Thompson Square (album)

Thompson Square
Studio album by Thompson Square
Released February 8, 2011 (2011-02-08)
Genre Country
Length 41:07[1]
Label Stoney Creek
Producer New Voice Entertainment
Singles from Thompson Square
  1. "Let's Fight"
    Released: May 3, 2010
  2. "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"
    Released: July 12, 2010
  3. "I Got You"
    Released: May 9, 2011
  4. "Glass"
    Released: January 30, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Country Weekly [2]

Thompson Square is the self-titled debut album of the American country music duo Thompson Square. The album was released on February 8, 2011 via Stoney Creek Records, a division of Broken Bow Records. It includes the singles "Let's Fight" and "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not", the latter of which has become their First Number One on the Hot Country Songs. The album's third single "I Got You" released to country radio on May 9, 2011. on November 30th, the band received 2 Nominations in 54th Grammy Awards for their second single, Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not.

Contents

Content

The album was produced by labelmate Jason Aldean's road band, which consists of Tully Kennedy, Kurt Allison, David Fanning and Rich Redmond.[3] Its first single, "Let's Fight", was released in May 3, 2010, reached number 58 on the Hot Country Songs charts in June 2010. The song was followed by "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not", which was released in July 12, 2010. "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" became their first Number One hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in April 2011, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The album's third single, "I Got You", was released on May 9, 2011.

Reception

Commercial

Thompson Square debuted at number 15 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number 3 on the U.S. Top Country Albums chart, with first-week sales of 30,028.[4] As of the chart dated July 23, 2011, the album has sold 196,989 copies in the US.[5]

Critical

Reviewing for Country Weekly, Jessica Phillips gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five. She called the album a "refreshingly honest glimpse into the highs, lows and idiosyncrasies of a relationship", but criticized the sound by saying that it did not "stray far from the country-rock hybrid."[2]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "I Got You"   Paul Jenkins, Jason Sellers, Kiefer Thompson, Shawna Thompson 3:05
2. "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"   David Lee Murphy, Jim Collins 3:05
3. "Glass"   Ross Copperman, Jon Nite 3:52
4. "My Kind of Crazy"   James LeBlanc, K. Thompson, S. Thompson 3:47
5. "Getaway Car"   Troy Johnson, K. Thompson, S. Thompson 3:32
6. "All the Way"   Kip Moore, K. Thompson 3:16
7. "Let's Fight"   Westin Davis, K. Thompson, Moore 3:01
8. "Who Loves Who More"   Billy Austin, Jeannine Lasky, Matt Lopez 3:09
9. "If It Takes All Night"   Bobby Tomberlin, Davis, K. Thompson, S. Thompson 4:10
10. "As Bad as It Gets"   Erik Halbig, K. Thompson, S. Thompson 3:28
11. "I Don't Wanna Miss You"   Halbig, K. Thompson, S. Thompson 4:06
12. "One of Those Days"   David Fanning, K. Thompson, S. Thompson 2:36

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2011) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 15
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 3
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums 3

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[6]		 US
[7]		 CAN
[8]
2010 "Let's Fight" 58 — —
"Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" 1 32 50
2011 "I Got You" 8 68 —
2012 "Glass"A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ^ "Thompson Square". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/album/thompson-square-r2117212. Retrieved 7 February 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Phillips, Jessica (21 February 2011). "Reviews". Country Weekly 18 (8): 56. ISSN 1074-3235. 
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (25 January 2011). "New Artist Spotlight: Thompson Square". Roughstock. http://www.roughstock.com/blog/new-artist-spotlight-thompson-square-. Retrieved 31 January 2011. 
  4. ^ "Thompson Square Debuts Strong on Album Charts". Roughstock. 2011-02-16. http://www.roughstock.com/blog/thompson-square-debuts-strong-on-album-charts. Retrieved 2011-02-19. 
  5. ^ "The Country Boys Continue to Dominate the Charts". Roughstock. http://www.roughstock.com/blog/the-country-boys-continue-to-dominate-the-charts. Retrieved July 14, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Thompson Square Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/thompson-square/chart-history/1620768?f=357&g=Singles. Retrieved January 30, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Thompson Square Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/thompson-square/chart-history/1620768?f=379&g=Singles. Retrieved January 30, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not - Thompson Square". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/song/thompson-square/are-you-gonna-kiss-me-or-not/24428221. Retrieved April 9, 2011. 
  9. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - March 2, 2011: "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Thompson%20Square&title=Are%20You%20Gonna%20Kiss%20Me%20or%20Not&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved March 2, 2011.