''Ballerini'' is the first

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from American

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singer

Kelsea Ballerini Kelsea Nicole Ballerini (born September 12, 1993) is an American country pop singer. She began songwriting as a child and signed with Black River Entertainment in 2014, releasing her debut studio album the following year, '' The First Time''. H ...

. The album, released through Black River Entertainment on September 11, 2020, features songs from ''

Kelsea ''Kelsea'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the third studio album by American country artist Kelsea Ballerini. The album was released on March 20, 2020. ''Kelsea'' debuted at numbers 2 and 12 on the Top Country Albums and ''Billboard'' 200 charts ...

'', her third studio album, which were stripped down and re-recorded.

Background

Jessica Nicholson of ''

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'' stated that "Ballerini deconstructed each song and re-recorded everything with minimal accompaniment, instead focusing on letting each song’s melody and lyrics lead the way".

Critical reception

Joseph Hudak of ''

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'' stated that "the Ballerini interpretation f "Club"emphasizes those notions of detachment and depression". Matthew Leimkuehler of ''

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'' stated that Ballerini "took to the studio to reimagine ''Kelsea'', substituting dazzling pop layer each song for renditions rooted in unvarnished songwriting".

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 2020 albums Kelsea Ballerini albums Black River Entertainment albums Pop albums by American artists Albums produced by Jimmy Robbins