Body Language (Blake Shelton album)

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Body Language
Blake Shelton Body Language.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 21, 2021
Recorded2020–2021
Genre Country
Length38:18
Label
Producer Scott Hendricks
Blake Shelton chronology
Fully Loaded: God's Country
(2019)
Body Language
(2021)
Singles from Body Language
  1. "Happy Anywhere"
    Released: July 24, 2020
  2. "Minimum Wage"
    Released: January 15, 2021
  3. "Come Back as a Country Boy"
    Released: October 4, 2021

Body Language is the twelfth studio album by American country music singer Blake Shelton. The album was released on May 21, 2021, by Warner Bros. Nashville and Ten Point Productions. [1] [2]

Contents

Commercial performance

Body Language debuted at number eighteen on the Billboard 200 with 24,000 units (15,000 pure). The same week, Shelton earned his 17th top 10 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. [3]

Track listing

Body Language track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Minimum Wage"3:48
2."Body Language" (featuring The Swon Brothers)
2:49
3."Happy Anywhere" (featuring Gwen Stefani)2:50
4."Now I Don't"
3:50
5."Monday Mornin' Missin' You"3:40
6."Corn"2:59
7."Makin' It Up as You Go"
2:41
8."Whatcha Doin' Tomorrow"2:41
9."The Girl Can't Help It"
2:44
10."The Flow"
  • McAnally
  • Copperman
  • Osborne
2:55
11."Neon Time"
  • Jaron Boyer
  • Michael Tyler
  • Ben West
3:45
12."Bible Verses"
  • Joe Fox
  • Andrew Peebles
  • Brett Sheroky
3:36
Total length:38:18
Body Language (Deluxe)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come Back as a Country Boy"3:41
2."Fire Up the Night" (featuring HARDY)
3:12
3."Minimum Wage"3:48
4."Body Language" (featuring The Swon Brothers)
2:49
5."Happy Anywhere" (featuring Gwen Stefani)2:50
6."Now I Don't"
3:50
7."Monday Mornin' Missin' You"3:40
8."Corn"2:59
9."Makin' It Up as You Go"
2:41
10."Whatcha Doin' Tomorrow"2:41
11."The Girl Can't Help It"
2:44
12."The Flow"
  • McAnally
  • Copperman
  • Osborne
2:55
13."Neon Time"
  • Jaron Boyer
  • Michael Tyler
  • Ben West
3:45
14."Bible Verses"
  • Joe Fox
  • Andrew Peebles
  • Brett Sheroky
3:36
15."Throw It On Back" (featuring Brooks & Dunn)3:08
16."We Can Reach the Stars"
  • Blake Shelton
  • Craig Wiseman
3:36
Total length:51:55

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

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