Gretchen Wilson 4X Platinum Here For The Party Tops Four Million

NASHVILLE, TN. (SONY BMG/ www.sonynashville.com/ www.gretchenwilson.com ) - In just over eight months Gretchen Wilson has garnered three Top 5 singles, a CMA Award, an AMA Award, two Billboard Music Awards, a Grammy Award, and now her debut album Here For The Party has been certified quadruple platinum for sales in excess of four million units.

The critically-acclaimed album hit stores May 11, 2004, debuted at #2 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart and spent a record nine weeks atop the Country Albums Chart. Her first single 'Redneck Woman' spent a record six weeks at #1 and has reached well over 100,000 digital downloads.
'I have always said that we would keep releasing singles, as long as we keep selling records,' says President Sony Nashville John Grady. 'I guess we will keep releasing singles. They seem to motivate people.'

Gretchen wrapped up 2004 as the top selling debut artist of any genre, and Here For The Party landed on numerous year-end top album lists including Rolling Stone, People, Time, Blender and others. Entertainment Weekly ranked the newcomer at #8 on their Top 12 Entertainers of the Year list. Most recently, Playboy Magazine's annual reader's poll listed her as the 'Best Country Artist' for 2004.

2005 started off with a bang when she performed the title track to her album and 'Devil Went Down To Georgia' with her hero Charlie Daniels before an international audience during the Super Bowl XXXIX pre-show. A week later she was on the opposite coast performing with legends Lynyrd Skynyrd on the Grammy Awards. During her recent two-week tour of Australia – where she played to rowdy crowds in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne – Gretchen was presented with a gold certification for Here For The Party.
Later this month, Gretchen and her Ton Band head out on tour opening for Kenny Chesney – the hottest country music tour of the year.