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Born to Fly is the third studio album by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released in October 2000 via RCA Records Nashville. The album produced four singles with its title track, "I Could Not Ask for More" (a cover of an Edwin McCain song), "Saints & Angels", and "I Keep Looking", all of which reached within the Top 20 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The title track reached number one, "I Could Not Ask for More" and "I Keep Looking" both broke the Top 5 at numbers 2 and 5 respectively, and "Saints & Angels" peaked at number 16. Born to Fly has been Evans' highest-selling album to date, having been certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for U.S. sales of two million copies. The album was also one of the most successful of the year. Evans was nominated for five CMA Awards: Album of the Year; song, single, and music video (for the title-track); and Female Vocalist of the Year. She won her first CMA award for music video of the year. The international version of the album includes a bonus track, "You", which was later released in North America as a bonus track on her 2005 album Real Fine Place. Born to Fly was a defining album for Evans. Her earlier albums had more of a neotraditional country sound, while all of her later albums had a more crossover-friendly country pop sound, similar to Martina McBride and Faith Hill.

Born to Fly
Studio album by Sara Evans
Released	October 10, 2000
Recorded	1999-2000
Studio	The Money Pit and Seventeen Grand Recording (Nashville, Tennessee); The Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	49:51
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Sara Evans Paul Worley
Sara Evans chronology
No Place That Far (1998) Born to Fly (2000) Restless (2003)
Singles from Born to Fly
"Born to Fly" Released: June 26, 2000 "I Could Not Ask for More" Released: February 12, 2001 "Saints & Angels" Released: September 3, 2001 "I Keep Looking" Released: March 18, 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[2]

• Sara Evans – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Steve Nathan – acoustic piano, Rhodes piano, Hammond B3 organ, synthesizers
• Matt Rollings – Hammond B3 organ
• Tim Lauer – accordion
• Bruce Hornsby – acoustic piano, Wurlitzer organ
• Dan Dugmore – acoustic guitar, steel guitar
• Marcus Hummon – acoustic guitar
• B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
• Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar, banjo
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar, bouzouki, mandolin
• Paul Worley – acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitars, electric rhythm guitar, six-string bass
• Jerry McPherson – electric guitars, electric rhythm guitar
• Jerry Douglas – dobro
• Robby Turner – steel guitar
• Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
• Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, mandolin
• Glenn Worf – bass
• Matt Chamberlain – drums
• Karen Winkelman – string arrangements and orchestrations
• The Nashville String Machine – strings
• Wes Hightower – backing vocals
• Troy Johnson – backing vocals
• Lesley Evans Lyons – backing vocals
• Melody Schelske – backing vocals
• Ashley Evans Simpson – backing vocals
• Ricky Skaggs – backing vocals

Production

• Sara Evans – producer
• Paul Worley – producer
• Clarke Schleicher – recording, mixing, additional recording
• Todd Gunnerson – additional recording, recording assistant
• Erik Hellerman – additional recording, recording assistant, mix assistant
• Mike Poole – additional recording
• Sandy Williams – additional recording, recording assistant
• Wade Hachler – recording assistant
• Rich Hanson – mix assistant
• Eric Conn – digital editing
• Carlos Grier – digital editing
• Denny Purcell – mastering
• Paige Connors – production coordinator
• S. Wade Hunt – art direction
• Missy McKeand – design
• Andrew Eccles – photography
• Joel Green – hair stylist
• Mary Beth Felts – make-up
• Claudia Fowler – wardrobe stylist
• Brenner Van Meter – management
• Mixed at Loud Recording (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee).

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country [10]	US [11]
2000	"Born to Fly"	1	34
2001	"I Could Not Ask for More"	2	35
	"Saints & Angels"	16	103
2002	"I Keep Looking"	5	35

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA)[13]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Born to Fly

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[es] Born to Fly

Born To Fly es el tercer Álbum de estudio de la cantante de country Sara Evans. Lanzando 10 de octubre del año 2000 por RCA Nashville. Se lanzaron Cuatro Sencillos oficiales con su canción principal Born To Fly, I Could Not Ask for More (Cover de Edwin McCain), Saints & Angels, y I Keep Looking, todos los sencillos alcanzaron el top 20 en la lista Billboard Hot Country Songs de los Estados Unidos. Born To Fly No.1, "I Could Not Ask for More" y "I Keep Looking" rompieron el Top 5 en los números 2 y 5 respectivamente, y "Saints & Angels" alcanzó el No.16. Born to Fly ha sido el álbum más vendido de Evans hasta la fecha, habiendo sido certificado 2 veces Platino por la Asociación de la Industria de Grabación de América (RIAA) por ventas estadounidenses de dos millones de copias. Evans fue nominada a cinco Premios CMA: Álbum del Año; canción, single y video musical (para la canción principal); y Vocalista Femenina del Año. Ganó su primer premio CMA al video musical del año. La versión internacional del álbum incluye un bonus track, "You", que más tarde fue lanzado en América del Norte como bonus track en su álbum de 2005 Real Fine Place. Born to Fly fue un álbum definitorio para Evans. Sus álbumes anteriores tenían un sonido country más neotradicional, mientras que todos sus álbumes posteriores tenían un sonido country pop más amigable, similar a Martina McBride y Faith Hill.

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[ru] Born to Fly

Born to Fly — третий студийный альбом американской кантри-певицы и автора-исполнителя Сары Эванс, изданный 10 октября 2000 года на студии RCA Nashville. Песня «Born to Fly» заняла первое место в кантри-чарте Hot Country Songs. Альбом был сертифицирован в золотом статусе в Канаде и в 2-кр. платиновом RIAA в США[2].

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