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'''''Two Lanes of Freedom''''' is the twelfth studio album by the American [[country music]] singer [[Tim McGraw]]. It was released February 5, 2013, as his first album for [[Big Machine Records]] following 20 years with [[Curb Records]]. He co-produced the album with [[Byron Gallimore]], the producer of his previously released albums.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2012/10/31/tim-mcgraw-will-release-two-lanes-of-freedom-february-5/ |title=Tim McGraw Will Release Two Lanes of Freedom February 5, 2013 |last=Wyland |first=Sarah |website=Great American Country |date=October 31, 2012 |accessdate=December 14, 2012 |archive-date=May 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517165511/http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2012/10/31/tim-mcgraw-will-release-two-lanes-of-freedom-february-5/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album includes the singles "[[Truck Yeah]]", "[[One of Those Nights (Tim McGraw song)|One of Those Nights]]", "[[Highway Don't Care]]" with [[Taylor Swift]] and "[[Southern Girl]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/tim-mcgraw-two-lanes-of-freedom-tracklist-and-cover-art |title=''Two Lanes of Freedom'' track listing |publisher=Roughstock |date=December 13, 2012 |accessdate=December 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114072804/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/tim-mcgraw-two-lanes-of-freedom-tracklist-and-cover-art |archive-date=January 14, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''''Two Lanes of Freedom''''' is the twelfth studio album by the American [[country music]] singer [[Tim McGraw]]. It was released on February 5, 2013, as his first album for [[Big Machine Records]] following twenty years with [[Curb Records]]. He co-produced the album with [[Byron Gallimore]], the producer of his previously released albums.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2012/10/31/tim-mcgraw-will-release-two-lanes-of-freedom-february-5/ |title=Tim McGraw Will Release Two Lanes of Freedom February 5, 2013 |last=Wyland |first=Sarah |website=Great American Country |date=October 31, 2012 |accessdate=December 14, 2012 |archive-date=May 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517165511/http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2012/10/31/tim-mcgraw-will-release-two-lanes-of-freedom-february-5/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album includes the singles "[[Truck Yeah]]", "[[One of Those Nights (Tim McGraw song)|One of Those Nights]]", "[[Highway Don't Care]]" with [[Taylor Swift]] and "[[Southern Girl]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/tim-mcgraw-two-lanes-of-freedom-tracklist-and-cover-art |title=''Two Lanes of Freedom'' track listing |publisher=Roughstock |date=December 13, 2012 |accessdate=December 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114072804/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/tim-mcgraw-two-lanes-of-freedom-tracklist-and-cover-art |archive-date=January 14, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
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|rev6 = ''[[Omaha World-Herald]]''
|rev6 = ''[[Omaha World-Herald]]''
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|rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=RSM>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/two-lanes-of-freedom-20130213|title=Tim McGraw: Two Lanes of Freedom (Big Machine)|last=Eddy|first=Chuck|date=February 13, 2013|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=February 15, 2013}}</ref>
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|rev9 = ''Roughstock''
|rev9 = ''Roughstock''
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===Commercial===
===Commercial===
''Two Lanes of Freedom'' sold approximately 107,000 copies during its first week of release, reaching No. 1 on the [[Top Country Albums|country albums chart]] and No. 2 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1539255/tim-mcgraws-two-lanes-speeds-to-no-1-on-top-country-albums | title=Tim McGraw's 'Two Lanes' Speeds to No. 1 On Top Country Albums | work=Billboard | date=February 14, 2013 | accessdate=February 16, 2013}}</ref> By September 18, 2013, the album had sold 421,000 copies.<ref name="roughstock 05-01-2013">{{cite news |url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-the-week-of-september-18-2013-keith-urban-lights-fuse-debuts-at-1-sheryl-crow-at-home-at-3 |title=Country Album Chart News: The Week of September 18, 2013: Keith Urban Lights Fuse, Debuts at #1; Sheryl Crow at "Home" at #3 |author=Matt Bjorke |work=Roughstock |date=July 31, 2013 |accessdate=October 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017154058/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-the-week-of-september-18-2013-keith-urban-lights-fuse-debuts-at-1-sheryl-crow-at-home-at-3 |archive-date=October 17, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
''Two Lanes of Freedom'' sold approximately 107,000 copies during its first week of release, reaching No. 1 on the [[Top Country Albums|country albums chart]] and No. 2 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1539255/tim-mcgraws-two-lanes-speeds-to-no-1-on-top-country-albums | title=Tim McGraw's 'Two Lanes' Speeds to No. 1 On Top Country Albums | magazine=Billboard | date=February 14, 2013 | accessdate=February 16, 2013}}</ref> By September 18, 2013, the album had sold 421,000 copies.<ref name="roughstock 05-01-2013">{{cite news |url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-the-week-of-september-18-2013-keith-urban-lights-fuse-debuts-at-1-sheryl-crow-at-home-at-3 |title=Country Album Chart News: The Week of September 18, 2013: Keith Urban Lights Fuse, Debuts at #1; Sheryl Crow at "Home" at #3 |author=Matt Bjorke |work=Roughstock |date=July 31, 2013 |accessdate=October 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017154058/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-the-week-of-september-18-2013-keith-urban-lights-fuse-debuts-at-1-sheryl-crow-at-home-at-3 |archive-date=October 17, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All tracks are produced by [[Byron Gallimore]] and [[Tim McGraw]].
All tracks are produced by [[Byron Gallimore]] and [[Tim McGraw]].
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| writer1 = [[Jaren Johnston]], Jenn Schott
| writer1 = [[Jaren Johnston]], Jennifer Schott
| length1 = 4:26
| length1 = 4:26
| title2 = [[One of Those Nights (Tim McGraw song)|One of Those Nights]]
| title2 = [[One of Those Nights (Tim McGraw song)|One of Those Nights]]
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| writer3 = [[Mark Irwin (songwriter)|Mark Irwin]], [[Josh Kear]], Andrew Dorff
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| writer7 = [[Jon Nite]], Greg Becker
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| writer9 = [[Tom Douglas (songwriter)|Tom Douglas]], Troy Jones
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| length9 = 4:45
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|title8 = Annie I Owe You a Dance
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|writer8 = [[James T. Slater]], [[Tom Douglas (songwriter)|Tom Douglas]]
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== Personnel ==
==Personnel==
===Musicians===
* [[Tim McGraw]] – lead vocals
* [[Tim McGraw]] – lead vocals
* [[Jamie Muhoberac]] – keyboards
* [[Jamie Muhoberac]] – keyboards
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* Shawn Fichter – drums
* Shawn Fichter – drums


