It's America

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It's America
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Studio album by
Rodney Atkins
ReleasedMarch 31, 2009
Recorded2008–09
Genre Country
Length37:13
Label Curb Records
Producer Ted Hewitt
Rodney Atkins [1]
Rodney Atkins chronology
If You're Going Through Hell
(2006)		It's America
(2009)		 Take a Back Road
(2011)
Singles from It's America
  1. "It's America"
    Released: November 24, 2008
  2. "15 Minutes"
    Released: May 26, 2009
  3. "Chasin' Girls"
    Released: October 26, 2009
  4. "Farmer's Daughter"
    Released: March 29, 2010

It's America is the third studio album by American country music artist Rodney Atkins. It was released on March 31, 2009 by Curb Records. The album's first single, its title track, was released on November 24, 2008 and became Atkins' fifth number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was followed by "15 Minutes" (a Top 20 hit) and "Chasin' Girls." The album was re-issued in mid-2010 to include a new single, "Farmer's Daughter."

Contents

The album debuted at No. 15 on Billboard's album chart selling 34,877 copies.

As of August 2010, the album has sold 129,820 copies in the US. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tell a Country Boy" Neal Coty, Jon Henderson3:31
2."Chasin' Girls" Rodney Atkins, Ted Hewitt, Steve Dean3:29
3."Got It Good"Atkins, Casey Beathard, Ed Hill 3:33
4."Best Things"Beathard, James T. Slater 2:55
5."Friends with Tractors" Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip, Rhett Akins 3:31
6."15 Minutes" Tony Mullins, Jamie Lee Thurston 2:39
7."Simple Things"Atkins, Dave Berg, Rivers Rutherford 3:18
8."It's America" Brett James, Angelo Petraglia 3:31
9."Rockin' of the Cradle" Doug Johnson, Kim Williams 3:28
10."When It's My Time"Berg, Connie Harrington, Wendell Mobley 3:35
11."The River Just Knows"Berg, Sam Tate, Annie Tate3:39
12."Farmer's Daughter" Marv Green, Akins, Hayslip3:24

Personnel

Singles

The album's first single release was its title track, written by Brett James and Angelo Petraglia. Released in late 2008, the song went on to become the fifth Number One single of his career. It was followed by "15 Minutes" at number 20, and "Chasin' Girls", which failed to make the Top 40. The latter was partially re-written for its radio edit. [3] The song debuted in September 2009 but failed to reach the country Top 40, peaking at No. 48.

In March 2010, the album was re-released with "Farmer's Daughter" added to the track list, and the radio edit of "Chasin' Girls" in place of the original recording. [3] "Farmer's Daughter" has reached Top 20 on Hot Country Songs.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
People Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [7]
RoughstockStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Engine 145Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Todd Sterling of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, saying that Atkins "plays it safe and sticks to the same formula used on If You're Going Through Hell." [5] Also giving it three stars, Roughstock critic Liz Jungers thought that the album was "feel-good through and through" and that it had "killer musicianship," but criticized it for lacking musical variety. [3] Pierce Greenberg of Engine 145 also criticized the album for having too many "frothy feel-good, I-am-blessed" songs, saying that it such songs "would benefit from being on a more diverse album." He rated the album two stars out of five. [8] In his Consumer Guide, Robert Christgau gave the album a "dud" rating, [7] calling it "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought." [9]

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
US Country US
2008"It's America"144
2009"15 Minutes"20115
"Chasin' Girls"48—
2010"Farmer's Daughter"547
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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  2. ↑ "Last July 2010 Album Sales Chart Still the Domain of Lady Antebellum | New Country Music, Listen to Songs & Video". Roughstock.com. August 4, 2010. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
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