Claim: Hollywood Records worked with Sabrina Carpenter.

Ca n't Blame a Girl for Trying is the debut EP by American singer and actress Sabrina Carpenter . It was released by Hollywood Records on April 8 , 2014 . On music provider iTunes , it was later replaced by her 2015 studio album which all 4 tracks were inclued . The EP was produced by Brian Malouf , Jim McGorman , Robb Vallier , Matt Squire , Steve Tippeconic , Scott Harris , John Gordon and Julie Frost .   Musically , the album has a pop sound with folk . Its production consists on guitars , piano , drums and keyboards . In general , the album talks about love and teenage problems . Ca n't Blame a Girl for Trying produced two singles , `` Ca n't Blame a Girl for Trying '' , released on March 14 , 2014 and `` The Middle of Starting Over '' , released on August 19 , 2014 .