Kellie Pickler (album)

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Kellie Pickler
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Studio album by
Kellie Pickler
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2008 (2008-09-30)
Genre
Length33:21 / 44:20 (iTunes Deluxe Edition)
Label
Producer Chris Lindsey
Kellie Pickler chronology
Small Town Girl
(2006)		Kellie Pickler
(2008)		 100 Proof
(2012)
Singles from Kellie Pickler
  1. "Don't You Know You're Beautiful"
    Released: June 9, 2008
  2. "Best Days of Your Life"
    Released: December 1, 2008
  3. "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"
    Released: August 31, 2009
  4. "Makin' Me Fall in Love Again"
    Released: April 19, 2010

Kellie Pickler is the second studio album by American country music singer Kellie Pickler. The lead-off single, "Don't You Know You're Beautiful", was debuted at the 43rd Academy Of Country Music awards and peaked at number 21 on Hot Country Songs. The album was released via BNA Records/19 Recordings on September 30, 2008. Since the albums' release, three more singles have charted; "Best Days of Your Life" at number 9 (which Pickler co-wrote with singer-songwriter Taylor Swift), "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" at number 14 (a re-recording of an album cut from Pickler's debut album Small Town Girl ) and "Makin' Me Fall in Love Again" at number 30.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Billboard (favorable) [2]
Charlotte Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Country Weekly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Jackson NJ Online(favorable) [5]
Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [6]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Us Weekly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Billboard contributor Ken Tucker gave praise to "Somebody to Love Me" and "One Last Time" for being "aching and sincere with production to match" and highlighted "Best Days of Your Life" as "one of the album's best cuts." He later called Pickler's record "another solid step toward country stardom." [2] Chris Neal of Country Weekly also called it "a confident step forward that finds her developing as both vocalist and songwriter, especially with the clutch of alternately sad, angry and funny post-breakup songs that dominate the album." [4] Robert Christgau cited "Rocks Instead of Rice" as a "choice cut", [6] indicating a good song on "an album that isn't worth your time or money." [9] AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine was critical of the record, saying it was devoid of the cornball charm and girl-next-door ennui that encapsulated Small Town Girl , and was replaced with overly produced country pop tracks that bring out Pickler's limitations as a vocalist. [1]

Track listing

All tracks are produced by Chris Lindsey.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't You Know You're Beautiful"
3:16
2."I'm Your Woman"
2:56
3."Rocks Instead of Rice"
3:19
4."Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"
  • C. Lindsey
  • Mayo
  • Verges
4:45
5."Lucky Girl"
2:30
6."One Last Time"
3:36
7."Best Days of Your Life"
3:47
8."Somebody to Love Me"
  • Pickler
  • C. Lindsey
  • Mayo
4:19
9."Makin' Me Fall in Love Again"
3:26
10."Going Out in Style"
  • Pickler
  • Jacobs
  • Mayo
  • C. Lindsey
3:37
iTunes Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Anything But Me"
  • Pickler
  • C. Lindsey
  • Rochelle
3:40
12."Don't Close Your Eyes" Bob McDill 4:00
13."Happy"
3:40
Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."A Day on the Road" (documentary) 
2."Don't You Know You're Beautiful" (music video) 

Personnel

Promotion

To help promoting the album, Kellie Pickler was released in a regular edition (which only includes the CD) and a Deluxe Edition, including the normal CD, along with a special DVD with 30-minute footage from Pickler on her tour and behind the scenes of the recording process (called "A Day on the Road"), and the music video for "Don't You Know You're Beautiful". [10]

The Deluxe Edition features three bonus tracks if bought on a digital retailer (such as iTunes); "Anything But Me", "Happy," and a cover of Keith Whitley's "Don't Close Your Eyes". [11]

Chart performance

The album debuted at number nine on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 43,000 copies in its first week. [12] The album has thus far spent 48 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart and has sold 440,000 copies as of December 22, 2010. [13] It debuted at number one on the U.S. Top Country Albums chart, her second consecutive album to do so.

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications
US Country
[20] 		US
[21] 		CAN
[22]
2008"Don't You Know You're Beautiful"21103—
"Best Days of Your Life"94699
2009"Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"1497—
2010"Makin' Me Fall in Love Again"30——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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