Halfway to Heaven (album)

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Halfway to Heaven
Halfway-to-heaven-album-by-brantley-gilbert.jpg
Studio album by
Brantley Gilbert
ReleasedMarch 16, 2010
Recorded2009–10
Genre
Length48:54
Label Average Joes
Producer
  • Brantley Gilbert
  • The Atom Brothers
  • Jonathan Waggoner
  • Jess Franklin
  • Dann Huff
  • Phive Starr Productions
Brantley Gilbert chronology
A Modern Day Prodigal Son
(2009)		Halfway to Heaven
(2010)		 Just as I Am
(2014)
Singles from Halfway to Heaven
  1. "Kick It in the Sticks"
    Released: February 22, 2010
  2. "My Kind of Crazy"
    Released: 2010
  3. "Them Boys"
    Released: January 24, 2011

Halfway to Heaven is the second studio album by American country music singer Brantley Gilbert. It was released on March 16, 2010, through Average Joes Entertainment. As of January 2015, the album has sold 1,081,200 copies. [1] The original album was produced by Gilbert along with the Atom Brothers, Jonathan Waggoner, and Jess Franklin, except for "Country Must Be Country Wide" (produced by Dann Huff) and "Dirt Road Anthem Revisited" (produced by Phive Starr Productions).

Contents

Track listing

Standard version
No.TitleLength
1."Hell on Wheels"4:17
2."Bending the Rules and Breaking the Law"3:32
3."Back in the Day"4:01
4."My Kind of Crazy"3:42
5."Kick It in the Sticks"3:49
6."Halfway to Heaven"3:16
7."Saving Amy"5:29
8."Country Must Be Country Wide"3:39
9."Take It Outside"4:22
10."Them Boys"4:04
11."Fall into Me"4:02
12."Dirt Road Anthem (Revisited) (feat. Brantley Gilbert)"4:41

2011: Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe edition)

Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe edition)
Halfway to Heaven Album.jpg
Studio album by
Brantley Gilbert
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2011
Recorded2010–11 (deluxe edition)
Genre
Length59:49
Label Valory
Producer
Singles from Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe edition)
  1. "Country Must Be Country Wide"
    Released: April 25, 2011
  2. "You Don't Know Her Like I Do"
    Released: December 12, 2011
  3. "Kick It in the Sticks"
    Released: July 30, 2012
  4. "More Than Miles"
    Released: October 15, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

The deluxe version of the album was released on September 13, 2011 via Valory Music Group. This re-release featured remixes of all the tracks, as well as several new tracks that were not on the original version of the album. [3]

Track listing
2011 deluxe reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hell on Wheels"
4:13
2."Bending the Rules and Breaking the Law"
  • Gilbert
  • Jeremy Spillman
3:26
3."Back in the Day"
3:49
4."My Kind of Crazy"
3:34
5."Kick It in the Sticks"
  • Gilbert
  • Akins
  • Hayslip
3:45
6."Halfway to Heaven"
  • Gilbert
  • Mike Mobley
  • Spillman
3:10
7."Saving Amy"
  • Gilbert
  • Bonnie Baker
5:14
8."Country Must Be Country Wide"
3:35
9."Take It Outside"
  • Gilbert
  • John Merlino
4:16
10."Them Boys"
  • Gilbert
  • Ford
  • Dekle
3:55
11."Fall into Me"
  • Gilbert
  • Mobley
  • Spillman
4:00
12."Dirt Road Anthem (Revisited)" (with Colt Ford)
  • Gilbert
  • Ford
4:38
13."More Than Miles"
4:12
14."You Don't Know Her Like I Do"
4:47
15."Hell on an Angel"
  • Gilbert
  • Spillman
3:15

Personnel

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country
[14] 		CAN
2010"Kick It in the Sticks"—————
"My Kind of Crazy"—————
2011"Them Boys"—————
"Country Must Be Country Wide"1—50—91
"You Don't Know Her Like I Do"1—49—73
2012"Kick It in the Sticks" (re-release)A2934113——
"More Than Miles"2177333—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA) [16] Platinum

References

  1. ↑ Matt Bjorke (January 8, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For January 8, 2015". Roughstock. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2015. Sales given here
  2. ↑ Allen, James. "Halfway to Heaven review". Allmusic . Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Brantley Gilbert to Release Deluxe Edition of 'Halfway to Heaven' Album". Taste of Country. August 13, 2011. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Brantley Gilbert Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of September 15, 2012". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved September 13, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  16. ↑ "American album certifications – Brantley Gilbert – Halfway to Heaven". Recording Industry Association of America.
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