== Production ==
===Production===
* Byron Gallimore – producer, mixing (15)
* Byron Gallimore – producer, mixing (15)
* Tim McGraw – producer
* Tim McGraw – producer
* Missi Gallimore – A&R
* [[Julian King (recording engineer)|Julian King]] – recording (1-13), string recording (3, 7)
* [[Julian King (recording engineer)|Julian King]] – recording (1-13), string recording (3, 7)
* Heath Stimmel – recording (14)
* Heath Stimmel – recording (14)
* Steve Churchyard – string recording (8, 10, 12), horn recording (9)
* Steve Churchyard – string recording (8, 10, 12), horn recording (9)
* [[Chris Lord-Alge]] – mixing (1-14)
* [[Chris Lord-Alge]] – mixing (1–14)
* Stephen Allbritten – additional recording (1-14), recording assistant (1-14)
* Stephen Allbritten – additional recording (1–14), recording assistant (1–14)
* Erik Lutkins – additional recording (1-14), mix assistant (15)
* Erik Lutkins – additional recording (1–14), mix assistant (15)
* David Bryant – recording assistant (1-13), string recording assistant (3, 7)
* David Bryant – recording assistant (1–13), string recording assistant (3, 7)
* Lowell Reynolds – recording assistant (1-13)
* Lowell Reynolds – recording assistant (1-13)
* Andrew Schubert – additional mixing (1-14), mix assistant (1-14)
* Andrew Schubert – additional mixing (1–14), mix assistant (1–14)
* Brad Townsend – additional mixing (1-14), mix assistant (1-14)
* Brad Townsend – additional mixing (1–14), mix assistant (1–14)
* Keith Armstrong – mix assistant (1-14)
* Keith Armstrong – mix assistant (1–14)
* Nik Karpen – mix assistant (1-14)
* Nik Karpen – mix assistant (1–14)
* [[Ted Jensen]] – mastering
* [[Ted Jensen]] – mastering
* Sandi Spika Borchetta – creative director
* Sandi Spika Borchetta – creative director
* Kelly Clauge – creative director
* Kelly Clauge – creative director
* Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design
* Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design
* Nigel Parry – photography
* Nigel Parry – photography
* Red Light Management – management


