Body Language (Blake Shelton album)

Body Language
Studio album by Blake Shelton
Released	May 21, 2021
Recorded	2020–2021
Genre	Country
Length	38:18
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville Ten Point Productions
Producer	Scott Hendricks
Blake Shelton chronology
Fully Loaded: God's Country (2019) Body Language (2021) For Recreational Use Only (2025)
Singles from Body Language
"Happy Anywhere" Released: July 24, 2020 "Minimum Wage" Released: January 15, 2021 "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]}

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Minimum Wage"	Nicolle Galyon Jesse Frasure Corey Crowder	3:48
2.	"Body Language" (featuring The Swon Brothers)	Colton Swon Zach Swon Matt McGinn Ryan Beaver	2:49
3.	"Happy Anywhere" (featuring Gwen Stefani)	Ross Copperman Josh Osborne Matt Jenkins	2:50
4.	"Now I Don't"	Jessi Alexander Alyssa Vanderheym Hardy	3:50
5.	"Monday Mornin' Missin' You"	Alexander Deric Ruttan Josh Thompson	3:40
6.	"Corn"	Craig Wiseman Matt Dragstrem Chris Tompkins Rodney Clawson	2:59
7.	"Makin' It Up as You Go"	Brad Tursi Shane McAnally Osborne	2:41
8.	"Whatcha Doin' Tomorrow"	Dallas Davidson Kyle Fishman Casey Beathard	2:41
9.	"The Girl Can't Help It"	Ben Hayslip Osborne Mark Holman	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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Come Back as a Country Boy"	Michael Hardy Josh Thompson Jordan Schmidt	3:41
2.	"Fire Up the Night" (featuring HARDY)	Hardy Brian Kelley Schmidt Bart Butler	3:12
3.	"Minimum Wage"	Nicolle Galyon Jesse Frasure Corey Crowder	3:48
4.	"Body Language" (featuring The Swon Brothers)	Colton Swon Zach Swon Matt McGinn Ryan Beaver	2:49
5.	"Happy Anywhere" (featuring Gwen Stefani)	Ross Copperman Josh Osborne Matt Jenkins	2:50
6.	"Now I Don't"	Jessi Alexander Alyssa Vanderheym Hardy	3:50
7.	"Monday Mornin' Missin' You"	Alexander Deric Ruttan Josh Thompson	3:40
8.	"Corn"	Craig Wiseman Matt Dragstrem Chris Tompkins Rodney Clawson	2:59
9.	"Makin' It Up as You Go"	Brad Tursi Shane McAnally Osborne	2:41
10.	"Whatcha Doin' Tomorrow"	Dallas Davidson Kyle Fishman Casey Beathard	2:41
11.	"The Girl Can't Help It"	Ben Hayslip Osborne Mark Holman	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)	Bobby Pinson Ben Hayslip Rhett Akins	3:08
16.	"We Can Reach the Stars"	Blake Shelton Craig Wiseman	3:36
Total length:			51:55

Personnel

Musicians

• Blake Shelton – lead vocals
• Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12), banjo (6, 10), ukulele (10)
• Gordon Mote – Hammond B3 organ (1, 3, 6, 10), piano (1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12), synthesizer (6, 10, 12)
• Kara Britz – backing vocals (1)
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar (1–5, 7–9, 11)
• Nir Z. – programming (all tracks), drums (1–11), percussion (2–5, 7–9, 11, 12)
• Tom Bukovac – electric guitar (1–5, 7–9, 11)
• Troy Lancaster – electric guitar
• Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar (1–5, 7–9, 11)
• Blake Bollinger – programming (1, 2, 4, 7, 8), synthesizer (1, 2, 4, 7–9)
• Justin Niebank – programming (1–5, 7–11)
• Nicholas "Blaze" Baum – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (2)
• Gwen Stefani – duet vocals (3)
• Zach Swon – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, electric guitar, keyboards (2)
• Colton Swon – backing vocals (2)
• Perry Coleman – backing vocals (2, 4–12)
• Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar (3, 5, 7, 9, 11), banjo (3)
• Rob McNelley – electric guitar (5, 6, 8–12)
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar (6, 10, 12)
• Paul Franklin – Dobro (6), pedal steel guitar (10, 12)
• Jenee Fleenor – fiddle (6, 10)

Technical

• Scott Hendricks – producer, digital editor, additional engineer
• Andrew Mendelson – mastering engineer
• Justin Niebank – mixing engineer, audio engineer, recording engineer
• Scott Johnson – assistant production
• Brian David Willis – digital editor
• Drew Bollman – assistant engineer
• Josh Ditty – assistant engineer
• Charlie Marshall – assistant engineer (3)
• Kam Luchterhand – assistant engineer (3)
• Tate McDowell – assistant engineer (3)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Body Language Chart (2021) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard) [4] 50 US Billboard 200 [5] 18 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] 3

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Body Language Chart (2021) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [7] 72

References

1. Joseph Hudak (March 29, 2021). "Blake Shelton Announces New Album 'Body Language'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 21, 2021.
2. "Body Language by Blake Shelton". Apple Music. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
3. "Blake Shelton's 'Body Language' Has a Top 5 Debut on the Top Country Albums Chart". Billboard. June 2, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
4. "Blake Shelton Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
5. "Blake Shelton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
6. "Blake Shelton Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.