Kelsea
2020 studio album by Kelsea Ballerini
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Kelsea (stylized in all lowercase) is the third studio album by American country pop artist Kelsea Ballerini. The album was released on March 20, 2020.[10] Kelsea debuted at numbers 2 and 12 on the Top Country Albums and Billboard 200 charts, respectively. It spawned four official singles "Homecoming Queen?", "The Other Girl", "Hole in the Bottle", and "Half of My Hometown" as well as two promotional singles "Club" and "LA".
- Sound Stage Studio (Nashville)
- The Robbins Nest (Nashville)
- Z Studio (Nashville)
- The Red Room (Nashville)
- Southern Ground Studios (Nashville)
- Spirit Music Nashville (Nashville)
- The Brown Owl (Nashville)
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| Released | March 20, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
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| Length | 39:36 | |||
| Label | Black River | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| The Independent | [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| Spectrum Culture | 3.25/5[8] |
| The Times | [9] |
Background
Ballerini announced via Instagram in July 2019 that her third album was complete.[11] The album title and its release date were revealed on January 20, 2020.[12] The album's track list was revealed on February 27, 2020.[13]
Ballerini wrote or co-wrote all 13 tracks on the album. Two tracks have credited guest vocalists: "The Other Girl" is a duet with Halsey and "Half of My Hometown" features harmony vocals from Kenny Chesney.
Singles
The lead single of the album was "Homecoming Queen?" which was released on September 6, 2019.[14] Ballerini sang it at the 53rd Annual Country Music Association Awards in November.[15]
"The Other Girl," featuring Halsey, was released on April 20, 2020, as the album's second single.[16]
On February 28, 2020, "Hole in the Bottle" was released as a promotional single[13] but was later made an official single on May 27, 2020.[17] A remix featuring Canadian singer Shania Twain was released November 13, 2020.[18]
"Half of My Hometown," featuring Kenny Chesney, was released on April 19, 2021, as the album's fourth single.[19]
Promotional singles
"Club" was released on November 8, 2019, as the album's first promotional single.[20] A music video was released two days later, on November 10, 2019. "LA", the album's second promotional single, was released on January 24, 2020.[12]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kelsea Ballerini, with additional co-writers as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Overshare" | 2:50 | |
| 2. | "Club" | 3:01 | |
| 3. | "Homecoming Queen?" |
| 2:48 |
| 4. | "The Other Girl" (with Halsey) | 3:21 | |
| 5. | "Love Me Like a Girl" |
| 2:57 |
| 6. | "Love and Hate" |
| 2:58 |
| 7. | "Bragger" |
| 2:46 |
| 8. | "Hole in the Bottle" |
| 2:36 |
| 9. | "Half of My Hometown" (featuring Kenny Chesney) |
| 3:52 |
| 10. | "The Way I Used To" |
| 3:15 |
| 11. | "Needy" |
| 3:12 |
| 12. | "A Country Song" |
| 3:13 |
| 13. | "LA" | 2:47 | |
| Total length: | 39:36 | ||
Notes
- All track titles are stylized in all lowercase.[21]
Personnel
Adapted from the Kelsea liner notes.[22]
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- Production
- Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing, additional programming
- Luke Burgoyne – assistant engineer
- Charles Haydon Hicks – assistant engineer
- Josh Ditty – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 8)
- Kam Luchterhand – assistant engineer (track 6)
- Trey Keller – digital editing (tracks 4–7, 9, 10)
- Dave Kutch – mastering (Mastering Palace; New York, NY)
- Imagery
- Ashley Kohorst – Art direction and design
- Peggy Sirota – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[37] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[38] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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