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Party Heard Around the World
Party Heard Around the World
Studio album by Lonestar
Released	April 27, 2010
Studio	Sound Kitchen and Studio Works Productions (Franklin, Tennessee); The Tracking Room and Blackbird Studio (Nashville, Tennessee).
Genre	Country, Country rock
Length	36:31
Label	Saguaro Road
Producer	Lonestar
Lonestar chronology
Singles from Party Heard Around the World
	"Let Me Love You"; Released: 2008; "You're the Reason Why"; Released: March 22, 2010;

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Party Heard Around the World is the eighth studio album by American country music group Lonestar, released on April 27, 2010.^[2] It is the band's first studio album since 2006's Mountains. It debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and No. 100 on the Billboard 200, selling 5,000 copies in its first week. It is the only album to feature Cody Collins on lead vocals since Richie McDonald left in 2007 to pursue a solo career then returned the following year.

Background

Party Heard Around the World is their only studio album with lead vocalist Cody Collins, who joined Lonestar in 2007, after the departure of lead singer Richie McDonald. However, this album was not Lonestar's first release to feature him; the group previously recorded the Christmas album My Christmas List with Collins. This album was exclusively sold for a limited time at Cracker Barrel restaurants. Party Heard Around the World is also the band's only release for Saguaro Road Records.^[1]

On March 31, Lonestar gave an exclusive concert for QVC where they performed some of their hit songs, such as "Amazed" and "I'm Already There", and some selections from Party Heard Around the World.^[3]

Lonestar was featured as the first "house band" on The Price Is Right on June 17, 2010.^[4] In their appearance, they performed The Price Is Right theme song throughout the show, and Party Heard Around the World featured in one of the two showcases.

Singles

The first single from the album, Let Me Love You was released in early 2008, where it debuted at #60 on the Billboard Charts. In an interview with americajr.com, when asked about the story behind the song, Collins responded by saying "Well, I didn't write the song, but it's basically a love song, [...] It's a guy asking a girl to open up your heart to me. Basically, let me in. A lot of girls don't want to do that these days. They think we're all douche bags. It's nice for a girl to open up to somebody and let somebody in."^[2]

You're The Reason Why was released as the second single in March 2010.^[2]

Critical reception

Blake Boldt of Engine 145 gave the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, calling it "ultimately forgettable fluff" and criticizing Collins' "silky smooth voice [that] barely makes a ripple."^[5]

Michael McCall with the Associated Press criticized the album by saying "the revamped country band tries to forge a future by shifting away from its past. No longer portraying themselves as content fathers relaxing on the front porch, Lonestar now prefers combing clubs and beachfronts for love and good times."^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Beat (I Can Feel Your Heart)"	Michael Britt, Cody Collins, Keech Rainwater, Dean Sams	3:13
2.	"Live, Laugh and Love"	Collins, Gary Harrison, Sams	4:01
3.	"She Wants What She Wants"	Britt, Rainwater, Sams	3:23
4.	"You're the Reason Why"	Britt, Collins, Sams	3:26
5.	"Y.O.U."	Britt, Collins, Rainwater, Sams	3:34
6.	"Making Memories"	Collins, Greg Crowe, Sams	4:44
7.	"The Future"	Brett James, Matt Scannell	3:39
8.	"Goodbye Is Goodbye"	Collins, Crowe, Sams	3:19
9.	"Let Me Love You"	Dennis Matkosky, Craig Wiseman	3:48
10.	"Party Heard Around the World"	Britt, Chris Cavanaugh, Sams	3:24
Total length:			36:31

Wal-Mart bonus tracks^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Tough"	Brent Anderson, Brent Baxter, Joel Shewmake	4:08
12.	"Mean as You"	Brett James, Kelley Lovelace, Tim Nichols	3:35

Personnel

From Party Heard Around the World liner notes.^[8]

Lonestar

Cody Collins – lead vocals
Dean Sams – pianos, synthesizers, Hammond B3 organ, backing vocals
Michael Britt – electric guitars, mandolin
Keech Rainwater – drums

Additional musicians

Troy Lancaster – electric guitars
Billy Panda – acoustic guitar
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
Larry Franklin – fiddle, mandolin
Mark Hill – bass guitar
Eric Darken – percussion
Perry Coleman – backing vocals
Wes Hightower – backing vocals

Production

Mike Jason – executive producer
Lonestar – producers
Dean Sams – additional production, digital editing
Jeff Balding – engineer
Mills Logan – engineer
Justin Niebank – engineer
Drew Bollman – assistant engineer
Lowell Reynolds – assistant engineer
Brien Sager – assistant engineer
Jed Hackett – digital editing
Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
Bas Hartong – A&R
Kim Sams – production assistant
Janine Morris – project manager
Jeff Crump – art direction
Latocki Team Creative – art direction, design
Andy Baggett – design
Joseph Anthony Baker – photography
Corey Wagner and Sanctuary Music Group – management
Olivia Kim – editorial research

