Jennifer Nettles | "That Girl" Album Era

[avalyn]

^I don't think he is. He released a "single" with them in April that was put in promo for Dancing with the Stars but that's it. His site says new music summer 2013 but that has passed and nothing new since that single. I remember after he won he talked about wanting to do a duet with John Legend as well as with Jennifer. But nothing ever happened with it, it's a shame. He had a lot of talent. I will say in regards to Duets. It wasn't the best reality show but I loved seeing the performances and Jennifer just seemed to work on that show a lot - I mean her comments for the fellow contestants, how she offered advice to the other judges on things and just in general. I would love to see her do another reality show like that somehow but I doubt that will happen.

[avalyn]

Possible release date for the album is January 14th, 2014. source

[avalyn]

Jennifer Nettles has finished the music, chosen a cover photo and now she has a release date for her debut solo album — Jan. 14. Nettles revealed the date Monday night in an interview at the ASCAP Country Awards, making one of many appearances this week. The Sugarland singer kicked things off with a listening party for her new Rick Rubin-produced album, "That Girl," on Sunday. She will attend the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday and will serve as host during the taping Friday of the CMA's Christmas show.

Expect to see a different side of the 39-year-old singer as she reveals her new music. They're the first without her Sugarland partner Kristian Bush. The Grammy Award-winning duo is on hiatus. "I think this album so far for me musically has been the most intimate and personal ... musically and vocally," Nettles said. "I think it's way more intimate to me and way more personal in the sense that when you collaborate, that's the nature of collaboration, you're affecting each other, and playing with and inspiring each other, and yet there are things that one may not get to do or want to do when collaborating."

The week will mark Nettles' first real return to the spotlight since the birth of her son, Magnus, 11 months ago. Motherhood and marriage have changed Nettles, and she says that will be reflected on 'That Girl.' "I'm able to show a side that I think's more womanly," Nettles said. "I think it's more mature, and so that's big for me. I think it gives you perspective all around, not just musically but also in my career. I think you get super efficient because you have to be. You don't worry about things that were super important before because you have a baby and you just burn that underbrush out. You feel like a huntress."

Source:" www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/05/3732548/jennifer-nettles-talks-new-solo.html#storylink=cpy

[avalyn]

That Girl Track Listing:
1. “Falling” (Written by Jennifer Nettles)
2. “Me Without You” (Written by Jennifer Nettles, Tim Owens and Derek George)
3. “Moneyball” (Written by Jennifer Nettles and Scott Patton)
4. “That Girl” (Written by Jennifer Nettles and Butch Walker )
5. “This Angel” (Written by Jennifer Nettles and Mike Reid)
6. “Jealousy” (Written by Jennifer Nettles and Kevin Griffin)
7. “This One's For You” (Written by Jennifer Nettles and Sara Bareilles)
8. “Know You Wanna Know” (Written by Jennifer Nettles and Richard Marx)
9. “Thank You” (Written by Jennifer Nettles and Phillip Sweet)
10. “Good Time To Cry” (Written by Jennifer Nettles and Mike Reid)
11. “Like A Rock” (Written by Bob Seger)

It took me a little bit to get the cover but when I read the press release quote and thought about other things she has said since about July I realized what was meant with it. I'll include the quote below but she has voiced how it has retro inspirations with the songwriting, production, etc. To me it all points towards retro-cover/inspired by vinyl covers. Maybe it's just me but the album has that vibe to it. I could be wrong though. Anyway, the quote.

"I started writing this album three years ago, I put no conscious guides or governors on the creation of this album other than to write songs that I want to sing. Working with Rick Rubin was a dream come true and the result is an album that plays to my roots – country, 70’s radio, gospel and singer songwriter.”

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Nice photo and effect; I only hate the text placement, and that they used the same font for her name and That Girl.

[avalyn]

I realized that the picture chosen for the cover is from the photo shoot they used for CMA Country Christmas Promo. I say that because of the sweater she is wearing in both - not 100% it is the same but the styling of it is the same. One shoot was done in New York in August while another in LA in September.

[avalyn]

Jennifer announced her tour plans for next year a few weeks ago. The tour dates are slowly trickling out. Her solo headline tour seems to have no opening acts and is a 30+ city tour that starts February 13th and ends in April.


February:
14th - Washington DC @ Lincoln Theatre
16th - Morgantown, WV @ West Virginia University
20th - Nashville, TN @ The Ryman
21st - Biloxi, MS @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
22nd - Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre
27th - Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
28th - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live

March:
11th - Detroit, MI @ Motorcity Casino
22nd - Denver, CO @ The Paramont

April:
26th - Indio, CA @ Stagecoach

July:
18th - Eu Claire, WI @ Country Jam USA

[avalyn]

Just a few pictures from CMA Country Christmas that Jennifer is hosting for a fourth year. It airs December 2nd on ABC.

