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| Released | September 29, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Studios | Blackbird Studios Wrucke's House Studio OmniSound Studios | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 50:52 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
| Producers | Frank Liddell Mike Wrucke | |||
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Revolution is the third studio album by American country music singer Miranda Lambert. It was released on September 29, 2009, via Columbia Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Dead Flowers", "White Liar", "The House That Built Me", "Only Prettier", and "Heart Like Mine", all of which charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Revolution won the Album of the Year award at the Academy of Country Music Awards[1] and at the Country Music Association Awards[2] in 2010.
Lambert began working on Revolution in February 2009. She wrote or co-wrote all but four of the album's 15 tracks. The album includes co-writes with her ex-husband, then boyfriend, Blake Shelton,[3] who also provides background vocals on "Maintain the Pain",[4] and former Columbia Records artist Ashley Monroe. Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum co-wrote "Love Song", on which they also sing background vocals.[3][5] The album also includes covers of Fred Eaglesmith's "Time to Get a Gun" and John Prine's "That's the Way the World Goes 'Round".
To help promote the album, an EP titled Dead Flowers was released on September 8, 2009.[6]
The album's lead single, "Dead Flowers", was released in May 2009 following Lambert's performance on the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The song reached a peak of number 37 in July 2009 after spending sixteen weeks on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "White Liar" was released as the album's second single in August 2009. In November 2009, Lambert performed "White Liar" on the 2009 CMA Awards; following this performance, the single became her first Top 40 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, jumping from number 66 to number 38. It reached a peak of number 2 in February 2010 on the U.S. country chart. "The House That Built Me", the third single, was released in March 2010. It became Lambert's fastest-rising single to date, and became her first Number One hit for the week of June 12, 2010, on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, staying at number 1 for 4 consecutive weeks. "Only Prettier" was released as the fourth single on July 26, 2010, and debuted at number 45 for the week of July 17, 2010. It reached a peak of number 12 in December 2010. The fifth and final release, "Heart Like Mine", was released on January 10, 2011.
On September 24, 2009, Lambert performed all the tracks on Revolution in sequence at the Ryman Auditorium, five days before the album's scheduled release date.[3]
In promotion for Revolution, Lambert made appearances on Good Morning America, Late Show with David Letterman, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show throughout the first week of the album's release.[7] Additionally, she was featured on the cover story of Country Weekly magazine; she also made appearances in several other magazines, including Rolling Stone and US Weekly.[7]
Lambert began her first headlining tour in support of Revolution. The Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars tour kicked off in March 2010 and included at least 22 stops, including a performance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival.[8]
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100[9] |
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| AllMusic |    [10] |
| Billboard | [11] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[12] |
| MSN Music (Consumer Guide) | A−[13] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[14] |
| Rolling Stone | [15] |
| Slant Magazine | [16] |
| Spin | 7/10[17] |
Upon its release, Revolution received universal acclaim from most music critics.[9] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[9]
Rolling Stone magazine praised the album, writing, "Lambert remains country's most refreshing act, and not just because she makes firearms seem like a matter-of-fact female accessory." Entertainment Weekly magazine wrote, "She's found stylistic shades of songwriters twice her age..." and that the album is "...a portrait of an artist in full possession of her powers, and the best mainstream-country album so far this year." The Boston Globe commented that Revolution is the sound of Miranda Lambert coming into her own." Slant Magazine also had high praises reserved for the album, writing, "Miranda Lambert expands on her fascinating, fully realized artistic persona on Revolution."
