Restless (Sara Evans album)

Restless is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Sara Evans. It was released in August 2003 via RCA Records Nashville. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

Restless
Studio album by Sara Evans
Released	August 19, 2003
Recorded	2002–2003
Studio	The Money Pit, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country
Length	56:59
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Sara Evans Paul Worley
Sara Evans chronology
Born to Fly (2000) Restless (2003) Real Fine Place (2005)
Singles from Restless
"Backseat of a Greyhound Bus" Released: March 3, 2003 "Perfect" Released: September 15, 2003 "Suds in the Bucket" Released: May 5, 2004 "Tonight" Released: December 2, 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album's first single, "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus", reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Despite the rather low chart performance of the first single, the album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart after selling 44,283 copies in its first week. The album's second single, "Perfect", fared better and reached number 2. "Suds in the Bucket", the third single, became a signature song for Evans, having reached number one on the country charts, making Restless her third consecutive album to contain a number one single. The fourth single, "Tonight", charted just outside the country Top 40 at number 41.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rockin' Horse"	Sara Evans, Matt Evans, Marcus Hummon	3:58
2.	"Backseat of a Greyhound Bus"	Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Troy Verges	5:33
3.	"Restless"	Jeremy Stover, Willie Mack	4:14
4.	"Niagara"	S. Evans, Holly Lamar, Verges	5:34
5.	"Perfect"	S. Evans, Tom Shapiro, Tony Martin	4:01
6.	"Need to Be Next to You"	Diane Warren	4:29
7.	"To Be Happy"	Billy Crain, Kevin Fisher	3:51
8.	"Tonight"	Troy Johnson, Bonnie Baker	5:26
9.	"Otis Redding"	Angelo Petraglia, Verges, H. Lindsey	4:38
10.	"Feel It Comin' On"	S. Evans, Marcus Hummon, Darrell Scott	3:03
11.	"I Give In"	S. Evans, Hummon	4:52
12.	"Big Cry"	Petraglia, Brett James, H. Lindsey	3:18
13.	"Suds in the Bucket"	Billy Montana, Tammy "Jenai" Wagoner	3:49
Total length:			56:59

Deluxe edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Suds in the Bucket (Original Intro)"	Montana, Wagoner	0:53
15.	"Tonight" (Live at West Virginia University Creative Arts Center, Morgantown, West Virginia - August 28, 2004)	Johnson, Baker	5:59
16.	"Suds in the Bucket" (Live at West Virginia University Creative Arts Center, Morgantown, West Virginia - August 28, 2004)	Montana, Wagoner	3:53

Personnel

• Sara Evans – lead vocals, backing vocals
• John Hobbs – keyboards, Hammond B3 organ
• Steve Nathan – keyboards, acoustic piano
• Tim Lauer – accordion
• Marcus Hummon – acoustic guitar, baritone mandolin
• Darrell Scott – acoustic guitar, bouzouki, dobro, mandolin
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
• Paul Worley – acoustic guitar, electric guitars
• J.T. Corenflos – electric guitars
• Troy Lancaster – electric guitars
• Jerry McPherson – electric guitars
• Bryan Sutton – banjo, mandolin
• Gary Morse – dobro, steel guitar
• Michael Rhodes – bass
• Glenn Worf – bass
• Matt Chamberlain – drums
• David Huff – drum programming, percussion, shakers
• Eric Darken – drum programming, percussion
• Glen Caruba – percussion
• Tom Roady – percussion
• Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
• Peter Kevin Fisher – harmonica
• Jim Horn – saxophones, horn arrangements
• Sam Levine – saxophones
• Barry Green – trombone
• Mike Haynes – trumpet
• John Mock – concertina, penny whistle
• Jonathan Yudkin – cello, Celtic harp
• Chris McDonald – string arrangements and conductor
• The Nashville String Machine – strings
• Bob Bailey – backing vocals
• Ashley Evans Simpson – backing vocals
• Lesley Evans Lyons – backing vocals
• Kim Fleming – backing vocals
• Vince Gill – backing vocals
• Adie Grey – backing vocals
• Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
• Wes Hightower – backing vocals
• Troy Johnson – backing vocals
• Hillary Lindsey – backing vocals
• Ashlie Tucker – backing vocals

Production

• Sara Evans – producer
• Paul Worley – producer
• Clarke Schleicher – recording, mixing
• Mike Poole – additional engineer
• Erik Hellerman – additional engineer, recording assistant, digital editing
• Wade Hachler – recording assistant
• Rich Hanson – mix assistant
• John Mayfield – mastering
• Paige Connors – production coordinator
• Bobby Garbedian – art direction
• Astrid Herbold May – art direction, design
• Jeff Lipsky – photography
• Bjorn – photography
• Ruby Weiser – hair stylist
• Vanessa Scali – make-up
• Claudia Fowler – wardrobe stylist
• Modern Management – management

Studios

• Recorded at The Money Pit (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Additional recordings at Loud Recording and Paragon Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Mixed at Loud Recording
• Mastered at Mayfield Mastering (Nashville, Tennessee).

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position US Billboard 200[2] 20 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 56 Chart (2004) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 25 Chart (2005) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 43

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		US Country [7]	US [8]
2003	"Backseat of a Greyhound Bus"	16	103
	"Perfect"	2	46
2004	"Suds in the Bucket"	1	33	RIAA: Platinum[9]
	"Tonight"	41	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)[10]	Platinum

References

1. Monger, James Christopher. "Restless review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
2. "Sara Evans Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
3. "Sara Evans Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
4. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
7. "Sara Evans Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
8. "Sara Evans Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
9. "American single certifications – Sara Evans". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
10. "American album certifications – Sara Evans – Restless". Recording Industry Association of America.