Religiously. The Album.

Religiously. The Album.
Studio album by Bailey Zimmerman
Released	May 12, 2023 (2023-05-12)
Recorded	2021–2023
Genre	Country
Length	52:43
Label	Warner Nashville Elektra
Producer	Austin Shawn Joel Bruyere
Bailey Zimmerman chronology
Leave the Light On (2022) Religiously. The Album. (2023) Different Night Same Rodeo (2025)
Singles from Religiously. The Album.
"Fall in Love" Released: February 11, 2022 "Rock and a Hard Place" Released: June 10, 2022 "Religiously" Released: April 17, 2023 "Where It Ends" Released: October 2, 2023

Religiously. The Album. is the debut studio album by American country music singer Bailey Zimmerman. It was released on May 12, 2023, by Warner Music Nashville and Elektra Records. ^[1] It includes the number one singles "Fall in Love", "Rock and a Hard Place", "Religiously", and "Where It Ends" (three of which were also featured on his debut EP Leave the Light On ). Other tracks released as promotional singles include "Get to Gettin' Gone" and "Fix'n to Break". Zimmerman co-wrote eleven of the album's sixteen tracks. ^[2]

Background

The album was announced on March 18, 2023. Alongside the title track, Zimmerman released a statement accompanying the announcement, where he explained, "The past two years of my life have been insane and the fact that I get to release my first ever album is so surreal. Thank you to everyone that has had my back through thick and thin. I will never be able to repay y'all for the love and support, this album is for you." ^{[3] [4]}

Track listing

Religiously. The Album. track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Religiously"	Austin Shawn Alex Palmer Bailey Zimmerman Frank Romano Marty James	2:58
2.	"Warzone"	Shawn Zimmerman Gavin Lucas Michael Hobby	3:24
3.	"Fix'n to Break"	Shawn Zimmerman Chandler Walters Lucas Sergio Sanchez	3:52
4.	"Forget About You"	Zimmerman Drew Baldridge Lucas Nick Schwarz	2:55
5.	"Chase Her"	Andrew Stoelzing Heath Warren Jared Scott Matthew Schuster Nate Miles	3:18
6.	"Fall in Love"	Shawn Zimmerman Lucas	3:52
7.	"You Don't Want That Smoke"	Jimi Bell Tucker Beathard	3:20
8.	"Found Your Love"	Shawn Zimmerman Lucas	3:33
9.	"Rock and a Hard Place"	Warren Jacob Hackworth Jet Harvey	3:27
10.	"Other Side of Lettin' Go"	Zimmerman Walters Lucas Warren	3:27
11.	"Pain Won't Last"	Avery Roberson Brandon Wish Ryan Spencer	4:00
12.	"Where It Ends"	Zimmerman Grant Averill Joe Spargur	2:59
13.	"God's Gonna Cut You Down"	Traditional	2:48
14.	"Fadeaway"	Shawn Zimmerman Lucas Warren	2:40
15.	"Get to Gettin' Gone"	Zimmerman Greylan James Jason Massey	3:02
16.	"Is This Really Over?"	Zimmerman Walters Cody Lohden Ernest Keith Smith Mark Holman Rhys Rutherford	3:08
Total length:			52:43

Personnel

Musicians

• Bailey Zimmerman – vocals
• Tim Galloway – acoustic guitar (all tracks), banjo (tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 15, 16), bouzouki (1, 2, 10, 11, 14, 15), electric guitar (1–5, 9–11, 13, 15, 16), mandolin (3, 10, 14, 15), slide guitar (3), Dobro (13), bass guitar (16)
• Austin Shawn – background vocals (1–5, 7, 8, 10–16), bass guitar (1–4, 7, 8, 12, 15), drums (1–7, 9, 12–16), programming (1, 3–11, 13, 15, 16)
• Michael Rinne – bass guitar (1, 4, 5, 9–11, 13, 14)
• Joel Bruyere – Dobro (1)
• Jenee Fleenor – fiddle (1, 2, 7, 8, 10)
• Dave Cohen – keyboards (1, 5, 7, 13, 14, 16), organ (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16), piano (2)
• Kurt Ozan – pedal steel guitar (2, 3, 5, 9, 10); electric guitar (3, 6, 12), Dobro (3); bass guitar, slide guitar (6)
• Justin Schipper – pedal steel guitar (5, 7, 11)
• Brett Sandler – organ (6, 10, 15)
• Rachel Wiggins – background vocals (8)
• Jerry Roe – drums (8, 10, 11)
• Adam Ernst – electric guitar (8)
• Scotty Sanders – pedal steel guitar (8, 15)
• Jim Van Cleve – fiddle (9)
• Josh Kearney – electric guitar (12)

Technical

• Austin Shawn – production, mastering, mixing, engineering
• Joel Bruyere – production (1)
• Jim Cooley – mixing (2, 10, 11, 16)
• Andrew Cruz – editing (10, 13)
• Chris Baseford – editing (10, 13)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Religiously. The Album. Chart (2023) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 25 Australian Country Albums (ARIA) [6] 3 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [7] 8 UK Americana Albums (OCC) [8] 3 UK Country Albums (OCC) [9] 9 US Billboard 200 [10] 7 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [11] 3

Year-end charts 2023 year-end chart performance for Religiously. The Album. Chart (2023) Position US Billboard 200 [12] 68 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [13] 15 2024 year-end chart performance for Religiously. The Album. Chart (2024) Position Australian Country Albums (ARIA) [14] 14 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [15] 30 US Billboard 200 [16] 45 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [17] 10

Certifications

Certifications for Religiously. The Album.

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [18]	Gold	35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [19]	2× Platinum	160,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [20]	Gold	7,500‡
United States (RIAA) [21]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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14. "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2024". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved January 14, 2025.
15. "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2024". Billboard . Retrieved December 27, 2024.
16. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2024". Billboard . Retrieved December 13, 2024.
17. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2024". Billboard . Retrieved December 13, 2024.
18. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2025 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved May 14, 2025.
19. "Canadian album certifications – Bailey Zimmerman – Religiously. The Album". Music Canada . Retrieved April 3, 2024.
20. "New Zealand album certifications – Bailey Zimmerman – Religiously. The Album". Radioscope. Retrieved September 8, 2025.Type Religiously. The Album. in the "Search:" field.
21. "American album certifications – Bailey Zimmerman – Religiously. The Album". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 21, 2025.