"<br>(1998) |
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}} |
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"'''Three Chords and the Truth'''" was the title-track and second single released from the album in 1997. It was the highest-peaking of the three singles released from ''Three Chords and the Truth'', reaching #44. The song was later featured on Sara Evans' compilation album, ''Feels Like Home''. |
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"Three Chords and the Truth" was accompanied by Sara Evans' first music video. In the video, she portrays the character in the song, following the storyline laid out in the lyrics. In addition to this, scenes of Evans singing in a field of wildflowers, in an old house, on a roadside billboard surrounded by trees, and outside of a barn are mixed in. The music video was ranked #71 on the 2008 version of CMT's 100 Greatest Videos. |
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{{The expression 'Three Chords and the Truth' was coined by Bono of U2 on the album 'Rattle and Hum'.-}} |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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*http://www.saraevans.com/pages/music/noplace.htm |
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{{Sara Evans}} |
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[[Category:1997 albums]] |
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[[Category:Debut albums]] |
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[[Category:Sara Evans albums]] |
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[[Category:RCA Records albums]] |
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[[Category:Albums produced by Pete Anderson]] |
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