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''Play On'' is the third studio album by American country singer Carrie Underwood. It was released in the United States on November 3, 2009. The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first week sales of 318,000 copies; and rated as the highest first week sales for a female artist in 2009, before being overtaken by Susan Boyle a few weeks later.〔((2009-11-11) )〕 It is her second album to debut at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, and her third to debut atop the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart. As of October 2015, the album has sold 2,300,000 copies in the United States, making it Underwood's third album to top the two million mark. It has been certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA, Platinum by the CRIA and Gold by the ARIA.〔http://www.countrymusicchannel.com.au/pages/main-menu/win/win-prizes/win-carrie-underwood-s-new-album〕 The album has spawned three consecutive number one singles. The first single, "Cowboy Casanova", was released to country radio on September 14, 2009, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The second single, "Temporary Home", was released to country radio on December 14, 2009, and has been certified Gold.〔 The third single, "Undo It", was released to radio on May 24, 2010, and has been certified Platinum.〔 The fourth single, "Mama's Song", was officially released to radio on September 13, 2010.〔()〕 ''Play On'' was nominated for Album of the Year at both the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards and Country Music Association Awards. ==Background== The album was originally to have included some songs that Underwood wrote with Ne-Yo.〔Mansfield, Brian (2009-08-25) (Carrie Underwood writing with Ne-Yo ) USA Today.〕 One of the tracks entitled "Look at Me" was previously recorded by country singer, Alan Jackson, on the ''Billy: The Early Years'' soundtrack. Vince Gill sang background vocals on the track. "Mama's Song" sold more than 31,000 copies in its debut week. On October 16, 2009, Underwood made a promotional stop in Singapore to promote her upcoming album to the Asian media. The album was released on November 2 in Singapore and various parts of Asia, followed by a November 3 release in the United States. Underwood performed on ''The Late Show with David Letterman'' on November 2, and performed a special outdoor concert at Lincoln Center on ''Good Morning America'' on album release day, and rounded out her week with a visit to ''Live with Regis and Kelly'' on November 5. Underwood also performed another outdoor concert for ''Good Morning America'' at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee on November 11, 2009, with Brad Paisley. On the November 16, 2009 episode of ''The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'', Underwood performed "Temporary Home", which is the second official single from ''Play On''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Play On (Carrie Underwood album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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