# Kelsea

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{{About|the album|other uses|Kelsey (disambiguation){{!}}Kelsey}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox album
| name         = Kelsea
| type         = studio
| artist       = [Kelsea Ballerini](/source/Kelsea_Ballerini)
| cover        = Kelsea - Kelsea Ballerini album cover.jpg
| alt          = A woman in a white dress lying down on a sunlit grass field
| released     = March 20, 2020
| studio       = 
* Sound Stage (Nashville)
* The Robbins Nest (Nashville)
* Z (Nashville)
* The Red Room (Nashville)
* Southern Ground (Nashville)
* Spirit Music Nashville (Nashville)
* The Brown Owl (Nashville)
| genre        = 
* [Pop](/source/Pop_music)<ref name="ef">{{Cite web|url=https://www.entertainment-focus.com/music-section/ef-country/kelsea-ballerini-kelsea/|title=Kelsea Ballerini - kelsea album review|magazine=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)|date=March 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theboot.com/kelsea-ballerinis-kelsea-songs-review/|title=Kelsea Ballerini's 'Kelsea': 5 Utterly Honest Songs|first=Angela|last=Stefano|website=[The Boot](/source/The_Boot_(website))}}</ref>
* [country](/source/Country_music)<ref name="ef"/>
| length       = 39:36
| label        = [Black River](/source/Black_River_Entertainment)
| producer     = 
* Kelsea Ballerini
* [Jesse Frasure](/source/Jesse_Frasure)
* [Jimmy Robbins](/source/Jimmy_Robbins)
* [Ross Copperman](/source/Ross_Copperman)
* [Shane McAnally](/source/Shane_McAnally)
| prev_title   = [Unapologetically](/source/Unapologetically)
| prev_year    = 2017
| next_title   = [Ballerini](/source/Ballerini_(album))
| next_year    = 2020
| misc         = {{Singles
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [Homecoming Queen?](/source/Homecoming_Queen%3F)
 | single1date = September 6, 2019
 | single2     = [The Other Girl](/source/The_Other_Girl_(song))
 | single2date = April 20, 2020
 | single3     = [Hole in the Bottle](/source/Hole_in_the_Bottle)
 | single3date = May 27, 2020
 | single4     = [Half of My Hometown](/source/Half_of_My_Hometown)
 | single4date = April 19, 2021
}}
}}

{{Music ratings
| rev1      = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/kelsea-mw0003354640|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|last=Thomas Erlewine|first=Stephen|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}</ref>
| rev2      = ''[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)''
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/fleur-east-fearless-review-kelsea-ballerini-album-lyrics-tour-stream-tracklist-a9411146.html|title=The Independent Review|newspaper=[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)|last=Cudsi|first=Jake|date=March 20, 2020|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}</ref>
| rev3      = ''[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)''
| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/kelsea-ballerini-is-her-own-kind-of-country-on-kelsea-970010/|title=Kelsea Ballerini Is Her Own Kind of Country on 'Kelsea'|magazine=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)|last=Bernstein|first=Jonathan|date=March 20, 2020|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}</ref>
| rev4      = ''Spectrum Culture''
| rev4score = 3.25/5<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spectrumculture.com/2020/04/23/kelsea-ballerini-kelsea-review/|title=Spectrum Culture Review|website=Spectrum Culture|last=Cober-Lake|first=Justin|date=April 23, 2020|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}</ref>
| rev5      = ''[The Times](/source/The_Times)''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/kelsea-ballerini-kelsea-review-love-loss-and-small-town-life-8xlxlwvd9|last=Hodgkinson|first=Will|date=March 20, 2020|access-date=March 7, 2021|website=[The Times](/source/The_Times)|title=Kelsea Ballerini: Kelsea review — love, loss and small-town life}}</ref>
}}

'''''Kelsea''''' (stylized in [all lowercase](/source/all_lowercase)) is the third studio album by American [country pop](/source/country_pop) artist [Kelsea Ballerini](/source/Kelsea_Ballerini). The album was released on March 20, 2020.<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/kelsea-ballerini-new-album-kelsea-941723/|title=Kelsea Ballerini Sets Dates For New Album 'Kelsea'|last=Freeman|first=Jon|magazine=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)|date=January 23, 2020|accessdate=March 19, 2020}}</ref> ''Kelsea'' debuted at numbers 2 and 12 on the [Top Country Albums](/source/Top_Country_Albums) and [''Billboard'' 200](/source/Billboard_200) charts, respectively. It spawned four official [single](/source/Single_(music))s "[Homecoming Queen?](/source/Homecoming_Queen%3F)", "[The Other Girl](/source/The_Other_Girl_(song))", "[Hole in the Bottle](/source/Hole_in_the_Bottle)", and "[Half of My Hometown](/source/Half_of_My_Hometown)" as well as two promotional singles "Club" and "LA".

