Farmer's Daughter (album)

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.

Farmer's Daughter
Studio album by
Crystal Bowersox
ReleasedDecember 14, 2010 (2010-12-14)
RecordedJune–October 2010
Genre
Length42:34
Label
ProducerDavid Bendeth
Crystal Bowersox chronology
Farmer's Daughter
(2010)		 All That for This
(2013)
Singles from Farmer's Daughter
  1. "Farmer's Daughter"
    Released: December 13, 2010
  2. "Ridin' with the Radio"
    Released: 2011

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.[1] 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 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.[2]

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.[3]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The New York Times[5]
Yahoo! MusicPositive[6]
Chicago Tribune[7]
Entertainment WeeklyC[8]
New York Daily News[9]
USA TodayMixed[10]
The Dallas Morning NewsB+[11]
Slant Magazine[12]
Paste Magazine[13]

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."[14] Metacritic gave the album 63 out of 100 based on six critical reviews.[15]

Commercial success

In the United States, the album debuted at number 28 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 58,000 copies[16] and as of October 2011 has sold 205,000 copies.[17]

In Canada, the album debuted at number 90 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[18]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ridin' with the Radio"Crystal BowersoxDavid Bendeth3:26
2."For What It's Worth"Stephen StillsBendeth3:18
3."Farmer's Daughter"BowersoxBendeth4:09
4."Hold On"
Bendeth3:13
5."Lonely Won't Come Around"
  • Bendeth
  • Harris
3:30
6."Holy Toledo"BowersoxBendeth3:51
7."On the Run"BowersoxBendeth3:23
8."Kiss Ya"BowersoxBendeth3:09
9."Speak Now"BowersoxBendeth4:48
10."Mine All Mine"BowersoxBendeth3:34
11."Mason"
  • Bowersox
  • Brian Walker
Bendeth3:18
12."Arlene"BowersoxBendeth2:55
13."Finally Got It Right" (Bonus track, iTunes album pre-order only)Bowersox  

Personnel

As noted at AllMusic:[19]

  • 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 Syzyka: Harmonica
  • Sean Hurley, Frankie May, Greg Smith: Bass
  • Chuck Burgi, Dorian Crozier, Dan Korneff: Drums
  • Chad Szeliga: Drums, percussion
  • Memo Acevedo: Percussion

Charts and sales

References
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  2. "Crystal Bowersox Stays Rough-And-Tumble On 'Farmer's Daughter'". Billboard.com. September 14, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  3. "Trailer from Body of Proof". Crystal Bowersox. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  4. Thomas, Stephen (December 14, 2010). "Farmer's Daughter - Crystal Bowersox". AllMusic. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  5. Pareles, Jon (December 27, 2010). "New Albums by Kandi and Crystal Bowersox". The New York Times. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  6. Parker, Lyndsey (November 22, 2010). "Crystal Vision: Bowersox Wows On Debut LP | Reality Rocks - Archive - Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  7. "Turn It Up: Album review: Crystal Bowersox, 'Farmer's Daughter'". Leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com. December 13, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  8. Mikael Wood (December 30, 2010). "Farmer's Daughter Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  9. "Crystal Bowersox's 'Farmer's Daughter' review: 'American Idol' alum's songs are a little too generic". NY Daily News. December 14, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  10. "What they're saying about Crystal Bowersox's 'Farmer's Daughter'". Content.usatoday.com. December 14, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  11. Tarradell, Mario (December 13, 2010). "CD review: Jackson swan song is stylistically true to form | Mario Tarradell Columns and Reviews - Entertainment News for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News". Dallasnews.com. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  12. "Crystal Bowersox: Farmer's Daughter | Music Review". Slant Magazine. December 12, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  13. georgei on (December 22, 2010). "Crystal Bowersox: Farmer's Daughter :: Music :: Reviews :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  14. JOEY GUERRA, Copyright 2010 Houston Chronicle (December 13, 2010). "Bowersox debut fails to live up to Idol hype - Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  15. "Farmer's Daughter Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  16. "Crystal Bowersox's 'Farmer's Daughter' debuts with 58K sales". Content.usatoday.com. December 22, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  17. American Idol: With Scotty McCreery's Successful Debut, Did Universal Learn From Sony's Mistakes?
  18. "Crystal Bowersox's 'Farmer's Daughter' tops Lee DeWyze's first-week album sales - From Inside the Box - Zap2it". Blog.zap2it.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  19. Personnel at allmusic
  20. "Crystal Bowersox Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  21. "Crystal Bowersox Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  22. "Crystal Bowersox Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  23. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
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