Jenna Paulette To Release Debut Album, ‘The Girl I Was,’ In March

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Jenna Paulette. Photo: Wes Walker

Jenna Paulette is set to release her debut album, The Girl I Was, on March 31. The new project documents Paulette’s journey of self-discovery after the end of a 10-year-long relationship, and the first single from the collection, “You Ain’t No Cowboy,” is out now.

Produced by Will Bundy, the concept for the album formed while Paulette was attending a writers retreat. The project features songs penned by Ashley McBryde, Rhett Akins, Jessie Jo Dillon, Jeb Gipson and more, and opens and closes with an intro and outro from the classic tune, “Home On The Range.”

“I thought, if we don’t write another song this weekend everything will be right if we get that song right and we did…and that song made sense of a whole record for me,” she recalls. “For the first time I felt like I was writing things that were honest enough to represent where I came from and where I am headed. I cannot wait for y’all to hear this record.”

Named a member of the CMT Next Women of Country Class of 2022, Paulette signed a publishing deal with Sea Gayle Music in June 2021. Last year, she performed the national anthem at the Professional Bull Riding World Finals, as well as day worked on ranches across Texas while securing opening slots and performing in multiple festivals across the country, including CMA Fest.

The Girl I Was Track List:
1. Home on The Range – Intro
2. Fiddle and a Violin (Ashley McBryde, Ryan Tyndell, Jeremy Spillman)
3. Anywhere the Wind Blows (Jenna Paulette, Rhett Akins, Will Bundy)
4. Slow Drawl (Jenna Paulette, Will Bundy, Jeb Gipson)
5. One Two-Step Away (Jenna Paulette, Rhett Akins, Brice Long)
6. You Ain’t No Cowboy (Jenna Paulette, Rhett Akins, Will Bundy)
7. Country in the Girl (Jenna Paulette, Smith Ahnquist, Jeb Gipson)
8. Bless Her Heart (Jenna Paulette, Heather Morgan, Will Bundy, Jeb Gipson)
9. Pretty Ugly (Jenna Paulette, Parker Welling, Will Bundy, Jeb Gipson)
10. Sun Keeps Comin’ Back Up (Jenna Paulette, Jordan Reynolds, Jordan Minton, Mark Trussell)
11. Truck Boy (Jenna Paulette, Jessie Jo Dillon, Will Bundy, Jeb Gipson)
12. We Know How to Friday Night (Jenna Paulette, Casey Beathard, Bobby Pinson)
13. The Girl I Was (Jenna Paulette, Jessie Jo Dillon, Will Bundy, Jeb Gipson)
14. Make the World a Small Town (Jenna Paulette, Dustin Christensen)
15. Stop and Smell the Horses (Jenna Paulette, Jamie Davis)
16. Home on the Range – Outro

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