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Jana Kramer is the debut album by American actress and country music artist Jana Kramer. It was released on June 5, 2012 via Elektra Records.[1] The album was produced by Scott Hendricks.[2] Its first single, "Why Ya Wanna," was released in January 2012. It also includes the previously released digital singles "Whiskey" and "What I Love About Your Love" and "I Won't Give Up" as a digital bonus track.[3]

Jana Kramer
Studio album by Jana Kramer
Released	June 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)
Genre	Country
Length	37:32
Label	Elektra Nashville
Producer	Scott Hendricks
Jana Kramer chronology
Jana Kramer (2012) Thirty One (2015)
Singles from Jana Kramer
"Why Ya Wanna" Released: January 16, 2012 "Whiskey" Released: November 5, 2012 "I Hope It Rains" Released: May 20, 2013

Background

In 2002, Kramer made her acting debut in the low budget independent horror film Dead/Undead. The following year Kramer guest appeared on All My Children which was marked as Kramer's television debut. Kramer has since continued to appear in a number of television shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice and CSI: NY. She has also had small supporting roles in films such as Click, Prom Night and Spring Breakdown. After a long career of acting, in February 2011 Kramer signed a recording contract with Elektra Records. The following month Kramer began work on her debut album. Country music producer Scott Hendricks produced the majority of the record.

Singles

On January 16, 2012, Kramer released her official debut single, "Why Ya Wanna". Kramer premiered the official music video directed by Kristin Barlowe on February 6, 2012. The song peaked at number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 3 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, as well as number 100 on Billboard's Canadian Hot 100.[4] "Whiskey" was released as the album's second single on November 5, 2012.

Promotional songs

She premiered her promo track, "I Won't Give Up", which premiered in the One Tree Hill episode "Holding Out for a Hero", was released the following day exclusively on iTunes and Amazon. The song reached number 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. In April 2011 Kramer released another promo track titled, "Whiskey" which she also performed on One Tree Hill. The song reached number 99 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on digital sales alone.[5]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Roughstock	[6]
Taste of Country	[7]

Critical

Giving it four-and-a-half stars out of five, Roughstock writer Matt Bjorke said that Kramer "adds a potent vocal and burgeoning songwriting talent on top of her model looks".[6] Taste of Country writer Billy Dukes gave it four stars, saying that "It’s clear Kramer had an idea of who she was as a singer before stepping into the recording studio."[7] James Christopher Monger of Allmusic thought that the album "does a nice job blending the contemporary twang of artists like Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift with the traditionalist spirit of classic country and folk crooners like Patsy Cline and James Taylor."[8]

Commercial

The album debuted at No. 5 on the Top Country Albums and No. 19 on Billboard 200 upon its release in the US, selling 16,000 copies for the week.[9][10] The album has sold 185,000 copies in the US as of September 2015.[11]

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US Country Airplay	US	CAN Country [16]	CAN
2012	"Why Ya Wanna"	3	3	50	—	100
	"Whiskey"	27	25	94	47	88
2013	"I Hope It Rains"	—	42	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

На других языках

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- [en] Jana Kramer (album)

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[es] Jana Kramer (álbum)

Jana Kramer es el álbum debut de la actriz estadounidense y cantante de country Jana Kramer. Lanzado el 5 de junio del 2012 por Elektra Récords. El álbum fue producido por Scott Hendricks. Su primer sencillo, "Why You Wanna", fue lanzado en enero del 2012. También incluye los sencillos digitales lanzados anteriormente "Whiskey", "What I Love About Your Love" y "I Won't Give Up" como bonus track digital.

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[ru] Jana Kramer (альбом)

Jana Kramer — дебютный студийный альбом американской актрисы и кантри-певицы Яны Крамер, изданный 5 июня 2012 года на студии Elektra Nashville[3]. Продюсером был Скотт Хендрикс[4]. Первый сингл, «Why Ya Wanna» вышел в январе 2012 и получил платиновую сертификацию RIAA. Диск также включал ранее изданные цифровые синглы «Whiskey», «What I Love About Your Love» и «I Won’t Give Up», приложенные в качестве бонусных цифровых треков[5].

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