The Lost Songs Project

The Lost Songs Project

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The Lost Songs Project
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"I Take My Chances," Mary Chapin Carpenter (1994)

"I Take My Chances," Mary Chapin Carpenter (1994)

A high-water mark from a 90s country legend.

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Mark Blankenship
Oct 26, 2022
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"I Take My Chances," Mary Chapin Carpenter (1994)
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Peak: #2 on the country chart
Streams: 2.1 million

The Lost Songs Project is going to cause all of us some existential pain. If we know a song by heart, then how it can be lost?

That’s where I am today, sitting down to write about “I Take My Chances” by Mary Chapin Carpenter.

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