Restless (Sara Evans album)

Restless
Studio album by
Sara Evans
ReleasedAugust 19, 2003
Recorded2002–2003
StudioThe Money Pit, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length56:59
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerSara Evans
Paul Worley
Sara Evans chronology
Born to Fly
(2000) 		Restless
(2003) 		Real Fine Place
(2005)
Singles from Restless
  1. "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus"
    Released: March 3, 2003
  2. "Perfect"
    Released: September 15, 2003
  3. "Suds in the Bucket"
    Released: May 5, 2004
  4. "Tonight"
    Released: December 2, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Restless is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Sara Evans. It was released in August 2003 via RCA Records Nashville. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

The album's first single, "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus", reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Despite the rather low chart performance of the first single, the album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart after selling 44,283 copies in its first week. The album's second single, "Perfect", fared better and reached number 2. "Suds in the Bucket", the third single, became a signature song for Evans, having reached number one on the country charts, making Restless her third consecutive album to contain a number one single. The fourth single, "Tonight", charted just outside the country Top 40 at number 41.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rockin' Horse"Sara Evans, Matt Evans, Marcus Hummon3:58
2."Backseat of a Greyhound Bus"Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Troy Verges5:33
3."Restless"Jeremy Stover, Willie Mack4:14
4."Niagara"S. Evans, Holly Lamar, Verges5:34
5."Perfect"S. Evans, Tom Shapiro, Tony Martin4:01
6."Need to Be Next to You"Diane Warren4:29
7."To Be Happy"Billy Crain, Kevin Fisher3:51
8."Tonight"Troy Johnson, Bonnie Baker5:26
9."Otis Redding"Angelo Petraglia, Verges, H. Lindsey4:38
10."Feel It Comin' On"S. Evans, Marcus Hummon, Darrell Scott3:03
11."I Give In"S. Evans, Hummon4:52
12."Big Cry"Petraglia, Brett James, H. Lindsey3:18
13."Suds in the Bucket"Billy Montana, Tammy "Jenai" Wagoner3:49
Total length:56:59
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Suds in the Bucket (Original Intro)"Montana, Wagoner0:53
15."Tonight" (Live at West Virginia University Creative Arts Center, Morgantown, West Virginia - August 28, 2004)Johnson, Baker5:59
16."Suds in the Bucket" (Live at West Virginia University Creative Arts Center, Morgantown, West Virginia - August 28, 2004)Montana, Wagoner3:53

Personnel

Production

  • Sara Evans – producer
  • Paul Worley – producer
  • Clarke Schleicher – recording, mixing
  • Mike Poole – additional engineer
  • Erik Hellerman – additional engineer, recording assistant, digital editing
  • Wade Hachler – recording assistant
  • Rich Hanson – mix assistant
  • John Mayfield – mastering
  • Paige Connors – production coordinator
  • Bobby Garbedian – art direction
  • Astrid Herbold May – art direction, design
  • Jeff Lipsky – photography
  • Bjorn – photography
  • Ruby Weiser – hair stylist
  • Vanessa Scali – make-up
  • Claudia Fowler – wardrobe stylist
  • Modern Management – management

Studios

  • Recorded at The Money Pit (Nashville, Tennessee).
  • Additional recordings at Loud Recording and Paragon Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
  • Mixed at Loud Recording
  • Mastered at Mayfield Mastering (Nashville, Tennessee).

Chart performance

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions 		Certifications
US Country
[7] 		US
[8]
2003 "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus" 16 103
"Perfect" 2 46
2004 "Suds in the Bucket" 1 33
"Tonight" 41 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum

References

  1. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Restless review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "Sara Evans Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sara Evans Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  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. ^ "American single certifications – Sara Evans". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Sara Evans – Restless". Recording Industry Association of America.