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"Kellie Pickler has expressed excitement over her forthcoming album 100 Proof.  The former American Idol contestant released her third studio LP today (January 24), revealing that the record signifies a real return to her country roots and the artists that inspired her while growing up.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m so excited for everyone to hear it. I have never been so infatuated with making a record like I have been with this one,&amp;quot; Pickler explained in a new interview with Parade.  &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s pretty country. I love Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton, they are big reasons why I fell in love with country music, so I kind of pay tribute to them a little.&amp;quot; Pickler also spoke about her deeply personal track &amp;#039;Mother&amp;#039;s Day&amp;#039;, which she co-wrote with songwriter husband Kyle Jacobs.  &amp;quot;Kyle and I wrote that on Mother&amp;#039;s Day, actually. It was kind of like putting everything in my heart on paper. I wrote that song for me, and it was never written to be on the record,&amp;quot; she recalled. &amp;quot;I had no intentions of anyone even hearing it. Kyle actually convinced me to sing it for very close songwriter friends of ours and they said I had to put it on the record. It found its place and I&amp;#039;m glad I put it on there.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Kellie Pickler: &amp;#039;Wedding day was perfect&amp;#039; Listen to Kellie Pickler&amp;#039;s track &amp;#039;100 Proof&amp;#039; below:       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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