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, by 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"  
3:40
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][4]"   3:32

Personnel

Commercial performance

On the debut week, the album reached at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number one on the Top Country Albums chart with sales of 145,295 copies in the US.[5] It was Luke Bryan best-selling album until it was surpassed by Crash My Party in April 2015. As of November 2016, the album has sold 2,548,800 copies in the US.[6]

The album also debuted at number 6 on the Top Canadian Albums chart.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–14) Peak
position
Australian Country Albums Chart[7] 23
Canadian Albums Chart[8] 6
UK Country Albums Chart[9] 7
US Billboard 200[10] 2
US Billboard Country Albums[10] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Billboard 200[11] 61
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 14
Chart (2012) Position
US Billboard 200 6[13]
US Billboard Country Albums 2[13]
Chart (2013) Position
US Billboard 200 33[14]
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] 8
Chart (2014) Position
US Billboard 200[16] 112
US Top Catalog Albums[17] 7

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Hot Country US Country Airplay US CAN
2011 "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"[18] — 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 Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Platinum 80,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] 2× Platinum 2,548,800[6]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments 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. ↑ https://m.facebook.com/lukebryan/posts/134936183262592
  5. ↑ Edward Morris (August 20, 2011). "Luke Bryan Tops Chart With Tailgates & Tanlines". CMT Get Country.
  6. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (November 2, 2016). "Special Report: Catalog Country Album Sales: October 2, 2016". Roughstock.
  7. ↑ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/country-albums/329
  8. ↑ "Canadian Albums - August 27, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Luke Bryan, Ace Hood Score Top 10 Debuts on Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2011 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  13. 1 2 http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/the-billboard-200
  14. ↑ "2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  17. ↑ "Catalog Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  18. ↑ "Chart listing for "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Luke Bryan – Tailgates & Tanlines". Music Canada.
  20. ↑ "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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