Time* Sex* Love* is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, released by Columbia Nashville on May 29, 2001. It rose to No. 6 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and produced two singles: "Simple Life," which peaked at No. 53 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and "This Is Me Leaving You", which failed to chart. Despite its low airplay ranking, "Simple Life" spent 28 weeks on Billboard's Top 25 Country Singles Sales chart, peaking at No. 8 on May 5, 2001.
The album was recorded at George Martin's AIR Studios in London.
The asterisks in the title refer to a comment producer John Jennings made about the album's content: "Time is the great gift; sex is the great equalizer; love is the great mystery"
Track listing
Personnel Mary Chapin Carpenter - acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals Jon Carroll - Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer, background vocals, Wurlitzer David Daniels - cello Isobel Griffiths - arranger, conductor, contractor Nick Ingman - arranger, conductor, string arrangements John Jennings - clevenger bass, 12-string electric guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, hi-string guitar, percussion, programming, slide guitar, tambourine, background vocals Russ Powell - guitar Patrick Kiernan - violin Boguslaw Kostecki - violin Peter Lale - viola Duke Levine - 12-string electric guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandola, electric sitar, slide guitar Rita Manning - violin Dave Mattacks - drums, percussion Steve Nathan - piano, synthesizer Tony Pleeth - cello Garrison Starr - background vocals Mike Thompson - French horn Brice White - viola Glenn Worf - bass guitar, clevenger bass, fretless bass Gavyn Wright - violin
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 164
Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 86 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 47
References
External links Mary Chapin Carpenter's official website