No Place That Far is the second studio album by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released in October 1998 via RCA Records Nashville. The album's first single, "Cryin' Game", peaked at number 56 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart; this single also included a non-album track entitled "Wait a Minute". The second single, its title track, became Evans' first number one hit on the US country charts. The third and final single from the album, "Fool, I'm a Woman" reached number 32. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for US sales of 500,000 copies.

No Place That Far
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)
Recorded1998
StudioEmerald Sound Studios and Starstruck Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length37:05
LabelRCA Nashville
Producer
Sara Evans chronology
Three Chords and the Truth
(1997)
No Place That Far
(1998)
Born to Fly
(2000)
Singles from No Place That Far
  1. "Cryin' Game"
    Released: June 23, 1998
  2. "No Place That Far"
    Released: September 25, 1998
  3. "Fool, I'm a Woman"
    Released: March 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The international version of No Place That Far included remixes of "Cryin' Game", "Fool, I'm a Woman", and "No Place That Far"; the latter excluded the backing vocals by Vince Gill which were featured on the American version. It also included two extra tracks, a remix of "Almost New" from the Clay Pigeons soundtrack and a cover of "I Only Have Eyes for You".

Track listing

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American version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Great Unknown"Phil Barnhart, Sara Evans, James House3:53
2."Cryin' Game"Jamie O'Hara2:54
3."No Place That Far"Evans, Tony Martin, Tom Shapiro3:37
4."I Thought I'd See Your Face Again"Marv Green, Rick Orozco3:28
5."Fool, I'm a Woman"Evans, Matraca Berg3:06
6."Time Won't Tell"Beth Nielsen Chapman3:53
7."The Knot Comes Untied"Ron Harbin, Ed Hill, Sam Hogin3:42
8."Love, Don't Be a Stranger"Bill Rice, Sharon Rice3:16
9."These Days"Evans, Billy Yates3:14
10."Cupid"Keith Gattis, Kostas3:03
11."There's Only One"Evans, Leslie Satcher2:58
Total length:37:05
International version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cryin' Game" (International remix)O'Hara2:55
2."No Place That Far" (International remix)Evans, Martin, Shapiro3:24
3."Almost New" (International remix)John Keller, Tonio K4:02
4."Fool, I'm a Woman" (International remix)Berg, Evans3:06
5."I Thought I'd See Your Face Again"Green, Orozco3:28
6."I Only Have Eyes for You"Harry Warren, Al Dubin3:36
7."Time Won't Tell"Chapman3:53
8."These Days"Evans, Yates3:14
9."The Knot Comes Untied"Harbin, Hill, Hogin3:42
10."Love, Don't Be a Stranger"B. Rice, S. Rice3:16
11."Cupid"Gattis, Kostas3:03
12."The Great Unknown"Barnhart, Evans, House3:53
13."There's Only One"Evans, Satcher2:58

Personnel

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From No Place That Far liner notes.[2]

  • Sara Evans – lead vocals

Musicians

Background vocalists

Production

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  • Buddy Cannon – producer
  • Norro Wilson – producer
  • Billy Sherrill – recording, additional recording
  • Grahame Smith – recording assistant, additional recording assistant, digital editing
  • Scott McCutcheon – recording assistant
  • J.R. Rodriguez – recording assistant
  • Kelly Schoenfeld – additional recording assistant
  • Brian Tankersley – mixing
  • Sandy Jenkins – mix assistant
  • Hank Williams – mastering
  • Shannon Finnegan – production coordinator
  • Mary Hamilton – art direction
  • Susan Eaddy – art direction
  • Julie Wance – design
  • Andrew Eccles – photography
  • Mary Beth Felts – hair, make-up
  • Jennifer Kemp – stylist
  • Brenner Van Meter – management
  • Kip Krones – management

Studios

  • Additional recording at The Music Mill and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
  • Mixed at Seventeen Grand Recording (Nashville, Tennessee).
  • Edited at Budro Music Repair Shop (Nashville, Tennessee).
  • Mastered at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee).

Chart performance

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Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
[7]
US
[8]
CAN Country
[9][10]
1998 "Cryin' Game" 56 82
"No Place That Far" 1 37 4
1999 "Fool, I'm a Woman" 32 33
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

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Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold

References

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  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "No Place That Far review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  2. ^ No Place That Far (CD booklet). Sara Evans. RCA Records. 1998. 07863-67653-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Sara Evans Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Sara Evans Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sara Evans Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Sara Evans Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "Sara Evans Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "Sara Evans Chart History: Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  10. ^ "Search results under "Country Singles" for Sara Evans". RPM. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Sara Evans – No Place That Far". Recording Industry Association of America.