Home

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studio album
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Aug 27 2002

Overview Edit

Home is the sixth studio album by American country band Dixie Chicks, released in 2002. It is notable for its acoustic bluegrass sound, which stands in contrast with their previous two country pop albums.

The group was promoting the album when lead singer Natalie Maines made controversial comments about U.S. President George W. Bush. The album's third single, "Travelin' Soldier", was #1 on the Billboard Country Chart the week that Maines' comments hit the press. The following week, as many stations started a still-standing boycott of the Chicks' music, the song collapsed. None of their following singles gained traction with country radio.

Despite these events, the album was certified 6× Multi-platinum status by the RIAA and has sold 5,979,000 copies in the United States up to November 2008. The album also featured a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide", which was their biggest pop crossover hit until 2007, when "Not Ready to Make Nice" peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The album was also successful in Australia, in its 175th week in the country charts it was certified Triple Platinum for shipments of 210,000 copies.

The album was nominated at the 45th Grammy Awards for 6 awards, including their second attempt for Album of the Year. The group went home with 4 in 2003, including Best Country Album, Best Recording Package, Best Country Instrumental Performance for "Lil' Jack Slade", and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Long Time Gone". Additionally, they were nominated for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical and Darrell Scott was nominated for Best Country Song for Long Time Gone. Two years later, they were nominated and won Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, this time for "Top of the World".

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Record label:
Catalog number:
509603 9
Release dates:
  • Aug 27 2002 in United States

Genres

Country, Adult Alternative, Bluegrass. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Sublime
Home is the third major-label album by the Dixie Chicks. On first listen, it stands so far above the first two as to render them nearly irrelevant. It's more relaxed, less polished, and a lot more comfortable - just like home, really.

As a whole, the album is more subdued than Fly (only four songs, and the instrumental "Lil' Jack Slade" can be considered uptempo), and often more introspective (though the Chicks' collective sense of humor is still present in "White trash wedding"). Perhaps reflec…
Written by Kevin O'Conner
3 stars Doesn't Live Up To Previous Work
The Chicks' third major-label disc is a direct departure from the sound of their first two Sony albums, and I'm not sure it's for the better. The stripped-down instrumentation works on some of the songs, particularly 'Long Time Gone','Travelin'Soldier',and 'Tortured,Tangled Hearts'. But those(like me) who loved the Chicks' rowdy sense of humor on past hits like 'Goodbye Earl' and 'If I Fall You're Going Down With Me' are going to be disappointed with much of the low-key, barebones material here.…
Written by Chris S. "cscotts"

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Credits Edit

  1. writer

    1. Bruce Robison ["Travelin' Soldier"]
    2. Terri Hendrix [co-writer [10]]

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