Almost Home (Mary Chapin Carpenter song)
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| Single by Mary Chapin Carpenter | ||||
| from the album Party Doll and Other Favorites | ||||
| B-side | "Dancing in the Dark" (live)[1] | |||
| Released | April 13, 1999[2] | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Length | 4:37 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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"Almost Home" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Mary Chapin Carpenter. It was released in April 1999 as the first single from her compilation album, Party Doll and Other Favorites. It peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and is her last Top 40 country hit.
Content
The song is a mid-tempo about a woman who "takes stock of a life lived and comes up short".[3] It is in the key of B-flat major with an approximate tempo of 96 beats per minute and a chord pattern of F-B♭-E♭-B♭.[4] Carpenter wrote the song with Beth Nielsen Chapman and Annie Roboff, and produced it with Blake Chancey.[5]
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price of Billboard reviewed the single with favor, saying that "it's a vibrant musical outing that could signal a return to prominence for this talented singer/songwriter. Carpenter's evocative vocals infuse any song with passion and integrity, and she's particularly effective on this poignant lyric."[5] Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly also described the song favorably in her review of the album, saying that it "scores the highest at marrying lyrical introspection and rhythmic yearning, one of the benchmarks of her graceful, if circuitous, career."[3]
Chart performance
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 45 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 22 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 85 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 80. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "Almost Home [CD5/Cassette Single] – Mary Chapin Carpenter". AllMusic. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- 1 2 Nash, Alanna (28 May 1999). "Party Doll and Other Favorites Review". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ "'Almost Home' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Reviews". Billboard: 36. April 3, 1999.
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8474." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 6, 1999. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Mary Chapin Carpenter – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Mary Chapin Carpenter.
- ↑ "Mary Chapin Carpenter – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Mary Chapin Carpenter.
