Lee Brice (album)

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Lee Brice
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 2017 (2017-11-03)
Genre Country
Length53:10
Label Curb Records
Producer
Lee Brice chronology
I Don't Dance
(2014)
Lee Brice
(2017)
Hey World
(2020)
Singles from Lee Brice
  1. "Boy"
    Released: June 19, 2017
  2. "Rumor"
    Released: July 16, 2018

Lee Brice is the fourth studio album by American country music artist of the same name. It was released on November 3, 2017 by Curb Records. The album's lead single is "Boy".

Contents

Content

Brice first announced the album in mid-2017, following the release of lead single "Boy". He said that the "songs address themes of love, family and hard work." Brice co-produced with Dan Frizsell, Kyle Jacobs, Cody Labelle, and Jon Stone. [1] "Boy" has charted within the Top 20 of Hot Country Songs. [2]

"Songs in the Kitchen" was inspired by a quote from Kellie Pickler. [3]

"American Nights" was previously recorded by Morgan Wallen on his 2016 EP, The Way I Talk and later recorded by the co-writer, Austin Jenckes, on his 2019 album, If You Grew Up Like I Did.

Critical reception

Sounds Like Nashville writer Chuck Dauphin gave the album a positive review, stating that "the best material on this disc comes from real life and appreciating your blessings of what you have in life". [4]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 36 on the Billboard 200, [5] and No. 7 on the Top Country Albums, with 12,200 copies (15,000 album-equivalent units) sold in the first week. [6] [7] As of July 2019, it has sold 49,600 copies in the United States, and accrued 288,000 album equivalent units. [8] [9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What Keeps You Up at Night"3:32
2."Little Things"
2:30
3."American Nights"
  • Austin Jenckes
  • Jeff Middleton
  • Mike Walker
3:00
4."Boy"3:19
5."They Won't Forget About Us"3:56
6."I Don't Smoke" (featuring Warren Haynes)4:34
7."You Can't Help Who You Love"
  • Brice
  • Stone
  • Gorley
2:40
8."Rumor"
3:43
9."The Locals"
  • Brice
  • Stone
  • Brian Bunn
3:23
10."Songs in the Kitchen"
  • Brice
  • Rob Hatch
  • Lance Miller
3:31
11."Story to Tell (Little Bird)" (featuring Edwin McCain and Warren Haynes)
  • Brice
  • Phillip Lammonds
  • Edwin McCain
3:36
12."Have a Good Day"
2:58
13."Eyes Closed"
4:45
14."Dixie Highway"
4:17
15."The Best Part of Me"
  • Lammonds
  • Chris Gelbuda
3:25
Total length:53:10

Personnel

Adapted from Lee Brice liner notes. [10]

Musicians
Technical

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Whitaker, Sterling (May 20, 2017). "Lee Brice Reveals Release Date for Upcoming Self-Titled Album". Taste of Country . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  2. "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard .
  3. "Lee Brice Reveals Which Song Kellie Pickler Inspired". Taste of Country.
  4. Dauphin, Chuck (November 1, 2017). "Album Review: Lee Brice's Self-Titled Album". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  5. "Billboard 200". Billboard. November 25, 2017.
  6. Asker, Jim (November 14, 2017). "Blake Shelton Scores Sixth No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart With 'Texoma Shore'". Billboard.
  7. Bjorke, Matt (November 13, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: November 13, 2017". Roughstock. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  8. Bjorke, Matt (July 26, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: July 21, 2019". Roughstock. Archived from the original on August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  9. Asker, Jim (July 2, 2019). "Lee Brice's 'Rumor' Tops the Country Airplay Chart, Willie Nelson Takes a New 'Ride'". Billboard.
  10. Lee Brice (Media notes). Lee Brice. Curb Records. 2018. D2-79452.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. "ARIA Chart Watch #446". auspOp. November 11, 2017. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  12. "Lee Brice Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  13. "Lee Brice Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  14. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  15. "American album certifications – Lee Brice – Lee Brice". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 27, 2020.