==Background==
Ballerini announced via [Instagram](/source/Instagram) in July 2019 that her third album was complete.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-07-29-kelsea-ballerinis-third-studio-album-is-officially-complete/|title=Kelsea Ballerini's Third Studio Album is Officially Complete|publisher=[iHeartRadio](/source/iHeartRadio)|date=July 29, 2019|accessdate=February 28, 2020}}</ref> The album title and its release date were revealed on January 20, 2020.<ref name="NCD">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2020/01/23/kelsea-ballerini-to-release-third-album-kelsea-on-march-20/|title=Kelsea Ballerini to Release Third Album, "Kelsea," on March 20 [Watch New "la" Video]|date=January 23, 2020|magazine=[Nash Country Daily](/source/Nash_Country_Daily)|accessdate=February 28, 2020|archive-date=March 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312022431/https://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2020/01/23/kelsea-ballerini-to-release-third-album-kelsea-on-march-20/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album's track list was revealed on February 27, 2020.<ref name="ToC">{{cite web |last=Dukes |first=Billy |title=Kelsea Ballerini Unveils Kenny Chesney, Halsey Duets |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/kelsea-ballerini-kenny-chesney-album-track-list/ |website=[Taste of Country](/source/Taste_of_Country) |accessdate=February 28, 2020}}</ref>

Ballerini wrote or co-wrote all 13 tracks on the album. Two tracks have credited guest vocalists: "The Other Girl" is a duet with [Halsey](/source/Halsey_(singer)) and "Half of My Hometown" features harmony vocals from [Kenny Chesney](/source/Kenny_Chesney).

==Singles==
The lead single of the album was "Homecoming Queen?" which was released on September 6, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/kelsea-ballerini-homecoming-queen-video/|title=Kelsea Ballerini Cries in Raw 'Homecoming Queen?' Video [Watch]|last=Hermanson|first=Wendy|website=[Taste of Country](/source/Taste_of_Country)|accessdate=February 28, 2020}}</ref> Ballerini sang it at the [53rd Annual Country Music Association Awards](/source/53rd_Annual_Country_Music_Association_Awards) in November.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8543572/kelsea-ballerini-homecoming-queen-2019-cma-awards|title=Kelsea Ballerini's 'Homecoming Queen' & 'Girl Crush' Performance at the CMA Awards 2019|date=November 13, 2019|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 28, 2020}}</ref> "The Other Girl," featuring [Halsey](/source/Halsey_(singer)), was released on April 20, 2020, as the album's second single.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Single Releases |url=https://musicrow.com/calendars-2/single-releases/ |magazine=[MusicRow](/source/MusicRow) |accessdate=April 1, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401043702/https://musicrow.com/calendars-2/single-releases/ |archivedate=April 1, 2020}}</ref>

On February 28, 2020, "Hole in the Bottle" was released as a promotional single<ref name="ToC"/> but was later made an official single on May 27, 2020.<ref name="countryaircheck.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.countryaircheck.com/pdfs/current052620.pdf|title=Country Aircheck|date=26 May 2020|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> A remix featuring Canadian singer [Shania Twain](/source/Shania_Twain) was released November 13, 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=It's Wine O'Clock! Kelsea Ballerini Drops 'Hole in the Bottle' Remix With Shania Twain |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9483632/kelsea-ballerini-hole-in-the-bottle-remix-shania-twain-listen |access-date=April 1, 2021 |magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))}}</ref> "Half of My Hometown," featuring [Kenny Chesney](/source/Kenny_Chesney), was released on April 19, 2021, as the album's fourth single.<ref>{{cite web |title=Future Releases for Country Radio Stations |url=https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases |publisher=[AllAccess](/source/AllAccess) |access-date=April 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401191353/https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases |archive-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref>

