• Source: Here for the Party

      • Here for the Party is the debut studio album by American country music singer Gretchen Wilson. It was released on May 11, 2004 through Epic Records Nashville. After singing in a bar, she met John Rich of Big & Rich, who invited her to work with him. She would later join the MuzikMafia, a collection of Nashville singers and songwriters that gathered weekly to play songs. Wilson recorded the album in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was produced by Joe Scaife, Mark Wright, and John Rich.
      Upon its release, Here for the Party received positive reviews from music critics with Wilson being compared to country artist Loretta Lynn. The album itself became a massive success, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 227,000 copies, breaking the record for the highest first sales week from a debut album by a country artist. On the Top Country Albums chart, the album broke records and became the third most successful album of 2004 on the latter chart. Internationally the album became a surprise moderate success, peaking within the top ten in Sweden while entering the album charts in Australia, Norway, and the United Kingdom.
      Four single were released in total from the album. The lead and Wilson's debut single "Redneck Woman" became a massive success, spending five weeks atop the US Hot Country Songs chart. The follow-up singles "Here for the Party", "When I Think About Cheatin'", and "Homewrecker" were also successful, all peaking within the top five of the country charts as well.
      At the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in 2005, Wilson received four nominations: Best New Artist, Best Country Album, Best Country Song for "Redneck Woman" and Best Female Country Vocal Performance also for "Redneck Woman", with Wilson winning the latter award. As of 2023, Here for the Party is certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA for sales of five million copies sold in the United States alone.


      Making of the album


      Gretchen Wilson was singing in a bar when she met John Rich of Big & Rich, who invited her to work with him. After some persistence, she agreed and joined the MuzikMafia, an informal group of Nashville singers and songwriters that gathered weekly to play songs.
      Wilson signed with Epic Records in 2003 and went in the studio with producers Mark Wright and Joe Scaife and Rich as co-producer. The first single, "Redneck Woman," was written as a tribute to women from small-town America.


      Reception



      "Redneck Woman" was released as a single in early 2004 and reached the top of the Billboard country singles charts and number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was released in the U.S. on May 11, 2004. It debuted at the top of the country album charts and at number two on the Billboard 200 with 227,000 copies sold. Here for the Party was the fifth best selling album of 2004, with about 2.9 million copies sold.


      Track listing




      Credits


      Compiled from liner notes.
      Musicians and Vocals

      Gretchen Wilson – lead vocals, backing vocals
      Steve Nathan – pianos, Hammond B3 organ
      Reese Wynans – pianos, Hammond B3 organ
      Tom Bukovac – electric guitars
      Kenny Greenberg – electric guitars
      John Rich – acoustic guitars, backing vocals
      John Willis – acoustic guitars
      Al Anderson – gut-string guitar
      Mike Brignardello – baritone guitar, bass guitar
      Michael Rhodes –baritone guitar, bass guitar
      Russ Pahl – banjo, lap steel guitar, steel guitar
      Larry Franklin – mandolin, fiddle
      Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
      Eric Darken – percussion
      Wes Hightower – backing vocals
      Big Kenny – backing vocals
      Angela Primm – backing vocals
      Joe Scaife – backing vocals
      Trez – backing vocals
      Gale West – backing vocals
      Production

      Clay Bradley – A&R direction
      Joe Scaife – producer
      Mark Wright – producer
      John Rich – co-producer
      Greg Droman – tracking
      Bart Pursley – overdub recording, vocal recording, mixing
      Todd Gunnerson – tracking assistant, additional overdub recording
      Steve Marcantonio – additional overdub recording
      Paul Hart – mix assistant
      Lowell Reynolds – mix assistant
      Hank Williams – at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
      Tonya Derry – A&R coordinator
      Kay Smith – A&R coordinator
      Carie Higdon – project coordinator
      Sylvia Meiler – creative producer
      Tracy Baskette-Fleaner – art direction, design
      Deb Haus – art direction, artist development
      Glen Rose – photography
      Mike Penner – additional photography
      Morris Management Group – management


      Chart performances




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