Brave (The Shires album)

Brave
Brave
Studio album by The Shires
Released	2 March 2015
Genre	Country
Label	Decca
The Shires chronology

Brave is the debut studio album by British country music duo The Shires, released in 2015. The album peaked at number ten on the UK Albums Chart, making the Shires the first ever homegrown British country act to have a top ten album in the United Kingdom.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tonight"	Ben Earle, Jack McManus, Chris Young	3:44
2.	"Nashville Grey Skies"	Earle	3:44
3.	"Brave"	Earle, Elske DeWall	3:34
4.	"Friday Night"	Earle, Tobias Lundgren, Tim Larsson, Johan Fransson	3:08
5.	"I Just Wanna Love You"	Earle	3:53
6.	"All Over Again"	Earle, Chrissie Rhodes	3:17
7.	"Jekyll and Hyde"	Earle, Rhodes	3:09
8.	"State Lines"	Earle, Lundgren, Larsson, Fransson	3:52
9.	"Black and White"	Earle, Twinnie-Lee Moore	3:41
10.	"Made in England"	Earle, Rhodes, Dan McDougall	3:08
11.	"How Many Love Songs"	Earle	2:27

Deluxe Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Only Midnight"	Earle, O'Brien	3:50
13.	"Islands in the Stream" (Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton cover)	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb	3:25
14.	"Drink You Away"	Earle, Rhodes, Kelly Archer	2:44
15.	"Young Hearts Run Free" (Candi Staton cover)	Dave Crawford	3:28

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of Brave.

The Shires

Ben Earle – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, mandolin, pedal steel
Chrissie Rhodes – lead vocals, background vocals

Additional personnel

Dan McDougall - drums, bass guitar
Johan Fransson - background vocals
Oliver Harrop - background vocals
Mark Hill - bass guitar
Jonty Howard - background vocals, percussion
Pat O'Brien - acoustic guitar
Troy Lancaster - electric guitar
Tobias Lundgren - background vocals
Steve Morton - background vocals
Joe Murphy - percussion
Mike Payne - electric guitar
Ben Poole - electric guitar
Brian Pruitt - drums, percussion
Davide Rossi - strings

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[2]	36
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[3]	8
UK Albums (OCC)^[4]	10
UK Country Albums (OCC)^[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	53

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[8]	Gold	158,636^[7]

References

^ Stassen, Murray (9 March 2015). "The Shires become first UK country act to reach Albums Chart Top 10". Music Week. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
^ "Charts.nz – The Shires – Brave". Hung Medien.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2015". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
^ Jones, Alan (27 April 2018). "Charts analysis: Greatest Showman holds off J Cole". Music Week. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
^ "British album certifications – Shires – Brave". British Phonographic Industry.

[1] Stassen, Murray (9 March 2015). "The Shires become first UK country act to reach Albums Chart Top 10". Music Week. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

[ac_New_Zealand_The_Shires-2] "Charts.nz – The Shires – Brave". Hung Medien.

[ac_Scotland_-3] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[ac_UK2_-4] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[ac_UKCountry_-5] "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company.

[6] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2015". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

[7] Jones, Alan (27 April 2018). "Charts analysis: Greatest Showman holds off J Cole". Music Week. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[United_KingdomShiresBravealbumCertRef-8] "British album certifications – Shires – Brave". British Phonographic Industry.

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v t e The Shires
Studio albums	Brave (2015) My Universe (2016) Accidentally on Purpose (2018)
Tours	UK Tour 2015 (2015) My Universe Tour (2016/17)