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Martina McBride became one of country music’s most powerful voices in the 1990s, blending the emotional directness of traditional country with arrangements that also reached pop and adult contemporary audiences. Born Martina Schiff in Kansas in 1966, she grew up performing in her family’s band before moving to Nashville with her husband, John McBride. Her first album, The Time Has Come, arrived in 1992, but her major breakthrough came the following year with The Way That I Am. Its songs introduced a singer with exceptional range and a remarkable ability to make a lyric feel intensely personal.
Tracks such as “My Baby Loves Me, Independence Day, Wild Angels, and A Broken Wing” established Martina McBride as one of the era’s leading country performers. “Independence Day” in particular made a lasting impression through its difficult story and forceful vocal performance. Her success continued with the albums Evolution and Emotion, which produced hits like “Happy Girl, Wrong Again, I Love You, and Love’s the Only House.” She became known for uplifting anthems and ballads about family, loss, faith, and resilience.
McBride continued to expand her music in the 2000s with the album Martina, the country-standards collection Timeless, and the original material on Waking Up Laughing and Shine. Her recording career also embraced Christmas music, including “White Christmas” and the big-band arrangements of “It’s the Holiday Season. Eleven, Everlasting, and Reckless” showed other sides of her work, ranging from personal songwriting to soul classics and contemporary country. Collaborations with musicians including Jim Brickman, Clint Black, Dolly Parton, Kelly Clarkson, and Keith Urban added still more variety to her recorded catalog.
Beyond the studio albums, McBride contributed songs to soundtracks, tribute projects, special-edition releases, and other artists’ records. Her career also includes four bonus songs originally issued with Eleven in 2011, rare compilation tracks, and duet performances that can be easy to overlook. Her 2020 single “Girls Like Me” and her 2025 collaboration with Hannah Ellis are among her later releases. Taken together, these familiar radio favorites and less obvious recordings show both the breadth of her repertoire and the enduring appeal of her voice.
Complete List Of Martina McBride Songs From A to Z
0–E
- “A Broken Wing” – Evolution (1997)
- “A Great Disguise” – Wild Angels (1995)
- “All Messed Up” – The Blackbird Diaries (2011), with Dave Stewart
- “All My Friends” – All My Friends: Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman (2014)
- “All the Things We’ve Never Done” – Wild Angels (1995)
- “Always Be This Way” – Eleven (2011)
- “Always on My Mind” – Chris Mann in Concert: A Mann for All Seasons (2013), with Chris Mann
- “An Affair to Remember” – Beauty Is… The Final Sessions (2014), with Ray Price
- “Anything and Everything” – Emotion (1999)
- “Anything’s Better Than Feelin’ the Blues” – Emotion (1999)
- “Anyway” – Waking Up Laughing (2007)
- “Ashes” – The Way That I Am (1993)
- “Ask the Boy” – Eleven (Target deluxe edition) (2011)
- “At Last” – My Heart (Hallmark exclusive) (2005)
- “Away in a Manger” – White Christmas (1998)
- “A Woman Knows” – The Time Has Come (1992)
- “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” – Christmas with Dino (2006), duet with Dean Martin
- “Baby What You Want Me to Do” – Everlasting (Target edition bonus track) (2014)
- “Back in the Saddle” – Sunday Morning to Saturday Night (1997), with Matraca Berg, Suzy Bogguss, Faith Hill, Patty Loveless and Trisha Yearwood
- “Beautiful Again” – Waking Up Laughing (2007)
- “Being Myself” – On Target (EP) (2004)
- “Be That Way” – Evolution (1997)
- “Beyond the Blue” – Wild Angels (1995)
- “Blessed” – Greatest Hits (2001)
- “Blue Bayou” – Waking Up Laughing (iTunes pre-order bonus track) (2007)
- “Blue Christmas” – Christmas Duets (2008), duet with Elvis Presley
- “Born to Give My Love to You” – Wild Angels (1995)
- “Bring It On Home to Me” – Everlasting (2014), with Gavin DeGraw
- “Broken Umbrella” – Eleven (2011)
- “By Your Side” – Everlasting (iTunes bonus track) (2014)
- “Calling All Angels (Live)” – CMT Crossroads: Train and Martina McBride (DVD) (2011), with Train
- “Can You Fool” – All My Friends: Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman (2014), with Pat Monahan
- “Care” – Born Free (2010), Kid Rock featuring Martina McBride and T.I.
