In-house award for Dixie Chicks (The Chicks) album Taking The Long Way, celebrating over three million in sales and five Grammy Award wins in 2007, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. Released on May 23, 2006, the album was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for two million copies sold in the U.S. in 2007.* (Note: While made by the same company that made RIAA awards, this is not a RIAA award).
The trio's seventh album topped the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and the Top 200 Albums chart. Singles included "Not Ready to Make Nice", "Everybody Knows", "Voice Inside My Head", "Easy Silence", and "The Long Way Around". In addition to the Grammy Award successes the album also did well internationally.
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Item Highlights:
- In-house award recognizing sales and Grammy Award wins
- Award from 2007
- In VG to Excellent condition
- Presented to record label executive
- Award measures approx. 16.5" x 23.5"
- Beautiful and rare collectors item for any Dixie Chicks fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This in-house award would have been manufactured in 2007, making it approximately 19 years old. The award is presented to Steve Kennedy, a record executive who has worked at Columbia Records, Sony BMG, and Verve.
The award is in VG to Excellent condition with only very minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It is all original with Ill Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com