Sarah Buxton (album)

Sarah Buxton is the self-titled debut album by American country singer-songwriter Sarah Buxton. It was released on February 23, 2010 via Lyric Street Records. The album's only single, "Outside My Window," was released in June 2009 and was a Top 25 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, reaching a peak of number 23 in March 2010. The album also includes Buxton's previous three singles that were released on her extended-play, Almost My Record. As of April 2010, the album has sold nearly 30,000 copies.

Sarah Buxton
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2010 (2010-02-23)
GenreCountry
Length43:16
LabelLyric Street
ProducerSarah Buxton, Blair Daly, Bob DiPiero, Dann Huff, Craig Wiseman
Sarah Buxton chronology
Almost My Record
(2007)
Sarah Buxton
(2010)
Signs of Life
(2020)
Singles from Sarah Buxton
  1. "Outside My Window"
    Released: June 29, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Country Weekly[2]

History

Prior to its release, Buxton issued a six-song extended play entitled Almost My Record. This EP produced the singles "Innocence," "That Kind of Day" and "Space," all of which charted in the country music Top 40. Those three singles and two other tracks from the EP are included on this album, as is her fourth single, "Outside My Window."[3] Buxton co-wrote ten of the eleven songs, including "Stupid Boy," which was previously released by Keith Urban as a single from his 2006 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing.

Critical reception

Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly magazine described Buxton's vocal range as "transform[ing] from sunny to sweet[…]to scratchy and soulful" and referred to the songs' topics as "being a typical 20-something-year-old girl in America." Phillips gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five.[2] Bobby Peacock of Roughstock also described Buxton's voice favorably and called the lyrics "optimistic," but thought that some tracks were overproduced.[4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine considered the album "carefully constructed, with each element designed to reach the broadest possible audience" but said that it also showed that Buxton is "a solid writer and performer,"ultimately giving it three stars out of five.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."American Daughters"Sarah Buxton, Bob DiPiero3:47
2."Outside My Window"Buxton, Gary Burr, Mark Hudson, Victoria Shaw3:46
3."Radio Love" (featuring Jedd Hughes)Buxton, Jedd Hughes, Steve Robson4:01
4."For Real"Buxton, DiPiero3:49
5."Wings" (featuring Jedd Hughes)Buxton, Blair Daly4:01
6."Love Like Heaven"Buxton, Daly3:44
7."Space"Buxton, Chuck Cannon, Lari White3:15
8."Innocence"Buxton, Jeremy Stover, Dave Berg, Georgia Middleman3:43
9."That Kind Of Day"Buxton, Stover, Greg Barnhill3:26
10."Stupid Boy"Buxton, Berg, Deanna Bryant5:30
11."Big Blue Sky" (featuring Jedd Hughes)Hughes, Luke Laird4:06
Total length:43:16
Amazon MP3 Exclusive[5]
No.TitleLength
12."Crazy Dream"4:10

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Chart performance

The album debuted at number 12 on U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums and number 68 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling over 8,000 copies in its first week.

Album

Charts (2010) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 68[6]
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 12[6]

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country US Bubbling
[7]
2009 "Outside My Window" 23 7

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sarah Buxton review". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. Phillips, Jessica (22 February 2010). "Reviews". Country Weekly. 17 (8): 54. ISSN 1074-3235.
  3. Morton, Ken (9 February 2010). "Sarah Buxton's Big Day: The 9513's Exclusive Interview". Engine 145. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  4. Peacock, Bobby (20 February 2010). "Sarah Buxton review". Roughstock. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  5. "Sarah Buxton (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version): Sarah Buxton: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  6. "Sarah Buxton chart positions". Billboard. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 132. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.
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