With her son Magnus for fireside Chat time:


Opening Number of That's What Christmas Means to Me:


Introducing Luke & Willie Robertson:


With Michael W. Smith singing Christmas Day:


With Mary J. Blige singing Do You Hear What I Hear?:


With the Peanuts Cast (not shown) singing Christmas Time is Here:


Finale with several of the guests:

[Linnethia Monique]

Love her. Can't wait for this album! Especially that Sara B. co-write.

[avalyn]

Jennifer will be performing on X-Factor tonight (12/12). Not the greatest show rating wise but it's an appearance and it will get her out there a little. She ended up not being on the show. But anyway The single is still lingering around in the lower thirties on the country charts right now. Also her tour dates for her headlining tour are finally coming out more steadily now.

[StillTheSame]

There's a deluxe edition of the album and it's up for pre-order on iTunes:

That Girl Deluxe Edition

[Linnethia Monique]

Love this album!
Falling
Me Without You
This Angel
Jealousy (YES! GIVE IT TO HER!)
This One's For You
Good Time to Cry


My absolute favorites are Falling and Jealousy.

[Hurricane Lee]

Target is selling this album with two bonus tracks. I plan to pick it up while I am out in Sacramento. Reviews are pretty strong for this album. I love her voice and her grit so I will be getting this.

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Jan 14, 2014 20:08:50 GMT -5 Hurricane Lee said:

Target is selling this album with two bonus tracks. I plan to pick it up while I am out in Sacramento.

Those two bonus songs are excellent.

[Hurricane Lee]

Good to know! Thanks Riley!

[someguy]

Jan 14, 2014 20:15:40 GMT -5 @dawson said:

Jan 14, 2014 20:08:50 GMT -5 Hurricane Lee said:

Target is selling this album with two bonus tracks. I plan to pick it up while I am out in Sacramento.

Those two bonus songs are excellent.

Have you seen the physical deluxe version for sale anywhere? None of the stores I've been to have had either versions.

[Hurricane Lee]

Well, I don't know what other deluxe you are referring to (unless you mean ITUNES) but...the answer to your question lies in your quoted post.

[someguy]

Thanks. Target Canada is awful though, and often doesn't carry target exclusive versions of albums. When I went there yesterday, the salesperson had no idea what I was talking about. They didn't even have the regular version of the album. Sometimes in Canada, other retailers (Costco, Walmart, etc) Will carry the exclusive versions of albums that are only available at target in the US. I was just wondering if Riley had seen it anywhere in Canada, because so far I have not had any luck.

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Jan 15, 2014 15:00:25 GMT -5 someguy said:

Jan 14, 2014 20:15:40 GMT -5 @dawson said:

Those two bonus songs are excellent.

Have you seen the physical deluxe version for sale anywhere? None of the stores I've been to have had either versions.

Nope, I have not yet seen the deluxe anywhere except iTunes. They may not have even sent the deluxe here. Have you been into HMV?

Jan 15, 2014 16:27:23 GMT -5 someguy said:

Target Canada is awful though, and often doesn't carry target exclusive versions of albums.

Yeah, they suck.

[someguy]

Jan 15, 2014 16:29:08 GMT -5 @dawson said:

Jan 15, 2014 15:00:25 GMT -5 someguy said:

Have you seen the physical deluxe version for sale anywhere? None of the stores I've been to have had either versions.

Nope, I have not yet seen the deluxe anywhere except iTunes. They may not have even sent the deluxe here. Have you been into HMV?

Jan 15, 2014 16:27:23 GMT -5 someguy said:

Target Canada is awful though, and often doesn't carry target exclusive versions of albums.

Yeah, they suck.

Yeah, I'm afraid they may not have sent it here. I haven't even seen the regular yet though. HMV is a good idea. There's one fairly close to where I work (that is if it hasn't closed yet). I'll check it out at lunch tomorrow. Thanks!

[onebuffalo]

Target sucks period. Ask 70 million customers.

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Jan 15, 2014 16:38:50 GMT -5 someguy said:

HMV is a good idea. There's one fairly close to where I work (that is if it hasn't closed yet). I'll check it out at lunch tomorrow. Thanks!

Good luck! You can check local store stock online, even. The one here almost always has what I want; I love them.

[SHOOTER]

Projected to debut with 50-55k.

Sugarland's albums opened with 51k, 211k, 313k, 75k, 18k and 203k respectively.

[Hurricane Lee]

That's a shame. I listened to a few of the ballads when she performed them acoustically and I was blown away. Her voice is so dynamic and spellbinding. I hope this is a steady seller. On a sad note, I was unable to buy this from Target yesterday, as the closest one to me no longer has it available. Bah. I will try to find it this weekend.