The song "The House That Built Me" was ranked number 1 on Engine 145's Best Country Songs of 2009.[18] Two additional songs from Revolution also made the list; "White Liar" at number 11 and "Only Prettier" at number 37.[18]
Revolution debuted at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart, her third consecutive Number One album on the chart.[19] It also debuted at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard 200. The album sold approximately 66,000 copies in the first week of release, her highest first week total to date.[19] In February 2010, Revolution was certified Gold, and in October 2010 the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA. As of 2016, the album has sold 1,790,000 copies in the US.[20]
| Award | Category | Result |
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| 45th Academy of Country Music Awards | Album of the Year | Won |
| 1st American Country Awards | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2010 Teen Choice Awards | Choice Album – Country | Nominated |
| 44th Country Music Association Awards | Album of the Year | Won |
| 2010 American Music Awards | Favorite Country Album | Nominated |
| 53rd Grammy Awards | Best Country Album | Nominated |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "White Liar" | Miranda Lambert, Natalie Hemby | 4:47 |
| 2. | "Only Prettier" | Lambert, Hemby | 3:09 |
| 3. | "Dead Flowers" | Lambert | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Me and Your Cigarettes" | Lambert, Ashley Monroe, Blake Shelton | 2:24 |
| 5. | "Maintain the Pain" | Lambert | 2:17 |
| 6. | "Airstream Song" | Lambert, Hemby | 2:48 |
| 7. | "Makin' Plans" | Lambert | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Time to Get a Gun" | Fred Eaglesmith | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Somewhere Trouble Don't Go" | Julie Miller | 3:21 |
| 10. | "The House That Built Me" | Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin | 3:56 |
| 11. | "Love Song" | Lambert, Shelton, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood | 2:49 |
| 12. | "Heart Like Mine" | Lambert, Monroe, Travis Howard | 2:57 |
| 13. | "Sin for a Sin" | Lambert, Shelton | 3:28 |
| 14. | "That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round" | John Prine | 3:25 |
| 15. | "Virginia Bluebell" | Lambert, Hemby, Jennifer Kennard | 3:46 |
| Total length: | 50:51 | ||
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| Canada (Music Canada)[30] | Gold | 40,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[31] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
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Miranda Leigh Lambert McLoughlin (née Lambert; formerly Shelton; born November 10, 1983) is an American country music singer–songwriter. Born in Longview, Texas, she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003, she finished in third place on the television program Nashville Star, a singing competition that aired on the USA Network. Outside her solo career, she is a member of the Pistol Annies, a group she formed in 2011 alongside Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. Lambert has been honored by the Grammy Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Country Music Association Awards. Lambert has been honored with more Academy of Country Music Awards than any artist in history. In 2024, Lambert was awarded the Country Icon Award at the People's Choice Country Awards. After signing with Epic Records, she released Kerosene in 2005, her first Epic album and second overall. It was certified Platinum in the United States and produced the singles "Me and Charlie Talking", "Bring Me Down", "Kerosene" and "New Strings". All four singles reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs. Her second album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, was released in early 2007. Three of its singles ("Famous in a Small Town", "Gunpowder & Lead" and "More Like Her") peaked within the top 20 on the country songs chart, with "Gunpowder & Lead" becoming her first top 10 entry in July 2008. Her third album, Revolution, was released in September 2009. Two of its songs – "The House That Built Me" and "Heart Like Mine" – topped the Hot Country Songs chart. 2011's Four the Record included the singles "Baggage Claim", "Over You", "Fastest Girl in Town", "Mama's Broken Heart" and "All Kinds of Kinds". Lambert released her fifth album, Platinum, in 2014. The record won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album, and the album's lead single, "Automatic", reached the top five on the Country charts. Her sixth studio album, The Weight of These Wings, was released on November 18, 2016, and subsequently certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her seventh studio album, Wildcard, was released on November 1, 2019, and went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Country Album in early 2021. Three singles from the album ("It All Comes Out in the Wash", "Bluebird", "Settling Down") reached the top 20 of the country music charts, and the album's second official single, "Bluebird", became Lambert's first song to top the Billboard Country Airplay Chart as a solo artist since 2012. She later collaborated with singer-songwriters Jon Randall and Jack Ingram for the album The Marfa Tapes, departing from her usual sound and opting for an acoustic, stripped-down feel. It was released on May 7, 2021, to acclaim from critics. Lambert released her eighth solo album, Palomino, on April 29, 2022. The same year she was listed on 100 Most Influential People by Time. Lambert co-wrote and co-produced "Choosin' Texas", a 2025 single by Ella Langley that is the longest-running number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
