Anchor (Autumn Hill album)

Anchor
Studio album by Autumn Hill
Released June 16, 2015 (2015-06-16)
Recorded

2014–15

Genre Country
Label Wax
Producer
  • David "Dwave" Thomson
  • Lindsay Rimes
  • Nathan Meckel
  • Tareya Green
Autumn Hill chronology
Favourite Mistake
(2013)Favourite Mistake2013		 Anchor
(2015)
Singles from Anchor
  1. "Blame"
    Released: March 3, 2015
  2. "Return Policy"
    Released: August 31, 2015
  3. "Mixtape"
    Released: January 27, 2016
  4. "Good Night for Going Nowhere"
    Released: May 18, 2016

Anchor is the second studio album by Canadian country music duo Autumn Hill, released on June 16, 2015 via Wax Records and distributed by Universal Music Canada.[1] Its lead single, "Blame", became their first song to reach the top five on the Billboard Canada Country chart.

Background

Their debut studio album, Favourite Mistake, was released in 2013 and produced four country airplay hits. With "Anything at All" charting at both the adult contemporary and country formats, the duo earned the distinction of being the first Canadian country music act to crossover to pop radio since Shania Twain.[2][3] Produced by Dave Thomson, Anchor was co-written by Autumn Hill and songwriters from Nashville, Tennessee.[4] After touring with Kira Isabella in late 2014, the duo sought to move away from the ballad-heavy approach of their previous record and "focus on songs that would translate to our live shows," according to member Mike Robins.[4]

Promotion

"Blame" was released on March 3, 2015 as the album's lead single.[5] The music video premiered the same date.[6] It failed to enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but reached a peak position of 4 on the Canada Country airplay chart, marking the duo's first top five hit.[7]

"Return Policy" was released to Canadian country radio on August 31, 2015 as the second official single.[8]

The album's third single, "Mixtape", was serviced to radio on January 27, 2016.[9]

The album's fourth single, "Good Night for Going Nowhere" released to Canadian country radio on May 18, 2016.

Other songs

During the lead-up to the album's release, three tracks were released to iTunes as promotional singles supporting pre-orders: "It Don't Get Better Than This" premiered June 3, 2015;[10] "Summertime Free" premiered June 5, 2015;[11] and "Return Policy" premiered June 8, 2015.[12]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Anchor"Tareya Green, Mike Robins, David "Dwave" ThomsonThomson3:32
2."Return Policy"Green, Robins, Lindsay RimesRimes, Thomson3:01
3."It Don't Get Better Than This"Green, Robins, Thomson, Phil BartonThomson3:10
4."Blame"Thomson, Stephanie Chapman, Christian RadaThomson3:42
5."Mixtape"Thomson, Chapman, RadaThomson3:29
6."Memphis"Green, Robins, Kris BergsnesRimes, Thomson2:53
7."Good Night for Going Nowhere"Green, Robins, Todd Clark, Gavin SlateThomson4:06
8."Summertime Free"Matt Rogers, Jason Massey, John KingThomson3:39
9."August in the Rain" (Mike Robins solo)Robins, Nathan Meckel, Blue MillerThomson, Meckel5:26
10."Never Be Mine" (Tareya Green solo)GreenGreen, Thomson3:28

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[13]

Recorded and engineered at
  • Buffalo, New York (GCR Audio)
  • Nashville, Tennessee (House of Blues, The Lab and Bluemanrecording, Song Rimes Studio, Soundstage Studio, The Zoo)
  • Toronto, Ontario (Coalition)
Performance credits
  • All vocals – Autumn Hill (Tareya Green, Mike Robins)
    • Background vocals – Doug DeLuca, Nathan Meckel, Lindsay Rimes, Ethan Roberts, David Thomson

Instruments

  • Banjo – Lindsay Rimes, Derek Wells
  • Bass – Luis Espaillat, Mike Rinney, David Thomson, Nolan Verner
  • Bouzouki – David Thomson
  • Cello – David Thomson
  • Drums – Matt King
  • Fiddle – Zach Renquist

Production

  • Art director – Tareya Green
  • Engineers – Brad Hill, Brad Lauchert, Nathan Meckel, Mark Niemiec Lindsay Rimes, David Thomson
    • Assistant engineers – Tom Freitag
  • Management – Alex Seif Union Entertainment Group
  • Mastering – Phil Demetro
  • Mixers – Jeff Dalziel, Billy Decker, David Thomson, Miles Walker
    • Assistant mixer – Ryan Jumper
  • Packaging designer – Tareya Green
  • Photographer – Matt Barnes
  • Producer – Tareya Green, Nathan Meckel, Lindsay Rimes, David Thomson
  • Programming – Nathan Meckel, Lindsay Rimes, David Thomson
  • Songwriters – Phil Barton, Kris Bergsnes, Stephanie Chapman, Todd Clark, Tareya Green, John King, Jason Massey, Nathan Meckel, Blue Miller, Christian Rada, Lindsay Rimes, Mike Robins, Matt Rogers, Gavin Slate, David Thomson

Chart performance

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
CAN Country
[7]
2015 "Blame" 4
"Return Policy" 22
2016 "Mixtape" 19
"Good Night for Going Nowhere" —

References

  1. ↑ "Anchor by Autumn Hill". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Cheevers, Melinda (13 November 2014). "Autumn Hill ready to rock Brock’s Centre for the Arts". Niagara This Week. Metroland Media. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Banerjee, Nilabjo (27 November 2014). "Interview: Autumn Hill". Ride the Tempo. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Autumn Hill to Release Anchor June 16". UMC Media. Universal Music Canada. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Blame - Single by Autumn Hill". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Autumn Hill (3 March 2015). "Autumn Hill - Blame (Official Lyric Video)". YouTube. Google. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Autumn Hill Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  8. ↑ Autumn Hill. "Autumn Hill - Timeline Photos". Facebook. Retrieved 31 August 2015. Autumn Hill's brand new single RETURN POLICY arrives at radio today! Request it on your local radio stations now!
  9. ↑ "Mixtape Hits Radio January 27th". Wax Records. January 18, 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Preorder Anchor now!". Autumn Hill (Blog). 2 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  11. ↑ Autumn Hill (5 June 2015). "Autumn Hill - Timeline Photos". Facebook. Retrieved 11 June 2015. Enjoy #SummerTimeFree
  12. ↑ "Anchor by Autumn Hill". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  13. ↑ Anchor (booklet). Autumn Hill. Wax Records / Universal Music Canada Inc. 2015. B00Y1U7U26.
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