She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl Explained

She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl
Cover:sheaintordinarygirl.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Alabama
Album:In Pictures
B-Side:"Heartbreak Express"[1]
Released:June 19, 1995
Recorded:January 1, 1994
Genre:Country
Length:2:53 (single edit) 3:07 (album version)
Label:RCA Nashville
Producer:Emory Gordy Jr.
Alabama
Prev Title:Give Me One More Shot
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:In Pictures
Next Year:1995

"She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl" is a song written by Robert Jason, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in June 1995 as the lead-off single to their album In Pictures. It peaked at number 2 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, behind "Not on Your Love" by Jeff Carson, while it was a number-one hit in Canada.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine had a mixed review saying that "Randy Owen's vocals never fail to infuse a song with warmth and personality." She went on to say that the song doesn't seem to be at the level of the band's previous singles.[2]

Chart positions

"She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 1, 1995.

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 54
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 48

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 19. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Billboard, July 8, 1995
  3. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995. RPM. December 18, 1995. July 21, 2013.
  4. Web site: Best of 1995: Country Songs . . . 1995. July 21, 2013.