Dixie Chicks Music:

Wide Open Spaces Track Listing:
1. I Can Love You Better
2. Wide Open Spaces
3. Loving Arms
4. There's Your Trouble
5. You Were Mine
6. Never Say Die
7. Tonight the Heartache's on Me
8. Let 'Er Rip
9. Once You've Loved Somebody
10. I'll Take Care of You
11. Am I the Only One (Who's Ever Felt This Way)
12. Give It Up or Let Me Go

Editorial Review:
The major-label debut from this Texas trio proves their instrumental abilities, blending more traditional twang with slow melodic blues, foot-tapping rockabilly, and bluegrass-inspired pop harmonies. From the opener, "I Can Love You Better," the Chicks let their love of music and genuine joy shine through while the energy on this album reminds one of Carlene Carter. Solid musicianship, topnotch vocal performances, and infectious pop hooks make this a stellar project. --Paula Ghergia

Wide Open Spaces Reviews:
Cute Chicks
2009-02-07 - Wide Open Spaces is forty-three minutes and 39 seconds long and was released on January 27, 1998. Wide Open Spaces reached #1 on the US Top Country Album, #4 U.S. Billboard 200 Album Chart, and #3 on the Heatseekers. Five of the songs charted and Wide Open Spaces took home two Grammy Awards. The cassette has gone 12× Multi-Platinum. This was the Dixie Chicks fourth studio album. The music on it is great and upbeat. Wide Open Spaces by Dixie Chicks gets an AAA+++.

Side A

I Can Love You Better
#7 U.S.Hot Country Songs
#77 U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Wide Open Spaces
#1 U.S.Hot Country Songs (five weeks at #1)
#41 U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Grammy Award for Best Country Album in 1999
Loving Arms
There's Your Trouble
#1 U.S.Hot Country Songs (two weeks at #1)
#36 U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal in 1999
You Were Mine
#1 U.S.Hot Country Songs (two weeks at #1)
#34 U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Never Say Die

Side B

Tonight the Heartache's on Me
#6 U.S.Hot Country Songs
#46 U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Let `Er Rip
Once You've Loved Somebody
I'll Take Care of You
Am I the Only One (Who's Ever Felt this Way)
Give It Up or Let Me Go


Love the new CD.
2008-11-28 - Love the new Dixie Chicks. I also like the new release by Ryebender. Gravity is a great dixie like song.



Beautiful - just beautiful
2008-07-22 - I really love these girls and the songs on this album are incredible. Even if you don't like country I think you can find something to enjoy on this album. The songs are full of hope about love and happiness and they make me happy when I listen to them. I often have to stop what I'm doing just to listen to a song. Despite what their political history is...they are amazing and incredible artists that can't be denied - give this album a chance if you want to hear some lovely tunes.

It doesn't get any better than the Dixie Chicks
2008-03-10 - With all of the controversy in recent years, it's easy to forget that the Dixie Chicks aren't just excellent musicians, they were groundbreaking. This is the album that started it all.

Wide open spaces
2008-03-03 - I can't say that I am a fan of the country music genre but at the same time I can't pretend that there aren't a few artists in the genre that I listen to. After listening to the Dixie Chicks's last album TAKING THE LONG WAY, I was surprised by how much I liked it (despite not liking a few of the songs). I recently decided to check out the band's first album WIDE OPEN SPACES on a whim. While there were quite a few songs on the album that I did not like (for example the first two songs on the album, there were still quite a few songs that I did enjoy listening to. I am particularly fond of the ballads like "Loving Arms", and "You Were Mine", and the hopelessly infectious first single "There's Your Trouble". The biggest flaw with the Chicks' music is Natalie Maines' vocals. It sometimes comes off as a bit screechy for my liking so I can only take her voice in small doses if I am not in a good mood. On the ballads, her voice is more tolerable. I think that is her biggest strength. I really enjoy it when Natalie harmonizes with Emily and Martie. Despite not liking a few of the songs here, I still like WIDE OPEN SPACES.