She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl

"She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl" is a song written by Robert Jason, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in June 1995 as the lead-off single to their album In Pictures. It peaked at number 2 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, behind "Not on Your Love" by Jeff Carson, while it was a number-one hit in Canada.

"She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl"
Single by Alabama
from the album In Pictures
B-side"Heartbreak Express"[1]
ReleasedJune 19, 1995
RecordedJanuary 1, 1994
GenreCountry
Length2:53 (single edit) 3:07 (album version)
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Robert Jason
Producer(s)Emory Gordy Jr.
Alabama
Alabama singles chronology
"Give Me One More Shot"
(1995)
"She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl"
(1995)
"In Pictures"
(1995)

Critical reception

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Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine had a mixed review saying that "Randy Owen's vocals never fail to infuse a song with warmth and personality." She went on to say that the song doesn't seem to be at the level of the band's previous singles.[2]

Chart positions

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"She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 1, 1995.

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (1995) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 54
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 48

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Billboard, July 8, 1995
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2753." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 11, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Alabama Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.