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| Released | October 2, 2015 | |||
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| Producer | busbee | |||
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Lauren Alaina is the second extended play recorded by the American country music singer Lauren Alaina, released to digital retailers on October 2, 2015, by Mercury Nashville, Interscope Records and 19 Recordings. [1] [2] It promotes Alaina's second studio album, Road Less Traveled the follow-up to Wildflower (2011). Alaina co-wrote all five tracks.
In May 2013, Alaina released the country pop-leaning "Barefoot and Buckwild", which she co-wrote, as the purported lead single for her second album. [3] Following the song stalling at a moderate 56 on the Country Airplay chart, [4] promotion for the project seemingly ceased. After undergoing vocal surgery in August 2014, Alaina told the country music blog The Boot that she was beginning work on a new album with a "more mature" feel. [5]
Alaina was selected by ESPN to write and record a promotional single for its college football campaign. Her contribution, "History", was released on August 31, 2015, and was the first promotional single from the album. [6] She announced Lauren Alaina in September 2015 as a prelude to her then-forthcoming album, due out in 2016, with five songs from the album. [1] [7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Road Less Traveled" | 3:36 | |
| 2. | "Holding the Other" |
| 3:56 |
| 3. | "Next Boyfriend" |
| 3:12 |
| 4. | "Painting Pillows" |
| 3:17 |
| 5. | "History" |
| 2:54 |
| Total length: | 16:55 | ||
The EP debuted at number 28 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart with first week sales of 1,600. [8]
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [9] | 28 |
Lauren Alaina Kristine Suddeth is an American singer, songwriter, and actress from Rossville, Georgia. She was the runner-up on the tenth season of American Idol. Her debut studio album, Wildflower, was released on October 11, 2011. Her second album, Road Less Traveled, was released January 27, 2017. Alaina later achieved her first No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart with the album's title track. Her second No. 1 came later that year when she simultaneously topped five Billboard charts with her friend and former classmate Kane Brown on their duet "What Ifs". She was on Dancing with the Stars and placed 4th alongside her partner Gleb Savchenko.
"Like My Mother Does" is a song written by Nathan Chapman, Liz Rose, and Nikki Williams. It was first recorded by American country music artist Kristy Lee Cook from her 2008 album, Why Wait. It was later recorded and released as a single by country music singers Jesse Lee and Lauren Alaina in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Alaina's recording became the first version of the song to chart; it debuted at number 49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and later reached a peak of number 36 on the chart in October 2011.
Clear as Day is the debut studio album by season ten American Idol winner Scotty McCreery. The album was released on October 4, 2011 in the United States. Clear as Day also became the first debut album from an American Idol winner to reach number one on the US Billboard 200 since Ruben Studdard's Soulful in 2003, selling 197,000 copies in its first week.
Wildflower is the debut studio album by season ten American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina. The album was released by Mercury Nashville. on October 11, 2011 in the United States. The album's first single, "Like My Mother Does", reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Wildflower debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, making Alaina the youngest female artist to debut that high since LeAnn Rimes' debut album, Blue, fifteen years prior.
"Barefoot and Buckwild" is a song by American country music singer Lauren Alaina. The song was written by Alaina with Chris DeStefano and Jon Nite. It was released on May 7, 2013 through Mercury Nashville and 19 Recordings as a standalone single.
"Next Boyfriend" is a song by American country music singer Lauren Alaina. It is the first single from her 2015 self-titled EP and her second studio album, Road Less Traveled.
The 21 Project is the third major label studio album released by American country music artist Hunter Hayes, released in physical format on November 6, 2015 through Atlantic Nashville. Hayes co-produced the collection with Dann Huff. The album includes five songs from his similarly-titled EP, 21, released earlier that year, as well as two new tracks. Each song is available as a studio recording, an acoustic recording, and a live performance from the Wheels Up Tour.
