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jessica-simpsonFans of Jessica Simpson seemed to have embraced her transition to country music after string of shaky live performances.

The album - Do You Know has debuted atop Billboard’s country chart which has been sold 65,000 copies since coming out last week — ranked No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200.

Simpson’s first single, “Come on Over,” hit No. 18 on the Hot Country Songs list last month.

Do You Know is Simpson’s sixth album. Her previous effort, A Public Affair, debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2006 with 101,000 albums sold.

2004’s In This Skin was her highest ranking album, reaching No. 2 on the charts.

So why did Simpson decide to ditch pop for country?

“I am a country girl,” she told Billboard.com in December. “I grew up in Texas, and country music was what I listened to. I always wanted to make a country album, but I wanted to wait until the time was right.”

She cited Martina McBride, Shania Twain, Faith Hill and Reba McEntire as role models. “I think there is a strength in female country artists,” she added.

Another inspiration? Beau Tony Romo!

Simpson wrote him a song called “Back in My Old Boots.”

“He reintroduced me to myself,” Simpson revealed in the June issue of Glamour. “I thought that I had to be deeper, more profound and more artsy. You change with the guys you date.”

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