'''Studios'''
'''Studios'''
* Recorded at Blackbird Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) and Essential Sound Studios (Franklin, Tennessee).
* Recorded at [[Blackbird Studio]] (Nashville, Tennessee) and Essential Sound Studios (Franklin, Tennessee)
* Strings recorded at Blackbird Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) and [[Ocean Way Recording]] Hollywood, California).
* Strings recorded at Blackbird Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) and [[Ocean Way Recording]] Hollywood, California)
* Mixed at Mix L.A. (Tarzana, California) and Essential Sound Studios (Franklin, Tennessee).
* Mixed at Mix L.A. (Tarzana, California) and Essential Sound Studios (Franklin, Tennessee)
* Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).
* Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
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|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
|align="center"| 2<ref name="billboard charts">{{cite web | url=http://tasteofcountry.com/tim-mcgraws-two-lanes-of-freedom-number-1/ | title=Tim McGraw’s ‘Two Lanes of Freedom’ Debuts at No. 1 | website=Taste of Country | date=February 15, 2013 | accessdate=February 16, 2013 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216044257/http://tasteofcountry.com/tim-mcgraws-two-lanes-of-freedom-number-1/ | url-status=live | archivedate=February 16, 2013}}</ref>
|align="center"| 2<ref name="billboard charts">{{cite web | url=http://tasteofcountry.com/tim-mcgraws-two-lanes-of-freedom-number-1/ | title=Tim McGraw's 'Two Lanes of Freedom' Debuts at No. 1 | website=Taste of Country | date=February 15, 2013 | accessdate=February 16, 2013 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216044257/http://tasteofcountry.com/tim-mcgraws-two-lanes-of-freedom-number-1/ | url-status=live | archivedate=February 16, 2013}}</ref>
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|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top Country Albums]]
|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top Country Albums]]
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|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres|magazine=Billboard }}</ref>
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| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}
| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}
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| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}
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!width="45"| [[Country Airplay|US Country Airplay]]
!width="45"| [[Country Airplay|US Country Airplay]]
!width="45"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
!width="45"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
!width="45"| [[Canada Country|CAN Country]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tim mcgraw|chart=Canada Country}}|title=Tim McGraw Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=November 20, 2013}}</ref>
!width="45"| [[Canada Country|CAN Country]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tim mcgraw|chart=Canada Country}}|title=Tim McGraw Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=November 20, 2013}}</ref>
!width="45"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]
!width="45"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Top}}
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1537557/tim-mcgraw-two-lanes-of-freedom-track-by-track-review ''Billboard'' magazine article]
*[http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1537557/tim-mcgraw-two-lanes-of-freedom-track-by-track-review ''Billboard'' magazine article]



{{Tim McGraw}}
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Two Lanes of Freedom
Studio album by
Tim McGraw
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2013 (2013-02-05)
Studio
GenreCountry
Length45:50
LabelBig Machine
Producer
Tim McGraw chronology
Tim McGraw & Friends
(2013) 		Two Lanes of Freedom
(2013) 		Sundown Heaven Town
(2014)
Singles from Two Lanes of Freedom
  1. "Truck Yeah"
    Released: July 3, 2012
  2. "One of Those Nights"
    Released: November 12, 2012
  3. "Highway Don't Care"
    Released: March 25, 2013
  4. "Southern Girl"
    Released: July 8, 2013

Two Lanes of Freedom is the twelfth studio album by the American country music singer Tim McGraw. It was released on February 5, 2013, as his first album for Big Machine Records following twenty years with Curb Records. He co-produced the album with Byron Gallimore, the producer of his previously released albums.[1] The album includes the singles "Truck Yeah", "One of Those Nights", "Highway Don't Care" with Taylor Swift and "Southern Girl".[2]

Background

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McGraw told The Boot writer Beville Dunkerley about the lawsuit that allowed him to end his decades-long contract with Curb Records and the making of the album.[3] "Nothing good happens from anything without concentrating on what you do musically,... All this other stuff you can't do anything about...You can't make people do the things that you think are right, but you can make your music the way you want to make your music and that's what I concentrate on." Of his "mindset" behind the album, he said, "There's something special about this record to me, in the optimism that it has,...I'm looking forward to more stuff than I've ever had happen before; there's more ahead of me than behind me. I feel like I've grabbed another gear." He added what he sees in his future as a music artist, "I don't think I'm anywhere close to doing the things I want to do. There's so much more ahead of me, and I have a lot of room to get better... Sonically, there's a freshness to this record and a drive behind it that is new to me and headed in a different place. But I won't know that until I go into the studio for the next record and see where it takes me."

Reception

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Critical

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(66/100)[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
American Songwriter[6]
Country Universe[7]
Los Angeles Times[8]
The Oakland Press[9]
Omaha World-Herald[10]
PopMatters[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
Roughstock[13]
Taste of Country[14]
USA Today[15]

On release, Two Lanes of Freedom received generally positive reviews from most music critics.[4] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on 9 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[4] The album had positive reviews from AllMusic, American Songwriter, Country Weekly, The Lantern The Plain Dealer, Roughstock, Taste of Country and USA Today. On the other hand, the album received mixed reviews from Country Universe, Los Angeles Times, Omaha World-Herald, PopMatters and Rolling Stone.

