American Love
| Untitled | |
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American Love is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Jake Owen. It was released on July 29, 2016, through RCA Nashville.[1] It includes the single "American Country Love Song". The second single is "If He Ain't Gonna Love You", which was written by Chris Stapleton, who also provided backing vocals.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, noting the "bittersweet streak" in some of the song's themes, as well as Owen "modulating his delivery, choosing to lie back instead of lean into the songs, a tactic that gives the lighter moments a melancholy pull and the ballads a bit of grace."[2]
Commercial performance
American Love debuted at number 4 on Billboard 200 with 35,000 units, Owen highest charting album on that chart.[3] It also debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 29,400 albums in its first week.[4] The album has sold 53,800 copies in the United States as of November 2016.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "American Love" | 3:15 | ||
| 2. | "After Midnight" |
|
| 3:57 |
| 3. | "Where I Am" |
|
| 3:44 |
| 4. | "Everybody Dies Young" |
|
| 3:08 |
| 5. | "VW Van" |
|
| 2:55 |
| 6. | "Good Company" |
|
| 2:54 |
| 7. | "LAX" |
|
| 3:27 |
| 8. | "If He Ain't Gonna Love You" |
|
| 3:36 |
| 9. | "When You Love Someone" |
|
| 3:57 |
| 10. | "You Ain't Going Nowhere" |
|
| 3:38 |
| 11. | "American Country Love Song" |
|
| 3:17 |
Personnel
Credits for American Love adapted from AllMusic.[6]
- Vocals
- Stephanie Chapman – background vocals
- Ross Copperman – background vocals
- Jaren Johnston – background vocals
- Hillary Lindsey – background vocals
- Shane McAnally – background vocals
- Erin McCarley – background vocals
- Josh Osborne – background vocals
- Jake Owen – lead vocals, background vocals
- Chris Stapleton – background vocals
- Instruments
- Joseph Arick – Hammond B-3 organ, harmonica, keyboards, piano
- Lukas Bracewell – banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, nylon string guitar, ukulele
- Ross Copperman – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
- Fred Eltringham – drums, drum loops, percussion
- Robby Emerson – bass guitar
- Ryan Gore – clapping, tambourine
- Lee Hendricks – bass guitar
- Myron Howell - drums, percussion
- Scotty Huff – trumpet
- Luke Laird – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Tony Lucido – bass guitar
- Rob McNelley – electric guitar
- Josh Osborne – acoustic guitar
- Jake Owen – clapping
- Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar
- Jovan Quallo – saxophone
- Danny Rader – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer, tres, Wurlitzer
- Josh Scalf – trombone
- Matt Stanfield – Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano
- Aaron Sterling – drums, percussion
- David Wallace – electric guitar
- Derek Wells – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Nir Z – drums, percussion
- Production
- Joseph Arick – programming
- Daniel Bacigalupi – mixing
- Sean R. Badum – assistant
- Joe Baldridge – engineer
- Drew Bollman – assistant
- Lukas Bracewell – engineer, producer, programming
- Ross Copperman – digital editing, engineer, producer, programming
- Josh Ditty – assistant
- Ryan Gore – engineer
- Kelsey Granda – production assistant
- Luke Laird – producer, programming
- Jasper Lemaster – assistant
- Joseph Llanes – photographer
- Kam Lutcherhand – assistant
- Tony Lucido – engineer
- Shane McAnally – producer
- Andrew Mendleson – mastering
- Buckley Miller – digital editing
- Seth Morton – assistant
- Justin Niebank – digital editing, mixing
- Zack Pancoast – engineer
- Jake Owen – producer
- Andy Selby – digital editing
- Aaron Sterling – engineer
- Brian David Willis – digital editing
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 55 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] | 14 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 4 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot Country [10] |
US Country Airplay [11] |
US [12] |
CAN Country [13] |
CAN [14] | ||
| 2016 | "American Country Love Song" | 6 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 88 |
| "If He Ain't Gonna Love You" | — | 37 | — | — | — | |
References
- ^ Nicholson, Jessica (May 19, 2016). "Jake Owen Releases Track Listing, Cover Art For 'American Love'". MusicRow. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "American Love - Jake Owen". AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (August 7, 2016). "DJ Khaled Earns His First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Major Key'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (August 9, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: August 9, 2016". Roughstock.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (November 6, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: November 7, 2016". Roughstock.
- ^ "Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ "CHART WATCH #380". auspOp. August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ^ a b "DJ Khaled Earns His First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Major Key'". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ "Jake Owen Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ "Jake Owen Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ "Jake Owen Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ "Jake Owen Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ "Jake Owen Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 10, 2016.