Sarah Buxton (album)
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Sarah Buxton is the self-titled debut album by American country artist Sarah Buxton
. It was released on February 23, 2010 via Lyric Street Records
. The album's only single, "Outside My Window
," was released in June 2009 and was a Top 25 hit on the U.S. Billboard
Hot Country Songs
chart, reaching a peak of number 23 in March 2010. The album also includes Buxton's previous three singles that were released on her extended-play, Almost My Record
. As of April 2010, the album has sold nearly 30,000 copies.
entitled Almost My Record
. This EP produced the singles "Innocence," "That Kind of Day" and "Space," all of which charted in the country music Top 40. Those three singles and two other tracks from the EP are included on this album, as is her fourth single, "Outside My Window
." Buxton co-wrote ten of the eleven songs, including "Stupid Boy
," which was previously released by Keith Urban
as a single from his 2007 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
.
magazine described Buxton's vocal range as "transform[ing] from sunny to sweet[…]to scratchy and soulful" and referred to the songs' topics as "being a typical 20-something-year-old girl in America." Phillips gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five. Bobby Peacock of Roughstock also described Buxton's voice favorably and called the lyrics "optimistic," but thought that some tracks were overproduced. Stephen Thomas Erlewine
considered the album "carefully constructed, with each element designed to reach the broadest possible audience" but said that it also showed that Buxton is "a solid writer and performer," ultimately giving it three stars out of five.
, selling over 8,000 copies in its first week.
Sarah Buxton
Sarah Buxton is an American country music artist, formerly signed to the independent Lyric Street Records...
. It was released on February 23, 2010 via Lyric Street Records
Lyric Street Records
Lyric Street Records was an American record label specializing in country music. The label was part of the Disney Music Group, owned by the The Walt Disney Company. President Randy Goodman, formerly a general manager for RCA Records, founded the label in 1997...
. The album's only single, "Outside My Window
Outside My Window
"Outside My Window" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Sarah Buxton. The song was released in June 2009 as the lead-off single to her self-titled debut album, which was released in February 2010. It has since become Buxton's second Top 30 hit on the U.S...
," was released in June 2009 and was a Top 25 hit on the U.S. 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 Songs
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...
chart, reaching a peak of number 23 in March 2010. The album also includes Buxton's previous three singles that were released on her extended-play, Almost My Record
Almost My Record
Almost My Record is an extended play released by American country music singer Sarah Buxton. It was released in 2007 via Lyric Street Records. The album includes the singles "Innocence," "That Kind of Day" and "Space," all of which charted in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
. As of April 2010, the album has sold nearly 30,000 copies.
History
Prior to its release, Buxton issued a six-song extended playExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
entitled Almost My Record
Almost My Record
Almost My Record is an extended play released by American country music singer Sarah Buxton. It was released in 2007 via Lyric Street Records. The album includes the singles "Innocence," "That Kind of Day" and "Space," all of which charted in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
. This EP produced the singles "Innocence," "That Kind of Day" and "Space," all of which charted in the country music Top 40. Those three singles and two other tracks from the EP are included on this album, as is her fourth single, "Outside My Window
Outside My Window
"Outside My Window" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Sarah Buxton. The song was released in June 2009 as the lead-off single to her self-titled debut album, which was released in February 2010. It has since become Buxton's second Top 30 hit on the U.S...
." Buxton co-wrote ten of the eleven songs, including "Stupid Boy
Stupid Boy
"Stupid Boy" is a song by Keith Urban from Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing.Stupid Boy may also refer to:* "Stupid Boy", a song by the Gear Daddies from Billy's Live Bait...
," which was previously released by Keith Urban
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
as a single from his 2007 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing
Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing, or Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing as typeset on the cover art, is the fifth solo album by Australian country singer Keith Urban. It is his fourth album release in the United States, and his fifth for Capitol Records. The album was issued on November 7, 2006...
.
Critical reception
Jessica Phillips of Country WeeklyCountry Weekly
Country Weekly is an American tabloid style weekly magazine established in 1994. The magazine focuses on country music stars and events, and regularly features exclusive interviews with recording artists and country music news...
magazine described Buxton's vocal range as "transform[ing] from sunny to sweet[…]to scratchy and soulful" and referred to the songs' topics as "being a typical 20-something-year-old girl in America." Phillips gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five. Bobby Peacock of Roughstock also described Buxton's voice favorably and called the lyrics "optimistic," but thought that some tracks were overproduced. Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a senior editor for Allmusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for Allmusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. He is also frontman and guitarist for the Ann Arbor-based band Who Dat?Erlewine is the nephew...
considered the album "carefully constructed, with each element designed to reach the broadest possible audience" but said that it also showed that Buxton is "a solid writer and performer," ultimately giving it three stars out of five.
Track listing
Production
- tracks 1, 8-10 — Dann HuffDann HuffDann Huff is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. For his work as a producer in the Country music genre he has won several awards including the Musician of the Year award in 2001 and 2004 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award...
, Craig WisemanCraig WisemanCraig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts.... - tracks 2, 7 — Sarah Buxton
- tracks 3, 5, 11 — Dann Huff
- track 4 — Sarah Buxton, Bob DiPieroBob DiPieroBob DiPiero is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15. U.S. Number 1 hits and countless top 20 hits for the likes of Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, Highway 101, Restless Heart, Ricochet, John Anderson, Montgomery...
- track 6 — Sarah Buxton, Blair DalyBlair DalyBlair Daly is an American songwriter and producer. He was born and raised in the small, Cajun town of Opelousas, Louisiana. Blair moved straight out of high school to Nashville, Tennessee in 1990, to pursue a career in music...
Chart performance
The album debuted at number 12 on U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums and number 68 on the U.S. Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, selling over 8,000 copies in its first week.
Album
| Charts (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
68 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 12 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak 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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| 2009 | "Outside My Window Outside My Window "Outside My Window" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Sarah Buxton. The song was released in June 2009 as the lead-off single to her self-titled debut album, which was released in February 2010. It has since become Buxton's second Top 30 hit on the U.S... " |
23 | 107 |