A Place in the World (Mary Chapin Carpenter album)

A Place in the World is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, released by Columbia Records on October 22, 1996. It rose to No. 3 on the Billboard's Country Albums chart and No. 20 on the Billboard 200, with four of its tracks reaching the Hot Country Songs chart: "Let Me into Your Heart" (No. 11), "I Want to Be Your Girlfriend" (No. 35), and "Keeping the Faith" (No. 58).

Track listing
All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter.

Personnel

 * Pete Barenbregge – tenor saxophone
 * J.T. Brown – background vocals
 * Jon Carroll – piano, accordion, background vocals
 * Mary Chapin Carpenter – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
 * Shawn Colvin – background vocals
 * Mike Crotty – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
 * Bob Glaub – bass guitar
 * Rich Haering – trumpet
 * John Jennings – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backpacker, baritone guitar, bass guitar, fretless bass, lap steel guitar, percussion, synthesizer, background vocals
 * Duke Levine – electric guitar, mandola
 * Robbie Magruder – drums
 * Dave Mattacks – drums, tambourine
 * Kim Richey – background vocals
 * Harry Stinson – drums, cowbell
 * Benmont Tench – piano, organ

String section

 * Kim Miller, Margaraet Gutierrez, Lilly Soong Kramer, Theresa Lazar, Steven Romer, Matthew Loden, Mark Dulac, Ozman Kivrak, Joan Singer, Vickie Yanics, Tracy Jasas, Christoff Richter – violins
 * Marcio Botelho, Timothy Butler, Nancy Jo Snyder, David Teie – cellos

Strings and horns conducted and arranged by Michael "Rico" Petruccelli.