Real Fine Place

Real Fine Place
Studio album by Sara Evans
Released	October 4, 2005
Recorded	2004-2005
Genre	Country
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Sara Evans Mark Bright
Sara Evans chronology
Restless (2003) Real Fine Place (2005) Greatest Hits (2007)
Singles from Real Fine Place
"A Real Fine Place to Start" Released: May 2005 "Cheatin'" Released: October 31, 2005 "Coalmine" Released: April 2006 "You'll Always Be My Baby" Released: August 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Real Fine Place is the fifth studio album by singer/songwriter Sara Evans, released in 2005. It is the follow-up album to the platinum Restless. The album has been certified platinum for U.S. shipments of a million copies. It features Evans's fourth number one hit, "A Real Fine Place to Start", the top ten hit "Cheatin'", the top fifteen hit "You'll Always Be My Baby" and the top forty single "Coalmine." The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200, selling 124,720 copies in its first week.^[2]

Making of the album

The track "A Real Fine Place to Start" was co-written by Radney Foster, who previously recorded it for his 2002 album Another Way to Go. Evans's rendition of the song became a Number One hit on the Hot Country Songs charts for her in mid-2005. Also released from this album were the songs "Cheatin'", "Coalmine", and "You'll Always Be My Baby", which respectively reached number 9, number 37 and number 13 on the country charts. "Missing Missouri" also reached number 52 based on unsolicited airplay. Several members of Evans's family sing backing vocals: her mother and father, Patricia Boggs, and Jack Evans; her brother, Matt Evans, who also serves as production assistant; and her sisters, Lesley Evans Lyons and Ashley Evans Simpson.^[3]

"Supernatural" was originally recorded by Susan Ashton on her 1999 album, Closer.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Coalmine"	Roxie Dean, Ron Harbin, Richie McDonald	3:26
2.	"A Real Fine Place to Start"	Radney Foster, George Ducas	4:00
3.	"Cheatin'"	Brett James, Don Schlitz	3:27
4.	"New Hometown"	Sara Evans, Matt Evans, Shaye Smith	3:54
5.	"You'll Always Be My Baby"	S. Evans, Tony Martin, Tom Shapiro	4:37
6.	"Supernatural"	Marcus Hummon, Mark Prentice	4:38
7.	"Roll Me Back in Time"	Sheryl Crow, John Shanks	4:56
8.	"The Secrets That We Keep"	S. Evans, Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo	3:40
9.	"Bible Song"	Lori McKenna	4:46
10.	"Tell Me"	S. Evans, Holly Lamar, Troy Verges	3:55
11.	"Missing Missouri"	Mark Kerr, Trent Tomlinson, Danny Wells	4:16
12.	"Momma's Night Out"	S. Evans, Hummon, Darrell Scott	2:53
13.	"These Four Walls"	S. Evans, M. Evans, Verges	4:34

Target bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Caged"	S. Evans, Hummon	3:31
15.	"Best Days Are Coming"	Ed Hill, Smith	4:02
16.	"You"	James, Verges	3:34
17.	"Suds in the Bucket" (live)	Billy Montana, Tammy "Jenai" Wagoner	4:02

Personnel

According to liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

• Tim Akers – keyboards, piano, accordion, penny whistle
• Patricia Boggs – background vocals
• Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
• Matt Chamberlain – drums
• Jeff Coffin – tenor saxophone
• LaTara Conley – background vocals
• J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar
• Eric Darken – percussion, Jew's harp
• Chris Dunn – trombone
• Jack Evans – background vocals
• Matt Evans – background vocals
• Sara Evans – lead vocals, background vocals
• Kim Fleming – background vocals
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar, slide guitar
• Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor
• Vicki Hampton – background vocals
• Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin
• Steve Herman – trumpet
• Wes Hightower – background vocals
• John Hinchey – trombone
• Jim Horn – baritone saxophone, horn arrangements
• David Huff – drum programming
• Marcus Hummon – acoustic guitar
• Troy Johnson – background vocals
• David LaBruyere – bass guitar
• Randy Leago – tenor saxophone
• Leslie Evans Lyons – background vocals
• Chris McDonald – string arrangements, conductor
• Richard Madenfort – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, e-bow
• Janelle Means – background vocals
• Gary Morse – steel guitar
• The Nashville String Machine – strings
• Steve Nathan – keyboards, piano, Hammond organ
• Steve Patrick – trumpet
• Desmond Pringle – background vocals
• Darrell Scott – acoustic guitar
• Randy Scruggs – banjo
• Ashley Evans Simpson – background vocals
• Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
• Quentin Ware, Jr. – trumpet
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
• Kevin Whalum – background vocals
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Technical

• Derek Bason – recording, mixing
• Mark Bright – production
• Matt Evans – production assistant
• Sara Evans – production
• J. R. Rodriguez – recording
• Hank Williams – mastering

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2005)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	3

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US
2005	"A Real Fine Place to Start"	1	38
	"Cheatin'"	9	69
2006	"Coalmine"	37	—
	"You'll Always Be My Baby"	13	105
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)[4]	Platinum

References

1. Loftus, Johnny. "Real Fine Place review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
2. "Previous Album Sales Chart". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
3. Real Fine Place (CD booklet). Sara Evans. RCA Records. 2005. 82876-69486-2.
4. "American album certifications – Sara Evans – Real Fine Place". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH