Small Town Girl (album) explained

Small Town Girl
Type:studio
Artist:Kellie Pickler
Cover:Pickler SMG.jpg
Recorded:July–September 2006
Genre:Country
Length:42:25
Producer:Blake Chancey
Next Title:Kellie Pickler
Next Year:2008

Small Town Girl is the debut studio album by American country music singer Kellie Pickler, released on October 31, 2006, by BNA Records. The album was produced by Blake Chancey. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 18, 2007.[1]

The album produced three Top 20 singles: The RIAA certified "Red High Heels",[1] "I Wonder", and "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" Gold. "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" was re-recorded for Kellie's self-titled second album, and released on August 31, 2009, as that albums' third single and a Top 20 hit for Pickler.

Chart performance

Small Town Girl debuted inside the U.S. Billboard 200 top 10 at number nine. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart,[2] selling about 79,000 copies in its first week,[3] the album has since sold over 884,000 copies as of May 2010. Pickler is the second American Idol alumnus to have a number-one album on the U.S. Country Album chart, the first being Idol winner Carrie Underwood.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 72
Chart (2007)Position
US Billboard 200[5] 95
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 20
Chart (2008)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 65

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions[8] [9]
Certifications
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2006"Red High Heels"1564
2007"I Wonder"1475
"Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind"1696

Notes and References

  1. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Pickler,%20Kellie&format=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25%22 RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Kellie Pickler
  2. Katie Hasty, "'Montana' Zooms By Manilow For Second Week At No. 1", Billboard.com, November 8, 2006.
  3. Web site: Harris . Chris . 'Hannah Montana' Holds Billboard #1; K-Fed's Tough Week Continues - Music, Celebrity, Artist News . https://web.archive.org/web/20070102141531/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1545217/20061108/federline_kevin.jhtml . dead . January 2, 2007 . MTV . November 8, 2006 . March 9, 2012.
  4. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. November 17, 2020.
  5. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. November 17, 2020.
  6. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. November 17, 2020.
  7. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008. Billboard. November 17, 2020.
  8. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p815158|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Billboard chart history > singles]. Allmusic. January 16, 2010.
  9. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kellie pickler|chart=all}} Billboard chart history]. Billboard.com. January 16, 2010.