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| Some Lessons Learned | ||||
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| Released | September 13, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | August, 2010–2011 | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 45:11 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment, Masterworks [1] | |||
| Producer | Bob Ezrin | |||
| Kristin Chenoweth chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Some Lessons Learned | ||||
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Some Lessons Learned is the fourth album by singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth.
The country pop disc was released on September 13, 2011. [2] The lead single, "I Want Somebody (Bitch About)" was released on May 31, 2011. The album contains songs by Diane Warren, Dolly Parton and Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott, among others. [3] Chenoweth co-wrote two of the songs, including one entitled "What Would Dolly Do". [4] "Lessons Learned" was previously recorded by Carrie Underwood for her debut album, Some Hearts . The album is produced by popular music producer and Canadian Music Hall of Fame entree, Bob Ezrin. She recorded it in Nashville, Tennessee in the summer of 2011. [3] An MP3 release was also made available on September 13, 2011. [2] She has said the album is about learning from life lessons. [3] Chenoweth made her Grand Ole Opry debut during the promotion of the album. [5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Was Here" | Victoria Shaw, Gary Burr, Hillary Scott | 3:36 |
| 2. | "I Want Somebody (Bitch About)" | Diane Warren | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Fathers and Daughters" | Jodi Marr, Tom Douglas | 3:13 |
| 4. | "What Would Dolly Do" | Kristin Chenoweth, Desmond Child, Shane McAnally, Bob Ezrin | 2:46 |
| 5. | "God and Me" | Shaw, Burr | 2:58 |
| 6. | "Change" | Dolly Parton | 3:16 |
| 7. | "What More Do You Want" | Burr, Caroline Cutbirth, Mark Mirando | 3:23 |
| 8. | "Wreck You" | Warren | 3:48 |
| 9. | "I Didn't" | Sherrié Austin, Will Rambeaux, Steve Williams | 2:43 |
| 10. | "Borrowed Angels" | Warren | 4:03 |
| 11. | "What If We Never" | Warren | 3:37 |
| 12. | "Mine to Love" | Chenoweth, Child, Eric Bazilian | 4:11 |
| 13. | "Lessons Learned [6] " | Warren | 4:16 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Boy" | 3:43 | |
| 15. | "The Making of Some Lessons Learned (Video)" | ||
| 16. | "I Want Somebody (Bitch About) [Video]" | Diane Warren | |
| 17. | "Lessons Learned (Video)" | Diane Warren |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Higher Love" | ||
| 15. | "Prayer of St. Francis" (featuring Vince Gill on guitar) | Traditional |
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top Country Albums | 14 |
| US Billboard 200 | 50 |
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