Sunshine & Whiskey

Sunshine & Whiskey
Studio album by Frankie Ballard
Released February 11, 2014
Genre Country
Length 37:57
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Marshall Altman
Scott Hendricks
Michael Knox
Frankie Ballard chronology

Frankie Ballard
(2011)		 Sunshine & Whiskey
(2014)
Singles from Sunshine & Whiskey
  1. "Helluva Life"
    Released: July 29, 2013
  2. "Sunshine & Whiskey"
    Released: April 14, 2014
  3. "Young & Crazy"
    Released: January 12, 2015

Sunshine & Whiskey is the second studio album by American country music artist Frankie Ballard. It was released on February 11, 2014 via Warner Bros. Records.[1][2] The album includes Ballard's debut single "Tell Me You Get Lonely" and "Helluva Life," which became Ballard's first Number One hit.[3][4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [5]
The Oakland Press [6]
Roughstock [7]
USA Today [8]

Sunshine & Whiskey received generally positive reviews from four music critics. At USA Today, Brian Mansfield rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of four, writing that Ballard's "got an appealing rock delivery, and the songs get more thoughtful as he goes along, right to the tragedy at the end."[8] Gary Graff of The Oakland Press rated the album three out of four stars, stating that it is "evident throughout these 11 songs [are] highly contagious", and they "go down like a well-aged single malt."[6] At AllMusic, Steve Leggett rated the album three-and-a-half out of five stars, saying that "most contemporary country fans should love this album, and there are tracks here where Ballard hits everything right, rising above the commercially generic with energy and intelligence."[5] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock rated the album four stars out of five, stating how Ballard stays true to himself on the album.[7]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Young & Crazy"  Rhett Akins, Ashley Gorley, Shane McAnally 3:00
2. "Sunshine & Whiskey"  Jaren Johnston, Luke Laird 3:02
3. "It Don't Take Much"  Frankie Ballard, Jon Nite 3:18
4. "Helluva Life"  Rodney Clawson, Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins 3:52
5. "Drinky Drink"  Johnston, Laird 2:59
6. "Tell Me You Get Lonely"  Dallas Davidson, Marty Dodson 3:09
7. "Sober Me Up"  Davidson, Gorley 3:37
8. "I'm Thinking Country"  Marcel Chagnon, David Lee Murphy 2:51
9. "Tip Jar"  Monty Criswell 3:53
10. "Don't You Wanna Fall"  Travis Meadows, Jeremy Spillman 3:54
11. "Don't Tell Mama I Was Drinking"  Buddy Brock, Jerry Laseter, Kim Williams 4:14
Total length:
 37:57

Chart performance

The album debuted at No. 5 in the Top Country Albums chart, and No. 35 in the Billboard 200, with sales of 11,000 for the week.[9] As of March 2015, the album has sold 75,400 copies in the US.[10]

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[11] 35
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] 68

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
[14]		 US Country Airplay
[15]		 US
[16]		 CAN Country
[17]		 CAN
[18]
2013 "Helluva Life" 8 1 51 8 67
2014 "Sunshine & Whiskey" 5 1 57 4 75
2015 "Young & Crazy" 30 20 116 40

References

  1. ↑ Shelburne, Craig (January 1, 2014). "Frankie Ballard, Cole Swindell Plan February Albums". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ Hudak, Joseph (January 2, 2014). "EXCLUSIVE: Frankie Ballard Reveals New Album Cover and Track List". Country Weekly. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ Hollabaugh, Lorie (January 3, 2014). "Frankie Ballard Shares Track Listing For ‘Sunshine & Whiskey’". MusicRow. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (January 3, 2014). "Franke [sic] Ballard "Sunshine & Whiskey" Tracklist and Cover Art". Roughstock. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Leggett, Steve (February 10, 2014). "Sunshine & Whiskey - Frankie Ballard". AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Graff, Gary (February 7, 2014). "The Listening Room: Eric Church, Frankie Ballard and more". The Oakland Press. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Bjorke, Matt (February 11, 2014). "Album Review: Frankie Ballard - Sunshine & Whiskey". Roughstock. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Mansfield, Brian (February 10, 2014). "Listen Up: Notable new releases". USA Today. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  9. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (February 19, 2014). "Country Album Chart News: The Week of February 19, 2014: Eric Church Blows Doors Off The Charts With "The Outsiders", Scotty McCreery Passes 200k". Roughstock. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  10. ↑ Matt Bjorke (March 18, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For March 18, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  11. ↑ "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Frankie Ballard.
  12. ↑ "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Country Albums for Frankie Ballard.
  13. ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History - Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  19. ↑ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country". Radio & Records. Retrieved December 5, 2014.