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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

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?