One of the Boys (Gretchen Wilson album)

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One of the Boys
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Studio album by
Gretchen Wilson
ReleasedMay 15, 2007
GenreCountry
Length37:20
LabelColumbia Nashville
ProducerJohn Rich
Gretchen Wilson
Mark Wright
Gretchen Wilson chronology
All Jacked Up
(2005) 		One of the Boys
(2007) 		Greatest Hits
(2010)
Singles from One of the Boys
  1. "Come to Bed"
    Released: October 30, 2006
  2. "One of the Boys"
    Released: May 14, 2007
  3. "You Don't Have to Go Home"
    Released: October 1, 2007
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(68/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com4/5 stars[2]
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[3]
The Austin Chronicle3/5 stars[4]
Blender3/5 stars[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
Los Angeles Times2.5/4 stars[6]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[7]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[8]
Slant Magazine2/5 stars[9]
Uncut3/5 stars[1]

One of the Boys is the third studio album by country singer Gretchen Wilson. It was released on May 15, 2007.

Following its release, the album debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 73,000 copies in its first week.[10] As of May 9, 2008, the album has sold 232,000 copies in the US.[11] The album produced three chart singles for Wilson on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Come to Bed" (a duet with John Rich of Big & Rich), followed by the title track and "You Don't Have to Go Home", the first single of Wilson's career to miss Top 40 on the country charts.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Girl I Am"Dean Hall, Gretchen Wilson3:30
2."Come to Bed" (duet with John Rich)John Rich, Vicky McGehee3:54
3."One of the Boys"George Teren, Rivers Rutherford, Wilson3:37
4."You Don't Have to Go Home"Rich, McGehee, Wilson3:19
5."Heaven Help Me"Teren, Rutherford, Wilson3:24
6."There's a Place in the Whiskey"Bobby L. Taylor, Del Gray, Shannon Lawson3:01
7."If You Want a Mother"Teren, Rutherford, Wilson3:34
8."Pain Killer"Hall, Wilson3:42
9."There Goes the Neighborhood"Rich, McGehee, Wilson2:57
10."Good Ole Boy"Rich, McGehee, Wilson2:53
11."To Tell You the Truth"Hall, Wilson3:31
Total length:37:20
Circuit City Digital Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Wasting Whiskey"Hall, Wilson3:49

Personnel[]

Chart performance[]

Singles[]

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
[15]
2006 "Come to Bed" (featuring John Rich) 32
2007 "One of the Boys" 35
"You Don't Have to Go Home" 53

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Critic Reviews for One Of The Boys". Metacritic. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Downs, Jolene. "Gretchen Wilson - One of the Boys". About.com. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  3. ^ Jurek, Thom. "One of the Boys - Gretchen Wilson". Allmusic. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  4. ^ Gray, Christopher (May 18, 2007). "Review: Miranda Lambert, Elizabeth Cook, Gretchen Wilson, & Avril Lavigne". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  5. ^ Willman, Chris (May 18, 2007). "One of the Boys Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  6. ^ Lewis, Randy (May 13, 2007). "Redneck woman on cruise control". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Gretchen Wilson". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  8. ^ Hoard, Christian (May 14, 2007). "Gretchen Wilson: One Of The Boys : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  9. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (May 21, 2007). "Gretchen Wilson: One of the Boys". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  10. ^ Katie Hasty, "Linkin Park Scores Year's Best Debut With 'Midnight'", Billboard.com, May 23, 2007.
  11. ^ Zettler, Linda. "'Redneck Woman' Wilson says new CD will rock". Florida Today. May 9, 2008.
  12. ^ "Gretchen Wilson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Gretchen Wilson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  15. ^ "Gretchen Wilson Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2010.

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