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| Released | September 14, 2018 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | BareTrack Records | |||
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Raising the Bar is the eleventh studio album by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released on September 14, 2018 via BareTrack Records. [1] The album's first single, "Young as We Are Tonight", was released to Canadian country radio on August 24, 2018. [2]
The album debuted at No. 42 on Billboard's Independent Albums, selling 1,100 copies in the first week. [3]
Track listing adapted from iTunes. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Givin' up Givin' a Damn" | Craig Wiseman, Chris Stevens | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Cowboys in This Town" | Gregory Curtis Bates, Alex Kline, Erik Dylan Anderson | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Weddings, Funerals, and Empty Hotel Bars" | Erin Enderlin, Stephanie Lambring | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Young as We Are Tonight" | Rodney Clawson, David Lee Murphy, Ross Copperman | 2:55 |
| 5. | "Half a Bottle Down" | Terri Clark, Maia Sharp, Gabe Dixon | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Bloody Mary Morning" | Terri Clark, Alex Kline, Jason Matthews | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Watered Down Whiskey" | Terri Clark, Alex Kline, Erin Enderlin | 3:14 |
| 8. | "As Long as There's a Bar" | Terri Clark, Erin Enderlin | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Right Where You Left Me" | Terri Clark, Alex Kline, Erin Enderlin | 3:25 |
| 10. | "You Can Have This Town" | Melissa Peirce, Sara Haze, Ben Caver | 3:46 |
| 11. | "The One That Got Away" | Terri Clark, Alex Kline, Erin Enderlin | 4:12 |
| 12. | "The Encore" | Terri Clark, Maia Sharp, Garrison Star | 3:02 |
| 13. | "Better Than I Was" | Terri Clark, Nicole Witt, Chad Cates | 3:37 |
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| US Country Album Sales ( Billboard ) [4] | 23 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [5] | 42 |
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