===Promotional singles===
"Club" was released on November 8, 2019, as the album's first [promotional single](/source/promotional_single).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/kelsea-ballerini-new-song-club-909885/|title=Kelsea Ballerini Opts to Stay Home in Sleek New Song 'Club'|last=Freeman|first=Jon|date=November 8, 2019|magazine=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)|accessdate=February 28, 2020}}</ref> A music video was released two days later, on November 10, 2019. "LA", the album's second promotional single, was released on January 24, 2020.<ref name="NCD"/>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing = [Kelsea Ballerini](/source/Kelsea_Ballerini), with additional co-writers as noted
| title1   = Overshare
| writer1  = {{hlist|[Jesse Frasure](/source/Jesse_Frasure)|[Josh Osborne](/source/Josh_Osborne)|[Tayla Parx](/source/Tayla_Parx)}}
| length1  = 2:50
| title2   = Club
| writer2  = {{hlist|[Nicolle Galyon](/source/Nicolle_Galyon)|[Jimmy Robbins](/source/Jimmy_Robbins)}}
| length2  = 3:01
| title3   = [Homecoming Queen?](/source/Homecoming_Queen%3F)
| writer3  = {{hlist|Galyon|Robbins}}
| length3  = 2:48
| title4   = [The Other Girl](/source/The_Other_Girl_(song))
| note4    = with [Halsey](/source/Halsey_(singer))
| writer4  = {{hlist|[Ross Copperman](/source/Ross_Copperman)|[Shane McAnally](/source/Shane_McAnally)|[Ashley Frangipane](/source/Halsey_(singer))}}
| length4  = 3:21
| title5   = Love Me Like a Girl
| writer5  = {{hlist|Copperman|Lauren Grieve|[Hillary Lindsey](/source/Hillary_Lindsey)|Jordan Minton}}
| length5  = 2:57
| title6   = Love and Hate
| writer6  = {{hlist|Copperman|[Ed Sheeran](/source/Ed_Sheeran)}}
| length6  = 2:58
| title7   = Bragger
| writer7  = {{hlist|Copperman|Galyon|McAnally|Robbins}}
| length7  = 2:46
| title8   = [Hole in the Bottle](/source/Hole_in_the_Bottle)
| writer8  = {{hlist|Frasure|Lindsey|[Ashley Gorley](/source/Ashley_Gorley)|Steph Jones}}
| length8  = 2:36
| title9   = [Half of My Hometown](/source/Half_of_My_Hometown)
| note9    = featuring [Kenny Chesney](/source/Kenny_Chesney)
| writer9  = {{hlist|Copperman|Galyon|McAnally|Robbins}}
| length9  = 3:52
| title10  = The Way I Used To
| writer10 = {{hlist|Jones|Julian Bunetta|[Ian Kirkpatrick](/source/Ian_Kirkpatrick_(record_producer))|[Samuel George Lewis](/source/SG_Lewis)|[Marcus Lomax](/source/The_Monsters_and_the_Strangerz)|[Cass Lowe](/source/Cass_Lowe)}}
| length10 = 3:15
| title11  = Needy
| writer11 = {{hlist|Copperman|[Julia Michaels](/source/Julia_Michaels)}}
| length11 = 3:12
| title12  = A Country Song
| writer12 = {{hlist|Galyon|Robbins}}
| length12 = 3:13
| title13  = LA
| length13 = 2:47
| total_length = 39:36
}}

===Notes===
* All track titles are stylized in all lowercase.<ref>{{cite web |title=kelsea by Kelsea Ballerini on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/kelsea/1492761620 |website=[Apple Music](/source/Apple_Music) |accessdate=March 19, 2020}}</ref>

==Personnel==
Adapted from the ''Kelsea'' liner notes<ref>{{cite AV media notes|author=Anon.|title=Kelsea|others=[Kelsea Ballerini](/source/Kelsea_Ballerini)|publisher=[Black River Entertainment](/source/Black_River_Entertainment)|year=2020|type=Booklet|id=BRE2020-04-CD}}</ref>

;Vocals
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* Kelsea Ballerini – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals <small>(tracks 2, 4–7, 9–13)</small>
* Megan Boardman – background vocals <small>(track 2)</small>
* Kelly Bolton – background vocals <small>(track 2)</small>
* [Kenny Chesney](/source/Kenny_Chesney) - background vocals <small>(track 9)</small>
* [Ross Copperman](/source/Ross_Copperman) – background vocals <small>(tracks 4–6)</small>, gang vocals <small>(track 7)</small>
* Tarryn Feldman – background vocals <small>(track 2)</small>
* [Nicolle Galyon](/source/Nicolle_Galyon) – background vocals <small>(track 3)</small>, gang vocals <small>(track 7)</small>
{{col-2}}
* Maggie Heintzman – background vocals <small>(track 2)</small>
* [Hillary Lindsey](/source/Hillary_Lindsey) – background vocals <small>(tracks 5, 8)</small>
* [Julia Michaels](/source/Julia_Michaels) – background vocals <small>(track 11)</small>
* Jensen Nicolaisen – background vocals <small>(track 2)</small>
* [Tayla Parx](/source/Tayla_Parx) – background vocals <small>(track 1)</small>
* [Jimmy Robbins](/source/Jimmy_Robbins) – background vocals <small>(tracks 2, 3, 13)</small>, gang vocals <small>(track 7)</small>
{{col-end}}

