Farmer's Daughter (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Farmer's Daughter
| type = Studio
| artist = Crystal Bowersox
| cover = Crystal Bowersox - Farmer's Daughter.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2010|12|14}}
| recorded = June–October 2010
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Folk rock|country}}
| length = 42:34
| producer = David Bendeth
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = All That for This
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Farmer's Daughter
| type = studio
| single1 = Farmer's Daughter
| single1date = December 13, 2010
| single2 = Ridin' with the Radio
| single2date = 2011
}}
}}
Farmer's Daughter is the debut album of American Idol season nine runner-up Crystal Bowersox. It was released on December 14, 2010, through Jive Records.
Background
After placing second on Idol, Crystal was signed to a deal with Jive Records and RCA's former sister record company 19 Recordings. Originally, Crystal wanted to delay the release of the album until early 2011, but ended up moving the release date to December 14.{{cite web|last=Dinh |first=James |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651755/20101108/crystal_bowersox.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118040133/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651755/20101108/crystal_bowersox.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 18, 2010 |title=Crystal Bowersox Reveals Farmer's Daughter Details - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=November 8, 2010 |accessdate=November 15, 2011}} She is also to cover the Buffalo Springfield song "For What It's Worth," stating "its lyrics are relevant no matter what era it is, whatever war we're in and issues in the world," she said. "The song is always relevant." It was revealed that Chad Szeliga, who is well known for his drumming for bands such as Breaking Benjamin and OurAfter, has contributed drum tracks to the songs "Arlene", "Finally Got It Right" and "Hold On" which was written by Nickelback's Chad Kroeger The second single from the album was Ridin' With the Radio, as performed on American Idol, featuring Bobo Honkin Suzuka on harmonica.
The song "Holy Toledo" was played during Idol when she returned home. This is the first time an Idol contestant's own song was played during the show before their departure.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/949828/crystal-bowersox-stays-rough-and-tumble-on-farmers-daughter |title=Crystal Bowersox Stays Rough-And-Tumble On 'Farmer's Daughter' |publisher=Billboard.com |date=September 14, 2009 |accessdate=November 15, 2011}}
Singles
"Farmer's Daughter" was released as the first single on December 13, 2010. "Hold On" was supposed to be the first single, but was switched to "Farmer's Daughter." The music video for "Farmer's Daughter" premiered on her website on December 16, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.crystalbowersox.com/news/farmers-daughter-video-premiere |title=Trailer from Body of Proof |publisher=Crystal Bowersox |accessdate=November 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708210421/http://www.crystalbowersox.com/news/farmers-daughter-video-premiere |archivedate=July 8, 2011 }}
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |url=https://allmusic.com/album/farmers-daughter-r2061592 |title=Farmer's Daughter - Crystal Bowersox |publisher=AllMusic |date=December 14, 2010 |accessdate=November 15, 2011}}
| rev2 = The New York Times
| rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|last=Pareles |first=Jon |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/28/arts/music/28choice.html |title=New Albums by Kandi and Crystal Bowersox |work=The New York Times |date=December 27, 2010 |accessdate=November 15, 2011}}
| rev3 = Yahoo! Music
| rev4 = Chicago Tribune
| rev5 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev6 = New York Daily News
| rev7 = USA Today
| rev8 = The Dallas Morning News
| rev9 = Slant Magazine
| rev9Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/crystal-bowersox-farmers-daughter/2345 |title=Crystal Bowersox: Farmer's Daughter | Music Review |publisher=Slant Magazine |date= December 12, 2010|accessdate=November 15, 2011}}
| rev10 = Paste Magazine
}}
=Critical reception=
The album received mixed to positive reviews. Allmusic gave the album 2.5 stars out of 5. Joey Guerra of the Houston Chronicle said the album "failed to live up to Idol hype."{{cite web|author=JOEY GUERRA, Copyright 2010 Houston Chronicle |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/7337544.html |title=Bowersox debut fails to live up to Idol hype - Houston Chronicle |publisher=Chron.com |date=December 13, 2010 |accessdate=November 15, 2011}} Metacritic gave the album 63 out of 100 based on six critical reviews.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/farmers-daughter |title=Farmer's Daughter Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |date= |accessdate=November 15, 2011}}
=Commercial success=
In the United States, the album debuted at number 28 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 58,000 copies{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/12/crystal-bowersoxs-farmers-daughter-debuts-with-58k-sales/1 |title=Crystal Bowersox's 'Farmer's Daughter' debuts with 58K sales |publisher=Content.usatoday.com |date=December 22, 2010 |accessdate=November 15, 2011}} and as of October 2011 has sold 205,000 copies.
