Country Girl (Zahara album)

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Country Girl
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2015 (2015-09-21)
Recorded2014-2015
Zahara chronology
Phendula
(2013)
Country Girl
(2015)
Mgodi
(2017)

Country Girl is the third studio album by the South African singer-songwriter Zahara, [1] released on September 22, 2015. [2] It features a guest appearance from Robbie Malinga.

Contents

The album was certified gold on the day of its release and later went triple platinum.

Commercial performance

The album was certified gold within 24 hours of its release, platinum within two weeks and later went triple platinum, selling 140,000 copies. [3]

Accolades

At the 22nd ceremony of South African Music Awards Country Girl won the award for Best Produced Album and also nominated for Best Afro Album at South African Afro Music Awards in 2017. [4] [5] [6]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2016Country GirlBest Produced AlbumWon
Female Artist of the YearNominated
Best R&B/Soul/Reggae AlbumNominated
2017Best Afro AlbumNominated

Tracklisting

No.TitleLength
1."Ntombenhle"4:47
2."Bomibani"5:21
3."Imali"5:27
4."Inameva"4:47
5."Bengirongo (featuring Robbie Malinga)"5:08
6."Izintaba"4:40
7."Amapleya"4:25
8."Okutsha"4:22
9."Walks of Life"4:34
10."Country Girl"5:20
11."Udali"4:20
12."Who I Am"4:09
13."Stop the Music"3:57

Personnel

All credits adapted from AllMusic. [7]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
South AfricaSeptember 22, 2015 CD, Digital download TS Records

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