''Lauren Alaina'' is the second

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recorded by the American

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singer

Lauren Alaina Lauren Alaina Kristine Suddeth (born November 8, 1994) is an American singer and songwriter from Rossville, Georgia. She was the runner-up on the tenth season of ''American Idol.'' Her debut studio album, ''Wildflower,'' was released on Octobe ...

, released to digital retailers on October 2, 2015, by

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and

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. It promotes Alaina's second studio album, '' Road Less Traveled'' the follow-up to ''

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'' (2011). Alaina co-wrote all five tracks.

Background and promotion

In May 2013, Alaina released the

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-leaning "

Barefoot and Buckwild "Barefoot and Buckwild" is a song by American country music singer Lauren Alaina. The song was written by Alaina with Chris DeStefano and Jon Nite. It was released on May 7, 2013 through Universal Music Group Nashville, Mercury Nashville and 19 Re ...

", which she co-wrote, as the purported lead single for her second album. Following the song stalling at a moderate 56 on the

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chart, promotion for the project seemingly ceased. After undergoing vocal surgery in August 2014, Alaina told the country music blog ''The Boot'' that she was beginning work on a new album with a "more mature" feel. Alaina was selected by

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to write and record a

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for its college football campaign. Her contribution, "History", was released on August 31, 2015, and was the first promotional single from the album. She announced ''Lauren Alaina'' in September 2015 as a prelude to her then-forthcoming album, due out in 2016, with five songs from the album.

Track listing

Chart performance

The EP debuted at number 28 on the ''Billboard''

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chart with first week sales of 1,600.

References

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