[musicbuff78]

I went to Target last night and I was able to find it easily (but I live in the States). I only saw the deluxe version available as it doesn't look like they have the basic version available, just the deluxe. However, since I found what I wanted, I didn't look to see if they had the non-deluxe version available.

[Hurricane Lee]

Target's version of the standard IS a deluxe, as it includes Target-only bonus tracks. I braved a 1.5 mile walk each way through the mean streets of Sacramento and through a highway underpass to get this last night. Upon first listen, I am extremely impressed with the warmth of the production and her vocals. My faves:

1. Falling
2. Thank You
3. Me Without You
4. That Girl
5. This Angel
6. Good Time To Cry
7. Know You Wanna Know (good job, Richard Marx!)

With the exception of That Girl and KYWK, I prefer her voice on ballads. I haven't gotten to Like A Rock yet or the bonus tracks but this album is very strong.

[someguy]

It looks like the deluxe edition was never sent up here at all. So, I bought the regular one from Walmart, and then bought the two bonus songs from iTunes. Not the way I wanted to do it, but whatever.

I really like this album. It took a couple of listens for me to really get into, but I'm loving most of the tracks now. "Jealousy" needs an adds date like yesterday. I hope she sends that to country radio ASAP. I also really like "Know You Wanna Know", though I don't see it being a successful country radio single.

The ballads are really strong, especially "Thank You", "Me Without You", "Good Time To Cry" and "His Hands". The only song I'm not really into yet is "Like A Rock", but I'm sure that will grow on me with time. Very good effort here, and I'm also pleasantly surprised by the sales projection. Let's hope a second single ("Jealousy"!) hits radio ASAP to keep the sales up.

[Hurricane Lee]

Oh. My. God. Like. A. Rock. I hadn't listened to that song when I did my mini-review but my LORD, I was floored. Homegirl took me to church and dem Dap-Kings horns had me reelin'. No wonder that song was talked up so much in advance. She did the original proud and then some. Rick Rubin is good with covers. I loved Adele's "Lovesong" too. Those deluxe songs should have been on the standard. They are both perfect and I would say better than the Sara Braless-cowrite (seemed a little on the basic side for me) and Moneyball. I will have to listen to Jealousy again. Didn't really stand out to me.

Oh...I forgot. No need for any potentially dated references (i.e. Facebook emoticons and Twitter). Those kinds of references always drag a song down, to me. Keep it timeless, Jennifah!

[avalyn]

For those curious about the bonus tracks. His Hands was written by Jennifer, Hillary Lindsey and Ashley Gorley while Every Little Thing was written by Jennifer and Richard Marx.

The only song I didn't exactly care for on the album is Moneyball. I said that to someone else and was told I must not have understood the message of it and what not. I did understand it but I just didn't care for the song. I don't exactly skip it really but I'm usually sitting there hoping it'll end. Hearing it live full band on the live stream she did with Yahoo and Ram didn't make me like it anymore than I do. I will say that show made me like This One's For you, Thank You and Like A Rock even more than I did and I loved those two songs a lot but hearing live made it click for me if that makes sense.

As for the second single, I listened to nearly every radio interview she did this week and several dj's she spoke to on country radio mentioned how much they loved that song and want it for the second single. If it doesn't get second, I would take it third. I will say signs seem to be pointing to Falling as the second single. Nothing has been confirmed but the commercials for Target mention the song as well as the first single, she performed it on every show minus The Chew she appeared on and she released a lyric video for it as well. So we'll have to wait and see. It feels like her label/team is trying to gauge fan response though on the song as well as the rest before settling.


Funny you mention the dated references, Hurricane Lee. Jennifer talked to Rolling Stone about that in an interview she did for the album. Mentioned as well Falling being about losing virginity, her relationship twitter/social media and turning forty this year.

Also, Brandy Clark is opening for her on the That Girl headlining tour. Nearly all the shows are announced and up on her site. I think she has a handful of shows left to announce for this part of her tour. She's doing festival shows this summer and hopefully will extend out her headlining tour as well. The venues they are playing - super small theaters, venues and casinos - are selling out really fast. The one where I'm from sold out on pre-sale in a few hours and when it was put up for public sold out in a matter of hours as well. I know she mentioned wanting small venues but it feels her team shot too small so hopefully if there is a next round she will pick places that are a little larger than what she is playing in the first part.

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Jan 18, 2014 16:54:03 GMT -5 avalyn said:

Mentioned as well Falling being about losing virginity, her relationship twitter/social media and turning forty this year.

Four-zero?! Damn, lookin' good.