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EDITORIAL REVIEWS Dixie Chicks: Natalie Maines (vocals) ; Emily Erwin (vocals, dobro, banjo, acoustic guitar) ; Martie Seidel (vocals, fiddle, mandolin) . Additional personnel: Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Paul Worley (acoustic & electric guitars) ; Mark Casstevens, Billy Crain (acoustic guitar) ; George Marinelli, Tommy Nash (electric guitar) ; Lloyd Maines, Tony Paoletta (steel guitar) ; Matt Rollings (Hammond B-3 organ, piano) ; Bobby Charles, Jr., Michael Rhodes (bass) ; Greg Morrow (drums) ; Tom Roady (congas, shaker, tambourine) . All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. WIDE OPEN SPACES won the 1999 Grammy for Best Country Album. Dixie Chicks were nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. "Theres Your Trouble" won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. Personnel: Emily Erwin (vocals, acoustic guitar, dobro, banjo) ; Martie Seidel (vocals, mandolin, fiddle) ; Natalie Maines (vocals) ; Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Paul Worley (acoustic guitar, electric guitar) ; Mark Casstevens, Billy Crain (acoustic guitar) ; George Marinelli (electric guitar) ; Lloyd Maines (steel guitar) ; Matt Rollings (piano, Hammond b-3 organ) ; Greg Morrow (drums) ; Tom Roady (congas, shaker, tambourine) . Audio Mixer: John Guess. Recording information: Westwood Studio. Photographer: Matthew Barnes . The Dixie Chicks WIDE OPEN SPACES is flavored with tight-knit harmonies and acoustic instrumentation within the center of very tastefully understated arrangements. Their own acoustic underpinnings of fiddle, guitar, banjo and dobro are complimented and raised up by Paul Worley and Blake Chanceys respectful and organic production. This music is decorated with antique store furnishings, not the usual gaudy, regurgitated guitar licks and cheap generic production tricks. The trio is propelled by their delightful vocals and the very natural and easy country sway that the producer and the fine accompanying musicians have created.