| The Devil Don't Sleep | ||||
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| Released | January 27, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Country [1] | |||
| Length | 60:37 | |||
| Label | Valory | |||
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| Brantley Gilbert chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Devil Don't Sleep | ||||
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The Devil Don't Sleep is the fourth studio album by American country rock singer Brantley Gilbert. It was released on January 27, 2017, via Valory Music Group. [2] The album includes the singles "The Weekend" and "The Ones That Like Me". Gilbert wrote or co-wrote all sixteen tracks.
Rating it 4 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that "he rarely seems dour on the bigger, bolder tunes, all of which sound like they're just on the verge of cutting loose" and "He's more of a romantic, specializing in lightly soulful slow-burners that wind up complementing his minor-key anthems." [1] Chuck Yarborough of The Plain Dealer rated the album "C+", saying that "His songwriting style is exactly what the under-30 country fan likes", citing the first half of the album as more mainstream and contemporary in sound, while highlighting the lyrics of "Baby Be Crazy" and "Three Feet of Water", concluding his review with "Those 'young country' tunes lead it off, and are just about guaranteed hits...But it's those second-half songs that show the possibility of longevity." [3]
The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart with sales of 66,000 copies in the first week, which made it the top selling album of the week in the United States. It also debuted at No. 2 on Billboard 200 based on 77,000 units (traditional sales plus tracks and streams). [4] The album sold a further 19,000 copies in the second week. [5] The album has sold 218,200 copies in the US as of August 2018. [6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rockin' Chairs" | Brantley Gilbert | 4:08 |
| 2. | "The Ones That Like Me" |
| 3:25 |
| 3. | "The Weekend" |
| 3:10 |
| 4. | "You Could Be That Girl" |
| 3:48 |
| 5. | "Smokin' Gun" |
| 3:39 |
| 6. | "Bro Code" | Gilbert | 3:13 |
| 7. | "It's About to Get Dirty" |
| 4:31 |
| 8. | "Tried to Tell Ya" |
| 3:42 |
| 9. | "In My Head" |
| 3:43 |
| 10. | "Way Back" |
| 3:39 |
| 11. | "Baby Be Crazy" |
| 3:31 |
| 12. | "Outlaw in Me" | Gilbert | 3:28 |
| 13. | "Bullet in a Bonfire" |
| 4:22 |
| 14. | "The Devil Don't Sleep" | Gilbert | 3:45 |
| 15. | "We're Gonna Ride Again" |
| 4:40 |
| 16. | "Three Feet of Water" |
| 3:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "At Least We Thought It Was" (demo) | Gilbert | 3:46 |
| 2. | "I've Been There Before" (demo) | Gilbert | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Against the World" (demo) |
| 3:50 |
| 4. | "Closer Than We've Ever Been" (demo) |
| 4:23 |
| 5. | "You Promised" (demo) | Gilbert | 5:10 |
| 6. | "Read Me My Rights" (live at Red Rocks) |
| 4:20 |
| 7. | "Hell on Wheels" (live at Red Rocks) |
| 4:23 |
| 8. | "Grown Ass Man" (live at Red Rocks) | Gilbert | 6:51 |
| 9. | "Outlaw Women" (live at Red Rocks) | Hank Williams Jr. | 8:00 |
| 10. | "Kick It in the Sticks" (live at Red Rocks) |
| 4:14 |
Weekly charts
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| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||
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| US Hot Country [17] | US Country Airplay [18] | US [19] | |||||||
| 2016 | "The Weekend" | 9 | 7 | 64 |
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| 2017 | "The Ones That Like Me" | 22 | 15 | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) [21] | Gold | 500,000 |
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