Tailgates & Tanlines

Tailgates & Tanlines
Studio album by Luke Bryan
Released August 9, 2011 (2011-08-09)
Recorded 2010–11
Genre Country
Length 47:43
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer
Luke Bryan chronology
Doin' My Thing
(2009)
Tailgates & Tanlines
(2011)
Crash My Party
(2013)
Singles from Tailgates & Tanlines
  1. "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"
    Released: March 14, 2011
  2. "I Don't Want This Night to End"
    Released: September 5, 2011
  3. "Drunk on You"
    Released: February 13, 2012
  4. "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye"
    Released: August 6, 2012
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Tailgates & Tanlines is the third studio album by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released on August 9, 2011, via Capitol Nashville.[1] Bryan co-wrote eight of the album's thirteen tracks, including its first single, "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)."[2] American Songwriter called Tailgates & Tanlines "a soundtrack for fun and sun, along with an instantaneous cure for the summertime blues."[3] The song "Too Damn Young" was originally performed by Julie Roberts on her 2006 album Men & Mascara.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"   3:45
2. "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye"   3:23
3. "Drunk on You"   3:33
4. "Too Damn Young"  
  • Arlis Albritton
  • Casey Kessel
3:36
5. "I Don't Want This Night to End"   3:39
6. "You Don't Know Jack"  
  • McAnally
  • Erin Enderlin
3:16
7. "Harvest Time"  
  • Bryan
  • Clawson
3:27
8. "I Know You're Gonna Be There"   3:36
9. "Muckalee Creek Water"  
  • Bryan
  • Patrick Jason Matthews
3:56
10. "Tailgate Blues" (featuring Ashton Shepherd on backing vocals)
3:43
11. "Been There, Done That"  
  • Bryan
  • Rachel Thibodeau
4:29
12. "Faded Away"  
  • Bryan
  • Michael Carter
3:48
13. "I Knew You That Way"  
3:32
14. "That Don't Just Happen" (bonus track)  3:32

Personnel

Commercial performance

On the debut week, the album reached No. 2 on Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart with sales of 145,295 copies in the US.[4] It was Luke Bryan best-selling album until it was surpassed by Crash My Party in April 2015. As of May 2015, the album has sold 2,429,000 copies in the US.[5]

The album also debuted at No. 6 on the Top Canadian Albums chart.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–14) Peak
position
Australian Country Albums Chart[6] 23
Canadian Albums Chart[7] 6
UK Country Albums Chart[8] 7
US Billboard 200[9] 2
US Billboard Country Albums[9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Billboard 200[10] 61
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] 14
Chart (2012) Position
US Billboard 200 6[12]
US Billboard Country Albums 2[12]
Chart (2013) Position
US Billboard 200 33[13]
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14] 8
Chart (2014) Position
US Billboard 200[15] 112
US Top Catalog Albums[16] 7

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Hot Country US Country Airplay US CAN
2011 "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"[17] 4 22 50
"I Don't Want This Night to End" 1 22 48
2012 "Drunk on You" 1 16 28
"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" 3 1 29 46
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[18] Platinum 80,000
United States (RIAA)[19] 2× Platinum 2,429,000[5]

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

Preceded by
Chief by Eric Church
Own the Night by Lady Antebellum
Top Country Albums number-one album
August 27–September 3, 2011
March 31–April 7, 2012
Succeeded by
Hell on Heels by Pistol Annies
Tuskegee by Lionel Richie

References

  1. "Luke Bryan's New Album Due Aug. 9". Country Music Television. May 11, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  2. Conaway, Alanna (June 18, 2011). "Luke Bryan Announces ‘Tailgates and Tanlines’ Album Track List". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  3. American Songwriter review
  4. Edward Morris (August 20, 2011). "Luke Bryan Tops Chart With Tailgates & Tanlines". CMT Get Country.
  5. 1 2 Caulfield, Keith (May 1, 2015). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Luke Bryan's 'Party' Now His Biggest-Selling Album Ever". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  6. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/country-albums/329
  7. "Canadian Albums - August 27, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  8. "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  9. 1 2 "Luke Bryan, Ace Hood Score Top 10 Debuts on Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  10. "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
  11. "Top Country Albums: 2011 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  12. 1 2 http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/the-billboard-200
  13. "2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  14. "Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  15. "Top Billboard 200 Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  16. "Catalog Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  17. "Chart listing for "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  18. "Canadian album certifications – Luke Bryan – Tailgates & Tanlines". Music Canada.
  19. "American album certifications – Luke Bryan – Tailgates & Tanlines". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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