Nothing but Love

This article is about the album by The Wilkinsons. For other uses, see Nothing but Love (disambiguation).
Nothing but Love
Studio album by The Wilkinsons
Released August 11, 1998
Genre Country
Length 37:49
Label Giant
Producer Tony Haselden
Doug Johnson
Russ Zavitson
The Wilkinsons chronology
Nothing but Love
(1998)		 Here and Now
(2000)
Singles from Nothing but Love
  1. "26 Cents"
    Released: June 16, 1998
  2. "Fly (The Angel Song)"
    Released: October 27, 1998
  3. "Boy Oh Boy"
    Released: March 30, 1999
  4. "The Yodelin' Blues"
    Released: 1999
  5. "Nothing but Love (Standing in the Way)"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
about.com[1]
Allmusic[2]

Nothing but Love is the first studio album by the Canadian country music group The Wilkinsons. It was released on August 11, 1998.[2] The album won the 1999 Canadian Country Music Association award for Album of the Year.[3]

Critical reception

Nothing but Love received two and a half stars out of five from AllMusic, which called it "a terrific debut which banishes any concern that the Wilkinsons are simply a novelty act." The review stated that "The trio's vocals blend perfectly and Amanda, who sings most of the leads, has an outstanding voice."[2] Rick Teverbaugh of Country Standard Time gave the album a favourable review, writing that "the end result is more pleasing than hokey, more honest than fabrication and more touching than cutesy." He added that "Steve Wilkinson is the writer and hits the mark more often than not" and "Amanda is clear-voiced and aided by the fact that she doesn't try too hard either to convince anyone she has lived through these songs or that she is capable of sounding older than her years."[4]

Matt Bjorke of about.com gave the album four stars out of five, stating that "The Wilkinsons were instantly noted for their crystal clear harmonic vocals" and "if you like a group that sounds exquisite together, then you should check out The Wilkinsons' debut album."[1] People picked the album as its Album of the Week for September 28, 1998, saying that The Wilkinsons "generate tight harmonies without sacrificing a lively sense of rhythm." Its review went on to say "all three Wilkinsons get to shine with lead vocals at some point here" and "good taste keeps the music unsullied and fun."[5]

Singles

Nothing but Love produced The Wilkinsons' first chart singles in "26 Cents" and "Fly (The Angel Song)", which respectively reached number 3 and number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.[6] Both songs were number 1 country hits on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[7][8] "Boy Oh Boy" was also released in both countries, reaching number 3 in Canada[9] and number 50 in the U.S.,[6] while the U.S.-only "The Yodelin' Blues" reached number 45.[6] Finishing off the single releases was the Canada-only "Nothing but Love (Standing in the Way)" at number 12.[10]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "26 Cents"  William Wallace, Steve Wilkinson 3:53
2. "Boy Oh Boy"  S. Wilkinson, Amanda Wilkinson 3:02
3. "Fly (The Angel Song)"  Rory Michael Bourke, S. Wilkinson 3:43
4. "Don't I Have a Heart"  Pat Bunch, Doug Johnson, S. Wilkinson 2:38
5. "The Yodelin' Blues"  Skip Ewing 3:19
6. "Nothing but Love (Standing in the Way)"  Gary Burr, S. Wilkinson 3:17
7. "The Word"  Tony Haselden 3:40
8. "Williamstown"  John Scott Sherrill, S. Wilkinson 3:54
9. "Then There's You"  Pat MacDonald, Steve Seskin, Paul Young 3:44
10. "Back on My Feet"  Bill LaBounty, Annie Roboff 3:32
11. "One Faithful Heart"  Charlie Black, Rory Michael Bourke, S. Wilkinson 3:07

Personnel

The Wilkinsons

Musicians

Charts and certifications

Album

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Canada Country Albums (RPM)[11] 4
US Billboard 200[12] 133
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] 16
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] 4

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
CAN Country US Country
[14]		 US
[15]
1998 "26 Cents" 1[7] 3 55
"Fly (The Angel Song)" 1[8] 15 53
1999 "Boy Oh Boy" 3[9] 50 —
"The Yodelin' Blues" — 45 —
"Nothing but Love (Standing in the Way)" 12[10] — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[16] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt. "The Wilkinsons – Nothing But Love CD Review". about.com. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nothing But Love – The Wilkinsons". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ LeBlanc, Larry (September 25, 1999). "The Wilkinsons Sweep Canadian Country Music Awards Show". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ Teverbaugh, Rick (1998). "The Wilkinsons – Nothing But Love". Country Standard Time. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Picks and Pans Review: Nothing but Love". People. September 28, 1998. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Nothing But Love – The Wilkinsons | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "RPM Country Tracks for August 17, 1998". RPM. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "RPM Country Tracks for January 25, 1999". RPM. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  9. 1 2 "RPM Country Tracks for May 24, 1999". RPM. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  10. 1 2 "RPM Country Tracks for November 1, 1999". RPM. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ "RPM Country Albums for May 10, 1999". RPM. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  12. ↑ "The Wilkinsons – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Wilkinsons.
  13. ↑ "The Wilkinsons – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for The Wilkinsons.
  14. ↑ "The Wilkinsons Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  15. ↑ "The Wilkinsons Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – The Wilkinsons – Nothing But Love". Music Canada.
  17. ↑ "American album certifications – The Wilkinsons – Nothing But Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, August 30, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.