Enjoy the Ride (Sugarland album)

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Enjoy the Ride
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)
RecordedFebruary–September 2006
Genre Country
Length42:25
Label Mercury Nashville
Producer Byron Gallimore
Sugarland
Sugarland chronology
Twice the Speed of Life
(2004)
Enjoy the Ride
(2006)
Love on the Inside
(2008)
Singles from Enjoy the Ride
  1. "Want To"
    Released: August 21, 2006
  2. "Settlin'"
    Released: January 1, 2007
  3. "Everyday America"
    Released: May 21, 2007
  4. "Stay"
    Released: September 10, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Country Weekly (average) [3]
Entertainment Weekly B [4]
People Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Plugged In (publication) (mixed) [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Enjoy the Ride is the second studio album by American country music duo Sugarland, released on November 7, 2006 on Mercury Nashville Records. The album is the first one released with Sugarland as a duo (comprising Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush), as former member Kristen Hall had departed earlier in 2006.

Contents

The album debuted at No. 4 on the US Billboard 200 and at No. 2 on the US Country Album Chart, selling 211,000 copies in its first week; [9] these were also its peak positions on the two charts. [10] The album is certified 3× platinum by the RIAA for shipments of 3 million copies.

The album produced four chart singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, all of which were Top Ten hits. "Want To" and "Settlin'" (respectively the first and second singles) were both Number One hits, with the former being their first U.S. Number One. "Everyday America", the third single, was a No. 9 on the country charts and was used on the TV series Good Morning America . The final single was the acoustic ballad "Stay", which peaked at No. 2.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Settlin'" Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush, Tim Owens3:27
2."County Line"Nettles, Bush, Lisa Carver2:50
3."Want To"Nettles, Bush, Bobby Pinson 3:35
4."Everyday America"Nettles, Bush, Carver3:52
5."Happy Ending"Nettles, Bush, Owens5:16
6."These Are the Days"Nettles, Bush, Carver3:49
7."One Blue Sky"Nettles, Bush, Carver4:17
8."April Showers"Nettles, Bush, Jeff Cohen3:24
9."Mean Girls"Nettles, Bush, Owens2:40
10."Stay"Nettles4:44
11."Sugarland"Bush, Kristen Hall, Vanessa Olivarez 4:24
Target Exclusive Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Baby Girl" (Clear Channel Stripped)Nettles, Bush, Hall, Troy Bieser4:04
13."Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)" (Clear Channel Stripped)Nettles, Bush, Hall2:53
Australian Bonus Track [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12.""Who Says You Can't Go Home"" (with Bon Jovi) (from Have a Nice Day ) Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora 3:50

A music video was made for "These Are the Days" even though it was not released as a single. The video is available on the iTunes Store.

Wal-Mart Bonus Christmas CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Little Wood Guitar"Bush, Ellis Paul 4:12
2."Nuttin' for Christmas" Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett 3:24
3."Holly Jolly Christmas" Johnny Marks 3:06
4."O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"Traditional4:08
5."Winter Wonderland" Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith2:27

Personnel

Sugarland

Additional personnel

Chart performance

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA) [20] 3× Platinum

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