| I Don't Dance | ||||
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| Released | September 9, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 48:56 | |||
| Label | Curb Records | |||
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I Don't Dance is the third studio album by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released on September 9, 2014 by Curb Records.
The album's lead single is its title track, [1] which became a number one single on Country Airplay in mid 2014. "Drinking Class" is the second single.
Brice produced the title track by himself; [2] he co-produced with Jon Stone of American Young on tracks 2, 7–9, and 11–13, and Kyle Jacobs and Matt McClure on tracks 3–6, and 10. He also played every instrument on the track "Girls in Bikinis". [3]
"Sirens" appears in the video game Madden NFL 16.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
I Don't Dance received positive reviews from music critics. It has a score of 69 out of 100 on Metacritic indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 4 critics reviews.[ citation needed ] Jon Freeman of Country Weekly rated the album "B". He praised the songwriting of the title track, as well as "Drinkin' Class", "My Carolina", and "The Airport Song", and described Brice's voice as "spectacular, ranging from a gentle whisper to a right-from-the-gut, serrated-edge howl that elevates even the most forgettable material into high drama." Freeman also praised the sparseness of the album's production. [5]
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 5, and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart with 39,000 copies sold in the United States in its debut week. [6] The album has sold 247,400 copies in the US as of March 2016. [7] On October 18, 2017, the song received gold status by the RIAA. [8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Don't Dance" |
| 3:41 |
| 2. | "No Better Than This" |
| 4:13 |
| 3. | "Show You Off Tonight" |
| 3:54 |
| 4. | "Always the Only One" |
| 3:53 |
| 5. | "Good Man" |
| 3:24 |
| 6. | "Drinking Class" | 3:27 | |
| 7. | "That Don't Sound Like You" |
| 3:30 |
| 8. | "Girls in Bikinis" | 3:13 | |
| 9. | "Sirens" |
| 3:54 |
| 10. | "Somebody's Been Drinking" |
| 3:41 |
| 11. | "Hard to Figure Out (The Airport Song)" |
| 3:25 |
| 12. | "My Carolina" |
| 3:57 |
| 13. | "Panama City" |
| 4:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "More My Style" |
| 3:45 |
| 15. | "Closer" |
| 4:08 |
| 16. | "Whiskey Used to Burn" |
| 3:32 |
Adapted from liner notes. [9]
Musicians
Background vocals
Handclaps and "Heys" on "Sirens"
| Chart (2014–16) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] | 70 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) [11] | 5 |
| US Billboard 200 [12] | 5 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [13] | 1 |
| Chart (2014) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [14] | 43 |
| Chart (2015) | Position |
| US Billboard 200 [15] | 157 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [16] | 34 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| US Country | US Country Airplay | US | CAN Country | CAN | ||
| 2014 | "I Don't Dance" | 5 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 40 |
| "Drinking Class" | 3 | 2 | 53 | 11 | 66 | |
| 2015 | "That Don't Sound Like You" | 13 | 10 | 64 | 38 | 75 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) [17] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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