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[9]	103
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[10]	20

References

^ ^a ^b "Party Heard Around the World, In Stores April 27th". lonestarnow.com. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Lonestar to release new album, Party Heard Around the World, on April 27". americajr.com. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
^ "Lonestar to Perform Exclusive Concert on QVC". lonestarnow.com. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
^ "Lonestar Visits The Price Is Right". Texas Music Journal. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
^ Boldt, Blake (26 April 2010). "Album Review: Lonestar - Party Heard Around the World". Engine 145. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
^ "Review: New Lonestar loses its originality". newsok.com. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
^ "Party Heard Around The World (with 2 Exclusive Bonus Tracks)". walmart.com. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
^ Party Heard Around the World (CD Booklet). Lonestar. Saguaro Road Records. 2010. 25490-D.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Lonestar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
^ "Lonestar Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[lonestarnow.com-1] "Party Heard Around the World, In Stores April 27th". lonestarnow.com. Retrieved 2010-04-16.

[americajr.com-2] "Lonestar to release new album, Party Heard Around the World, on April 27". americajr.com. Retrieved 2010-04-16.

[3] "Lonestar to Perform Exclusive Concert on QVC". lonestarnow.com. Retrieved 2010-04-16.

[4] "Lonestar Visits The Price Is Right". Texas Music Journal. Retrieved 2010-06-17.

[5] Boldt, Blake (26 April 2010). "Album Review: Lonestar - Party Heard Around the World". Engine 145. Retrieved 26 April 2010.

[6] "Review: New Lonestar loses its originality". newsok.com. Retrieved 2010-10-17.

[7] "Party Heard Around The World (with 2 Exclusive Bonus Tracks)". walmart.com. Retrieved 2010-05-02.

[8] Party Heard Around the World (CD Booklet). Lonestar. Saguaro Road Records. 2010. 25490-D.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_Billboard200_Lonestar-9] "Lonestar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Lonestar-10] "Lonestar Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

