Small Town Girl (album)

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Small Town Girl
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 31, 2006 (2006-10-31)
RecordedJuly–September 2006
Genre Country
Length42:25
Label BNA/19
Producer Blake Chancey
Kellie Pickler chronology
Small Town Girl
(2006)
Kellie Pickler
(2008)
Singles from Small Town Girl
  1. "Red High Heels"
    Released: September 13, 2006
  2. "I Wonder"
    Released: March 5, 2007
  3. "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind"
    Released: September 10, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Small Town Girl is the debut studio album by American country music singer Kellie Pickler, which was released on October 31, 2006. The album was produced by Blake Chancey and released by BNA Records (a Sony BMG country label) in association with 19 Recordings. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 18, 2007. [4]

Contents

The album produced three Top 20 singles: The RIAA certified "Red High Heels", [4] "I Wonder", and "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" Gold. "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" was re-recorded for Kellie's self-titled second album, and released on August 31, 2009, as that albums' third single and a Top 20 hit for Pickler.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Red High Heels" Kellie Pickler, Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Karyn Rochelle 3:43
2."Gotta Keep Moving" Steve McEwan, Angela Lauer3:31
3."Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" Tim Johnson, Don Poythress, Wynn Varble 3:11
4."Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"C. Lindsey, Mayo, Troy Verges 4:07
5."I Wonder"Pickler, C. Lindsey, Mayo, Rochelle3:57
6."Small Town Girl"Pickler, C. Lindsey, Mayo4:25
7."Wild Ponies"C. Lindsey, Mayo, Rochelle4:14
8."Girls Like Me" Marv Green, C. Lindsey, Mayo, Hillary Lindsey 3:47
9."I'm on My Way"Sally Barris, Ashley Monroe, Liz Rose 4:36
10."One of the Guys"Pickler, C. Lindsey, Mayo, Rochelle3:27
11."My Angel"Pickler C. Lindsey, Mayo3:19

Chart performance

Small Town Girl debuted inside the U.S. Billboard 200 top 10 at number nine. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, [5] selling about 79,000 copies in its first week, [6] the album has since sold over 884,000 copies as of May 2010. Pickler is the second American Idol alumnus to have a number-one album on the U.S. Country Album chart, the first being Idol winner Carrie Underwood.

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions [13] [14]
Certifications
US Country US
2006"Red High Heels"1564
2007"I Wonder"1475
"Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind"1696

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA) [15] Gold

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