''Redneck Hollywood'' is an

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

(EP) by American

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singer–songwriter

Lainey Wilson Lainey Denay Wilson (born May 19, 1992) is an American country music singer–songwriter and actress. Wilson performed from an early age, before going to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a career as a country performer. In 2014, she released her f ...

. It was released on September 13, 2019, via the

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and contained four tracks. Two songs from the collection were spawned as

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: "Dirty Looks" (2019) and "

Things a Man Oughta Know "Things a Man Oughta Know" is a song recorded by American country music singer Lainey Wilson. It was released in August 2020 as the second single from Wilson's ''Redneck Hollywood'' EP and would later be included on her 2021 album '' Sayin' What ...

" (2020).

Background and content

Before Lainey Wilson would have breakout success in 2021 with the song "

", she released a series of recordings both independently and through other labels. Prior to 2021, Wilson signed with the BBR Music Group and would release her debut

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

(EP) titled ''Redneck Hollywood''. The project was produced by

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. The album's title was derived from the track "LA", which references the phrase "redneck Hollywood". The EP was a collection of four tracks, all of which featured co-writing credits from Wilson herself. The opening track "Straight Up Sideways" was described by Wilson as being a "good ole party song". In regards to the second track ("Dirty Looks"), Wilson commented, "In my opinion, there’s nothing sexier than going to grab a beer with your man after he’s been busting his tail at work all day long."

Release and singles

''Redneck Hollywood'' was released on September 13, 2019, through the BBR Music Group. It was Wilson's first release with the label. The disc was offered to digital and streaming sites upon its release. Two singles were spawned from the project, beginning with the second track "Dirty Looks". The song was released to radio on October 3, 2019. The third track "

" was then released on August 24, 2020. The song became Wilson's first major hit in her career, reaching number one on the American

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in 2021. In 2021, Wilson would release her first studio album with BBR titled ''

Sayin' What I'm Thinkin' ''Sayin' What I'm Thinkin is the third studio album by American country music singer–songwriter Lainey Wilson. It was released on February 19, 2021, by BBR Music Group. Produced by Jay Joyce, the album was Wilson's first album to be released on ...

''. Both singles would appear on the project as well.

Track listing

Release history

References

{{Lainey Wilson 2019 EPs Albums produced by Jay Joyce BBR Music Group EPs Lainey Wilson albums