Blake Shelton (album)

Blake Shelton
Studio album by Blake Shelton
Released July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31)
Genre Country
Length 34:10
Label Giant
Producer Bobby Braddock
Blake Shelton chronology
Blake Shelton
(2001)		 The Dreamer
(2003)
Singles from Blake Shelton
  1. "Austin"
    Released: April 16, 2001
  2. "All Over Me"
    Released: October 15, 2001
  3. "Ol' Red"
    Released: March 18, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Blake Shelton is the self-titled debut album by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released in 2001 on Giant Records. The album features his debut single "Austin", as well as the singles "All Over Me" and "Ol' Red". It has been certified gold by the RIAA.

Contents

Content

"Austin" was the lead-off single from the album. This song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts that year. Although Shelton has since charted five more Number Ones, "Austin" is his longest-lasting Number One hit, at five weeks. Following this song was "All Over Me", which reached #18 on the country charts, and "Ol' Red", which peaked at number 14. The latter was originally recorded by George Jones on his 1990 album You Oughta Be Here with Me, and by Kenny Rogers on his 1993 album If Only My Heart Had a Voice. Due to the closure of Giant Records in 2001, Shelton was transferred to the Nashville division of Giant's parent label, Warner Bros. Records, which promoted and distributed the second and third singles.

Critical reception

Maria Konicki Dinoia of Allmusic rated the album four stars out of five, saying, "This impressive ten-song compilation is an earnest debut full of lots of promise and originality" and citing the presence of Bobby Braddock cowrites.[1]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Every Time I Look at You"   Doug Johnson, Blake Shelton 2:57
2. "All Over Me"   Earl Thomas Conley, Shelton, Mike Pyle 3:14
3. "She Doesn't Know She's Got It"   John Rich, Chris Waters, Tom Shapiro 3:18
4. "Austin"   Kirsti Manna, David Kent 3:50
5. "Ol' Red"   James "Bo" Bohan, Don Goodman, Mark Sherrill 3:42
6. "I Thought There Was Time"   Bobby Braddock 3:24
7. "Same Old Song"   B. Braddock 3:50
8. "That's What I Call Home"   Richard Mainegra, Shelton, Michael Kosser 3:17
9. "Problems at Home"   Don Ellis, Billy Montana, Shelton 4:00
10. "If I Was Your Man"   Lauren Braddock, Don Henry 3:39
Total length:
 34:10

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2001) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 3
U.S. Billboard 200 45

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country US
2001 "Austin" 1 18
"All Over Me" 18 110
2002 "Ol' Red" 14 101

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[2] Gold

References

  1. ^ a b Dinoia, Maria Konicki. "Blake Shelton review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r541235. Retrieved 30 January 2010. 
  2. ^ "American album certifications – Blake Shelton – Blake Shelton". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Blake+Shelton%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Blake Shelton
Studio albums
Blake Shelton (2001) · The Dreamer (2003) · Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill (2004) · Pure BS (2007) · Startin' Fires (2008) · Red River Blue (2011)
Extended plays
Blake Shelton: Collector's Edition (2008) · Hillbilly Bone (2010) · All About Tonight (2010)
Compilations
Blake Shelton - The Essentials (2009) · Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton (2010)
Singles
"Austin" · "All Over Me" · "Ol' Red" · "The Baby" · "Heavy Liftin'" · "Playboys of the Southwestern World" · "When Somebody Knows You That Well" · "Some Beach" · "Goodbye Time" · "Nobody but Me" · "Don't Make Me" · "The More I Drink" · "Home" · "She Wouldn't Be Gone" · "I'll Just Hold On" · "Hillbilly Bone" (with Trace Adkins) · "All About Tonight" · "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking" · "Honey Bee" · "God Gave Me You" · "Drink On It"
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