I Don't Believe We've Met

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I Don't Believe We've Met
Danielle Bradbery - I Don't Believe We've Met album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Danielle Bradbery
ReleasedDecember 1, 2017 (2017-12-01)
Recorded2017
Genre Country pop
Length33:37
Label Big Machine
Producer
  • Josh Kerr
  • Afterhrs
  • Alysa Vanderheym
  • Jason Gantt
  • Julian Bunetta
  • Sam Ellis [1]
Danielle Bradbery chronology
Danielle Bradbery
(2013)		I Don't Believe We've Met
(2017)		In Between: The Collection
(2022)
Singles from I Don't Believe We've Met
  1. "Sway"
    Released: August 28, 2017
  2. "Worth It"
    Released: March 5, 2018
  3. "Goodbye Summer"
    Released: August 27, 2018

I Don't Believe We've Met is the second studio album by American country music singer Danielle Bradbery. It was released on December 1, 2017. The album title, cover, and track listing were revealed on August 4, 2017. [2] According to Bradbery, the album serves as her "reintroduction" into the music world, for it had been four years since the release of her debut album, in 2013. [3]

Contents

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 41 on Billboard 200, [4] No. 6 on Top Country Albums, selling 11,100 copies (15,000 album-equivalent units) in the first week. [5] [6] As of March 2018, the album has sold 21,900 copies in the United States. [7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "her sophomore album fits into the fluid musical landscape of 2017, adding in hefty doses of electronics, shades of soul, and the occasional retro flashback." [9] Laura Hostelley of Sounds Like Nashville spoke about the album "No longer bounded by traditional country, she experiments with pop and R&B tones to create her own sound." [10]

Rolling Stone praised the album, with writer Luke Levenson commenting, "With crisp production overseen by songwriter Josh Kerr and confessional lyrics, I Don't Believe We've Met challenges any notion people had of the wide-eyed, Blake Shelton-coached ingénue from four years ago." [11]

Singles

The album's lead single, "Sway", was released on June 2, 2017. [12] The single impacted country radio on August 28, 2017. [13] "Worth It" was made available to radio on February 26, 2018, [14] and officially impacted on March 5, 2018, as the second official single. [15] These singles peaked at number 47 and 46 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, respectively. "Sway" also reached the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

A remixed version of "Hello Summer" featuring Thomas Rhett, entitled "Goodbye Summer", was released digitally on August 3, 2018. It was serviced to country radio as the album's third single on August 27, 2018, and reached a peak of number 39 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, making it her first Top 40 hit on the chart since her debut single, "The Heart of Dixie," in 2013.

Promotional singles

The album's first promotional single, "Human Diary," was released on August 11, 2017, along with an "instant grat" music video. [16] "Hello Summer," "Potential," and "Worth It" were released as additional promotional singles on September 22, October 20, and November 10, respectively. [17] [18] [19]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sway"
  • Danielle Bradbery
  • Johan Fansson
  • Emily Weisband
  • Josh Kerr
3:32
2."Potential"
  • Bradbery
  • Weisband
  • Johan Lindbrandt
  • Kerr
3:37
3."What Are We Doing"
  • Ellis
3:20
4."Worth It"
  • Kerr
3:28
5."Can't Stay Mad"
  • Bradbery
  • Ian Franzino
  • Andrew Haas
  • Steph Jones
  • Afterhrs
3:28
6."Messy"
  • Bradbery
  • Kerr
  • Hannah Ellis
  • Kerr
3:25
7."Red Wine + White Couch"
  • Vanderheym
3:11
8."Hello Summer"
  • Bunetta
3:00
9."Human Diary"
  • Kerr
  • Weisband
  • Kerr
3:46
10."Laying Low"
  • Gantt
2:50
Total length:33:37

Personnel

Adapted from I Don't Believe We've Met liner notes. [20]

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [21] 41
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [22] 6

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
US Country US Country Airplay CAN Country
2017"Sway"3947—
2018"Worth It"4946—
"Goodbye Summer"
(with Thomas Rhett)		393949
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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