Emotion (Martina McBride album)

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Chicago Tribune	(favorable)
Entertainment Weekly	B+

Emotion is the sixth studio album from Martina McBride released in 1999. The song "I Love You" became McBride's biggest hit single to date after it reached #1 on the country charts and peaked at #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. In the U.S. the album was certified Gold on 10/20/1999 and Platinum on 9/15/2000 by the R.I.A.A.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Do What You Do"	Angelo Petraglia, Georgia Middleman	3:26
2.	"Anything's Better Than Feelin' the Blues"	Matraca Berg, Randy Scruggs	3:01
3.	"I Love You"	Keith Follesé, Adrienne Follesé, Tammy Hyler	2:52
4.	"Make Me Believe"	James LeBlanc, Don Srygley	3:50
5.	"Love's the Only House"	Buzz Cason, Tom Douglas	5:13
6.	"There You Are"	Ed Hill, Mark D. Sanders, Bob DiPiero	3:26
7.	"It's My Time"	Hyler, Billy Crain, Kim Tribble	3:35
8.	"I Ain't Goin' Nowhere"	Tia Sillers, Sanders	3:48
9.	"Anything and Everything"	Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Billy Mann	3:44
10.	"From the Ashes"	Austin Cunningham, Hillary Lindsey	4:38
11.	"Goodbye"	Patty Griffin	4:06
12.	"This Uncivil War"	Gretchen Peters	5:07
13.	"For the Love of a Woman" (International bonus track)	Tyler Castleton, Staci Peters	3:56
Total length:			46:54

Personnel

• Martina McBride: Lead Vocals, Vocal Backing
• Wes Hightower, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Troy Johnson, Gordon Kennedy: Vocal Backing
• J. T. Corenflos, Dan Dugmore, B. James Lowry, Paul Worley: Guitars
• Dann Huff: Guitars, Organ, Wurlitzer
• Doug Lancio, Biff Watson: Guitars, Bouzouki
• Aubrey Haynie: Fiddle
• Paul Franklin: Steel
• John Hobbs, Steve Nathan: Piano, Organ, Synthesizers
• Joe Chemay: Bass
• Greg Morrow, Lonnie Wilson: Drums
• Terry McMillan, Tom Roady: Percussion
• Tom Douglas: Harmonica
• Mark Hammond: Drum Programming
• John Catchings, Anthony LaMarchina: Cello
• David Davidson, Pamela Sixfin: Violin
• Kristin Wilkinson: Viola
• John Mock: Low & Penny Whitles

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	3
U.S. Billboard 200	19
Canadian RPM Country Albums	5
Canadian RPM Top Albums	66

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US	US AC	CAN Country	CAN AC
1999	"I Love You"	1	24	21	1	20
	"Love's the Only House"	3	42	—	2	—
2000	"There You Are"	10	60	15	—	—
	"It's My Time"	11	102	—	—	—