Lauren Alaina (EP)
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| EP by Lauren Alaina | ||||
| Released | October 2, 2015 | |||
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| Length | 16:55 | |||
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| Producer | busbee | |||
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Lauren Alaina is the second extended play recorded by American country singer Lauren Alaina, released to digital retailers on October 2, 2015, through Mercury Nashville and Interscope Records.[1][2] It serves to promote Alaina's forthcoming second studio album and follow-up to 2011's Wildflower. Alaina co-wrote all five tracks.
Background and promotion
In May 2013, Alaina released the country pop-leaning "Barefoot and Buckwild", which she co-wrote, as the purported lead single for her second studio album.[3] Following the song stalling at a moderate 56 on the Country Airplay chart, promotion for the project seemingly ceased. After undergoing vocal surgery in August 2014, Alaina revealed to country music blog The Boot that she was beginning work on a new album with a "more mature" feel.[4]
Alaina was selected (along with Imagine Dragons) by ESPN to write and record a promotional single for their college football campaign; her contribution, "History", was released on August 31, 2015 and serves as the first promotional single from the album.[5] She announced Lauren Alaina in September 2015 as a prelude to her then-forthcoming album, due out in 2016, featuring five songs from the album.[1][6] "Next Boyfriend" was released to digital retailers on September 18, 2015 and to American country radio on September 28, 2015 as the new official lead single for both the album and Lauren Alaina.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Road Less Travelled" | 3:36 | |
| 2. | "Holding the Other" |
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3:56 |
| 3. | "Next Boyfriend" |
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3:12 |
| 4. | "Painting Pillows" |
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3:17 |
| 5. | "History" |
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2:54 |
Total length: |
16:55 | ||
Chart performance
The EP debuted at number 28 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart with first week sales of 1,600.[8]
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] | 28 |
References
- 1 2 "LAUREN ALAINA TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED EP OCTOBER 2". Universal Music Group Nashville. September 18, 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "Lauren Alaina - EP by Lauren Alaina". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ Dukes, Billy (May 9, 2013). "Lauren Alaina, 'Barefoot and Buckwild' – ToC Critic's Pick [Listen]". Taste of Country (Townsquare Media). Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ Thompson, Gayle (October 13, 2014). "Lauren Alaina Had Vocal Surgery in August". The Boot (Townsquare Media). Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "LAUREN ALAINA WRITES AND RECORDS EXCLUSIVE TRACK FOR ESPN". Universal Music Group Nashville. August 31, 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ McLellan, Laura (September 19, 2015). "Lauren Alaina Releasing Long-Awaited New EP in October". Taste of Country (Townsquare Media). Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "Next Boyfriend - Single by Lauren Alaina". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (October 12, 2015). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: October 12, 2015". Roughstock (Cheri Media). Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Lauren Alaina – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Lauren Alaina. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
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