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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Warner Nashville | |||
| Producer | Wendy Waldman (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9) Jim Ed Norman (tracks 1, 4, 5, 10) Barry Beckett & James Stroud (tracks 2 & 8) | |||
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Sincerely is the fourth studio album by the American country music group The Forester Sisters. It was released in 1988 via Warner Records Nashville.
Three singles charted from the album: "Letter Home", the title track, and "Love Will". These all made top-ten on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1988. [1]
"These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye" was later a top-ten hit for Doug Stone in 1991. [2]
Rating it 4 out of 5 stars, Jan Walker of The Orlando Sentinel said that "there's a confident sound to each of the 10 songs on the album, a showcase for the seemingly effortless natural harmony of four sibling voices." [3] William Ruhlmann of AllMusic reviewed the album with favor as well, stating that "Already the possessors of a wonderful vocal harmony style, The Foresters hit a peak when they hooked up with writer/producer Wendy Waldman for this album, cutting her 'Letter Home' and other strong material". [4]
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] | 30 |
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