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''Every Girl'' is the fifteenth studio album by American
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artist
Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood (born September 19, 1964) is an American singer, actress, author and television personality. She rose to fame with her 1991 debut single " She's in Love with the Boy," which became a number one hit on the ''Billboard'' c ...
. It was released on August 30, 2019 via Gwendolyn Records. The lead single, "
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", was launched two months prior to the album's release date and became a minor hit single on the ''
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'' country charts that summer. It is Yearwood’s first new collection since 2007. ''Every Girl'' was named for its lead single and was Yearwood's fifteenth studio recording. It was also her fourth album issued through an independent label. The project's 14 songs received positive reception from music journalists and critics following its release. A reissued version of the album was released in mid 2021 titled ''Every Girl: Deluxe''. The new version includes several new tracks, along with the previously released tracks, it includes a 30th Anniversary Acoustic version of her first single " She's in Love with the Boy" which was made available on iTunes with the deluxe itunes pre-order.


Background

''Every Girl'' was produced by
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, Yearwood's production collaborator since the early 1990s. It was her first country studio album since 2007's ''
Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love ''Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love'' is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. The album was released on November 13, 2007 on Big Machine Records and was produced by Garth Fundis. ''Heaven, Heartache and ...
'' (not including 2014's '' PrizeFighter: Hit After Hit'') and her second since the release of a
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in early 2019. Yearwood said she went into the studio with "no pressure or expectations" which made the project easier to approach. "I’m so grateful the songs were there. I found 14 tunes I couldn’t live without. You want people to recognize you as an artist, but you also want to take them somewhere they haven’t necessarily been with you before," she explained.


Content

The album contained 14 new songs composed mostly by female songwriters including
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,
Lucie Silvas Lucie Silvas (born Lucie Joanne Silverman, 4 September 1977) is a British singer-songwriter. Early life Born in Kingston upon Thames, England, her father is from New Zealand and is of Jewish descent; and her mother is Scottish and is Christia ...
, and
Ashley McBryde Ashley McBryde (born July 29, 1983) is an American country music singer–songwriter. Raised in Arkansas, she was drawn to various types of music from a young age. She also developed a passion for writing songs and later moved to Nashville, Tennes ...
. It featured several collaborations with artists Yearwood had mostly worked with before:
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,
Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of ''American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her debu ...
,
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and
Patty Loveless Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey, January 4, 1957) is an American country music singer. She began performing in her teenaged years before signing her first recording contract with MCA Records' Nashville division in 1985. While her first ...
. Yearwood described working with some of them in a 2019 interview. She called Clarkson's voice "the unicorn, who's always on pitch". The pair record the album's fifth track, "Tell Me Something I Don't Know". "When you want that strong, soaring harmony, nobody does it like her. She's just a little sister — fun and with all this energy," Yearwood commented. Having known Patty Loveless for many years, she called her a "quiet" and "solid friend". Yearwood's husband Garth Brooks is featured on the track "What Gave Me Away". The pair first recorded together in the 1990s. Other tracks on the album were first recorded by other artists. The song, "Find a Way", features backing vocals by
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, which she first recorded for her 2015 album ''
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''. "Home" was first recorded by its writer,
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, in 1977 for her eponymous studio album. "Bible and a .44" was first recorded by its writer as well,
Ashley McBryde Ashley McBryde (born July 29, 1983) is an American country music singer–songwriter. Raised in Arkansas, she was drawn to various types of music from a young age. She also developed a passion for writing songs and later moved to Nashville, Tennes ...
. She first recorded it for her 2016 extended play, ''Jalopies and Expensive Guitars''. For ''Every Girl: Deluxe'', Yearwood chose the same songs from the original project, with the exception of three new recordings. The first new track included was her cover of the
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and
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duet, " Shallow". Also included is an original composition titled "I Dare You to Love" and an acoustic version of Yearwood's number one single " She's in Love with the Boy". Yearwood explained her appreciation for the 1991 song in a 2021 interview: "It's precious to me now because it represents the beginning, and it represents the longevity of a good song and the loyalty of a fan base." "I Dare You to Love" was composed by
Natalie Hemby Natalie Nicole Hemby Wrucke (born March 24, 1977) is an American country music songwriter and singer. She has written songs for Lee Ann Womack, Eli Young Band, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Sunny Sweeney, Little Big Town, Jon Pardi, Kacey Musgrav ...
, Laura Veltz and Best West.


Critical reception

''Every Girl'' was reviewed positively by music critics and writers alike. Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' called her vocals "pristine" and "more powerful" than ever before. He compared "Workin' on Whiskey" to a songs since recorded by that of
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. Bjorke also praised "Home", calling it "a master class of nuanced emotion." Bjorke concluded by saying, "When listening to Every Girl, you wouldn’t know it’s been a dozen years between all-new albums for Miss Trisha Yearwood (how Garth Brooks once introduced her to me), but that’s exactly the case and it makes me hope that her creative spirit of albums." Markos Papadatos of the ''Digital Journal'' gave the album an "A" rating in his review. He praised several tracks on the project, including the title track which he called "empowering". "Overall, Trisha Yearwood is back stronger than ever with Every Girl, and she is country to the core. Fans and listeners ought to do themselves a favor and purchase this as a whole album," he commented. ''Every Girl'' was also reviewed favorably by Cillea Houghton of ''Sounds Like Nashville''. "Yearwood proves that she still stands as one of country music’s best vocalists and storytellers, drenching the project in a cinematic theme created by piano, strings and drops of steel guitar, all bound together by her timeless voice," she commented. Lastly, Thom Jurek of
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gave the effort four out of five stars. Like other writers, Jurek praised her vocal effects and the quality of the songwriting. "Supported by excellent charts and nonintrusive production, she inhabits these songs as if she wrote them, making this not only a welcome return but one of her finest albums," he concluded.


