Album: A Place in the World by Mary Chapin Carpenter (1996)
Genre: Folk | Style: Country | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: A Place in the World is the sixth album by Mary Chapin Carpenter, and was a #3 Country Album on the Billboard charts. Album tracks that entered the Hot Country Singles chart were "Let Me into Your Heart" at #11, "I Want to Be Your Girlfriend" at #35, and "Keeping the Faith" at #58. Carpenter wrote all of the songs on the album singlehandedly.

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, 1990s, Album


A Place in the World is the sixth album by Mary Chapin Carpenter, and was a #3 Country Album on the Billboard charts. Album tracks that entered the Hot Country Singles chart were "Let Me into Your Heart" at #11, "I Want to Be Your Girlfriend" at #35, and "Keeping the Faith" at #58. Carpenter wrote all of the songs on the album singlehandedly.

A Place in the World

Mary Chapin Carpenter

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