Just in case you haven't heard, this week Sara scored her fourth
career #1 hit with "A Real Fine Place to Start". She currently
holds the top spot on both Billboard and R&R.

I think a big word of congratulations is in order for Sara and crew
on hitting yet another milestone. You can't ask for much more than
a #1 single before the album is even released. Looks like the
marketing strategies and timing of the release of ARFPTS was right
on the money this time. And we can never underestimate the effect
that fantastic music video had in getting this song off to a running
start. If all the other singles from Real Fine Place do this well,
Sara may have a triple platinum record on her hands!

Also, what a great job all her fans did to keep those requests
pouring in to your local stations!! You can also celebrate in this
accomplishment. But don't stop requesting now, as we want her to
remain in the lead position for as long as possible. The longer she
stays at #1 just provides more reasons why Sara should be crowned
Female Vocalist of the Year this November. (Not to mention the fact
that she's now had TWO #1 hits within the last 12 months). CMA
judges, are you listening?

In other news, Sara makes a guest appearance on the new project from
Lonestar which was released this week. It's titled Coming Home, and
Sara may be heard with lovely harmonies and standout vocals on "I
Never Needed You." This actually marks the first time a female
guest vocalist has ever appeared on a Lonestar song. For the
lyrics, just check out the Contributions table on the Lyrics Page:

http://www.sara-online.net/lyrics.html

With so many important dates of interest coming up for the diehard
Sara fan, I posted this little calendar on the board yesterday, and
have reproduced it below:

Sept. 13 - Lonestar's Coming Home album--featuring Sara--arrives in
stores
Sept. 20 - Desperate Housewives soundtrack--also featuring Sara--is
released
Sept. 23 - Time Well Wasted Tour w/Brad Paisley launches in Portland
Oct. 4 - Real Fine Place is released!! RFP with CMT DVD will be
available at Wal-Mart
Oct. 8-9 - Sara is Lon Helton's special radio guest on Country
Countdown USA
Oct. 12 - Sara appears on ABC-TV's Good Morning America
Nov. 15 - Sara is in the running for Female Vocalist and Musical
Event of the Year at CMA's in NYC

If you haven't already done so, remember to pre-order the new album
through this link in order to be entered into the concert getaway
contest:

http://stores.musictoday.com/store/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=7633&band%
5Fid=1069&sfid=2

Oh, and just a few more links before I close. Sara was interviewed
by one of our local country stations in Houston, TX this past
Monday, and we recorded the interview for you guys. We just used a
hand-held tape recorder, so the quality is not the best. Here are
the three parts though. (Right click links & "Save Target As"):

http://www.sara-online.net/multimedia/93Q_Interview_1.mp3
http://www.sara-online.net/multimedia/93Q_Interview_2.mp3
http://www.sara-online.net/multimedia/93Q_Interview_3.mp3

God Bless,
-Chuck