Timeless (Martina McBride album)

Timeless is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Martina McBride. The album was released on October 18, 2005, through RCA Nashville Records. The album is McBride's first covers album, containing covers of classic country songs made famous by artists such as Buck Owens, Eddy Arnold, Johnny Cash, Don Gibson and Loretta Lynn.

The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200, and number 1 on the Top Country Albums chart with 185,000 copies sold in the first week. The album was certified platinum on December 12, 2005, by the RIAA.

Personnel

 * Martina McBride – lead vocals, harmony vocals
 * Gordon Mote – acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3 organ
 * Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitars, dobro, mandolin
 * Marty Schiff – acoustic guitar
 * Paul Worley – acoustic guitar
 * Stuart Duncan – mandolin, fiddle
 * Paul Franklin – dobro, steel guitar
 * Larry Paxton – electric bass, upright bass, tic-tac bass
 * Glenn Worf – electric bass, upright bass
 * Eddie Bayers – drums
 * Jonathan Yudkin – strings (11), string arrangements (11)
 * Lisa Cochran – harmony vocals
 * Melodie Crittenden – harmony vocals
 * Jon Mark Ivey – harmony vocals
 * Marabeth Jordan – harmony vocals
 * John Wesley Ryles – harmony vocals
 * Russell Terrell – harmony vocals
 * Bergen White – harmony vocals, vocal arrangements

Guest Vocals
 * Dan Tyminski – vocals (2)
 * Rhonda Vincent – vocals (2)
 * Dolly Parton – harmony vocals (12)
 * Dwight Yoakam – harmony vocals (13)

The Nashville String Machine
 * Dennis Burnside – string arrangements and conductor
 * Carl Gorodetzky – contractor
 * Anthony LaMarchina and Sarighani Reist – cello
 * Jim Grosjean, Gary Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – viola
 * David Angell, Janet Askey, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Cate Myer, Pamela Sixfin, Christian Teal, Alan Umstead, Cathy Umstead, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale and Karen Winklemann – violin

Production

 * Martina McBride – producer
 * John McBride – recording, mixing, management
 * John Netti – recording assistant, mix assistant
 * Vance Powell – recording assistant, mix assistant
 * Lowell Reynolds – recording assistant, mix assistant
 * David Robinson – recording assistant, mix assistant
 * Michael Dumas – vocal recording for Dwight Yoakam (13)
 * Richard Dodd – mastering at RichardDodd.com (Nashville, Tennessee)
 * Paige Connors – production coordinator
 * S. Wade Hunt – art direction, design
 * Andrew Eccles – photography
 * Sam Erickson – studio photography
 * Claudia Fowler – wardrobe stylist
 * Earl Cox – hair stylist
 * Mary Beth Felts – make-up
 * Bruce Allen – management

Certifications
In 2005, the RIAA gave Timeless a platinum certification.