''Girl Going Nowhere'' is the third studio album and major label debut by American

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artist

Ashley McBryde Ashley Dyan McBryde (born July 29, 1983) is an American country music singer–songwriter. She grew up in Arkansas and she was drawn to various types of music from a young age. She also developed a passion for writing songs and later moved to Nash ...

. It was released on March 30, 2018, through Warner Bros. Nashville.

Content

The album's lead single, " A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega," was released on October 16, 2017. It was a top 30 hit on both the ''Billboard''

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and

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charts. "Radioland" was released as the second single from the album on July 16, 2018, though it failed to chart. The album's title track was released as its third single on January 14, 2019, and it debuted at number 60 on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart for the week dated December 22, 2018, and eventually reached a peak of number 40 on the chart in 2019.

Jay Joyce John Joseph "Jay" Joyce is an American record producer, songwriter and session musician. In the 1990s, Joyce, with Chris Feinstein and Brad Pemberton, recorded and toured as Iodine. He also fronted the band Bedlam, featured on the soundtrack to ...

is the album's producer. ''

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'' described the content as "heavy on hooks and set to a radio-friendly blend of heartland riffs and pop-country. But it's also a gently left-field statement for Nashville".

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covered the album's title track under a revised title of "Guy Goin' Nowhere" for his ''

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'' album.

Critical reception

''Girl Going Nowhere'' received acclaim from

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. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an

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score of 85, based on five reviews. Annie Reuter of ''Sounds Like Nashville'' reviewed the album positively, stating that "Embodying unique storylines and heartfelt lyrics alongside superb musicianship, Girl Going Nowhere is just a taste of what's to come from McBryde". Robert Ham of ''

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'' called the disc "a no bullshit record free of frills and fat; 11 songs that make their points powerfully and memorably", praising McBryde's lyrics and the album's

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influences. In December 2018, it received a nomination for Best Country Album at the

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Accolades

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 7 on the Top Country Albums chart and No. 49 on the Billboard 200, selling 9,000 copies (11,000 equivalent album units) in its debut week. It has sold 44,700 copies in the United States as of July 2019.

Track listing

Personnel

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, lead vocals *Chris Harris - acoustic guitar, background vocals *Quinn Hill -

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*Jasen Martin -

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*Caleb Mundy - bass guitar *Andrew Sovine - acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2018 debut albums Ashley McBryde albums Warner Records albums Albums produced by Jay Joyce