Goldmine (Gabby Barrett album)

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Goldmine
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 19, 2020 (2020-06-19)
Genre Country pop
Length40:27
Label Warner Music Nashville
Producer
Gabby Barrett chronology
Goldmine
(2020)
Chapter & Verse
(2024)
Singles from Goldmine
  1. "I Hope"
    Released: July 29, 2019
  2. "The Good Ones"
    Released: June 8, 2020
  3. "Footprints on the Moon"
    Released: June 28, 2021

Goldmine is the debut studio album from American country music singer Gabby Barrett. It was released on June 19, 2020, through Warner Music Nashville.

Contents

Content

Barrett told the blog Sounds Like Nashville that she had begun writing songs for the album in 2018 and 2019, with lead single "I Hope" having been written in late 2018. [1] Pop singer Charlie Puth, after hearing the song, contacted Barrett on Instagram and offered to remix it with his own vocals. [2] "I Hope" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated April 25, 2020, [3] and also topped the Billboard Country Streaming Songs chart, which made Barrett the first woman to score a No. 1 on that chart with her debut single. [4] The song became a crossover hit after reaching the summit of the Billboard Country Airplay, Adult Pop Songs and all-format Radio Songs charts. [5] It peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, broke the record for the longest climb to the top five, and spent a total of 62 weeks on the chart. It reached number ten in Canada. It is certified seven-times platinum in the US and eight-times platinum in Canada.

Ross Copperman and Zach Kale produced the entire album, with assistance on some tracks from Jimmy Robbins, Sam Martin, and Bryan Fowler. Contemporary Christian duo Shane & Shane are featured on "Got Me". [6]

"The Good Ones" was released on June 8, 2020 as the album's second single. [7] It became Barrett's second number one hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, where it spent three weeks at the top, marking the longest run at number one for a female artist since Miranda Lambert's "The House That Built Me" in 2010. [8] It peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is certified triple platinum in both the US and Canada.

"Footprints on the Moon" was released as the album's third single on June 28, 2021. It reached a peak of number 48 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic found the album's sound "draped in a digital gloss designed to appeal to a number of different demographics". He also thought that Barrett's presence as a cowriter on all but one song helped to establish her musical identity. [9] Brian Mansfield gave the album a largely positive review for Variety , comparing Barrett's vocals favorably to those of Carrie Underwood while also praising the hooks written in songs such as "The Good Ones" and "Hall of Fame". [10]

Commercial performance

Goldmine debuted at number four on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, earning 20,000 equivalent album units. The album garnered 15.98 million on-demand streams in its opening week, breaking the record for the largest streaming week ever for a debut country album by a woman. [11] Upon its release, global first day streams of the album on Amazon Music surpassed those for any previous debut country album on the platform. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."I Hope"3:31
2."Thank God"
  • Copperman
  • Kale
  • Robbins
2:59
3."Write It on My Heart"
  • Copperman
  • Kale
3:00
4."Footprints on the Moon"
  • Barrett
  • Kale
  • Nite
  • Copperman
  • Kale
3:10
5."You're the Only Reason"
  • Copperman
  • Kale
3:00
6."Goldmine"
  • Copperman
  • Kale
  • Sam Martin
2:42
7."The Good Ones"
  • Copperman
  • Kale
3:35
8."Jesus & My Mama"
  • Barrett
  • Kale
  • Marti Dodson
  • Cliff Downs
  • Copperman
  • Kale
3:31
9."Hall of Fame"
  • Copperman
  • Kale
3:21
10."Got Me" (featuring Shane & Shane)
  • Copperman
  • Kale
  • Fowler
3:56
11."Rose Needs a Jack"
  • Barrett
  • Joe Clemmons
  • Kale
  • Copperman
  • Kale
  • Martin
2:46
12."Strong"
  • Barrett
  • Copperman
  • Emily Weisband
  • Copperman
  • Kale
3:26
13."I Hope" (Remix) (with Charlie Puth)
  • Barrett
  • Kale
  • Nite
  • Copperman
  • Kale
3:30
Total length:40:27
Deluxe edition [12]
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
14."Pick Me Up"
  • Barrett
  • Copperman
  • Nite
  • Copperman
  • Kale
2:49
15."Never Get It Back"
  • Barrett
  • Copperman
  • Nite
  • Copperman
  • Kale
4:11
16."I Will Always Love You" Dolly Parton Copperman4:41
17."The Good Ones" (Wedding Version)
  • Barrett
  • Kale
  • Landis
  • McCormick
  • Copperman
  • Kale
3:38
Total length:57:48

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [13]

Vocals

Musicians and production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Goldmine
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [22] Platinum80,000
United States (RIAA) [23] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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