Tailgates & Tanlines

Tailgates & Tanlines
Studio album by Luke Bryan
Released August 9, 2011
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.

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" (featuring Ashton Shepherd on backing vocals)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

Commercial performance

On the debut week, the album reached No. 2 on Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart with sales of 145,295 copies in the US.[4] As of May 2014, the album has sold 2,285,000 copies in the US.[5]

The album also debuted at No. 6 on the Top Canadian Albums chart.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Country Albums Chart[6] 23
Canadian Albums Chart[7] 6
UK Country Albums Chart[8] 7
US Billboard 200[9] 2
US Billboard Country Albums[9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Billboard 200[10] 61
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] 14
Chart (2012) Position
US Billboard 200 6[12]
US Billboard Country Albums 2[12]
Chart (2013) Position
US Billboard 200 33[13]
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14] 8
Chart (2014) Position
US Billboard 200[15] 112
US Top Catalog Albums[16] 7

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Hot Country US Country Airplay US CAN
2011 "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"[17] — 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

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[18] Platinum 80,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] 2× Platinum 2,285,000[5]

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

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

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. ↑ Edward Morris (August 20, 2011). "Luke Bryan Tops Chart With Tailgates & Tanlines". CMT Get Country.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bjorke, Matt (May 8, 2014). "Country Album Chart News: The Week of May 8, 2014: Dan+Shay, Nashville Cast, Dierks Bentley, Cole Swindell, and Keith Urban round out Top 10". Roughstock.
  6. ↑ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/country-albums/329
  7. ↑ "Canadian Albums - August 27, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Luke Bryan, Ace Hood Score Top 10 Debuts on Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
  11. ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2011 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/the-billboard-200
  13. ↑ "2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  16. ↑ "Catalog Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  17. ↑ "Chart listing for "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Luke Bryan – Tailgates & Tanlines". Music Canada.
  19. ↑ "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