American country music singer Miranda Lambert has released eleven studio albums, one extended play, one video album, and has made 23 other album appearances. She has released 39 singles (including seven as a featured artist), nine promotional singles, and 37 music videos (including five guest appearances). Lambert has sold 7 million albums in the United States, with her first seven studio albums being certified platinum. In 2001, Lambert released a self-titled and self-financed independent album. After gaining exposure as the third-place winner of the television competition Nashville Star, Lambert signed with Epic Nashville in 2004. Lambert's debut major-label album, Kerosene, was released in March 2005. Although its debut single, "Me and Charlie Talking", only reached 27 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, the album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and 18 on the Billboard 200 list. The second single, entitled "Bring Me Down", was a second Top 40 hit. The release did not spawn a major hit until the title track was issued, peaking at number 15 on the Hot Country Songs chart, pressing the album to certify platinum in the United States. Her third album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, was released in May 2007, and also debuted at number 1 on the Top Country Albums chart, but peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200 list. The title track was released as the lead single, but only peaked at number 50. The album's second single, "Famous in a Small Town", became her highest-peaking hit at that point, reaching number 14 in mid-2007. It was the third spawned single, entitled "Gunpowder & Lead", that yielded Lambert her first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Country Songs chart, peaking at number 7. The song's background and story yielded Crazy Ex-Girlfriend to certify gold in the United States in 2008, after selling 500,000 copies. The final single, "More Like Her", became her fourth Top 20 hit, after peaking at 17 in early 2009. Revolution, was released in September 2009. It became Lambert's third release to debut at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, while also debuting at number 8 on the Billboard 200. The lead single, "Dead Flowers", was released in May 2009, and peaked within the Top 40. The album's second and third singles, "White Liar" and "The House That Built Me", have become her highest-charting singles to date. The final two singles from Revolution were "Only Prettier" and "Heart Like Mine", the latter has become Miranda's second number one hit. Her fifth studio album, Four the Record, was released in November 2011. The album produced five singles: "Baggage Claim", "Over You", "Fastest Girl in Town", "Mama's Broken Heart", and "All Kinds of Kinds". The first four singles reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, with "Over You" becoming her third number one country single. Lambert released her sixth studio album Platinum on June 3, 2014. The album debuted at number one on Billboard Top Country Albums as well as became her first number one on the Billboard 200 selling 180,000 copies in its first week. On the Top Country Albums chart, Lambert became the first artist to debut at number one on that chart with five consecutive albums. The album was met with widespread critical acclaim and earned her the Grammy Award for Best Country Album as well as a CMA Award and ACM Award in the same category. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA. On November 18, 2016, Lambert released her seventh studio album titled The Weight of These Wings. It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and number one on Top Country albums chart selling 133,000 equivalent album units in its first week of release, becoming her sixth consecutive number one debut on the latter chart. She released her eighth studio album, Wildcard, on November 1, 2019. Wildcard became her seventh consecutive number-one album on the Top Country Albums chart, also reaching number four on the Billboard 200.
Revolution is the third studio album by American country music singer Miranda Lambert. It was released on September 29, 2009, via Columbia Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Dead Flowers", "White Liar", "The House That Built Me", "Only Prettier", and "Heart Like Mine", all of which charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Revolution won the Album of the Year award at the Academy of Country Music Awards and at the Country Music Association Awards in 2010.
"Over You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. It was released in January 2012 as the second single from Lambert's album Four the Record. Lambert performed the song at the 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards on April 1, 2012. On November 1, 2012, Lambert and Blake Shelton won the CMA Award for Song of the Year for "Over You"; in addition, on April 7, 2013, they also won the ACM Award for Song of the Year for "Over You".
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