Some Lessons Learned

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{{Infobox album

| name = Some Lessons Learned

| type = studio

| artist = Kristin Chenoweth

| cover = Kristin Chenoweth Some Lessons Learned.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2011|9|13}}

| recorded = August, 2010–2011

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country pop

| length = 45:11

| label = Sony Music Entertainment, Masterworks{{cite web|url=http://music.barnesandnoble.com/Some-Lessons-Learned/Kristin-Chenoweth/e/886978071828|title=Some Lessons Learned|website=Barnes & Noble|accessdate=3 October 2018}}

| producer = Bob Ezrin

| prev_title = A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Coming Home

| next_year = 2014

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Some Lessons Learned

| type = Studio

| single1 = I Want Somebody (Bitch About)

| single1date = June 6, 2011

| single2 = Lessons Learned

| single2date = September 7, 2011

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2250589|pure_url=yes}}|title=Some Lessons Learned review|last=O'Brien|first=Jon|work=Allmusic|accessdate=September 14, 2011}}

}}

Some Lessons Learned is the fourth album by singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth.

Overview

The country pop disc was released on September 13, 2011. The lead single, "I Want Somebody (Bitch About)" was released on May 31, 2011. The album contains songs by Diane Warren, Dolly Parton and Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott, among others.{{Cite web |url=http://www.outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/4990 |title=Out & About - Q&A;: Kristin Chenoweth |access-date=2011-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010030312/http://www.outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/4990 |archive-date=2011-10-10 |url-status=dead }} Chenoweth co-wrote two of the songs, including one entitled "What Would Dolly Do".Derschowitz, Jessica. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kristin-chenoweth-goes-country-with-some-lessons-learned/ "Kristin Chenoweth goes country with Some Lessons Learned"], CBS, September 14, 2011 "Lessons Learned" was previously recorded by Carrie Underwood for her debut album, Some Hearts. The album is produced by popular music producer and Canadian Music Hall of Fame entree, Bob Ezrin. She recorded it in Nashville, Tennessee in the summer of 2011. An MP3 release was also made available on September 13, 2011. She has said the album is about learning from life lessons. Chenoweth made her Grand Ole Opry debut during the promotion of the album.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/kristin-chenoweth-will-play-the-grand-ole-opry-com-182568|title=Kristin Chenoweth Will Play the Grand Ole Opry|website=Playbill.com|date=13 September 2011|accessdate=3 October 2018}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| title1 = I Was Here

| writer1 = Victoria Shaw, Gary Burr, Hillary Scott

| length1 = 3:36

| title2 = I Want Somebody (Bitch About)

| writer2 = Diane Warren

| length2 = 3:10

| title3 = Fathers and Daughters

| writer3 = Jodi Marr, Tom Douglas

| length3 = 3:13

| title4 = What Would Dolly Do

| writer4 = Kristin Chenoweth, Desmond Child, Shane McAnally, Bob Ezrin

| length4 = 2:46

| title5 = God and Me

| writer5 = Shaw, Burr

| length5 = 2:58

| title6 = Change

| writer6 = Dolly Parton

| length6 = 3:16

| title7 = What More Do You Want

| writer7 = Burr, Caroline Cutbirth, Mark Mirando

| length7 = 3:23

| title8 = Wreck You

| writer8 = Warren

| length8 = 3:48

| title9 = I Didn't

| writer9 = Sherrié Austin, Will Rambeaux, Steve Williams

| length9 = 2:43

| title10 = Borrowed Angels

| writer10 = Warren

| length10 = 4:03

| title11 = What If We Never

| writer11 = Warren

| length11 = 3:37

| title12 = Mine to Love

| writer12 = Chenoweth, Child, Eric Bazilian

| length12 = 4:11

| title13 = Lessons Learned[https://www.amazon.com/Some-Lessons-Learned/dp/B005L0KQEO/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_4] {{dead link|date=October 2018}}

| writer13 = Warren

| length13 = 4:16

|}}

{{Track listing

| headline = iTunes Store Bonus Tracks{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/some-lessons-learned/id453871041|title=Some Lessons Learned|publisher=iTunes Store}}

| title14 = Boy

| writer14 =

| length14 = 3:43

| title15 = The Making of Some Lessons Learned (Video)

| writer15 =

| length15 =

| title16 = I Want Somebody (Bitch About) [Video]

| writer16 = Diane Warren

| length16 =

| title17 = Lessons Learned (Video)

| writer17 = Diane Warren

| length17 =

|}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Target Bonus Tracks{{cite web |url=http://www.target.com/p/Kristin-Chenoweth-Some-Lessons-Learned-Only-at-Target/-/A-13734430 |title=Kristin Chenoweth Some Lessons Learned - Only at... : Target |website=www.target.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117073413/http://www.target.com/p/Kristin-Chenoweth-Some-Lessons-Learned-Only-at-Target/-/A-13734430 |archive-date=17 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}

| title14 = Higher Love

| writer14 =

| length14 =

| title15 = Prayer of St. Francis

| note15 = featuring Vince Gill on guitar

| writer15 = Traditional

| length15 =

|}}

Chart performance

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Chart (2011)

! Peak
position

US Billboard Top Country Albums

| align="center"| 14

US Billboard 200

| align="center"| 50

References