Kane Allen Brown is an American singer and songwriter. Brown first came to the attention of the public through social media. He released his first EP, titled Closer, in June 2015 and followed it with a new single, "Used to Love You Sober", in October 2015. After Brown signed with RCA Nashville in early 2016, the song was included on his EP Chapter 1, released in March 2016. He released his first full-length album, the self-titled Kane Brown, on December 2, 2016. The single "What Ifs" came from this album, and in October 2017, Brown became the first artist to have simultaneous number ones on all five main Billboard country charts. Brown released his second album, Experiment, in November 2018, which became his first number one album on the Billboard 200.
"Summer" is a song by American singer-songwriter Cassadee Pope from her second extended play, also titled Summer (2016). Pope wrote the song with Kelly Archer and Emily Shackelton. Production was handled by Corey Crowder, who also produced Pope's chart-topping collaboration with Chris Young that year, "Think of You". It serves as the EP's lead single.
"Circles" is a song recorded by American actress and country music artist Jana Kramer for her second studio album, Thirty One (2015). It was written by Alyssa Bonagura, Brandon Hood, and Jeffrey Steele. "Circles" was first released to digital retailers in September 2015 as the first promotional single from the album. The song was serviced to American country radio through Elektra Records Nashville and Warner Music Nashville on July 18, 2016 as the record's fourth official single.
"Road Less Traveled" is a song recorded by American country music singer Lauren Alaina for her 2015 self-titled EP. Alaina co-wrote the song with Jesse Frasure and Meghan Trainor. It was released to country radio through Mercury Nashville and Interscope Records on June 27, 2016, as the EP's second single and officially impacted the format on July 11, 2016. The song is also included on her second studio album of the same name (2017), and serves as the record's second single.
Road Less Traveled is the second studio album by American country music artist Lauren Alaina. The album was released on January 27, 2017, by Mercury Nashville and Interscope Records. It includes the number one single of the same name.
"What Ifs" is a song recorded by American country music singer Kane Brown featuring Lauren Alaina for his self-titled debut album. The song was released with the album through RCA Nashville and was serviced to radio as the second single on February 6, 2017.
American singer and songwriter Lauren Alaina has released two studio albums, three extended plays, ten singles plus two as a featured artist, and eight music videos. Alaina rose to prominence in 2011 as the runner-up on the tenth season of American Idol. Her debut studio album, released in the fall of 2011, debuted in the top five of the Billboard 200. In 2017, Alaina became the only female to top both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Hot Country Songs chart.
Back to Us is the eleventh and final studio album by American country music trio Rascal Flatts. It was released on May 19, 2017 through Big Machine Records. The group produced the album themselves, save one track on the deluxe edition, which was produced by Busbee. "Yours If You Want It" was released in January 2017 as the album's lead single, followed by "Back to Us" released the same year. The album serves as a follow-up to 2014's Rewind. Back to Us earned the group their twelfth top-10 album on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. A deluxe edition of the album also includes the songs "Hands Talk," "Thieves," and "Roller Rink."
Dylan Schneider is an American country music singer and songwriter. He self-released his debut extended play, Wannabe in August 2016. Labelled "Country Music's Next Rising Star" by Billboard, Schneider has landed two EPs in the top 20 of the magazine's Heatseekers Albums chart in under a year without a label to support them.
"Doin' Fine" is a song recorded by American country music singer Lauren Alaina for her second studio album, Road Less Traveled (2017). Inspired by her parents' divorce, Alaina co-wrote the "semi-autobiographical" song with Emily Shackelton and the record's producer, busbee. It was released to American country radio May 22, 2017 as the album's third single.
The Project is the third studio album and major label debut by Canadian country music artist Lindsay Ell. It was released by Stoney Creek Records on August 11, 2017. The Project was the number-one selling country album the week of its release. The album was released in physical format in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2018.
"Heart Break" is a song recorded by American country music group Lady A and serves as the title track from the group's seventh studio album, of the same name (2017). The group co-wrote the song with Jesse Frasure and Nicolle Galyon. It was released to American country radio on September 25, 2017 as the album's second and final single, and it features lead vocals from Scott.
"Getting Good" is a song recorded by American country music singer Lauren Alaina. It was released on October 7, 2019 as the second single from her forthcoming third studio album, and was also featured on the Getting Good EP.
