Multi-talented actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth is set to release a country music album called Some Lessons Learned on September 13, 2011.

From Sony Masterworks:

Her debut single, “I Want Somebody (Bitch About)” is a tongue-in-cheek song about finding unconditional love. All of the songs on Chenoweth’s new album are very personal and explore her life experiences as a woman. The single will be available for sale on May 31.

The music video for “I Want Somebody (Bitch About)” which takes place in a retro hair salon makes its debut on Country Music Television (CMT) on June 6. During that week Chenoweth will be very involved in Nashville’s annual Country Music Fest. She is set to appear on the 2011 CMT Music Awards and perform on the finale of CMT’s Next Superstar.

This is Chenoweth’s fourth album on Sony. “Look at my recording career and it’s kind of funny. It’s all so different!” says Chenoweth who counts Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Trisha Yearwood, Reba McEntire and Linda Ronstadt among her major influences. “This album is more along the lines of what I grew up singing, like the music I sang in church in Oklahoma. When I was hired at nineteen to sing at Opryland in Nashville, that’s what I wanted to do. I never anticipated my career going in all these great directions — which I’m grateful for! I’m finally getting to do what I want.”

Some Lessons Learned is the culmination of a natural progression for Chenoweth as a recording artist. She singles out the title track “Lessons Learned”: “It’s about what we learn and how we learn — and what we do with it.”

Hence, she relied heavily on one of contemporary pop’s most prolific songwriters, Diane Warren, who wrote a number of songs on the album. “I feel so lucky to be able to have worked with Diane.  Her songs really capture who I am.  She pushed me and gave me confidence to go for it!” says Chenoweth. Warren also hooked her up with Ezrin, “and it became a great partnership,” she adds. “On paper you wouldn’t think of having Pink Floyd’s producer, but it really worked!”

Ezrin has certainly succeeded in bringing out Chenoweth’s hopeful, humorous, and inspirational qualities. Additionally, Some Lessons Learned showcases the work of “some of the best songwriters and musicians in Nashville,” notes Chenoweth, who also points to her sole duet, “What If We Never,” with Randy Travis, not to mention the cover of Dolly Parton’s “Change.”

“I’m so glad that as an artist, I’m in a position to work with such incredibly talented people,” Chenoweth concludes. “I’ve always wanted to make this album, especially in Nashville, where the musicians are amazing and everyone is so wonderful to work with.  I can’t wait to go back!”