Conversation so far:
What Country Label did Carpenter first start out on?
it was not until Columbia began promoting Carpenter as a "country" artist that she found a wider audience.
What is the name of Mary Chapin Carpenter's first record?
Carpenter's first album, "Hometown Girl" was produced by John Jennings and was released in 1987.
What musical singles came from the "Hometown Girl" album?
CANNOTANSWER.
Did Mary Chapin Carpenter ever go on tour to promote her earlier albums?
CANNOTANSWER.
What was the name of Mary Chapin Carpenter's second album?
1989's State of the Heart.

Question: How was her first album received by the public?
Self-contained rewrite: How was Mary Chapin Carpenter's first album "Hometown Girl" received by the public?