Anything Goes | ||||
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Released | October 14, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2013–14 | |||
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Length | 38:32 | |||
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Producer | Joey Moi | |||
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Singles from Anything Goes | ||||
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Billboard | [2] |
Anything Goes is the second studio album by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line. It was released on October 14,2014,by Republic Nashville. [3] The release of the album was announced August 15 from Central Park in New York City on Good Morning America . [4] [5] The album was produced by Joey Moi. [6] Its first single,"Dirt",became Florida Georgia Line's sixth number one hit when it peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. [7] [8] [9]
Anything Goes has received mixed reviews from critics. Writing for Allmusic,Stephen Thomas Erlewine criticized the anonymity of the duo and their music,claiming that "they're playing to the largest possible audience,so nobody should be surprised that Anything Goes is so broad it avoids such messiness as personality." He awarded the album 3 stars out of 5. [1] Tom Roland awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars in his review for Billboard,saying that "it shores up the duo's country flanks,and demonstrates that FGL intends to aggressively protect its progressive place in the genre,one that the act essentially designed on its own." [2]
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 197,000 copies. [10] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 1,2014,and Platinum on March 29,2016,for combined sales and streams of a million units. [11] As of June 2015,the album has sold 858,000 copies in the US. [12]
It also reached number one on the Top Country Albums chart.
In Canada,the album debuted at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart,selling 16,000 copies. [13]
"Dirt" was released as the lead single from the album on July 8,2014. A huge commercial success,it peaked at number one on both the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. It also peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Sun Daze" was released as the second single on September 16,2014,and peaked at number one on the Country Airplay chart. It also peaked at number 44 on the Hot 100.
"Sippin' on Fire" was released as the third single on February 16,2015,and peaked at number one on the Country Airplay chart. It also peaked at number 40 on the Hot 100.
"Anything Goes" was released as the fourth single on June 15,2015,and peaked at number three on the Country Airplay chart. It also peaked at number 55 on the Hot 100.
"Confession" was released as the fifth and final single from the album on November 3,2015,and peaked at number one on the Country Airplay chart. It also peaked at number 53 on the Hot 100.
The album's track listing was announced on August 15. [14] [15]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Anything Goes" | 3:39 | |
2. | "Sun Daze" | 3:04 | |
3. | "Good Good" |
| 3:17 |
4. | "Dirt" |
| 3:50 |
5. | "Smile" | 2:50 | |
6. | "Sippin' on Fire" |
| 3:14 |
7. | "Smoke" |
| 3:35 |
8. | "Bumpin' the Night" |
| 3:42 |
9. | "Angel" |
| 3:31 |
10. | "Confession" |
| 3:11 |
11. | "Like You Ain't Even Gone" |
| 3:31 |
12. | "Every Night" |
| 3:06 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Girl on the Radio" |
| 2:47 |
14. | "Dance for Me" |
| 2:39 |
15. | "That's What's Up" |
| 3:25 |
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"Play It Again" is a song written by Dallas Davidson and Ashley Gorley and recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released in March 2014 as the fourth single from Bryan’s 2013 album Crash My Party. On April 17, 2014, the song became Bryan's eighth non-consecutive chart-topper on the Hot Country Songs chart, the most by any act in the time since his first number one "Rain Is a Good Thing" hit the top spot on July 24, 2010.
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