Gretchen Wilson
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Biography
[Edit]In late May 2004, Gretchen Wilson's debut single, "Redneck Woman," became the first by a solo female singer to top the Billboard country singles chart in over two years; it also reached number one faster than any single in the previous decade. At the same time, her debut album, Here for the Party, entered the country album chart at number one and the pop album chart at number two with sales of 227,000 copies, the biggest opening week for a new country artist on record. Given the overtly country style of her music at a time when much country had been leaning toward pop, Wilson was immediately hailed as the latest in a long line of country artists leading the music back to its roots.
Her own roots went back to the tiny town of Pocahontas, Illinois (36 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri), where she began singing as a child. Her mother was 16 when she was born on June 26, 1973; her father left when she was two. She grew up poor, living in a succession of trailer parks. She went to school only through the eighth grade, and at 14 was working as a cook and bartender in the same club where her mother worked. By the age of 20, she was singing in two different bands in the area. She moved to Nashville in 1996 and tended bar while singing on demos and in clubs for the next seven years. During this period, she became part of an informal group of singers and songwriters known as the Muzik Mafia who met once a week to try out new material. She and John Rich, another member of the group (and a former member of Lonestar), wrote "Redneck Woman," an autobiographical song in which she unabashedly celebrated her redneck, white-trash background.
In 2003, she auditioned for and was signed by Epic Records. "Redneck Woman" was released as a single in the late winter of 2004 and immediately began its march up the charts. Here for the Party, originally scheduled for release in July, was moved up to May 11 because of the quick success of the single. As it, too, became a hit, Wilson agreed to opening spots on tours with Brooks & Dunn and Montgomery Gentry in the summer of 2004. By this time "Redneck Woman" had become a classic country anthem and Wilson was a superstar. She coped with the instant celebrity, and continued to work as a musician, finding time to write a book, also called Redneck Woman, which hit shops in 2005, the same year her follow-up album, All Jacked Up, appeared. One of the Boys, a deeply personal album, and the first album in which Wilson had a hand in writing most of the songs, was released in 2007. Her parting album for Sony was a best-of in 2009. She followed it with her first independently released single on her own Redneck Records imprint, "Work Hard, Play Harder," in late 2009, followed by the album I've Got Your Country Right Here in 2010. She released the impressive and diverse Right on Time on Redneck Records in 2013, along with an album of covers of '70s rock songs, Under the Covers, and the holiday album Christmas in My Heart. ~ William Ruhlmann & Steve Leggett, Rovi
Title: I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas - Single
Artist: Gretchen Wilson
Genre: Country, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Politically Uncorrect (Radio Mix) [feat. Merle Haggard] - Single
Artist: Gretchen Wilson
Genre: Country
Collections
Title: 21 Country Hits
Genre: Country
Title: Outlaw Country
Title: NOW That's What I Call a Country Party
Genre: Country
Title: Brewed In Texas, Vol. 3
Genre: Country
Title: Totally Country, Vol. 6
Genre: Country
Title: Grammy Nominees 2005
Title: Country Heat Tailgate Party
Genre: Country
Title: Top Of The Pops 2004 CD5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Pop
Title: Now That'S What I Call A Country Party 2013 - 404
Genre: Country
Title: Coal Miner'S Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn
Genre: Country
Title: Country Heat Summer BBQ
Genre: Country
Title: Pure... Country (CD2)
Genre: Country
Title: Friend Of A Friend Vol. 03
Genre: Rock
Title: Blues And Rock Ballads Vol. 24 (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Club/Dance
Title: The Country Box (CD3)
Genre: Country
Title: Blues And Rock Ballads Vol. 37 (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Club/Dance
Title: 101 Country Classics (CD4)
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Country, Pop
Title: Pure... Country Stars (CD2)
Title: Top Rodeio Vol. 2
Genre: Country
Title: Haynes Ultimate Guide To Country (CD2)
Genre: Country
Title: Double Cream 6 - Twenty Years (CD1)
Genre: Country
Title: Top 40: Country (CD2)
Genre: Country
Title: 30 Stars Country (CD2)
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: Double Cream 7: The Women Of Country (CD2)
Genre: Country, Country Rock, Pop Rock
Title: Play Something Country (CD3)
Genre: Country, Country Rock, Rockabilly
Title: Ultimate America 2016 (CD3)
Genre: Hard Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Heavy Metal, Country, Pop
Title: The Sound Of Nashville (CD2)
Title: Absolute Country
Genre: Country Rock, Pop Rock, Country Pop
Title: Mr Music Country 9
Genre: Country
Title: Promo Only Express Audio DFF December (2016 Week 1) (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Reggaeton, World Music, Country, Synth Pop, Alternative, Funk, Indie, Folk
Title: Ultimix VIP Promo Pack (December 2016) (Part 1)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 100 Hits: The Best Country Album (CD2)
Genre: Rock, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: 100 Hits The Best Country Album (Box Set, 5CD) (CD5)
Genre: Country
Title: The Best Country In The World Ever! 2019 (CD2)
Genre: Country, Country Pop
Title: Angel In My Soul 2020 (CD1)
Genre: Blues, World Music, Folk
Title: NOW 100 Hits Country 5CD 2020 (CD2)
Genre: Gospel, World Music, Country, Outlaw Country, Folk
Title: 100 Greatest Songs Of The 00s (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Angel In My Soul Country Collection 2020 (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: NOW Country Classics '00s
Genre: Country, Outlaw Country
Title: ’2000s Country Essentials (CD1)
Genre: Country
Title: ’2000s Country Essentials (CD2)
Genre: Country
Title: Country Gold Box Set 2018 (CD1)
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Rockabilly, Western Swing
Title: All To Myself - 10s Country
Genre: Country
Title: Country Rewind (CD2)
Genre: Country
Title: Country Beach James 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Country
Title: Disco Cowgirl
Title: Country Hits 2010-2023 (CD1)
Genre: Country
Featuring albums
Title: Christmas Duets
Artist: Elvis Presley
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Traditional Pop Music
Title: That's How They Do It In Dixie - The Essential Collection
Artist: Hank Williams, Jr.
Genre: Rock, Country, Outlaw Country
Title: That's How They Do It In Dixie - The Essential Collection
Artist: Jr. Hank Williams
Genre: Country