Terri Clark (album)

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Terri Clark
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 8, 1995
StudioSound Stage Studios
Cayman Moon Recorders
Battery Studios (Nashville, TN)
Genre Country
Length40:24
Label Mercury Nashville
Producer
Terri Clark chronology
Terri Clark
(1995)
Just the Same
(1996)
Singles from Terri Clark
  1. "Better Things to Do"
    Released: July 10, 1995
  2. "When Boy Meets Girl"
    Released: October 31, 1995
  3. "If I Were You"
    Released: February 27, 1996
  4. "Suddenly Single"
    Released: July 1, 1996
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Terri Clark is the first album by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released on August 8, 1995, via Mercury Nashville. Clark signed with Mercury in 1994 after meeting with label executive Keith Stegall. [2] Recording took place in studios across Nashville. Clark wrote or co-wrote all but one song on the album.

Contents

Four singles came from the album. "Better Things to Do" was released in July 1995 and proved to be a hit, reaching number 3 on both the US and Canadian country charts. Follow-ups "When Boy Meets Girl" and "If I Were You" were also successful, with the latter becoming Clark's first number one single on the RPM Country Tracks chart. A fourth single, "Suddenly Single", was a minor chart success.

The album topped the Heatseekers Albums chart while also reaching number 13 on the US Top Country Albums chart and number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Albums chart. Terri Clark has gone on to be certified Platinum in the United States by the RIAA and 3× Platinum in Canada by the CRIA.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Better Things to Do"3:08
2."If I Were You"Clark3:54
3."Catch 22"
3:20
4."Is Fort Worth Worth It"
  • Shapiro
  • Waters
3:20
5."When Boy Meets Girl"
  • Clark
  • Shapiro
  • Waters
3:01
6."Tyin' a Heart to a Tumbleweed"
  • Clark
  • Terry Clayton
  • Stan Lawrence
3:18
7."When We Had It Bad"
  • Clark
  • Shapiro
  • Waters
3:33
8."Suddenly Single"
  • Clark
  • Shapiro
  • Waters
3:59
9."Flowers After the Fact"
  • Clark
  • Shapiro
  • Waters
3:14
10."The Inside Story"
  • Clark
  • Clayton
3:51
11."Was There a Girl on Your Boys' Night Out"
  • Clark
  • Clayton
  • Lawrence
2:34
12."Something You Should've Said"
  • Clark
  • Waters
3:02
Total length:40:24

Personnel

Charts

Terri Clark has sold one million copies in the United States as of 2012. [3]

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Albums2
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] 13
US Billboard 200 [5] 79
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [6] 1

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References

  1. Terri Clark at AllMusic
  2. Capozzoli Jr., Michael A. (May 30, 1997). "Hats off to Terri". Observer-Reporter . p. B. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  3. Rumble, John; McCall, Michael; Kingsbury, Paul, eds. (January 4, 2012). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University Press. p. 610. ISBN   9780199920839.
  4. "Terri Clark Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  5. "Terri Clark Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  6. "Terri Clark Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2024.