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When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues

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"When God Fearin' Women Get the Blues"
Single by Martina McBride
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side"Blessed"
ReleasedJune 25, 2001
GenreCountry
Length5:00 (full version)
0:52 (album intro)
4:08 (album version)
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Leslie Satcher
Producer(s)
Martina McBride singles chronology
"It's My Time"
(2000)
"When God Fearin' Women Get the Blues"
(2001)
"Blessed"
(2001)

"When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" is a song by American country music artist Martina McBride, recorded for her Greatest Hits (2001) compilation album. The song was written by Leslie Satcher and produced by McBride and her frequent collaborator Paul Worley. The song was chosen as the lead single from the compilation by RCA Records Nashville on June 25, 2001.

Content

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According to producer Paul Worley, the song's writer, Leslie Satcher, wrote it before a demo session. McBride went on to praise Satcher's writing style and loved being able to use more traditionally country instruments like the fiddle and dobro. McBride chose to include Dan Tyminski as a backing vocalist after hearing him sing "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" in the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?.[1]

Critical reception

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Billboard magazine gave "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" a positive review, noting that "This one deserves to join its predecessors on a "greatest" set. Pure energy from a format favorite and great fun to boot." The magazine also called it "the best song that Patty Loveless never recorded."[2]

Commercial performance

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"When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" debuted at number 53 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of June 30, 2001, becoming the "Hot Shot Debut" of the week.[3] It peaked at number eight on October 27, 2001, becoming McBride's 13th top ten hit, but the lowest peaking singles from Greatest Hits. Country radio, however, did not like the record, with radio programmers naming it their fourth least-favorite song of the year according to Gavin Report.[4]

It also peaked at number 64 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.[5]

Personnel

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Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues"
Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 64
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 8
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[8] 61

Year-end charts

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Chart (2001) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 44

Release history

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Release dates and format(s) for "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States June 25, 2001 Country radio RCA Nashville Records [10]

References

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  1. ^ Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2001. 67012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Reviews and Previews - Singles" (PDF). Billboard. July 7, 2001. p. 24.
  3. ^ "Hot Country Singles & Tracks" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 26. June 30, 2001. p. 30. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Matteson, Jamie; Rowe, Marcus; Behler, Barbara (December 17, 2001). "Country's Annual Best & Worst" (PDF). Gavin Report. No. 2357. p. 13. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Huey, Steve. "Martina McBride > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  6. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Best of 2001: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  10. ^ "Going for Adds - Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. June 22, 2001. p. 80.