Some Songs

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Some Songs
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2014 (2014-09-02)
Genre Country
Label BareTrack/Universal Music Canada
Producer Michael Knox
Terri Clark chronology
Classic
(2012)
Some Songs
(2014)
Raising the Bar
(2018)
Singles from Some Songs
  1. "Some Songs"
    Released: May 27, 2014
  2. "Longer"
    Released: October 2014
  3. "I Cheated on You"
    Released: April 2015

Some Songs is the tenth studio album by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. [1] It was released on September 2, 2014, via BareTrack Records/Universal Music Canada.[ citation needed ] Clark teamed with PledgeMusic for the album. [2]

Contents

Some Songs was produced by Michael Knox. [3] Clark co-wrote five of the album's ten tracks. [3]

Critical reception

Dean Gordon-Smith of The Morning Star called the album "a blunt and easy going dose of country rock without frills." He wrote that it "has a mid-range, confident sound and Clark never sounds like she’s pushing herself." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Here Comes Crazy"
3:06
2."Some Songs"3:11
3."Longer"
3:02
4."Don't Start"
3:25
5."I Cheated on You"
3:15
6."Feelin' Pretty Good Right Now"
3:30
7."Just Add Water"
2:48
8."Wheels Down"
  • T. Clark
  • Shapiro
  • Jerry Flowers
3:27
9."Bad Car"
  • B. Clark
  • Jason Saenz
3:00
10."Better with My Boots On"
3:46

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [5] 21

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
CAN Country
[6]
2014"Some Songs"20
"Longer"28
2015"I Cheated on You"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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