| "Blessed" | ||||
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 European CD cover art | ||||
| Single by Martina McBride | ||||
| from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues"[1] | |||
| Released | October 22, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:36 (album version) | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges | |||
| Producer(s) | Paul Worley | |||
| Martina McBride singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Blessed" at CMT.com | ||||
"Blessed" is a song written by Brett James, Troy Verges, and Hillary Lindsey and recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. McBride's label, RCA Nashville, released it on October 22, 2001 as the second single from her Greatest Hits (2001) compilation album. The song was produced by Paul Worley. Lyrically, it is about how the narrator is "blessed" in many ways, including having children.
The song became a commercial success, spending two weeks atop the country charts (becoming her fifth number one) and 33 weeks total, her second longest running single on the chart. It is, to date, McBride's final number one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, now known as the Hot Country Songs chart. The song was actually the last country number one hit by a solo female artist until Gretchen Wilson's "Redneck Woman" spent a five-week run atop the chart in May 2004.
Content
The narrator talks about how she is “blessed” in many ways.
Music video
The music video was directed by Deaton Flanigen and premiered in late 2001. It is the first of her videos to feature her 2 older daughters, who would later appear in the videos for "This One's For The Girls" and "Teenage Daughters". The video also features her husband John, and although set in a forest, it was actually filmed on a soundstage in Nashville.
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.[2]
- Matt Chamberlain — drums
- David Huff — programming
- Carolyn Dawn Johnson — background vocals
- Troy Lancaster — electric guitar
- B. James Lowry — acoustic guitar
- Martina McBride — lead and background vocals
- Jerry McPherson — electric guitar
- Steve Nathan — Hammond B-3 organ
- Biff Watson — acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf — bass guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin — violin, viola, cello
Chart performance
"Blessed" debuted at No. 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 3, 2001.
| Chart (2001–2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 31 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2002) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 9 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2001. 67012.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Best of 2002: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2012.