No Place That Far (song)

"No Place That Far" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Sara Evans. It was released in September 1998 as the second single and title track from her album No Place That Far. It was her first Top 40 song on the Hot Country Songs chart, as well as her first number 1 country single. An acoustic version of "No Place That Far" without backing vocals was included on Evans' compilation album, Feels Like Home. Evans wrote this with Tom Shapiro and Tony Martin.

Content

"No Place That Far" begins in the key of C major, and modulates upward to D major on the last chorus.^[2] Evans' vocals range from G₃ to B₄.^[2] Vince Gill provides backing vocals.^[1]

In it, the female narrator states that she will do anything to keep her lover near her.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it an "evocative ballad that should help her win long-overdue acceptance at country radio." She goes on to say that Evans voice has a "richness and vibrancy that soar powerfully above the fiddle and piano on the lustrous chorus." Price calls the lyric "memorable, poignant - emotional but not mushy."^[3]

Music video

A music video was released for the song directed by Thom Oliphant. The video takes place in a forest with Evans dressed in a black and red dress with Vince Gill behind her as they perform the song.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 69 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 3, 1998. "No Place That Far" spent thirty weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, peaking at Number One on the chart dated for the week ending March 6, 1999.^[1] The song was Evans' first Top 40 country hit on both the country and Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at 37 on the latter.^[1]

Chart (1998-1999)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	37
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[7]	29
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	26

Preceded by "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Mark Chesnutt	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single March 6, 1999	Succeeded by "You Were Mine" by Dixie Chicks

Other cover versions

In 2000, the song was recorded by Westlife on their album Coast to Coast.

References

1 2 3 4 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 138. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
1 2 Contemporary Country (1 ed.). Hal Leonard Corporation. 1999. pp. 200–205. ISBN 0-634-01594-X.
↑ Billboard, November 7, 1998
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7361." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 22, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
↑ "Sara Evans – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Sara Evans.
↑ "Sara Evans – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Sara Evans.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999". RPM. December 13, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1999: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.

Sara Evans singles

Discography

Three Chords and the Truth	"Three Chords and the Truth"

No Place That Far	"No Place That Far" (with Vince Gill) "Fool, I'm a Woman"

Born to Fly	"Born to Fly" "I Could Not Ask for More" "Saints & Angels" "I Keep Looking"

Restless	"Backseat of a Greyhound Bus" "Perfect" "Suds in the Bucket"

Real Fine Place	"A Real Fine Place to Start" "Cheatin'" "Coalmine" "You'll Always Be My Baby"

Greatest Hits	"As If" "Some Things Never Change"

Stronger	"A Little Bit Stronger" "My Heart Can't Tell You No"

Slow Me Down	"Slow Me Down" "Put My Heart Down"

Miscellaneous singles	"Feels Just Like a Love Song"

Featured singles	"That's the Beat of a Heart" (with The Warren Brothers)

Other songs	"I'll Be Home for Christmas" "Never Alone" (with Jim Brickman)

Vince Gill

Studio albums	The Things That Matter The Way Back Home When I Call Your Name Pocket Full of Gold I Still Believe in You When Love Finds You High Lonesome Sound The Key Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Next Big Thing These Days Guitar Slinger Bakersfield Down to My Last Bad Habit

Compilation albums	The Essential Vince Gill Souvenirs Icon

Christmas albums	Let There Be Peace on Earth Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection 'Tis the Season

Extended plays	Turn Me Loose

Notable singles	"True Love" "If It Weren't for Him" (with Rosanne Cash) "Oklahoma Borderline" "Cinderella" "Let's Do Something" "Everybody's Sweetheart" "The Radio" "Never Alone" "Oklahoma Swing" (with Reba McEntire) "When I Call Your Name" "Never Knew Lonely" "Pocket Full of Gold" "Liza Jane" "Look at Us" "Take Your Memory with You" "I Still Believe in You" "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" "No Future in the Past" "One More Last Chance" "Tryin' to Get Over You" "Whenever You Come Around" "What the Cowgirls Do" "When Love Finds You" "Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)" "You Better Think Twice" "Go Rest High on That Mountain" "High Lonesome Sound" "Worlds Apart" "Pretty Little Adriana" "A Little More Love" "You and You Alone" "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" "Kindly Keep It Country" "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" (with Patty Loveless) "Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye" "Feels Like Love" "Shoot Straight from Your Heart" "Next Big Thing" "Someday"

Guest singles	"The Heart Won't Lie" (with Reba McEntire) "House of Love" (with Amy Grant) "I Will Always Love You" (with Dolly Parton) "It's Not Over" (with Mark Chesnutt and Alison Krauss "No Place That Far" (with Sara Evans) "Building Bridges" (with Brooks & Dunn and Sheryl Crow) "Don't Rush" (with Kelly Clarkson) "I Just Can't Help Believing" (with B. J. Thomas) "Sober Saturday Night" (with Chris Young)

Other songs	"Here We Are" "I Can't Tell You Why"

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