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-'''''Party Heard Around the World''''' is the ninth studio album by American country music group [[Lonestar]], released on April 27, 2010.<ref name="americajr.com">{{cite web |url=http://americajr.com/news/lonestaralbum0304.html |title=Lonestar to release new album, Party Heard Around the World, on April 27 |publisher=americajr.com |accessdate=2010-04-16}}</ref> It is the band's first studio album since 2006's ''[[Mountains (Lonestar album)|Mountains]]''. It debuted at #20 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and #100 on the Billboard 200, selling 5,000 copies in its first week. It is the only album to feature Cody Collins on lead vocals since [[Richie McDonald]] left in 2007 to pursue a solo career then returned the following year.
+'''''Party Heard Around the World''''' is the eighth studio album by American country music group [[Lonestar]], released on April 27, 2010.<ref name="americajr.com">{{cite web |url=http://americajr.com/news/lonestaralbum0304.html |title=Lonestar to release new album, Party Heard Around the World, on April 27 |website=americajr.com |accessdate=2010-04-16}}</ref> It is the band's first studio album since 2006's ''[[Mountains (Lonestar album)|Mountains]]''. It debuted at No. 20 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Country Albums chart and No. 100 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 5,000 copies in its first week. It is the only album to feature Cody Collins on lead vocals since [[Richie McDonald]] left in 2007 to pursue a solo career then returned the following year.
 ==Background==
-''Party Heard Around the World'' is their first and only release with lead vocalist [[Cody Collins]], who joined Lonestar in 2007, after the departure of lead singer [[Richie McDonald]]. It is also the first release for Saguaro Road Records.<ref name="lonestarnow.com"/>
+''Party Heard Around the World'' is their only studio album with lead vocalist [[Cody Collins]], who joined Lonestar in 2007, after the departure of lead singer [[Richie McDonald]]. However, this album was not Lonestar's first release to feature him; the group previously recorded the Christmas album ''My Christmas List'' with Collins. This album was exclusively sold for a limited time at [[Cracker Barrel]] restaurants. ''Party Heard Around the World'' is also the band's only release for Saguaro Road Records.<ref name="lonestarnow.com"/>
-On March 31, Lonestar gave an exclusive concert for [[QVC]] where they performed some of their hit songs, such as “Amazed” and “I’m Already There”, and some selections from ''Party Heard Around the World''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lonestarnow.com/news |title=LONESTAR TO PERFORM EXCLUSIVE CONCERT ON QVC |publisher=lonestarnow.com |accessdate=2010-04-16}}</ref>
+On March 31, Lonestar gave an exclusive concert for [[QVC]] where they performed some of their hit songs, such as "Amazed" and "I'm Already There", and some selections from ''Party Heard Around the World''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lonestarnow.com/news |title=Lonestar to Perform Exclusive Concert on QVC |website=lonestarnow.com |accessdate=2010-04-16}}</ref>
-Lonestar was featured as the first "house band" on [[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]] on June 17, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lonestar Visits The Price Is Right|url=http://texasmusicjournal.com/texas-music-genres/country/lonestar-visits-the-price-is-right/|work=Texas Music Journal |accessdate=2010-06-17}}</ref>  In their appearance, they performed The Price Is Right theme song throughout the show, and "Party Heard Around the World" featured in one of the two showcases.
+Lonestar was featured as the first "house band" on ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' on June 17, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lonestar Visits The Price Is Right|url=http://texasmusicjournal.com/texas-music-genres/country/lonestar-visits-the-price-is-right/|work=Texas Music Journal |accessdate=2010-06-17}}</ref> In their appearance, they performed ''The Price Is Right'' theme song throughout the show, and ''Party Heard Around the World'' featured in one of the two showcases.
+==Singles==
+The first single from the album, ''Let Me Love You'' was released in early 2008, where it debuted at #60 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] Charts. In an interview with ''americajr.com'', when asked about the story behind the song, Collins responded by saying "Well, I didn't write the song, but it's basically a love song, [...] It's a guy asking a girl to open up your heart to me. Basically, let me in. A lot of girls don't want to do that these days. They think we're all douche bags. It's nice for a girl to open up to somebody and let somebody in."<ref name="americajr.com"/>
+''You're The Reason Why'' was released as the second single in March 2010.<ref name="americajr.com"/>
 ==Critical reception==
-Blake Boldt of Engine 145 gave the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, calling it "ultimately forgettable fluff" and criticizing Collins' "silky smooth voice [that] barely makes a ripple."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engine145.com/album-review-lonestar-party-heard-around-the-world/|title=Album Review: Lonestar - Party Heard Around the World|last=Boldt|first=Blake|date=26 April 2010|work=Engine 145|accessdate=26 April 2010}}</ref>
+Blake Boldt of ''Engine 145'' gave the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, calling it "ultimately forgettable fluff" and criticizing Collins' "silky smooth voice [that] barely makes a ripple."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engine145.com/album-review-lonestar-party-heard-around-the-world/|title=Album Review: Lonestar - Party Heard Around the World|last=Boldt|first=Blake|date=26 April 2010|work=Engine 145|accessdate=26 April 2010}}</ref>
-Michael McCall with  the Associated Press criticized the album by saying "the revamped country band tries to forge a future by shifting away from its past. No longer portraying themselves as content fathers relaxing on the front porch, Lonestar now prefers combing clubs and beachfronts for love and good times."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsok.com/review-new-lonestar-loses-its-originality/article/feed/153292 |title=Review: New Lonestar loses its originality |publisher=newsok.com |accessdate=2010-10-17}}</ref>
