Center Point Road

Center Point Road
Studio album by Thomas Rhett
Released	May 31, 2019 (2019-05-31)
Genre	Country [1] pop [2]
Length	52:45
Label	Valory
Producer	Thomas Rhett Dann Huff Jesse Frasure Julian Bunetta The Stereotypes Cleve Wilson
Thomas Rhett chronology
Life Changes (2017) Center Point Road (2019) Country Again: Side A (2021)
Singles from Center Point Road
"Look What God Gave Her" Released: March 1, 2019 "Remember You Young" Released: July 15, 2019 "Beer Can't Fix" Released: January 6, 2020 [3]

Center Point Road is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Thomas Rhett, released on May 31, 2019, through Big Machine Label Group imprint Valory Music Co. It was supported by the lead single "Look What God Gave Her". Rhett co-wrote and co-produced all 16 tracks on the album, sharing production duties with Dann Huff, Jesse Frasure, Julian Bunetta, The Stereotypes, and Cleve Wilson. ^[4] The album also features collaborations with Little Big Town, Jon Pardi, and Kelsea Ballerini. The album received a nomination for Best Country Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2020. ^[5]

Background

Rhett named the album after a road from his hometown of Hendersonville, Tennessee that he said symbolized his childhood. ^[6]

Promotion

"Look What God Gave Her" was released as the lead single from the album on March 1, 2019. On March 3, 2019, "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" was released, alongside a performance of it on Saturday Night Live . ^[7] Rhett later revealed the cover art and track listing on March 29, and also shared the track "That Old Truck". ^[5] On April 19, 2019, Rhett released "Remember You Young" as another promotional single. ^[8]

Commercial performance

Center Point Road debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 with 76,000 album-equivalent units, of which 45,000 were pure album sales. It is Rhett's second No. 1 album. In its first week it registered 33.59 million US streams, making it the largest streaming week for a country album at the time. ^[9] The album has sold more than 101,600 copies in pure albums in the US and 362,000 in units consumed. ^{[10] [11]}

Critical reception

Rhett was hailed for his versatility on Center Point Road by Rolling Stone, while Newsday suggested the album fell short of crossing over to pop music. ^{[12] [13]}

Track listing

Center Point Road track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Up"	Thomas Rhett Ashley Gorley Jesse Frasure Shane McAnally	Thomas Rhett Dann Huff Jesse Frasure	3:27
2.	"Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" (featuring Little Big Town)	Rhett Karen Fairchild Jonathan Yip Ray Romulus Jeremy Reeves Ray Charles McCullough II Gorley Frasure	Rhett Huff Frasure The Stereotypes	3:35
3.	"Blessed"	Rhett Joe Spargur Sean Douglas	Rhett Huff Frasure Julian Bunetta	3:34
4.	"Look What God Gave Her"	Rhett Rhett Akins Julian Bunetta Josh Ryan Jacob Kasher Ammar Malik	Rhett Huff Bunetta	2:48
5.	"Center Point Road" (featuring Kelsea Ballerini)	Rhett Amy Wadge Cleve Wilson Frasure	Rhett Huff Frasure Cleve Wilson	3:36
6.	"That Old Truck"	Rhett Bunetta Kamron Kimbro Ryan Tedder	Rhett Huff Bunetta	3:32
7.	"VHS"	Rhett Wadge Gorley Frasure	Rhett Huff Frasure	3:16
8.	"Notice"	Rhett Gorley Frasure Douglas	Rhett Huff Frasure	3:42
9.	"Sand"	Rhett Frasure Hardy	Rhett Huff Frasure	2:42
10.	"Beer Can't Fix" (featuring Jon Pardi)	Rhett Bunetta Tedder Zach Skelton	Rhett Huff Bunetta	3:29
11.	"Things You Do for Love"	Rhett Gorley Frasure Josh Osborne Luke Laird	Rhett Huff Frasure	3:26
12.	"Remember You Young"	Rhett Gorley Frasure	Rhett Huff Frasure	3:00
13.	"Don't Stop Drivin'"	Rhett Gorley Josh Miller Zach Crowell	Rhett Huff Frasure	3:03
14.	"Barefoot"	Rhett Miller Matt Dragstrem Akins	Rhett Huff Frasure	3:00
15.	"Dream You Never Had"	Rhett Gorley Frasure Akins	Rhett Huff Frasure	3:22
16.	"Almost"	Rhett Wadge Gorley Frasure	Rhett Huff Frasure	3:13
Total length:				52:45

Personnel

• Thomas Rhett – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Dave Cohen – keyboards
• Charlie Judge – keyboards, cello
• Julian Bunetta – keyboards, programming, electric guitar, drums, backing vocals
• Matt Dragstrem – programming, backing vocals
• Jesse Frasure – programming, backing vocals
• David Huff – programming
• Zach Skelton – programming
• The Stereotypes – programming
• Cleve Wilson – programming
• Tyler Chiarelli – electric guitar
• Brandon Day – electric guitar
• Dann Huff – electric guitar
• John Ryan – electric guitar, backing vocals
• Derek Wells – electric guitar
• Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitars
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
• Chris Kimmerer – drums
• Randy Leago – baritone saxophone
• Jim Hoke – tenor saxophone, horn arrangements
• Barry Green – trombone
• Mike Haynes – trumpet
• Kasey Akins – backing vocals
• Lauren Akins – backing vocals
• Bob Bailey – backing vocals
• Jamar Carter – backing vocals
• Everett Drake – backing vocals
• Kim Fleming – backing vocals
• Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
• Michael Hardy – backing vocals
• Ashley Gorley – backing vocals
• Kyla Jade – backing vocals
• Macy Page – backing vocals
• Josh Reedy – backing vocals
• Jason Kyle Saetveit – backing vocals
• Ryan Tedder – backing vocals
• Russell Terrell – backing vocals
• Amy Wadge – backing vocals
• Kelsea Ballerini – duet vocals on "Center Point Road"
• Little Big Town – backing vocals on "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time"
• Jon Pardi – duet vocals on "Beer Can't Fix"

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Center Point Road Chart (2019) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] 24 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [15] 2 Scottish Albums (OCC) [16] 53 UK Country Albums (OCC) [17] 1 US Billboard 200 [18] 1 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [19] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Center Point Road Chart (2019) Position US Billboard 200 [20] 153 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [21] 17 Chart (2020) Position US Billboard 200 [22] 164 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [23] 15

Certifications

Certifications for Center Point Road

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [24]	Gold	40,000‡
United States (RIAA) [25]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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