She Ain't the Girl for You

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"She Ain't the Girl for You"
Single by The Kinleys
from the album II
B-side "Somebody's Out There Watching"
Released April 1, 2000
Genre Country
Length3:32
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Vince Melamed, Jon McElroy
Producer(s) Russ Zavitson, Tony Haselden, Pete Greene
The Kinleys singles chronology
"My Heart Is Still Beating"
(1999)		 "She Ain't the Girl for You"
(2000)		 "I'm In"
(2000)

"My Heart Is Still Beating"
(1999)		 "She Ain't the Girl for You"
(2000)		 "I'm In"
(2000)

"She Ain't the Girl for You" is a song recorded by American country music duo The Kinleys. It was released in April 2000 as the first single from the album II . The song reached #34 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Vince Melamed and Jon McElroy.

The Kinleys

The Kinleys were an American country music duo composed of identical twin sisters Heather and Jennifer Kinley. Between 1997 and 2000, they recorded two albums for Epic Records. The duo charted eight entries on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in this timespan, including the No. 7 "Please", their debut single. Another one of their songs, "Somebody's Out There Watching", was featured in the soundtrack to the television series Touched by an Angel. After quitting their label in 2000 due to dissatisfaction with touring, the duo released one last album in 2004 before disbanding.

<i>II</i> (The Kinleys album) second studio album by the American country music duo The Kinleys

II is the second studio album by the American country music duo The Kinleys. It was released in 2000 as their second and final album for Epic Records.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

Billboard is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries. It publishes pieces involving news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style, and is also known for its music charts, including the Hot 100 and Billboard 200, tracking the most popular songs and albums in different genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows.

Chely Wright sings background vocals on the song. [2]

Chely Wright American singer

Richell Rene "Chely" Wright is an American country music singer and activist. On the strength of her debut album in 1994, the Academy of Country Music (ACM) named her Top New Female Vocalist in 1995. Wright's first Top 40 country hit came in 1997 with "Shut Up and Drive". Two years later, her fourth album yielded a number one single, the title track, "Single White Female". Overall, Wright has released seven studio albums on various labels, and has charted more than fifteen singles on the country charts. As of May 2010, Wright's previous eight albums and 19 singles released had sold over 1,500,000 copies and 10,000,000 digital impressions to date in the United States. In May 2010, Wright became one of the first major country music performers to publicly come out as lesbian. In television appearances and an autobiography, she cited among her reasons for publicizing her homosexuality a concern with bullying and hate crimes toward gays, particularly gay teenagers, and the damage to her life caused by "lying and hiding".


Chart performance

Chart (2000)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 34
Canadian RPM Country Tracks48

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References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 184.
  2. ↑ II (CD booklet). The Kinleys. Epic Records. 2000. 69593.
  3. ↑ "Kinleys Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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