Brett Young (album)

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Brett Young
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Studio album by
Brett Young
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2017 [1]
Recorded2014–2017
Genre Country
Length41:55
Label Big Machine [1]
Producer Dann Huff
Brett Young chronology
Brett Young
(2016)		Brett Young
(2017)		 Ticket to L.A.
(2018)
Singles from Brett Young
  1. "Sleep Without You"
    Released: April 11, 2016
  2. "In Case You Didn't Know"
    Released: January 9, 2017
  3. "Like I Loved You"
    Released: July 17, 2017
  4. "Mercy"
    Released: February 20, 2018 [2]

Brett Young is the debut studio album by American the country pop singer Brett Young, [3] and his fourth album overall. Young is a featured co-writer on 11 out of the 12 tracks on the album, which was produced by Dann Huff and recorded in Nashville. [4] The album was released on February 10, 2017, through Big Machine Label Group. The album was produced by Dann Huff, known for working with crossover-friendly country pop acts like Rascal Flatts and Keith Urban.

Contents

Background

Young co-wrote 11 of the 12 songs on the album, including the four singles from the album, "Sleep Without You", "In Case You Didn't Know", "Like I Loved You" and "Mercy". [5] Six of these songs had been previously released on his self-titled EP. Young stressed the importance of honesty in his music; according to him, of the 12 songs in the album, 10 of them he had lived, and the other two he can completely relate to. He said that the album is "a very clear picture of me as a person." [6] Young also said: "I really wanted to make sure that I put a lot of myself into these songs so that fans were given a chance to get to know me when they listened. Watching people sing these songs back to us at live shows means so much more knowing that they aren’t just connection to words but also to my genuine life experience. I think vulnerability is important in songwriting and I feel like show that." [7]

Critical reception

Laura Hostelley of Sounds Like Nashville reviewed the album positively, and described Young's debut effort as "straying away from the 'bro-country' trend, to mark his own genuine path by not being afraid to be vulnerable in matters of the heart." [8]

Commercial performance

Brett Young debuted at number two on the Top Country Albums chart, and number 18 on the US Billboard 200, based on 17,800 copies sold (25,000 equivalent album units when tracks and streams are included). [9] On August 7, 2018, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units in the United States. [10] The album has sold 253,400 copies in the United States as of January 2019. [11]

Track listing

Brett Young track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sleep Without You"
3:08
2."Close Enough"
3:07
3."Like I Loved You"
3:28
4."In Case You Didn't Know"
3:46
5."Olivia Mae"
  • Young
  • Ben Caver
3:42
6."Left Side of Leavin'"
  • Young
  • Robbins
  • Nite
3:36
7."You Ain't Here to Kiss Me"
  • Young
  • Matt Alderman
  • Tiffany Goss
3:39
8."Back on the Wagon"
3:35
9."Makin' Me Say"
3:10
10."Memory Won't Let Me"
  • Young
  • Steven Jones
  • Justin Ebach
3:32
11."Beautiful Believer"
  • Young
  • Annie Wildgen
  • Jason Adamo
3:34
12."Mercy"
3:35
Total length:41:53

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Brett Young
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [25] Platinum80,000‡
United States (RIAA) [10] Platinum1,000,000‡ / 253,400 [11]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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