The JaneDear Girls (album)

The JaneDear Girls
Studio album by The JaneDear Girls
Released February 1, 2011 (2011-02-01)
Recorded 2010
Genre Country, country rock
Length 36:51
Label Reprise Nashville
Producer John Rich
Singles from Stronger
  1. "Wildflower"
    Released: April 26, 2010
  2. "Shotgun Girl"
    Released: March 21, 2011
  3. "Merry Go Round"
    Released: September 19, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Country Standard Time mixed[2]
Country Weekly [3]
Roughstock [4]

The JaneDear Girls is the self-titled debut album by American country duo The JaneDear Girls. It was released on February 1, 2011 via Reprise Nashville. The lead-off single, "Wildflower," was a Top 20 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The album's second single "Shotgun Girl" released to country radio on March 21, 2011, and became a minor Top 40 hit. "Merry Go Round" was released as the third single on September 19, 2011.

Contents

Background

Susie Brown or Danelle Leverett co-wrote all the album's 11 songs.[5]

Critical reception

Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, criticizing most of the songs for having an "uninspired" sound but praising both members' voices.[3] Country Standard Time writer Jeffrey B. Remz also praised the duo's singing voices, but criticized the rock influences in the production and the "formulaic" song choices.[2] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, complimenting the album at "giving music fans a complete idea of what Susie and Danelle can do." He found fault in some of the "production choices," but concluded that "this record, as a collective whole, is a success."[4]

Track listing

Standard/CD/MP3 download[6]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Wildflower"   Susie Brown, Vicky McGehee, Jeremy Stover 2:43
2. "Shotgun Girl"   Danelle Leverett, Deric Ruttan 3:24
3. "Merry Go Round"   Leverett, Peter Amato, Oliver Leiber 3:15
4. "Sugar"   Brown, Andy Gibson, John Davis Kennedy 3:03
5. "Saturdays in September"   Leverett, Brown, Tom Hambridge, Danny Myrick, Jeffrey Steele 3:53
6. "Sing Along"   Leverett, Rune Westberg 3:03
7. "Lucky You"   Leverett, Brown, Ruttan 3:12
8. "Pretender"   Leverett, Brown, Myrick, Jeff Spence 3:52
9. "Never Gonna Let You Go"   Leverett, Brown, Marcus Hummon 3:47
10. "Free Ride"   Leverett, Jordan Lawhead, Jason Reeves 2:55
11. "Every Day's a Holiday"   Leverett, Brown, Myrick 3:39
12. "Baby It's You" (iTunes pre-order bonus track)    

Chart performance

Album

The JaneDear Girls debuted at number 46 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart selling 10,307 copies in its first week.[7] As of the chart dated March 19, 2011, the album has sold 32,915 copies.[8]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 46
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 10

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country
[9]		 US
[10]
2010 "Wildflower" 15 60
2011 "Shotgun Girl" 36 —
"Merry Go Round"A 44
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The JaneDear Girls review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r2104408. Retrieved July 5, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Remz, Jeffrey B.. "The JaneDear Girls review". Country Standard Time. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=4600. Retrieved 11 February 2011. 
  3. ^ a b Phillips, Jessica (21 February 2011). "Reviews". Country Weekly 18 (8): 56. ISSN 1074-3235. 
  4. ^ a b Bjorke, Matt. "the JaneDear girls - the JaneDear girls". Roughstock. http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/the-janedear-girls-the-janedear-girls. Retrieved 11 February 2011. 
  5. ^ Alanna Conaway (January 6 2011). "The JaneDear Girls Set to Release Debut Album in February". The Boot. http://www.theboot.com/2011/01/06/the-janedear-girls-new-album-2011/. Retrieved January 15 2011. 
  6. ^ "WARNER BROS. RECORDS’ HOT NEW DUO THE JANEDEAR GIRLS TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE FEBRUARY 1ST". Warner Music Nashville. January 5 2011. http://www.warnermusicnashville.com/news/warner-bros-records-hot-new-duo-the-janedear-girls-to-release-self-titled-debut-album-available. Retrieved January 15 2011. 
  7. ^ "Jason Aldean Tops Country Album Sales Chart". Roughstock. 2011-02-09. http://www.roughstock.com/blog/jason-aldean-tops-country-album-sales-chart. Retrieved 2011-02-09. 
  8. ^ "Thompson Square Debuts Strong on Album Charts". Roughstock. 2011-02-16. http://www.roughstock.com/blog/thompson-square-debuts-strong-on-album-charts. Retrieved 2011-02-19. 
  9. ^ "The JaneDear Girls Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/the-janedear-girls/chart-history/1611166?f=357&g=Singles. Retrieved February 10, 2011. 
  10. ^ "The JaneDear Girls Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/the-janedear-girls/chart-history/1611166?f=379&g=Singles. Retrieved February 10, 2011.