That Girl (album)

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That Girl
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Studio album by
Jennifer Nettles
ReleasedJanuary 14, 2014 (2014-01-14)
Recorded2013
Studio
Genre Country
Length41:23
Label Mercury Nashville
Producer Rick Rubin
Jennifer Nettles chronology
That Girl
(2014)		 Playing with Fire
(2016)
Singles from That Girl
  1. "That Girl"
    Released: August 19, 2013
  2. "Me Without You"
    Released: February 10, 2014

That Girl is the debut solo album by American country music artist Jennifer Nettles, lead vocalist of the country duo Sugarland. It was released on January 14, 2014, by Mercury Nashville. [1] [2] The album features 10 songs written or co-written by Nettles and a cover of Bob Seger's "Like a Rock". [3] [4] Nettles collaborated with songwriters Butch Walker, Richard Marx and Sara Bareilles, among others. [5] [6] The album was produced by Rick Rubin at his Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, California. [7] [8]

Contents

The album's lead single, the title track, was released in August 2013. [9] [10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Country Weekly B+ [13]
Got Country OnlineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
The Oakland Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
RoughstockStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [17]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [18]

That Girl garnered generally positive reception from music critics. At Metacritic, they assign a weighted average Metascore to the album based upon selected independent rating and review, which based upon six reviews, the album holds a rating of a 71 indicating "generally favorable" reviews. At The New York Times , Jon Caramanica gave a positive review, and highlighted that "Only rarely does this album capture Ms. Nettles’s remarkable voice, a twang-thick burr with real soul-music depth." [19] Brian Mansfield at USA Today rated the album four out of four stars, and affirmed that she "shows off her breathtaking voice." [18] At The Oakland Press , Gary Graff rated the album three out of four stars, and evoked that "We certainly don't want to see Nettles abandon Sugarland, but here’s hoping that she's not done exploring these other musical terrains, either." [15] Mikael Wood of Los Angeles Times gave a positive review, and affirmed that "Her loss sounds liberating." [20] At The Boston Globe , Sarah Rodman gave a positive review, and stated that "While several tunes could appear on a Sugarland album, it is a less commercial, contemporary country-sounding release and there is a sense of individuality stamped on the songs." [21]

Jon Freeman of Country Weekly graded the album a B+, and commented that "The resulting album is earthy, warm and spacious, not sounding too fussed over or suffocated with studio tricks." [13] At Roughstock, Matt Bjorke rated the album four-and-a-half stars, and felt that the release may not contain the country hits like some would expect; however, he wrote that it was "long on charming vocal performances, stellar lyrics and some of the most timeless feeling new songs" he could think of over the past two years. [17] Got Country Online rated it four stars, and commented on that it took many listens to become appreciative of the material, but "when you listen closely you will find an album full of touching, relatable stories told by a strong, emotive voice." [14] However, Allmusic's Thom Jurek rated it three stars, and cautioned that "some of these songs feel too calculated or require more subtlety to completely pull off." [12] At Rolling Stone , Christopher R. Weingarten rated the album three stars out of five, noted how "That Girl doesn't have much of a through line", but "What it does have is plenty to love." [16]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Falling" Jennifer Nettles 3:22
2."Me Without You"Nettles, Tim Owens, Derek George 3:37
3."Moneyball"Nettles, Scott Patton3:13
4."That Girl"Nettles, Butch Walker 4:00
5."This Angel"Nettles, Mike Reid 3:31
6."Jealousy"Nettles, Kevin Griffin 3:51
7."This One's for You"Nettles, Sara Bareilles 3:44
8."Know You Wanna Know"Nettles, Richard Marx 3:05
9."Thank You"Nettles, Phillip Sweet4:11
10."Good Time to Cry"Nettles, Reid4:26
11."Like a Rock" Bob Seger 4:23
Exclusive bonus tracks for iTunes and Target Editions
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."His Hands"Nettles, Hillary Lindsey, Ashley Gorley 4:14
13."Every Little Thing"Nettles, Marx4:15

Personnel

Musicians

Brass, woodwinds and strings

Production

Chart performance

The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 54,046 copies sold. [22] In the following weeks the album sold 19,559, 15,012, and 12,754 respectively for a total of 101,461. The album has sold 200,000 copies in the U.S. as of April 2016. [23]

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [24] 22
US Billboard 200 [25] 5
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [26] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
US Billboard 200 [27] 134
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [28] 21

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
US Country US Country Airplay
2013"That Girl"3737
2014"Me Without You"—50
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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