A Place in the World (album)

Infobox Album
Name = A Place in the World
Type = studio
Artist = Mary Chapin Carpenter


Released = 1996
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 45:06
Label = Columbia
Producer = John Jennings, Mary Chapin Carpenter
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jnz1z85aoyv8 link]
Last album = "Stones in the Road"
(1994)
This album = "A Place in the World"
(1996)
Next album = "Party Doll and Other Favorites"
(1999)

"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.

Track listing

All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter.
# "Keeping the Faith" - 3:19
# "Hero in Your Own Hometown" - 3:50
# "I Can See It Now" - 3:34
# "I Want to Be Your Girlfriend" - 3:30
# "Let Me into Your Heart" - 2:54
# "What If We Went to Italy?" - 3:38
# "That's Real" - 3:53
# "Ideas Are Like Stars" - 4:05
# "Naked to the Eye" - 3:54
# "Sudden Gift of Fate" - 5:05
# "The Better to Dream of You" - 3:18
# "A Place in the World" - 4:06

Personnel

*Pete Barenbregge – tenor saxophone
*J.T. Brown – background vocals
*Jon Carroll – piano, accordion, background vocals
*Mary Chapin Carpenter – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
*Shawn Colvin – background vocals
*Mike Crotty – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
*Bob Glaub – bass guitar
*Rich Haering – trumpet
*John Jennings – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backpacker, baritone guitar, bass guitar, fretless bass, lap steel guitar, percussion, synthesizer, background vocals
*Duke Levine – electric guitar, mandola
*Robbie Magruder – drums
*Dave Mattacks – drums, tambourine
*Kim Richey – background vocals
*Harry Stinson – drums, cowbell
*Benmont Tench – piano, organ

String section

*Kim Miller, Margaraet Gutierrez, Lilly Soong Kramer, Theresa Lazar, Steven Romer, Matthew Loden, Mark Dulac, Ozman Kivrak, Joan Singer, Vickie Yanics, Tracy Jasas, Christoff Richter – violins
*Marcio Botelho, Timothy Butler, Nancy Jo Snyder, David Teie – cellos

Strings and horns conducted and arranged by Michael "Rico" Petruccelli.