Commercial

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Two Lanes of Freedom sold approximately 107,000 copies during its first week of release, reaching No. 1 on the country albums chart and No. 2 on the Billboard 200.[16] By September 18, 2013, the album had sold 421,000 copies.[17]

Track listing

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All tracks are produced by Byron Gallimore and Tim McGraw.

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Two Lanes of Freedom"Jaren Johnston, Jennifer Schott4:26
2."One of Those Nights"Luke Laird, Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins3:56
3."Friend of a Friend"Mark Irwin, Josh Kear, Andrew Dorff5:13
4."Southern Girl"Johnston, Clawson, Lee Thomas Miller4:15
5."Truck Yeah"Chris Janson, Danny Myrick, Preston Brust, Chris Lucas3:29
6."Nashville Without You"Kyle Jacobs, Joe Leathers, Ruston Kelly3:37
7."Book of John"Jon Nite, Greg Becker3:28
8."Mexicoma"James T. Slater, Brad Warren, Brett Warren3:33
9."Number 37405"Tom Douglas, Troy Jones4:45
10."It's Your World"Scott Stepakoff, Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally4:29
11."Highway Don't Care" (with Taylor Swift featuring Keith Urban)Irwin, Kear, Brad Warren, Brett Warren4:36
Total length:45:50
Accelerated deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Two Lanes of Freedom"Jaren Johnston, Jenn Schott4:26
2."One of Those Nights"Luke Laird, Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins3:56
3."Friend of a Friend"Mark Irwin, Josh Kear, Andrew Dorff5:13
4."Southern Girl"Johnston, Clawson, Lee Thomas Miller4:15
5."Truck Yeah"Chris Janson, Danny Myrick, Preston Brust, Chris Lucas3:29
6."Nashville Without You"Kyle Jacobs, Joe Leathers, Ruston Kelly3:37
7."Book of John"Jon Nite, Greg Becker3:28
8."Annie I Owe You a Dance"James T. Slater, Tom Douglas3:44
9."Mexicoma"Slater, Brad Warren, Brett Warren3:33
10."Number 37405"Douglas, Troy Jones4:45
11."It's Your World"Scott Stepakoff, Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally4:29
12."Tinted Windows"Irwin, Kear, Dorff4:13
13."Highway Don't Care" (featuring Taylor Swift, with Keith Urban on guitar)Irwin, Kear, Brad Warren, Brett Warren4:36
14."Truck Yeah" (live)Janson, Myrick, Brust, Lucas4:16
15."Let Me Love It Out of You"Rachel Thibodeau, Jason Sever, David Tolliver5:34
Total length:63:37

Personnel

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Musicians

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Musicians on "Truck Yeah (Live)"

  • Tim McGraw – lead vocals
  • Billy Nobel – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
  • Denny Hemingson – Melobar guitar
  • Deano Brown – fiddle, backing vocals
  • John Marcus – bass guitar
  • Shawn Fichter – drums

Production

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  • Byron Gallimore – producer, mixing (15)
  • Tim McGraw – producer
  • Julian King – recording (1-13), string recording (3, 7)
  • Heath Stimmel – recording (14)
  • Steve Churchyard – string recording (8, 10, 12), horn recording (9)
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (1–14)
  • Stephen Allbritten – additional recording (1–14), recording assistant (1–14)
  • Erik Lutkins – additional recording (1–14), mix assistant (15)
  • David Bryant – recording assistant (1–13), string recording assistant (3, 7)
  • Lowell Reynolds – recording assistant (1-13)
  • Andrew Schubert – additional mixing (1–14), mix assistant (1–14)
  • Brad Townsend – additional mixing (1–14), mix assistant (1–14)
  • Keith Armstrong – mix assistant (1–14)
  • Nik Karpen – mix assistant (1–14)
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Sandi Spika Borchetta – creative director
  • Kelly Clauge – creative director
  • Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design
  • Nigel Parry – photography

Studios

  • Recorded at Blackbird Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) and Essential Sound Studios (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • Strings recorded at Blackbird Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) and Ocean Way Recording Hollywood, California)
  • Mixed at Mix L.A. (Tarzana, California) and Essential Sound Studios (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)

Chart performance

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2013–2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 10
Canadian Albums Chart 4
China Album Chart[19] 18
US Billboard 200 2[20]
US Billboard Top Country Albums 1[20]
US Billboard Top Digital Albums 1[20]
UK Albums Chart[21] 43
UK Country Albums (OCC)[22] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2013) Position
US Billboard 200[23] 58
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[24] 14
Chart (2014) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[25] 75

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country
[26] 		CAN
2012 "Truck Yeah" 11 10 57 — 52
"One of Those Nights" 3 1 32 1 38
2013 "Highway Don't Care" 4 1 22 2 21
"Southern Girl" 4 2 42 1 61
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[27] Gold 40,000^
United States (RIAA)[28] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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