- “Chances Are” – Hope Floats (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1998), with Bob Seger
- “Cheap Whiskey” – The Time Has Come (1992)
- “City of Love” – Martina (2003)
- “Closing Time” – Eleven (Target deluxe edition) (2011)
- “Come See About Me” – Everlasting (2014)
- “Concrete Angel” – Greatest Hits (2001)
- “Cry Cry (Till the Sun Shines)” – Waking Up Laughing (2007)
- “Cryin’ Time” – Timeless (international bonus track) (2005)
- “Cry on the Shoulder of the Road” – Wild Angels (1995)
- “Danny’s Song” – Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends (2007), with Anne Murray
- “Diamond” – Reckless (2016), with Keith Urban
- “Don’t Cost a Dime” – Shine (2009)
- “Don’t Stop Believin’ (Live)” – Live in Concert (DVD) (2008)
- “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man” – Everlasting (2014)
- “Do What You Do” – Emotion (1999)
- “Do You Hear What I Hear?” – White Christmas (1999 expanded edition) (1999)
- “Dreaming My Dreams” – Timeless (international bonus track) (2005)
- “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) (Live)” – CMT Crossroads: Train and Martina McBride (DVD) (2011), with Train
- “Everybody Does” – Waking Up Laughing (2007)
- “Everybody Wants to Be Loved” – Reckless (2016)
- “Every Single Night” – Lucky Numbers (2013), with Dave Stewart
F–J
- “Feels Like Home” – You’re Only Lonely (2006), with Raul Malo
- “Fool, I’m a Woman” – No Place That Far (1998), with Sara Evans
- “Forever Country” – Forever Country (single) (2016), with Artists of Then, Now & Forever
- “For These Times” – Waking Up Laughing (2007)
- “From the Ashes” – Emotion (1999)
- “Frosty the Snowman” – It’s the Holiday Season (2018)
- “Georgia” – Room with a View (2001), with Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- “Girls Like Me” – Girls Like Me (From Songland) (single) (2020)
- “God Bless America” – Patriotic Country (2004)
- “God’s Will” – Martina (2003)
- “Goin’ to Work” – The Way That I Am (1993)
- “Goodbye” – Emotion (1999)
- “Go Rest High on That Mountain” – The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Presents Sunday in the Country (2010), with Vince Gill
- “Grandview” – Sad Clowns & Hillbillies (2017), John Mellencamp featuring Martina McBride
- “Happy Girl” – Evolution (1997)
- “Happy Holiday / It’s the Holiday Season” – It’s the Holiday Season (2018)
- “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” – White Christmas (2007 expanded edition) (2007)
- “Harper Valley P.T.A.” – Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives (2005)
- “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” – White Christmas (1998)
- “Heartaches by the Number” – Timeless (2005), featuring Dwight Yoakam
- “Heart Trouble” – The Way That I Am (1993)
- “Hello Love, Goodbye” – Hello Love, Goodbye / Your Cheatin’ Heart (Martina Schiff single) (1980), credited as Martina Schiff
- “Help Me Make It Through the Night” – Timeless (2005)
- “Here in My Heart” – Evolution (1997)
- “Hey, Soul Sister (Live)” – CMT Crossroads: Train and Martina McBride (DVD) (2011), with Train
- “Hit Me with Your Best Shot (Live)” – Live in Concert (2008)
- “Home for the Holidays” – It’s the Holiday Season (2018)
- “House of a Thousand Dreams” – Waking Up Laughing (2007)
- “How Far” – Martina (2003)
- “How Great Thou Art” – Amazing Grace: A Country Salute to Gospel (1995)
- “How I Feel” – Waking Up Laughing (2007)
- “I Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” – Emotion (1999)
- “I Can’t Sleep” – The Time Has Come (1992)
- “I Can’t Stop Loving You” – Timeless (2005)
- “I Don’t Hurt Anymore” – Timeless (2005)
- “I Don’t Want to See You Again” – Evolution (1997)
- “If I Had Your Name” – Waking Up Laughing (2007)
- “If You Don’t Know Me by Now” – Everlasting (2014)
- “I Give It to You” – Eleven (Target deluxe edition) (2011)
- “I Just Call You Mine” – Shine (2009)
- “I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight” – Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions (2002), with the Chieftains
- “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” – White Christmas (1998)
- “I’ll Be There” – Timeless (2005), featuring Dan Tyminski and Rhonda Vincent
- “I’ll Be the Wind” – The Lost Sessions (2005), with Garth Brooks
- “I’ll Still Be Me” – Waking Up Laughing (2007)
- “I Love You” – Runaway Bride (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1999)
- “I Love You (Pop Remix)” – Playlist: The Very Best of Martina McBride (2008)
