Starfire (Caitlyn Smith album)

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Starfire
Starfire album.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2018 (2018-01-19)
Genre Country pop
Length46:25
Label Monument
Producer Paul Moak
Caitlyn Smith chronology
Starfire
(2018)
Supernova
(2020)
Singles from Starfire
  1. "Starfire"
    Released: March 10, 2017

Starfire is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Caitlyn Smith. It was released on January 19, 2018, by Monument Records and was produced by Paul Moak.

Contents

Background

Prior to the release of the album, an extended play of the same name featuring five tracks was released in 2016. [1]

The title track was released as the lead single. Of the song, Smith explained “after so many years and so many closed doors, 'Starfire' really is my theme song.” Having previously worked exclusively as a songwriter for other artists, Smith discussed the difference in the writing process when composing songs for her own album with Billboard , noting “with these songs it was a totally different approach to writing where I was able to dig around my own story and write some more honest stuff.” [2]

Track listing

Starfire track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Before You Called MeBaby"3:44
2."Do You Think About Me"
  • Rollie Gaalswyk
  • Jeremy Lardani
  • Smith
3:32
3."Starfire"
4:32
4."East Side Restaurant"4:00
5."Don't Give Up on My Love"
  • Smith
4:07
6."This Town Is Killing Me"
  • Moak
  • Sampson
  • Smith
3:46
7."St. Paul"
3:56
8."Tacoma"3:59
9."Scenes From a Corner Booth at Closing Time on a Tuesday"
  • DiPiero
  • Smith
3:22
10."Contact High"4:12
11."House of Cards"
4:05
12."Cheap Date"
  • Jonathan Green
  • Sampson
  • Smith
3:10

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [3] 82
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [4] 24
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [5] 6

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [6]

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References

  1. Hyman, Dan. "Caitlyn Smith Is Finally in the Spotlight". Elle . Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  2. Newman, Melinda. "Caitlyn Smith Steps Into the Spotlight With 'Starfire' After Penning Songs for Meghan Trainor and Garth Brooks: Video Premiere". Billboard . Retrieved December 19, 2017.
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  4. "Caitlyn Smith Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. "Caitlyn Smith Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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