I'm Just a Girl
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I'm Just a Girl is the fourth studio album released by American country
singer/songwriter Deana Carter
. The album peaked at #6 on the U.S. Top Country Albums chart and #58 on the Billboard 200, and produced two singles. "There's No Limit" was released in late 2002 as the lead single. The song was Carter's first Top 20 hit since "Absence of the Heart
" in 1998, when it peaked at #14 on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in early 2003. The title track was released the album's second single, which was a minor Top 40 hit. This was Carter's only release on Arista Nashville
; she then switched to Vanguard
for her next albums. The cover resembles a magazine cover.
"You and Tequila" was later covered by country artist Kenny Chesney
for his 2010 album Hemingway's Whiskey
. His version was released as the album's fourth single in May 2011.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer/songwriter Deana Carter
Deana Carter
Deana Carter is a country music artist who broke through in 1996 with the release of debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over five million...
. The album peaked at #6 on the U.S. Top Country Albums chart and #58 on the Billboard 200, and produced two singles. "There's No Limit" was released in late 2002 as the lead single. The song was Carter's first Top 20 hit since "Absence of the Heart
Absence of the Heart
"Absence of the Heart" is the title of a song written by Chris Farren, Chuck Jones, and co-written and recorded by American country artist Deana Carter. It was released in September 1998 as the lead-off single for her second album Everything's Gonna Be Alright...
" in 1998, when it peaked at #14 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in early 2003. The title track was released the album's second single, which was a minor Top 40 hit. This was Carter's only release on Arista Nashville
Arista Nashville
Arista Nashville is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment, operated under the Sony Music Nashville division. Founded in 1989, the label specializes in country music artists, including Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood...
; she then switched to Vanguard
Vanguard Records
Vanguard Records is a record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York. It started as a classical label, but is perhaps best known for its catalogue of recordings by a number of pivotal folk and blues artists from the 1960s; the Bach Guild was a subsidiary...
for her next albums. The cover resembles a magazine cover.
"You and Tequila" was later covered by country artist Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney
Kenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S...
for his 2010 album Hemingway's Whiskey
Hemingway's Whiskey
Upon its release, Hemingway’s Whiskey received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 67, based on 6 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable...
. His version was released as the album's fourth single in May 2011.
Track listing
- "I'm Just a Girl" (Deana Carter, Billy Mann) – 3:34
- "There's No LimitThere's No Limit"There's No Limit" is the title of a song recorded by American country artist Deana Carter. It was released as the lead-off single for her fourth studio album, I'm Just a Girl...
" (Carter, Randy ScruggsRandy ScruggsRandy Scruggs is a music producer, songwriter and guitarist. He had his first recording at the age of 13...
) – 3:29 - "You and TequilaYou and Tequila"You and Tequila" is the title of a song co-written by Matraca Berg and Deana Carter. It was recorded by Kenny Chesney for his 2010 album Hemingway's Whiskey, from which it was released in May 2011 as the fourth single...
" (Matraca BergMatraca BergMatraca Maria Berg is an American country music singer and songwriter. She has released five albums: three for RCA Records, one for Rising Tide Records and one for Dualtone Records, and has charted in the top 40 of the U.S. Billboard country charts with "Baby, Walk On" and "The Things You Left...
, Carter) – 3:43 - "Me and the Radio" (Carter, Chuck Jones) – 4:21
- "Cover of a Magazine" (Carter, Wendy Waldman) – 4:40
- "Wildflower" (Carter, Jones) – 4:17
- "Twice As Worth It" (Carter, Rivers RutherfordRivers RutherfordRivers Rutherford is an American country music songwriter. Active since the mid-1990s as a songwriter, he has penned several Number One country hits, including "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" by Brooks & Dunn, which was the Number One country song of 2001 according to Billboard...
) – 4:06 - "Eddie" (Carter) – 2:50
- "Waiting" (Carter, Dwight YoakamDwight YoakamDwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music...
) – 4:36- duet with Dwight YoakamDwight YoakamDwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music...
- duet with Dwight Yoakam
- "Liar" (Carter, Chris Lindsey, Aimee MayoAimee MayoAimee Mayo is an American songwriter, primarily known for writing country hits for artists such as Lonestar, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Kellie Pickler. Mayo owns her own publishing company, Little Blue Typewriter Music.-Biography:Aimee Mayo grew up in Gadsden, Alabama...
) – 2:29 - "Goodbye Train" (Berg, Carter) – 4:33
- "Girls' Night" (Carter) – 4:07
Album
| Chart (2003) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 58 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 2002 | "There's No Limit" | 14 | 102 |
| 2003 | "I'm Just a Girl" | 35 | — |