A Place In The World (studio album)
by Mary Chapin Carpenter

A Place In The World by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Year: 1996
Overall rank: 27,606th   
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74/100 (from 9 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1996 (497th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (4,305th)
Award Best albums of all time (27,606th)

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Mary Chapin Carpenter bestography

A Place In The World is ranked 6th best out of 20 albums by Mary Chapin Carpenter on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Mary Chapin Carpenter is Come On, Come On which is ranked number 6492 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 199.

Mary Chapin Carpenter album bestography « Higher ranked (22,886th)
Shooting Straight In The Dark
This album (27,606th)
A Place In The World
Lower ranked (31,080th) »
Ashes And Roses

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A Place In The World track list

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A Place In The World rankings

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Overall rank: 27,606th | 1990s rank: 4,305th | 1996 rank: 497th

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Mary Chapin-Carpenter returned in 1996 with A Place in the World, her sixth studio album.

After the incredibly introspective Stones in the Road LP, Chapin-Carpenter returned with a wonderfully dynamic record that I can't believe was marketed to country music in the 1990s.

Let Me Into Your Heart sounds like Springsteen on the River and the old school soul production suits Chapin-Carpenter very nicely. This record is often seen as her lowest point in the 90s, but I disagree. This is a bona fide album by a bona fide artist, and perhaps one of her most accessible albums.

A-Side: Let Me Into Your Heart
B-Side: I Want to Be Your Girlfriend
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