The JaneDear Girls (album)
Encyclopedia
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.
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. 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. 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."
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...
duo The JaneDear Girls
The JaneDear Girls
The JaneDear Girls is an American country duo, consisting of Susie Brown from Alpine, Utah, and Danelle Leverett from Amarillo, Texas. The duo has signed with Warner Music Group Nashville's Reprise label and released its debut single, "Wildflower." This song has charted on Hot Country Songs...
. It was released on February 1, 2011 via Reprise Nashville
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...
. The lead-off single, "Wildflower," was a Top 20 hit on the U.S. Billboard 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. 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.
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...
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. Country Standard Time
Country Standard Time
Country Standard Time is a website dedicated to country music and related genres such as Bluegrass and Rockabilly. It provides news and musical reviews pertaining to the genre. It was established in 1992 by Jeffrey B. Remz as a print magazine, which was first published only in New England but went...
writer Jeffrey B. Remz also praised the duo's singing voices, but criticized the rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
influences in the production and the "formulaic" song choices. 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."
Track listing
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. As of the chart dated March 19, 2011, the album has sold 32,915 copies.| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| 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... |
46 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 10 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| 2010 | "Wildflower Wildflower (The JaneDear Girls song) "Wildflower" is the title of a song recorded by American country duo The JaneDear Girls. It was released on April 26, 2010 as the lead-off single to their self-titled debut album, which was released on February 1, 2011.-Content:... " |
15 | 60 |
| 2011 | "Shotgun Girl" | 36 | — |
| "Merry Go Round"A | 44 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
- A Current single.