Tailgates & Tanlines

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Tailgates & Tanlines
Studio album by Luke Bryan
Released August 9, 2011 (2011-08-09)
Genre Country
Length 47:43
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer Jeff Stevens, Mark Bright
Luke Bryan chronology

Doin' My Thing
(2009)
Tailgates & Tanlines
(2011)
Spring Break…Here to 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 the 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.

As of December 2013, the album has sold 2,202,000 copies in the US.[4] It has spent 108 weeks on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"  Luke Bryan, Dallas Davidson 3:45
2. "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye"  Bryan, Jeff Stevens, Shane McAnally 3:23
3. "Drunk on You"  Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins, Josh Kear 3:33
4. "Too Damn Young"  Arlis Albritton, Casey Kessel 3:36
5. "I Don't Want This Night to End"  Bryan, Davidson, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip 3:39
6. "You Don't Know Jack"  Erin Enderlin, McAnally 3:16
7. "Harvest Time"  Bryan, Clawson 3:27
8. "I Know You're Gonna Be There"  Bryan, Ashley Gorley 3:36
9. "Muckalee Creek Water"  Bryan, Patrick Jason Matthews 3:56
10. "Tailgate Blues"  Brent Cobb, Neil Medley 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"  Jay Clementi, Radney Foster 3:32
14. "That Don't Just Happen" (bonus track)  3:32

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Country Albums Chart[5] 23
Canadian Albums Chart[6] 6
UK Country Albums Chart[7] 7
US Billboard 200[8] 2
US Billboard Country Albums[8] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
US Billboard 200 6[9]
US Billboard Country Albums 2[9]
Chart (2013) Position
US Billboard 200 33[10]

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN
2011 "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"[11] 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
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

Certifications

Region Certification
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Platinum
United States (RIAA)[13] 2× Platinum

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. Bjorke, Matt (4 December 2013). "Country Album Chart News: The Week of December 4, 2013: Featuring Scotty McCreery, Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, Cassadee Pope, Duck Dynasty's Robertson Family". Roughstock. Retrieved 4 December 2013. 
  5. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/country-albums/329
  6. "Canadian Albums - August 27, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 18, 2011. 
  7. "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 23, 2012. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Luke Bryan, Ace Hood Score Top 10 Debuts on Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 17, 2011. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/the-billboard-200
  10. "2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013. 
  11. "Chart listing for "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2011. 
  12. "Canadian album certifications – Luke Bryan – Tailgates & Tanlines". Music Canada. 
  13. "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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