Where It All Began (Dan + Shay album)

Where It All Began
Studio album by Dan + Shay
Released April 1, 2014 (2014-04-01)
Recorded 2013–14; Nashville, Tennessee
(The Mix Tank, Sound Emporium, Ocean Way Studios, Blackbird Studios)
Genre Country
Length 41:37
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Dan Smyers, Scott Hendricks, Danny Orton, Chris DeStefano
Dan + Shay chronology
Where It All Began
(2014)		 Obsessed
(2016)
Singles from Where It All Began
  1. "19 You + Me"
    Released: October 14, 2013
  2. "Show You Off"
    Released: May 12, 2014
  3. "Nothin' Like You"
    Released: February 23, 2015

Where It All Began is the debut studio album by American country music duo Dan + Shay. It was released on April 1, 2014 via Warner Bros. Records.[1][2] The album includes the singles "19 You + Me", "Show You Off" and "Nothin' Like You".[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Country WeeklyB[5]
Got Country Online[6]
Roughstock[7]
USA Today[8]

Where It All Began garnered generally positive reviews from five music critics. Brian Mansfield of USA Today rated the album three stars out of four, saying stating that the duo "make[s] the music of first dates and summertime flings that last forever in the memory", and their "sun-kissed harmonizing and carefree delivery may be informed by contemporary pop, but they're storytellers at heart."[8] At Country Weekly, Alanna Conaway graded the album a B, writing that the duo "have emerged [...] as true songwriters and vocalists, and still have plenty of directions to go with future albums."[5] However, Conaway believes that the album could have been better in the lyrical department because they focus on "the good memories and moments in life."[5] Mark Deming of AllMusic rated it three out of five stars, saying that "As far as craft goes, Dan + Shay clearly know what they're doing and are remarkably canny" and "If country radio needs clean-cut but hunky young men to croon with maximum professionalism for female listeners (and the guys who want to get to know them better), there's no question Dan + Shay can fill the bill, and Where It All Began shows they do what they do very well indeed."[4] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock rated the album four out of five stars, stating that the release "feels like the album will indeed be the point where the duo and fans point to and say" this is the place it started, which according to him is "Not bad for the music world’s latest 'overnight sensation.'"[7] At Got Country Online, Tara Toro rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, writing that "The songs flow together nicely, but at times tend to sound alike, especially lyrically."[6] In addition, Toro closes with saying that this "is an easy to listen to youthful album that many country fans surely wont 'say no' to adding to their library."[6]

Commercial performance

Where It All Began debuted at number 1 on the Top Country Albums chart and at number 6 on the Billboard 200, selling 29,000 units in its first week.[9][10] The album has sold 133,900 copies in the U.S. as of August 2015.[11]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Show You Off"  Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Danny Orton 3:03
2. "Stop Drop + Roll"  Smyers, Mooney, Orton 3:17
3. "19 You + Me"  Smyers, Mooney, Orton 3:37
4. "What You Do to Me"  Smyers, Mooney, Orton 3:30
5. "Can't Say No"  Smyers, Mooney, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip 2:54
6. "First Time Feeling"  Smyers, Mooney, Hayslip 3:59
7. "Nothin' Like You"  Smyers, Mooney, Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley 3:06
8. "Somewhere Only We Know"  Smyers, Mooney, Cary Barlowe 3:06
9. "Parking Brake"  Smyers, Mooney, Nathan Chapman 3:36
10. "I Heard Goodbye"  Smyers, Mooney, Orton 3:41
11. "Party Girl"  Smyers, Mooney, Nicolle Galyon 3:52
12. "Close Your Eyes"  Smyers, Mooney, Orton 3:56
Total length:
 41:37

All songs produced by Dan Smyers, Scott Hendricks, and Danny Orton, except "Can't Say No", produced by Smyers and Hendricks, and "Nothin' Like You", produced by Chris DeStefano.

Personnel

Dan + Shay
Additional Musicians

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 12
UK Country Albums (OCC)[13] 14
US Billboard 200[14] 6
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[16] 44

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
[17]		 US Country Airplay
[18]		 US
[19]		 CAN Country
[20]		 CAN
[21]
2013 "19 You + Me" 7 11 42 23 47
2014 "Show You Off" 29 21 111 — —
2015 "Nothin' Like You" 5 1 51 4 72
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Preceded by
Out Among the Stars by Johnny Cash		 Top Country Albums number-one album
April 19, 2014 		Succeeded by
Everlasting by Martina McBride

References

  1. ↑ Howell, Coti (February 19, 2014). "Dan + Shay Reveal Album Details for ‘Where It All Began’". Taste of Country. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ Allers, Hannahlee (February 19, 2014). "Dan + Shay Reveal Album Details for ‘Where It All Began’". The Boot. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (February 11, 2014). "Dan + Shay "Where It All Began" Tracklist and Cover Art". Roughstock. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Deming, Mark (March 30, 2014). "Where It All Began - Dan + Shay". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 Conaway, Alanna (April 7, 2014). "Where It All Began by Dan + Shay". Country Weekly (American Media, Inc.) 21 (14): 66–67. ISSN 1074-3235. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 Toro, Tara (March 23, 2014). "ALBUM REVIEW: Dan + Shay "Where It All Began"". Got Country Online. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  7. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (March 28, 2014). "Album Review: Dan + Shay - Where It All Began". Roughstock. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  8. 1 2 Mansfield, Brian (March 31, 2014). "Listen Up: Other notable releases". USA Today. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  9. ↑ Conaway, Alanna. "Country Album Chart News: The Week of April 9, 2014: Where It All Began for Dan+Shay and Nickel Creek's A Dotted Line Debut". Roughstock. Cheri Media. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  10. ↑ Caulfield, Keith. "5 Seconds Of Summer Debuts At No. 2 on Billboard 200; 'Frozen' Still No. 1". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  11. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (August 24, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report for August 24, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  12. ↑ "Dan + Shay – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Dan + Shay.
  13. ↑ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company.
  14. ↑ "Dan + Shay – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Dan + Shay.
  15. ↑ "Dan + Shay – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Dan + Shay.
  16. ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Dan + Shay Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Dan + Shay Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Dan + Shay Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Dan + Shay Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  21. ↑ "Dan + Shay Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
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