In Canada, the album debuted at number 90 on the Canadian Albums Chart.{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/12/crystal-bowersoxs-farmers-daughter-tops-lee-dewyzes-first-week-album-sales.html |title=Crystal Bowersox's 'Farmer's Daughter' tops Lee DeWyze's first-week album sales - From Inside the Box - Zap2it |publisher=Zap2it |access-date=November 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511144715/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/12/crystal-bowersoxs-farmers-daughter-tops-lee-dewyzes-first-week-album-sales.html |archive-date=May 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Ridin' with the Radio
| writer1 = Crystal Bowersox
| extra1 = David Bendeth
| length1 = 3:26
| title2 = For What It's Worth
| writer2 = Stephen Stills
| extra2 = Bendeth
| length2 = 3:18
| title3 = Farmer's Daughter
| writer3 = Bowersox
| extra3 = Bendeth
| length3 = 4:09
| title6 = Holy Toledo
| writer6 = Bowersox
| extra6 = Bendeth
| length6 = 3:51
| title5 = Lonely Won't Come Around
| writer5 = {{hlist|Bowersox|David Ryan Harris|Alexandra Tamposi}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Bendeth|Harris}}
| length5 = 3:30
| title4 = Hold On
| writer4 = {{hlist|Kara DioGuardi|Chad Kroeger}}
| extra4 = Bendeth
| length4 = 3:13
| title7 = On the Run
| writer7 = Bowersox
| extra7 = Bendeth
| length7 = 3:23
| title8 = Kiss Ya
| writer8 = Bowersox
| extra8 = Bendeth
| length8 = 3:09
| title9 = Speak Now
| writer9 = Bowersox
| extra9 = Bendeth
| length9 = 4:48
| title10 = Mine All Mine
| writer10 = Bowersox
| extra10 = Bendeth
| length10 = 3:34
| title11 = Mason
| writer11 = {{hlist|Bowersox|Brian Walker}}
| extra11 = Bendeth
| length11 = 3:18
| title12 = Arlene
| writer12 = Bowersox
| extra12 = Bendeth
| length12 = 2:55
| title13 = Finally Got It Right
| note13 = Bonus track, iTunes album pre-order only
| writer13 = Bowersox
| extra13 =
| length13 =
}}
Personnel
As noted at AllMusic:[https://www.allmusic.com/album/farmers-daughter-mw0002070884/credits Personnel at allmusic]
- Crystal Bowersox: Vocals, acoustic guitar
- David Bendeth, Tommy Byrnes, David Ryan Harris, Nick Moroch: Guitars
- John Widgren: Dobro, pedal steel
- Jeff Kazee: Acoustic and electric piano, organ, keyboards, accordion
- Zac Rae: Keyboards
- Geoff Rockwell: Keyboards, programming
- Ryan "Bobo Honkin" Suzuka: Harmonica
- Sean Hurley, Frankie May, Greg Smith: Bass
- Chuck Burgi, Dorian Crozier, Dan Korneff: Drums
- Chad Szeliga: Drums, percussion
- Memo Acevedo: Percussion
- Miles Bennett Hogerty: Moral Support
Charts and sales
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2010)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|28|artist=Crystal Bowersox|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 8, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardDigital|8|artist=Crystal Bowersox|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 8, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|2|artist=Crystal Bowersox|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 8, 2021}} |
=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2011)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 8, 2021}}
| 181 |
| scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2011|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 8, 2021}}
| 33 |
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=Sales=
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| Country
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| United States |
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