The Woman I Am (Kellie Pickler album)
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| Studio album by Kellie Pickler | ||||
| Released | November 11, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 41:20 | |||
| Label | Black River Entertainment | |||
| Producer |
Frank Liddell Luke Wooten |
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Vinyl Cover
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Country Weekly | A |
| Engine 145 | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| Got Country Online | |
| Music Is My Oxygen | |
| Newsday | B+ |
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The Woman I Am is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Kellie Pickler. It was released on November 11, 2013 via Black River Entertainment. The album includes the singles "Someone Somewhere Tonight," "Little Bit Gypsy," and "Closer to Nowhere."
The Woman I Am was produced by Frank Liddell and Luke Wooten, the same team who produced Pickler's third album, 100 Proof. Pickler co-wrote three of the album's twelve tracks, all of which she co-wrote with the help of husband and songwriter Kyle Jacobs.
"Someone Somewhere Tonight," a song previously recorded by both Kenny Rogers and Pam Tillis, was released as the album's lead single on May 14, 2013. After eight weeks, it reached a peak of number 49 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in July 2013. "Little Bit Gypsy" and "Closer to Nowhere" were released as the album's second and third singles, peaking at number 50 and number 59, respectively.
The Woman I Am garnered critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, they assign a "weighted average" score to ratings and reviews from mainstream critics, which based upon four reviews the album has a Metascore of an 82, and this signifies "universal acclaim". At USA Today, Brian Mansfield felt that Pickler's "albums are as much fun as hearing her talk."Stephen Thomas Erlewine at Allmusic claimed that this album was not one "that makes a career, but rather one that helps a career be built." At Rolling Stone, Rob Tannenbaum alluded to how Pickler "continues to [write] vibrant drama from her crazy family". Glenn Gamboa for Newday highlighted that "With 'The Woman I Am,' Pickler shows how the next phase of her career may be bigger than she ever dreamed." At Entertainment Weekly, they said Pickler "ditches modish pop-country for old school songs about cheating and her pistol-packin' great grandma", and felt that "she shines brightest on the autobiographical title track." At Music Is My Oxygen, Rob Burkhardt noted that her underrated status was "poised to change" because the album will put "her in a position to come into her own." Furthermore, Burkhardt told that the release comes "with the perfect combination of old and new, spunk and honesty."
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