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what country label was interested in Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter signed with Columbia Records in the late 1980s, who marketed her as a country singer.
did Mary Chapin Carpenter sign with columbia records
Mary Chapin Carpenter signed with Columbia Records in the late 1980s, who marketed her as a country singer.
what was the name of Mary Chapin Carpenter's first record with columbia
Mary Chapin Carpenter's first album, Hometown Girl was produced by John Jennings and was released in 1987 through Columbia Records.

Question: what year did she release her first album with columbia
Self-contained rewrite: what year did Mary Chapin Carpenter release her first album with columbia, Hometown Girl?