Album: Taking the Long Way by Dixie Chicks (2006)
Genre: Country | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: Columbia
Format: Album

Description: Taking the Long Way is the seventh studio album by the Dixie Chicks, an American country music band. It was released on May 23, 2006 in the U.S. and on June 12, 2006 worldwide. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. It sold over 2 million copies in the U.S., being certified 2x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America as of July 11, 2007. It won 5 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year in February 2007.

Artist Background: The Dixie Chicks are an American country music band which has also crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members (and sisters) Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines. The band formed in 1989 in Dallas, Texas and was originally composed of four women performing bluegrass and country music, busking and touring the bluegrass festival circuits and small venues for six years without attracting a major label. After the departure of on... Part of the Dallas, Texas, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Country movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Lee Ann Womack, Garth Brooks

Music Scene: Part of the Dallas, Texas, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Country movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Country, Rock/Pop, 2000s, Album, Columbia

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Taking the Long Way is the seventh studio album by the Dixie Chicks, an American country music band. It was released on May 23, 2006 in the U.S. and on June 12, 2006 worldwide. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. It sold over 2 million copies in the U.S., being certified 2x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America as of July 11, 2007. It won 5 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year in February 2007.

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