Born to Fly
Studio album by
Sara Evans
ReleasedOctober 10, 2000
Recorded1999-2000
StudioThe Money Pit and Seventeen Grand Recording (Nashville, Tennessee); The Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length52:04
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerSara Evans
Paul Worley
Sara Evans chronology
No Place That Far
(1998)		 Born to Fly
(2000)		 Restless
(2003)
Singles from Born to Fly
  1. "Born to Fly"
    Released: June 26, 2000
  2. "I Could Not Ask for More"
    Released: February 12, 2001
  3. "Saints & Angels"
    Released: September 3, 2001
  4. "I Keep Looking"
    Released: March 18, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Born to Fly"Sara Evans, Marcus Hummon, Darrell Scott5:36
2."Saints & Angels"Victoria Banks4:24
3."I Could Not Ask for More"Diane Warren4:47
4."I Keep Looking"Evans, Tom Shapiro, Tony Martin4:36
5."I Learned That from You"Tony Lane, Jess Brown5:09
6."Let's Dance"Evans, Randy Scruggs4:05
7."Why Should I Care"Evans, Shapiro, Martin3:46
8."Four-Thirty"Hillary Lindsey, Bill Lloyd4:32
9."Show Me the Way to Your Heart"Evans, James LeBlanc3:54
10."You Don't"Evans, Aimee Mayo, Ron Harbin5:11
11."Every Little Kiss"Bruce Hornsby6:04
12."You" (International bonus track)Brett James, Troy Verges3:34
Total length:52:04

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[2]

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 CertificationCertified 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

  1. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Born to Fly review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  2. ↑ Born to Fly (CD insert). Sara Evans. RCA Records. 2000. 67964.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ "Sara Evans Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sara Evans Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Sara Evans Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Sara Evans Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Sara Evans – Born to Fly". Music Canada.
  13. ↑ "American album certifications – Sara Evans – Born to Fly". Recording Industry Association of America.
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