- “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” – Eleven (2011)
- “I’m Little but I’m Loud” – Evolution (1997)
- “I’m Sorry” – Red River Blue (2011), with Blake Shelton
- “I’m Trying” – Shine (2009)
- “Independence Day” – The Way That I Am (1993)
- “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden” – Timeless (2005)
- “In My Daughter’s Eyes” – Martina (2003)
- “In the Basement” – Everlasting (2014), with Kelly Clarkson
- “I Still Miss Someone” – Timeless (2005), featuring Dolly Parton
- “It Ain’t Pretty” – Reckless (2016)
- “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” – It’s the Holiday Season (2018)
- “It’s My Time” – Emotion (1999)
- “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” – Everlasting (2014)
- “I Won’t Close My Eyes” – Evolution (1997)
- “Jackson” – The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium (2014), with George Strait
- “Jingle Bells” – White Christmas (2007 expanded edition) (2007)
- “Just Around the Corner” – Reckless (2016)
K–O
- “Keeping My Distance” – Evolution (1997)
- “Learning to Fall” – Martina (2003)
- “Let It Be Me” – Timeless (iTunes pre-order bonus track) (2005)
- “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” – White Christmas (1998)
- “Lies” – Shine (2009)
- “Life #9” – The Way That I Am (1993)
- “Little Bit of Rain” – Everlasting (2014)
- “Little Bits of Lightning” – Touched by an Angel: The Album (1998)
- “Live This Life” – Horse of a Different Color (2004), with Big & Rich
- “Long Distance Lullaby” – Eleven (2011)
- “Losing You Feels Good” – The Time Has Come (1992)
- “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man” – Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn (2010), with Alan Jackson
- “Love Land” – Waking Up Laughing (2007)
- “Love’s Gonna Live Here” – Timeless (2005)
- “Love’s the Only House” – Emotion (1999)
- “Low All Afternoon” – Reckless (2016)
- “Make Me Believe” – Emotion (1999)
- “Make the World Go Away” – Timeless (2005)
- “Marry Me” – Eleven (2011), featuring Pat Monahan
- “Most Wonderful Time of the Year” – It’s the Holiday Season (2018)
- “My Babe” – Everlasting (2014)
- “My Baby Loves Me” – The Way That I Am (1993)
- “My Favorite Things” – It’s the Holiday Season (2018)
- “My Favorite Things (2002 orchestral recording)” – My Favorite Things: A Richard Rodgers Celebration (2002), with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra
- “Never Loved Before” – Good Time (2008), with Alan Jackson
- “O Come All Ye Faithful” – White Christmas (1999 expanded edition) (1999)
- “O Holy Night” – Mother & Child: A Christmas Celebration of Motherhood (1995)
- “Once a Day” – Timeless (2005)
- “One Day You Will” – Evolution (1997)
- “One Less Bell to Answer” – Back to Bacharach (2008), with Steve Tyrell, Rod Stewart, James Taylor and Dionne Warwick
- “One Night” – Eleven (2011)
- “On My Own” – Starting Over (1995), with Reba McEntire, Linda Davis and Trisha Yearwood
- “Over the Rainbow” – Martina (2003)
P–T
- “Perfect” – Everlasting (iTunes bonus track) (2014)
- “Phones Are Ringin’ All Over Town” – Wild Angels (1995)
- “Pick Me Up on Your Way Down” – Timeless (2005)
- “Please Come Home for Christmas” – The Country Christmas Collection (2011)
- “Practice Life” – Freedom (2002), with Andy Griggs
- “Reckless” – Reckless (2016)
- “Reluctant Daughter” – Martina (2003)
- “Ride” – Shine (2009)
- “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” – It’s the Holiday Season (2018)
- “Safe in the Arms of Love” – Wild Angels (1995)
- “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” – It’s the Holiday Season (2018)
- “Satin Sheets” – Timeless (2005)
- “She Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” – The Way That I Am (1993)
- “She’s a Butterfly” – Martina (2003)
- “Show Me” – Playlist: The Very Best of Martina McBride (2008)
- “Silent Night” – White Christmas (1998)
- “Silver Bells” – White Christmas (1998)
- “So Magical” – Martina (2003)
- “Some Say I’m Running” – Evolution (1997)
- “Stay with Me (Live)” – CMT Crossroads: Train and Martina McBride (DVD) (2011), with Train
- “Still Holding On” – Evolution (1997), duet with Clint Black
- “Straight to the Bone” – Hits and More (2012)
- “Strangers” – The Way That I Am (1993)
- “Strawberry Wine (2021 Version)” – Did I Shave My Legs for This? (25th Anniversary Edition) (2021), with Deana Carter, Lauren Alaina, Ashley McBryde, Kylie Morgan and Vince Gill
- “Summer of Love” – Eleven (2011)
- “Sunny Side Up” – Shine (2009)
