Album: The Calling by Mary Chapin Carpenter (2007)
Genre: Folk | Style: Country | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: "The Calling" is the ninth studio album released from country music singer Mary Chapin Carpenter. It is the follow-up album to her 2004 album, Between Here and Gone. The Calling was released on March 6, 2007 on Zoë Records. Carpenter had previously been on Columbia Nashville, this being her first release from leaving the label. Like her previous album, she wrote every track on the album.
From the album, two singles were released. "On With the Song" and "It Must Have Happened", were released, but neither of which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs. Although Carpenter hasn't had a charting single since 2001s "Simple Life".
The Calling reached its peak of #10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Artist Background: Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is an American folk and country music singer, songwriter and musician. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer. Carpenter's first album, 1987's Hometown Girl, did not produce any singles, although 1989's State of the Heart and 1990's Shooting Straight in the Dark each produced four Top 20 hits on the Billboard country singles chart... Part of the Princeton, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Folk movement. Known for Country style.

Related Artists: Shawn Colvin, Kathy Mattea, Rosanne Cash, Nanci Griffith

Music Scene: Part of the Princeton, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Folk movement. Known for Country style.

Tags: Folk, Country, Good Natured, 2000s, Album

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 2 votes


"The Calling" is the ninth studio album released from country music singer Mary Chapin Carpenter. It is the follow-up album to her 2004 album, Between Here and Gone. The Calling was released on March 6, 2007 on Zoë Records. Carpenter had previously been on Columbia Nashville, this being her first release from leaving the label. Like her previous album, she wrote every track on the album.
From the album, two singles were released. "On With the Song" and "It Must Have Happened", were released, but neither of which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs. Although Carpenter hasn't had a charting single since 2001s "Simple Life".
The Calling reached its peak of #10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

The Calling

Mary Chapin Carpenter

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