Play On (Carrie Underwood album)
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| Studio album by Carrie Underwood | ||||
| Released | November 3, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | July, 2008–September 2009; Starstruck Studios (Nashville) Maratone Studios () Germano Studios (New York City) |
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| Genre | Country, country pop | |||
| Length | 48:20 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville, 19 | |||
| Producer | Mark Bright, Max Martin, Shellback | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (54/100) |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| The New York Times | (mixed) |
| Paste | (5.7/10) |
| PopMatters |   |
| Roughstock | (mixed) |
| Slant Magazine | |
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| USA Today | |
Play On is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood. It was released in the United States on November 3, 2009, through Arista Nashville.
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 318,000 copies, which was rated as the highest first-week sales for a female artist in 2009 upon release. It is her second album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200, and her third to debut atop the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
As of October 2016, the album has been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA, Platinum by the CRIA and Gold by the ARIA. Play On has since sold over three million copies worldwide.
The album spawned three consecutive Billboard Hot Country Songs number one singles — "Cowboy Casanova", "Temporary Home" and "Undo It", all of which certified Multi-Platinum or Platinum by the RIAA. The fourth single, "Mama's Song", reached number two on the chart and received a Gold certification from the RIAA. "Cowboy Casanova" achieved one of the biggest single-week upwards on the Billboard Hot 100 of all time, when it climbed 96-11 in its second week.
"Temporary Home" and "Mama's Song" were both nominated for Grammy Awards, while Play On was nominated for Album of the Year at both the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards and Country Music Association Awards, and won Favorite Country Album at the 2010 American Music Awards.
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