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| Released | 22 September 2017 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Capitol/Universal | |||
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Portrait of a Painted Lady is a studio album by Kikki Danielsson, released on 22 September 2017.
| Portrait of a Painted Lady | ||||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Capitol/Universal | |||
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Portrait of a Painted Lady is a studio album by Kikki Danielsson, released on 22 September 2017.
Aftonbladet's Per Magnusson gave the album three stars out of five possible. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Heartaches and Hurricanes" | ||
| 2. | "Headline Queen" | ||
| 3. | "Someone to Drive Me Home" | ||
| 4. | "I'll Take Anything Now" | ||
| 5. | "One Cross, Too Many" | ||
| 6. | "Time to Remember, Time to Forget" | ||
| 7. | "Never Left the Country" | ||
| 8. | "My River is Dry" | ||
| 9. | "Not Exactly Nashville" | ||
| 10. | "Fade to Blue" | ||
| 11. | "Going South From Here" | ||
| 12. | "You're a Miracle To Me" | ||
| 13. | "Final Whistle" | ||
| 14. | "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" | Shel Silverstein |
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [2] | 27 |
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