Ballerini (album)

Ballerini is the fourth studio album from American country musician Kelsea Ballerini. The album, released through Black River Entertainment on September 11, 2020, features songs from Kelsea, her third studio album, which were stripped down and rerecorded.[1]

Ballerini
Studio album by
Kelsea Ballerini
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2020 (2020-09-11)
GenreCountry
Length40:45
LabelBlack River
Producer
Kelsea Ballerini chronology
Kelsea
(2020)		 Ballerini
(2020)

Background

Jessica Nicholson of MusicRow stated that "Ballerini deconstructed each song and re-recorded everything with minimal accompaniment, instead focusing on letting each song’s melody and lyrics lead the way".[1]

Critical reception

Joseph Hudak of Rolling Stone stated that "the Ballerini interpretation [of "Club"] emphasizes those notions of detachment and depression".[2]

Matthew Leimkuehler of The Tennessean stated that Ballerini "took to the studio to reimagine Kelsea, substituting dazzling pop layers on each song for renditions rooted in unvarnished songwriting".[3]

Track listing
Ballerini track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Overshare"
2:52
2."Club"
2:46
3."Homecoming Queen?"
  • Ballerini
  • Galyon
  • Robbins
2:57
4."The Other Girl" (with Halsey)
3:33
5."Love Me Like a Girl"
3:52
6."Love and Hate"
2:43
7."Bragger"
  • Ballerini
  • Copperman
  • Galyon
  • McAnally
  • Robbins
2:54
8."Hole in the Bottle"
2:32
9."Half of My Hometown" (with Kenny Chesney)
  • Ballerini
  • Copperman
  • Galyon
  • McAnally
  • Robbins
3:56
10."The Way I Used To"
3:19
11."Needy"
3:16
12."A Country Song"
  • Ballerini
  • Galyon
  • Robbins
3:07
13."LA"Ballerini2:58
Total length:40:45

Notes

  • All track titles are stylized in all lowercase.[4]

Charts
Chart performance for Ballerini
Chart (2020) Peak
position
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[5] 30
US Billboard 200[6] 89
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 9

References
  1. Nicholson, Jessica (September 2, 2020). "Kelsea Ballerini To Release New Project 'ballerini' On Sept. 11". MusicRow. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. Hudak, Joseph (September 2, 2020). "Kelsea Ballerini Announces Stripped Album 'Ballerini'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  3. Leimkuehler, Matthew (September 10, 2020). "Kelsea Ballerini: 'I had to clean the slate and start over'". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  4. "ballerini by Kelsea Ballerini on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  6. "Kelsea Ballerini Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  7. "Kelsea Ballerini Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
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