Sunday Drive

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Sunday Drive
Eldredge sunday.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
Studio
  • Shirk Studios (Chicago)
  • Sound Emporium (Nashville)
Genre Country
Length43:35
Label Warner
Producer
Brett Eldredge chronology
Brett Eldredge
(2017)
Sunday Drive
(2020)
Mr. Christmas
(2021)
Singles from Sunday Drive
  1. "Gabrielle"
    Released: April 17, 2020
  2. "Good Day"
    Released: March 1, 2021

Sunday Drive is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on July 10, 2020 via Warner Records.

Contents

Content

The album is Eldredge's first in three years, following his 2017 self-titled album. Before working on the album, Eldredge disassociated himself from social media. In the process of writing songs for the album, Eldredge worked with solely his guitar and a notepad. Sunday Drive was produced by Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian, who also worked on Kacey Musgraves' Golden Hour two years prior. [1] In the process of recording the album, Eldredge took Fitchuk and Tashian to his hometown of Paris, Illinois to show the two the "Midwest values" which he felt were part of his life. They then recorded the album at Shirk Studios in Chicago. "Gabrielle" is the album's lead single. [2]

Track listing

Sunday Drive track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where the Heart Is"4:07
2."The One You Need"
  • Eldredge
  • Dillon
  • Matt Rogers
4:05
3."Magnolia"
  • Eldredge
  • Scooter Carusoe
3:24
4."Crowd My Mind"
3:08
5."Good Day"
3:25
6."Fall for Me"
  • Eldredge
  • Tashian
  • Fitchuk
3:35
7."Sunday Drive"4:53
8."When I Die"
  • Eldredge
  • Tashian
  • Fitchuk
3:07
9."Gabrielle"
  • Eldredge
  • Tashian
  • Fitchuk
3:36
10."Fix a Heart"
  • Eldredge
  • Carusoe
3:59
11."Then You Do"
  • Eldredge
  • Carusoe
3:17
12."Paris, Illinois"
  • Eldredge
  • Tashian
  • Fitchuk
2:59
Total length:43:35

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. [3]

Vocals

Instrumentation

Technical

Imagery

Charts

Chart performance for Sunday Drive
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [4] 76
US Billboard 200 [5] 42
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] 5

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References

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