Words (Sara Evans)

Words is Sara Evans' ninth studio album that was released independently on July 21, 2017 on her own record label, Born to Fly Records.
==Album Background==
The album features 14 songs, all of which have at least one female writer. Evans said that this was unintentional. She also told Billboard that "Eighty percent of this album will make you cry, and twenty percent will make you so happy. It's really deep with incredible lyrics. That's why I decided to call the album Words."
Evans wrote one of the songs, "Letting You Go", about her son Avery. An acoustic version of her Number One hit song, "A Little Bit Stronger" was also included as its final track.
"Long Way Down" was previously recorded by The SteelDrivers on their 2015 album, The Muscle Shoals Recordings.
==Tracklisting==
#Long Way Down	
#Marquee Sign	
#Diving In Deep	
#All The Love You Left Me	
#Like The Way You Love Me	
#Rain and Fire	
#Night Light	
#I Need A River	
#I Don't Trust Myself	
#Make Room At The Bottom	
#Words	
#I Want You	
#Letting You Go	
#A Little Bit Stronger (Acoustic)
==Chart Performance==
"Words" peaked at #46 on the Billboard 200, #4 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and #2 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart, selling 9,900 copies during its first week. As of March 2018, the album has sold 26,800 copies in the United States.
==Critical Reception==
Rating it 4 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "it never flaunts its diversity; instead, its eclecticism is casual, with Evans sliding from stripped-back country-folk to breezy modern pop with ease" and "there's a measured assurance to her performances that lends the album warmth."
Matt Bjorke of Roughstock was positive, stating that "it finds her refreshed and sounding better than she did on her past couple of releases".
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