Hometown Girl (studio album)
by Mary Chapin Carpenter
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Mary Chapin Carpenter bestography
Hometown Girl is ranked 12th best out of 20 albums by Mary Chapin Carpenter on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mary Chapin Carpenter is Come On, Come On which is ranked number 6557 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 197.
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Upcoming concerts
Sep
27
Mon
19:00
Mary Chapin Carpenter / Brandy Clark
The Charleston Music Hall, Charleston, United States.
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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 51,479th | 1980s rank: 5,970th | 1987 rank: 585th| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 79/100 | 4 |
| 2023 | henrygreen0203 | Top 35 Music Albums of 1987 | 4/35 | 5 |
| 2021 | henrygreen0203 | Mickey, Nanci, Bruce and Mary - Complete Discography | 24/68 | - |
| 2021 | henrygreen0203 | My Cassette Collection - Vintage, Homemade and Revival | 46/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 12 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/14/2021 16:40 | henrygreen0203 | 857 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/13/2016 17:47 | Tamthebam | 22,939 | 69/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2016 06:30 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
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From henrygreen0203 11/14/2021 23:33 | #276277
Hometown Girl is the debut studio album by Mary Chapin-Carpenter. Carpenter was kicking around the D.C. acoustic scene. On a stroke of luck she was recommended by the owner of the renowned Berchmere acoustic club to a talent scout. After hearing her demo, she was signed to Columbia Records.
Chapin-Carpenter was one of the retro-rockabilly folk singer-songwriters that was lucky enough to be signed by a major label in the mid 80s, with MCA peers Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett and Nanci Griffith, who made albums produced by Tony Brown. The attempt to market them as country artists mostly failed, but they were picked up by the growing independent Americana movement of the 90s. Chapin-Carpenter would be the exception, hitting it big as an anomaly in the country music world: A non-flashy pop/folk female singer-songwriter.
Hometown Girl is a simple country-folk record, devoid of the pop-rock that would turn her into a crossover success. The lyrics are here though, reflecting the namesake of the album with songs about little characters from little towns. It's mostly downbeat, except for the uptempo Road is Just a Road. Hometown Girl would be an excellent launching pad for what would soon come.
A Side: Other Streets and Other Towns
B Side: Hometown Girl
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