Release and commercial performance

In promotion of ''Every Girl'', Yearwood will embark on her first solo tour in five years. The tour will begin in October 2019, starting with three concerts backed by the
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. Yearwood will reach 22 major cities on her tour. The title track was released as a single in June 2019 to also promote the record. The song debuted at number 21 on the ''
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''
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chart, making it Yearwood's highest chart debut of her career. The song would also reach number 49 on the ''Billboard''
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chart in July 2019, becoming a minor hit. At first, Yearwood was hesitant about releasing a single to country radio. However, the title track changed her mind. "That's so crazy to me — the icing on the cake. When you make sure you take care of the music, everything else will take care of itself," she commented. ''Every Girl'' debuted at number five on the ''Billboard''
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chart, with 11,000
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, of which 10,000 are in traditional album sales. The album also spent one week on the
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, where it reached number 57. It has sold 34,600 copies in the United States as of March 2020. ''Every Girl: Deluxe'' was released on August 13, 2021 on the Gwendolyn label.


Track listing


Original version


Reissued version


Personnel

All credits are adapted from
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. Musical personnel *
Jessi Alexander Jessica Leigh Alexander (born November 18, 1976) is an American country music artist and songwriter. Biography She has had her songs recorded by Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood and Little Big Town. She also launched her own recording career in 2 ...
– background vocals * David Angell –
violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...
* Monisa Angell –
viola The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bow (music), bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of ...
* Robert Bailey – background vocals, vocal chorus * Roland Barber –
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* Jenny Bifano – violin * Garth Brooks – featured vocals on "What Gave Me Away" * Chad Carlson – background vocals * Kelly Clarkson – featured vocals on "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" * Dave Cohen
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,
piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...
,
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* David Davidson – violin *
Gabe Dixon Gabe Dixon (born December 7, 1977) is an American musician. Dixon began his career in the Nashville-based country band, Six Shooter. Between 1998 and 2010, he was the lead singer of The Gabe Dixon Band. Since the band's break-up, Dixon has worke ...
– organ, piano, synthesizer *
Dan Dugmore Dan Dugmore is an American session musician known primarily for playing the pedal steel guitar Born in 1949, Dugmore was raised in Pasadena, California. Influenced by the Flying Burrito Brothers, he learned to play steel guitar after Flying B ...
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,
steel guitar A steel guitar ( haw, kīkākila) is any guitar played while moving a steel bar or similar hard object against plucked strings. The bar itself is called a "steel" and is the source of the name "steel guitar". The instrument differs from a conve ...
* Melissa Fuller – background vocals * Vicki Hampton – background vocals, vocal chorus * Don Henley – featured vocals on "Love You Anyway" * Steve Herman – organ * Jim Hoke – horn * Scotty Huff –
trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...
*
Hillary Lindsey Hillary Lee Lindsey is an American singer-songwriter. She has written songs with or for a number of artists including Michelle Branch, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Shakira, Lady A, Gary Allan, Sara Evans, Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Bon ...
– background vocals * Patty Loveless – featured vocals on "Bible and a .44" *
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– bass guitar * Rob McNelley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Carl Miner – acoustic guitar,
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,
nylon string guitar The classical guitar (also known as the nylon-string guitar or Spanish guitar) is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string instrument with strings made of gut or nylon, it is a precursor o ...
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mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...
*
Greg Morrow Greg Morrow is an American drummer, percussionist, session musician, mixing engineer, and vocalist. Biography Morrow was born in Ripley, Tennessee and raised in Memphis. At age 11, Morrow and his band performed on a local TV show, and he par ...
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* Tim O'Brien – background vocals * Carole Rabinowitz –
cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...
*
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– background vocals *
Karyn Rochelle Karyn Rochelle (born in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American country music songwriter and vocalist. As a songwriter, she has written or co-written songs which became hits for Trisha Yearwood, LeAnn Rimes, Ronnie Milsap, Sunny Sweeney, and, ...
– background vocals, vocal chorus * Lucie Silvas – background vocals * Jarrad K – background vocals * Wei Tsun Chang – violin * Kristin Wilkinson – viola * Karen Winkelmann – violin * Trisha Yearwood – lead vocals, background vocals Technical personnel * Chad Carlson – engineering, percussion * Tommy Colorigh – retouching * Garth Fundis – producer * Russ Harrington – photography * Greg Morrow – percussion * Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements


Charts


Release history


References


External links


Official website
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