Bringing Back the Sunshine

Bringing Back the Sunshine
Studio album by Blake Shelton
Released September 30, 2014
Recorded 2014
Genre Country
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Scott Hendricks
Blake Shelton chronology

Based on a True Story...
(2013)		 Bringing Back the Sunshine
(2014)
Singles from Bringing Back the Sunshine
  1. "Neon Light"
    Released: August 18, 2014
  2. "Lonely Tonight"
    Released: November 17, 2014
  3. "Sangria"
    Released: April 6, 2015

Bringing Back the Sunshine is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Blake Shelton. The album was released on September 30, 2014, by Warner Bros. Nashville.[1][2] The album was produced by Shelton's longtime producer Scott Hendricks.[3] "Neon Light," the album's lead-off single, was released on August 18, 2014.[4]

Chart and commercial performance

Bringing Back the Sunshine debuted at #1 on Billboard's all genre Top 200 and Top Country Albums charts with a first week sales total of 101,000 copies in the United States.[5] The album has sold 340,100 copies in the U.S. as of March 2015.[6]

In Canada, the album debuted at #4 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 7,700 copies in its first week.[7]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Bringing Back the Sunshine"  Jess Leary, Anthony Smith 4:01
2. "Neon Light"  Andrew Dorff, Mark Irwin, Josh Kear 3:41
3. "Lonely Tonight" (featuring Ashley Monroe)Brent Anderson, Ryan Hurd 3:38
4. "Gonna"  Luke Laird, Craig Wiseman 3:03
5. "A Girl"  Jessi Alexander, Sarah Buxton, Abe Stoklasa 3:36
6. "Sangria"  J.T. Harding, Josh Osborne, Trevor Rosen 3:54
7. "Buzzin'" (featuring RaeLynn)Wiseman, Kendell Marvel 3:47
8. "Just South of Heaven"  Wiseman, Derek George 4:10
9. "I Need My Girl"  Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ben Hayslip 3:33
10. "Good Country Song"  Alexander, Tommy Lee James, Matt Jenkins 3:38
11. "Anyone Else"  Laird, Barry Dean, Natalie Hemby 4:21
12. "Just Gettin' Started"  Buddy Owens, Jenee Fleenor, Phil O'Donnell 3:26
Walmart Deluxe Edition
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
13. "Messed Up"  Laird, Thomas Harding, Shane McAnally 3:13
14. "I Really Shouldn't Drink Around You"  Laird, McAnally, Rosen 3:54
15. "Pain"  Al Anderson, Chris Stapleton 3:11

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] 4
US Billboard 200[9] 1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Billboard 200[11] 91
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 18

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country CAN
2014 "Neon Light" 3 1 43 1 49
"Lonely Tonight" 2 1 47 1 42
2015 "Sangria"A 11 18 64 20 55
Preceded by
The Big Revival by Kenny Chesney		 Top Country Albums number-one album
October 18, 2014 		Succeeded by
Old Boots, New Dirt by Jason Aldean

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Blake Shelton (1 August 2014). "Pre-order Blake's new album". Twitter. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Blake Shelton Announces New Album ‘Bringing Back the Sunshine’". Billboard. Mitchell Peters. August 3, 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Blake Shelton Announces New Album, Plays Epic Beach Gig @rollingstone on Twitter | RollingStone on Facebook". 1 August 2014 (The Rolling Stone). Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "You know what calls for a drink?". Twitter. Blake Shelton. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Gary Trust (October 9, 2014). "Blake Shelton Blasts to No. 1 on Billboard Artist 100". Billboard.
  6. ↑ Matt Bjorke (March 18, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For March 18, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  7. ↑ "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 08 October 2014". A Journal of Musical Things. October 10, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Blake Shelton Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Blake Shelton.
  9. ↑ "Blake Shelton Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Blake Shelton.
  10. ↑ "Blake Shelton Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Country Albums for Blake Shelton.
  11. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  13. ↑ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country". Radio & Records. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  14. ↑ "American album certifications – Blake Shelton – Bringing Back the Sunshine". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH