A Place in the World is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, released by Columbia Records on October 22, 1996.

20 on the Billboard 200, with four of its tracks reaching the Hot Country Songs chart: "Let Me into Your Heart" (No.

All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter.

Strings and horns conducted and arranged by Michael "Rico" Petruccelli.

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