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What Country Label didMary Chapin Carpenter first start out on?
It was not until Columbia began promoting Mary Chapin Carpenter as a country artist that she found a wider audience.
What is the name of Mary Chapin Carpenter's first record?
Hometown Girl
What musical singles came from the Hometown Girl album by Mary Chapin Carpenter?
The album did not produce any chart singles.
Did Mary Chapin Carpenter ever go on tour to promote her earlier albums like Hometown Girl?
What was the name of Mary Chapin Carpenter's second album?
State of the Heart
How was Mary Chapin Carpenter's first album Hometown Girl received by the public?
Songs from Hometown Girl got play on radio stations, but it wasn't until Columbia began promoting Mary Chapin Carpenter as a country artist that she found a wider audience.

Question: Did Mary Chapin Carpenter form a band while she was on Columbia records?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Mary Chapin Carpenter form a band while she was on Columbia records?