- “Surrender” – Hits and More (2012)
- “Suspicious Minds” – Everlasting (2014)
- “Sweet Dreams (Of You)” – Remembering Patsy Cline (2003), with Take 6
- “Swingin’ Doors” – Wild Angels (1995)
- “Take These Chains from My Heart” – Timeless (international bonus track) (2005)
- “Teenage Daughters” – Eleven (2011)
- “Thanks a Lot” – Timeless (2005)
- “That Old Flame” – Cass County (2015), with Don Henley
- “That’s How Strong My Love Is” – Everlasting (Target edition bonus track) (2014)
- “That’s Me” – The Time Has Come (1992)
- “That’s the Thing About Love” – Reckless (2016)
- “That Wasn’t Me” – The Way That I Am (1993)
- “The Christmas Song” – White Christmas (1998)
- “The Real Thing” – Reckless (2016), with Buddy Miller
- “There You Are” – Emotion (1999)
- “The Rope” – The Time Has Come (1992)
- “The Time Has Come” – The Time Has Come (1992)
- “The Women I Am” – The Women I Am (single) (2025), with Hannah Ellis
- “This One’s for the Girls” – Martina (2003)
- “This Small Divide” – I’m Your Man (1998), with Jason Sellers
- “This Uncivil War” – Emotion (1999)
- “Through Your Eyes” – Bambi II (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2006)
- “‘Til I Can Make It on My Own” – Timeless (2005)
- “Today I Started Loving You Again” – Timeless (2005)
- “Together Again” – My Heart (Hallmark exclusive) (2005)
- “To Know Him Is to Love Him” – Everlasting (2014)
- “Trip Around the Sun” – License to Chill (2004), with Jimmy Buffett
- “True Blue Fool” – The Time Has Come (1992)
- “True Love Ways” – Timeless (2005)
- “Tryin’ to Find a Reason” – Waking Up Laughing (2007)
- “Two More Bottles of Wine” – Wild Angels (1995)
U–Z
- “Unclouded Day” – Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends (2007), with Brenda Lee
- “Valentine” – Picture This (1997), with Jim Brickman
- “Walk Away” – Shine (2009)
- “Walk On By” – Timeless (international bonus track) (2005)
- “Walk That Line” – The Time Has Come (1992)
- “Wearing White” – Martina (2003)
- “We’ll Pick Up Where We Left Off” – Reckless (2016)
- “We’ve Got Tonight” – Hit Man Returns: David Foster & Friends (2011), with David Foster
- “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted” – Everlasting (2014)
- “Whatcha Gonna Do” – Eleven (2011)
- “What Child Is This?” – White Christmas (1998)
- “What Child Is This? (Michael W. Smith duet)” – The Spirit of Christmas (2014), with Michael W. Smith
- “What Do I Have to Do” – Shine (2009)
- “Whatever You Say” – Evolution (1997)
- “What the World Needs Now” – Back to Bacharach (2008), with Steve Tyrell, Rod Stewart, James Taylor and Dionne Warwick
- “When God-Fearin’ Women Get the Blues” – Greatest Hits (2001)
- “When Love Is Gone” – The Muppet Christmas Carol (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1992)
- “When You Are Old” – The Time Has Come (1992)
- “When You Love a Sinner” – Eleven (2011)
- “When You Love Me” – Martina (2003)
- “Where I Used to Have a Heart” – The Way That I Am (1993)
- “Where Would You Be” – Greatest Hits (2001)
- “White Christmas” – White Christmas (1998)
- “Wild Angels” – Wild Angels (1995)
- “Wild Night” – Everlasting (2014)
- “Wild Rebel Rose” – Shine (2009)
- “Winter Wonderland” – It’s the Holiday Season (2018)
- “Winter Wonderland (2007 Recording)” – White Christmas (2007 expanded edition) (2007)
- “Words Are Your Wheels” – Words Are Your Wheels (promotional single) (2002), with Phil Vassar, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney and Sara Evans
- “Wrong Again” – Evolution (1997)
- “Wrong Again (Acoustic Version)” – Playlist: The Very Best of Martina McBride (2008)
- “Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong” – Shine (2009)
- “You Ain’t Woman Enough” – Timeless (2005)
- “You and You Alone” – Reckless (2016)
- “You Can Get Your Lovin’ Right Here” – Eleven (2011)
- “Your Cheatin’ Heart” – Hello Love, Goodbye / Your Cheatin’ Heart (Martina Schiff single) (1980), credited as Martina Schiff
- “You’re in My House Now” – Eleven (Target deluxe edition) (2011)
- “You’re Not Leaving Me” – Shine (2009)
- “You’ve Been Driving All the Time” – Wild Angels (1995)
- “You Win Again” – Timeless (2005)
MARTINA MCBRIDE STUDIO ALBUMS
The Time Has Come (1992)
The Way That I Am (1993)
Wild Angels (1995)
Evolution (1997)
White Christmas (1998)
Emotion (1999)
Martina (2003)
Timeless (2005)
Waking Up Laughing (2007)
Shine (2009)
Eleven (2011)
Everlasting (2014)
Reckless (2016)
It’s the Holiday Season (2018)
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