;Instruments
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* [Tom Bukovac](/source/Tom_Bukovac) – electric guitar <small>(track 4)</small>
* Ross Copperman – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
* [Dan Dugmore](/source/Dan_Dugmore) – pedal steel guitar <small>(track 4)</small>
* [Fred Eltringham](/source/Fred_Eltringham) – drums <small>(track 4)</small>
* Alicia Enstrom – violin <small>(track 6)</small>
* Mark Hill – bass guitar <small>(track 4)</small>
* Austin Hoke – cello <small>(track 6)</small>
* Charlie Judge – keyboards <small>(track 1)</small>
{{col-2}}
* Chris Kimmerer – drums <small>(track 12)</small>
* Elizabeth Lamb – viola <small>(track 6)</small>
* Miles McPherson – drums <small>(tracks 1, 8)</small>
* Nir Z – drums <small>(tracks 2, 11)</small>
* Jimmy Robbins – acoustic guitar, banjo, bass guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
* [Jimmie Lee Sloas](/source/Jimmie_Lee_Sloas) – bass guitar <small>(tracks 1, 8)</small>
* Kristin Weber – violin <small>(track 6)</small>
* Derek Wells – acoustic guitar, banjo, [dobro](/source/dobro), electric guitar <small>(tracks 1, 5, 8, 12)</small>, [pedal steel guitar](/source/pedal_steel_guitar) <small>(track 5)</small>
{{col-end}}

;Production
* [Dan Grech-Marguerat](/source/Dan_Grech-Marguerat) – mixing, additional programming
* Luke Burgoyne – assistant engineer
* Charles Haydon Hicks – assistant engineer
* Josh Ditty – assistant engineer <small>(tracks 1, 8)</small>
* Kam Luchterhand – assistant engineer <small>(track 6)</small>
* Trey Keller – digital editing <small>(tracks 4–7, 9, 10)</small>
* Dave Kutch – mastering <small>(Mastering Palace; New York, NY)</small>

;Imagery
* Ashley Kohorst – Art direction and design
* Peggy Sirota – photography

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([ARIA](/source/ARIA_Charts))<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2020-03-30 |title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums |publisher=[Australian Recording Industry Association](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association) |date=March 30, 2020 |accessdate=March 28, 2020}}</ref>
| 27
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Country Albums ([ARIA](/source/ARIA_Charts))<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/country-albums-chart/2020-03-30 |title=ARIA Top 40 Country Albums |publisher=[Australian Recording Industry Association](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association) |date=March 30, 2020 |accessdate=January 20, 2022}}</ref>
| 4
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|23|M|url=https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2020/03/29/weeknd-has-weeks-no1-album|title=The Weeknd Has This Week's No.1 Album|work=FYIMusicNews|artist=Kelsea Ballerini|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|14|date=20200327|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 28, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|84|date=20200327|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 28, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|UKCountry|2|date=20200327|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 17, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|UKIndependent|6|date=20200327|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 30, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|12|artist=Kelsea Ballerini|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|2|artist=Kelsea Ballerini|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|2|artist=Kelsea Ballerini|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2020 year-end chart performance
! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Position
|- 
! scope="row"| Australian Top Country Albums (''ARIA'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/country-albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2020|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=January 15, 2021}}</ref>
| 44
|- 
! scope="row"| US Independent Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/independent-albums|title=Independent Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 1, 2021}}</ref>
| 30
|- 
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 13, 2020}}</ref>
| 35
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2021 year-end chart performance
! scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Position
|- 
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2021}}</ref>
| 74
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Kelsea Ballerini|title=Kelsea|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2020|certyear=2022|access-date=April 19, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Kelsea Ballerini|title=Kelsea|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2020|certyear=2022|access-date=August 11, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Kelsea Ballerini}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:2020 albums
Category:Kelsea Ballerini albums
Category:Black River Entertainment albums
Category:Pop albums by American artists
Category:Albums produced by Jimmy Robbins
Category:Albums produced by Ross Copperman
Category:Albums produced by Shane McAnally

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