Jessica Simpson Tops Country Album Chart

Us Magazine - September 17, 2008 11:41 AM PDT
Story photo: Jessica Simpson Tops Country Album ChartJessica Simpson arrives at the "David Letterman Show" in New York City on September 11, 2008.Us Magazine
Despite a string of shaky live performances, fans seemed to have embraced Jessica Simpson's transition to country music.

Do You Know has debuted atop Billboard's country chart.

The album -- which sold 65,000 copies since coming out last week -- ranked No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200.

Simpson's first single, "Come on Over," hit No. 18 on the Hot Country Songs list last month.

Do You Know is Simpson's sixth album. Her previous effort, A Public Affair, debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2006 with 101,000 albums sold.

2004's In This Skin was her highest ranking album, reaching No. 2 on the charts.

See Jessica Simpson's 28 years of style.

So why did Simpson decide to ditch pop for country?

"I am a country girl," she told Billboard.com in December. "I grew up in Texas, and country music was what I listened to. I always wanted to make a country album, but I wanted to wait until the time was right."

She cited Martina McBride, Shania Twain, Faith Hill and Reba McEntire as role models. "I think there is a strength in female country artists," she added.

Another inspiration?

Beau Tony Romo!

Simpson wrote him a song called "Back in My Old Boots."

"He reintroduced me to myself," Simpson revealed in the June issue of Glamour. "I thought that I had to be deeper, more profound and more artsy. You change with the guys you date."

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  • brown sugar
    Go back to pop. That's were you belong. The song I wanna love you forever was the best song ever and you gave it your all when singing this song.
    report abuseposted January 12, 2009 3:10 PM PST
  • jennab4u2
    Jessica was born Jeffrey Simpson- fact. "She" had "that" surgery, but ck out "her" mannish features: broad forehead, square jawline, adam's apple, alrge hands... she's a man, baby!
    report abuseposted November 13, 2008 12:17 PM PST
  • Jennie
    Seems like a sweet girl and very pretty. But she trys way to hard. Calm down on the vocals - she needs to be more natural. I think she sounded better when she first started - not so much swing in her voice.
    report abuseposted October 18, 2008 9:31 PM PDT
  • Michael B
    rat face
    report abuseposted October 13, 2008 8:47 AM PDT
  • dragonlady
    She is talented or she would not even be an artist of anykind. Yes she had to work to develope her singing skills unlike some, but that alone is commendable and in my opinion heroic. Yes she is a spacey blond, the mind to mouth filter doesn't always work, but for crying out loud its like everyone is pouncing on her just for being alive sounds like jealousy to me.
    report abuseposted October 10, 2008 4:53 PM PDT
  • drnosein
    She topped it? What is it a ladder?
    report abuseposted October 5, 2008 11:46 PM PDT
  • crickett
    Yeah, Jessica's done music wise...her country suxs! And, before long she won't be able to rely on her beauty, too many up and comings to take her place. She should stick to shopping.
    report abuseposted October 3, 2008 6:29 PM PDT
  • tweeny
    I like Jessica Simpson from the very beginning. Her songs and her exotic beauty stands up....
    report abuseposted September 30, 2008 7:24 PM PDT
  • DOGGYLOVER205
    i heart you jesica simson
    report abuseposted September 29, 2008 4:05 PM PDT
  • foodie
    limited talent and way too much self tanner...makes me nauseas....you are not a superstar as much as you would like to be and neither is your sister...sorry... you shoul have tried to be yourself and stop hoping from one thing to another..
    report abuseposted September 29, 2008 9:33 AM PDT
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