Between Here and Gone

Between Here and Gone
Studio album by
Mary Chapin Carpenter
ReleasedApril 27, 2004
RecordedAugust–December 2003
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia Nashville
ProducerMary Chapin Carpenter
Matt Rollings
Mary Chapin Carpenter chronology
The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter
(2003) 		Between Here and Gone
(2004) 		The Calling
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(71/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
AllMusic[3]
Blender[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
People[5]
Q[1]

Between Here and Gone is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, released by Columbia Nashville on April 27, 2004. It reached No. 5 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, although the album itself produced no chart singles. The title track was written by Carpenter upon hearing of the death of singer-songwriter Dave Carter.[6]

This was Carpenter's last studio album on Columbia Records Nashville.

Track listing

All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter

  1. "What Would You Say to Me" – 3:43
  2. "Luna's Gone" – 4:16
  3. "My Heaven" – 5:53
  4. "Goodnight America" – 5:36
  5. "Between Here and Gone" – 5:08
  6. "One Small Heart" – 6:02
  7. "Beautiful Racket" – 4:40
  8. "Girls Like Me" – 4:27
  9. "River" – 4:21
  10. "Grand Central Station" – 4:25
  11. "The Shelter of Storms" – 5:18
  12. "Elysium" – 5:29

Barnes & Noble Limited Edition (Bonus CD)

Live acoustic performance from the Singer/Songwriter tour, October 2003:

  1. "I Still Miss Someone" (live) – 5.17
  2. "This Shirt" (live) – 5.08
  3. "Late for Your Life" (live) – 4:57

Borders Limited Edition (Bonus DVD)

  1. "Down at the Twist and Shout" (music video)
  2. "I Feel Lucky" (music video)
  3. "Shut Up and Kiss Me" (music video)
  4. "The Better to Dream of You" (music video)
  5. "Almost Home" (music video)

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1989–1990) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 50
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 5

References

  1. ^ a b c Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ Havighurst, Craig (2004-04-30). "Between Here and Gone Review". Entertainment Weekly: 162. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  5. ^ People review
  6. ^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter: A Thanksgiving Special", All Things Considered, National Public Radio, November 25, 2004 (Carpenter states: "Actually, I wrote this song after I learned about the passing of an extraordinary musician by the name of Dave Carter. He was a visionary songwriter, he was part of a duo called, Carter and Grammer...")
  7. ^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.