+Michael McCall with the [[Associated Press]] criticized the album by saying "the revamped country band tries to forge a future by shifting away from its past. No longer portraying themselves as content fathers relaxing on the front porch, Lonestar now prefers combing clubs and beachfronts for love and good times."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsok.com/review-new-lonestar-loses-its-originality/article/feed/153292 |title=Review: New Lonestar loses its originality |website=newsok.com |accessdate=2010-10-17}}</ref>
 ==Track listing==
+{{Track listing
-{{tracklist
 | extra_column    = Writer(s)
 | title1          = Beat (I Can Feel Your Heart)
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 | extra10         = Britt, Chris Cavanaugh, Sams
 | length10        = 3:24
-|total_length = 36:31
+| total_length    = 36:31
 }}
+{{Track listing
-; Wal-Mart Exclusive<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walmart.com/ip/14150915#ProductDetai |title=Party Heard Around The World (with 2 Exclusive Bonus Tracks) |publisher=walmart.com |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
+| headline        = Wal-Mart bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walmart.com/ip/14150915#ProductDetai |title=Party Heard Around The World (with 2 Exclusive Bonus Tracks) |website=walmart.com |accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>
-{{Tracklist
 | extra_column    = Writer(s)
 | title11         = Tough
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 | extra11         = [[Brent Anderson (singer)|Brent Anderson]], Brent Baxter, Joel Shewmake
 | length11        = 4:08
-| title12         = Mean As You
+| title12         = Mean as You
 | note12          =
 | extra12         = [[Brett James]], [[Kelley Lovelace]], [[Tim Nichols]]
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 }}
-==Singles==
+== Personnel ==
+From ''Party Heard Around the World'' liner notes.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Party Heard Around the World |others=Lonestar |year=2010 |type=CD Booklet |publisher=Saguaro Road Records |id=25490-D}}</ref>
+'''Lonestar'''
-The first single from the album, ''Let Me Love You'' was released in early 2008, where it debuted at #60 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] Charts. In an interview with ''americajr.com'', when asked about the story behind the song, Collins responded by saying "Well, I didn't write the song, but it's basically a love song, [...] It's a guy asking a girl to open up your heart to me. Basically, let me in. A lot of girls don't want to do that these days. They think we're all douche bags. It's nice for a girl to open up to somebody and let somebody in."<ref name="americajr.com"/>
+* Cody Collins – lead vocals
+* Dean Sams – pianos, synthesizers, [[Hammond B3 organ]], backing vocals
+* Michael Britt – electric guitars, [[mandolin]]
+* Keech Rainwater – drums
+'''Additional musicians'''
-''You're The Reason Why'' was released as the second single in March 2010.<ref name="americajr.com"/>
+* Troy Lancaster – electric guitars
+* Billy Panda – acoustic guitar
+* [[Biff Watson]] – acoustic guitar
+* [[Larry Franklin (musician)|Larry Franklin]] – [[fiddle]], mandolin
+* Mark Hill – bass guitar
+* [[Eric Darken]] – percussion
+* Perry Coleman – backing vocals
+* Wes Hightower – backing vocals
+'''Production'''
+* Mike Jason – executive producer
+* Lonestar – producers
+* Dean Sams – additional production, digital editing
+* Jeff Balding – engineer
+* Mills Logan – engineer
+* Justin Niebank – engineer
+* Drew Bollman – assistant engineer
+* Lowell Reynolds – assistant engineer
+* Brien Sager – assistant engineer
+* Jed Hackett – digital editing
+* Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
+* Bas Hartong – A&R
+* Kim Sams – production assistant
+* Janine Morris – project manager
+* Jeff Crump – art direction
+* Latocki Team Creative – art direction, design
+* Andy Baggett – design
+* Joseph Anthony Baker – photography
+* Corey Wagner and Sanctuary Music Group – management
+* Olivia Kim – editorial research
+==Charts==
-==Chart performance==
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
 |-
-! Chart (2010)
+! scope="col"| Chart (2010)
-! Peak<br>position
+! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
 |-
+{{album chart|Billboard200|103|artist=Lonestar|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 16, 2020}}
-| U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums
-| align="center"| 20
 |-
+{{album chart|BillboardCountry|20|artist=Lonestar|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 16, 2020}}
-| U.S. ''Billboard'' 200
-| align="center"| 103
 |}
-==Personnel==
-From ''Party Heard Around the World'' liner notes.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Party Heard Around the World |others=Lonestar |year=2010 |type=CD Booklet |publisher=Saguaro Road Records |id=25490-D}}</ref>
-;Lonestar
-*Michael Britt — [[electric guitar]], [[mandolin]]
-*Cody Collins — lead vocals
-*Keech Rainwater — [[drum kit|drums]]
-*Dean Sams — [[piano]], [[synthesizer]], [[Hammond B-3 organ]], [[background vocals]]
-;Additional musicians
-*Perry Coleman — background vocals
-*[[Eric Darken]] — [[percussion]]
-*[[Larry Franklin (musician)|Larry Franklin]] — [[fiddle]], mandolin
-*Wes Hightower — background vocals
-*Mark Hill — [[bass guitar]]
-*Troy Lancaster — electric guitar
-*Billy Panda — [[acoustic guitar]]
-*[[Biff Watson]] — acoustic guitar
-;Technical
-*Jeff Balding - engineering
-*Mills Logan - engineering
-*Lonestar - production
-*Justin Niebank - engineering
-*Hank Williams - mastering
 ==References==
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 {{Lonestar}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:2010 albums]]

v t e Lonestar
Michael Britt Keech Rainwater Dean Sams Drew Womack Cody Collins Richie McDonald John Rich
Studio albums	Lonestar Crazy Nights Lonely Grill I'm Already There Let's Be Us Again Coming Home Mountains Party Heard Around the World Life as We Know It Never Enders
Christmas albums	This Christmas Time
Compilation albums	From There to Here: Greatest Hits
Notable singles	"Tequila Talkin'" "No News" "Runnin' Away with My Heart" "Heartbroke Every Day" "Come Cryin' to Me" "You Walked In" "Say When" "Everything's Changed" "Amazed" "Smile" "What About Now" "Tell Her" "I'm Already There" "With Me" "Not a Day Goes By" "Unusually Unusual" "My Front Porch Looking In" "Walking in Memphis" "Let's Be Us Again" "Mr. Mom" "Class Reunion (That Used to Be Us)" "You're Like Comin' Home" "Mountains"
Associated acts	Canyon
Related articles	Discography I Turn to You "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now" The Frontmen