Overview
Jennette McCurdy is the only studio album by American singer and actress Jennette McCurdy, released on June 5, 2012, by Capitol Records Nashville. McCurdy was 19 years old at the time of the release and co-wrote six of the ten songs on the album. The majority of the album was produced by Paul Worley, who also produced her debut extended play, Not That Far Away (2010), while Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts produced the album's first two tracks. One single was released from the album, "Generation Love", which charted for seven weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number 44.
Upon its release, the album failed to chart. McCurdy left Capitol Nashville shortly after the release of the album.
Background
McCurdy developed an interest in country music after her grandmother introduced her to Patsy Cline's music when she was seven years old. At age eight, McCurdy appeared in Faith Hill's music video "The Way You Love Me". In 2007, at age 15, she won the role of Sam Puckett on the Nickelodeon series iCarly. When she was not on set, she would write songs. In an interview, McCurdy said:
Music and lyrics
Jennette McCurdy consists of 10 tracks. A bonus song "Broken Umbrella" was available exclusively on McCurdy's website as the eleventh track. Paul Worley produced the majority of the album, while Jay DeMarcus produced "Generation Love" and "Don't You Just Hate Those People". Both Worely and DeMarcus produced "Broken Umbrella". Numerous popular country songwriters including Liz Rose, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of Lady A, and Eric Paslay have writing credits on the album.
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).