The First Time (Kelsea Ballerini album)

The First Time
Studio album by Kelsea Ballerini
Released May 19, 2015 (2015-05-19)
Recorded 2014–15
Genre Country pop
Length 40:18
Label Black River
Producer
  • Jason Massey
  • Forest Glen Whitehead
Singles from The First Time
  1. "Love Me Like You Mean It"
    Released: September 22, 2014
  2. "Dibs"
    Released: July 20, 2015
  3. "Peter Pan"
    Released: March 21, 2016[1]

The First Time is the debut studio album by American country pop artist Kelsea Ballerini. It was released on May 19, 2015. The album's track listing and cover art was released on April 1, 2015.[2]

Singles

"Love Me Like You Mean It," the album's lead single was released on September 22, 2014. The single received good reviews from critics, who praised its pop-country blend production, but criticized its flirty lyrics.[3][4] The song reached a peak of No. 5 on US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and No. 1 on Country Airplay.[5] It is the first song by a solo female to top the country charts since "Blown Away" in 2012, and makes Ballerini the first female artist to take her debut single to the top spot since Carrie Underwood's first officially-promoted country single, "Jesus, Take the Wheel", in 2006.[5] The official music video premiered in March 2015, and has over 1 million views.[6] "Peter Pan" was released as a promotional single on May 5, 2015.[7]

"Dibs" was released on July 20, 2015 as the album's second single. It became her second number one hit in March 2016, making her the first solo female country artist to start her career with back-to-back number one hits since Jamie O'Neal in 2001 with "There Is No Arizona" and "When I Think About Angels."[8]

"Peter Pan" was released as the album's third single in March 2016. She performed the song on the Academy of Country Music Awards with Nick Jonas.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "XO"  
 2:54
2. "Peter Pan"  
  • Ballerini
  • Forest Glen Whitehead
  • Jesse Lee
 3:20
3. "Love Me Like You Mean It"  
  • Ballerini
  • Whitehead
  • Josh Kerr
  • Lance Carpenter
 3:20
4. "Square Pegs"  
 3:22
5. "The First Time"  Ballerini 4:00
6. "Looking at Stars"  
  • Ballerini
  • Whitehead
  • Stepakoff
 3:18
7. "Sirens"  
  • Ballerini
  • Whitehead
  • Jennifer Denmark
 3:26
8. "Secondhand Smoke"  
  • Ballerini
  • Kerr
  • Jordyn Shellhart
 3:43
9. "Dibs"  
  • Ballerini
  • Kerr
  • Ryan Griffin
  • Jason Duke
 3:03
10. "Stilettos"  
 3:26
11. "Yeah Boy"  
  • Ballerini
  • Whitehead
  • Keesy Timmer
 3:14
12. "Underage"  
  • Ballerini
  • Kerr
  • Stepakoff
 3:12
Total length:
 40:18

Personnel

Chart performance

The First Time debuted at number 31 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top Country Albums chart with first week sales of 13,500.[9] The album has sold 121,800 copies in the US as of April 2016.[10]

Album

Chart (2015 –16) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 33
US Billboard 200[12] 31
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 4

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country CAN
2014 "Love Me Like You Mean It" 5 1 45 3 61
2015 "Dibs" 7 1 58 8 96
2016 "Peter Pan"A 25 31 121

References

  1. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini Teases New Single: The Scoop". iHeartMedia. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini "The First Time" Tracklist & Cover Art".
  3. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini, ‘Love Me Like You Mean It’ [Listen]".
  4. ↑ "Review – Kelsea Ballerini’s "Love Me Like You Mean It"".
  5. 1 2 Trust, Gary (23 June 2015). "Kelsea Ballerini First Female To Lead Country Airplay Chart With Debut Single Since 2006". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini - Love Me Like You Mean It".
  7. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini surprises fans with new song "Peter Pan"".
  8. ↑ Jim Asker (February 23, 2016). "Kelsea Ballerini Has 'Dibs' on Second Country Airplay No. 1". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  9. ↑ Bjorke, Matt. "Country Album Chart Report For May 27, 2015". Roughstock.
  10. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (April 11, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: April 11, 2016". Roughstock.
  11. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (March 19, 2016). "ARIA Albums: Matt Corby 'Telluric' Is 100th No 1 Australian Album". Noise11. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Kelsea Ballerini.
  13. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Kelsea Ballerini.
  14. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Kelsea Ballerini.
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