Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26, 1973 in Pocahontas, Illinois) is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the
Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album,
Here for the Party. Wilson followed this album one year later with
All Jacked Up, the title track of which became the highest-debuting single for a female country artist upon its 2005 release. A third album,
One of the Boys, was released in 2007.
Overall, Wilson has charted thirteen singles on the
Billboard country charts, of which five have reached Top Ten: the Number One "Redneck Woman", as well as "Here for the Party" (#3, 2004), "When I Think About Cheatin'" (#4, 2004), "Homewrecker" (#2, 2005), and "All Jacked Up" (#8, 2005). The album
Here for the Party was certified 5× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for sales of five million copies, while
All Jacked Up was certified platinum and
One of the Boys certified gold.
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