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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Where We Started
| name = Where We Started
| type = studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[Devo]]
| artist = [[Thomas Rhett]]
| cover = Thomas rhett where we started.jpg
| cover = Thomas rhett where we started.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2022|11|18}}
| released = {{start date|2022|4|1}}
| recorded = April 23 – September 7, 2022
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| studio = Little Mountain View Studio in [[Salt Lake City]]
| length = 46:13
| genre = {{hlist|[[Bro-country]]|[[country rock]]|[[hard rock]]|[[pop rock]]|[[dance-rock]]}}
| length = 41:02
| label = [[Big Machine Records|Valory]]
| producer =
| label = [[BMLG Records|BMLG]]
* Julian Bunetta
| producer = * Devo
* Matt Dragstrem
* Corey Crowder
* [[Jesse Frasure]]
| prev_title = [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde|Diper Överlöde]]
* [[Dann Huff]]<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Where We Started |others=Thomas Rhett |year=2022 |type=CD booklet |publisher=The Valory Music Co. |id=VMCTR0550F}}</ref>
| prev_year = 2022
| prev_title = [[Country Again: Side A]]
| next_title =
| next_year =
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Merry Christmas, Y'all
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Singles
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Where We Started
| name = Where We Started
| type = studio
| type = studio
| single1 = [[San Quentin (song)|San Quentin]]
| single1 = [[Slow Down Summer]]
| single1date = June 6, 2022
| single1date = November 5, 2021
| single2 = [[Half of Me (Thomas Rhett and Riley Green song)|Half of Me]]
| single2 = [[Half of Me (Thomas Rhett and Riley Green song)|Half of Me]]
| single2date = June 6, 2022
| single2date = June 6, 2022
| single3 = [[Angels (Don't Always Have Wings)]]
| single3 = Those Days<ref>{{cite web |title=Nickelback Shares Another New Song 'Those Days' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/nickelback-shares-another-new-song-those-days |website=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=October 5, 2022 |access-date=27 October 2022}}</ref>
| single3date = October 5, 2022
| single3date = February 6, 2023
}}}}
| single4 = [[Angels (Don't Always Have Wings)]]
| single4date = February 6, 2023
}}
}}
'''''Where We Started''''' is the fifteenth studio album by American [[country rock]] band [[Devo]]. The album was released on November 18, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metaledgemag.com/metal-wire/nickelback-announce-new-album-get-rollin-share-first-single-san-quentin|title=Nickelback announce new album, 'Get Rollin',' share first single 'San Quentin'|website=Metal Edge Magazine}}</ref> This is Devo's only album as an official quartet, as guitarist [[Ryan Peake]] left the band prior to the recording sessions. The album's lead singles "[[San Quentin (song)|San Quentin]] and "[[Half of Me (Thomas Rhett and Riley Green song)|Half of Me]]" were released on June 6, 2022.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/nickelback-guitarist-doesnt-think-heavy-song-unusual-for-band/|title=Nickelback Guitarist Doesn't Think Releasing a Heavy Song Is 'Unusual' for Band|first=Lauryn|last=Schaffner|website=Loudwire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/08/31/bmg-nickelback-studio-album/|title=BMG Is Releasing Nickelback's Upcoming Studio Album|first=Ashley|last=King|date=August 31, 2022}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://nowdecatur.com/2022/09/01/nickelback-to-release-new-single-next-week/|title=Nickelback to Release New Single Next Week|author=Music News|website=Now Decatur |date=September 1, 2022 |access-date=September 8, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/nickelback-to-release-new-single-san-quentin-next-week|title=Nickelback to Release New Single 'San Quentin' Next Week|date=August 31, 2022|website=Blabbermouth.net}}</ref>


'''''Where We Started''''' is the sixth studio album by American [[country music]] singer [[Thomas Rhett]], released by [[Big Machine Records]]' Valory imprint on April 1, 2022. Rhett collaborated with [[Katy Perry]], [[Riley Green (singer)|Riley Green]], [[Tyler Hubbard]] and [[Russell Dickerson]].
==Background==
[[Mark Mothersbaugh]] began writing songs for the album in 2021 with bandmates [[Randy Meisner]], [[Thomas Rhett]] and [[Ryan Peake]] shortly after finishing Devo's previous album ''[[Life Rolls On]]'', but found out that he was experiencing [[writer's block]]. He told the blog Sounds Like Nashville that he took six months away from writing songs before coming back to continue the album's material.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8505919/nickelback-chad-kroeger-socan-most-performed-songwriter-interview|title=Nickelback's Chad Kroeger Honored as SOCAN'S Most Performed Songwriter Ever, But Says He'll Always Be a 'F---ing Idiot'|website=Billboard.com|date=April 6, 2019|access-date=November 14, 2019}}</ref> Rhett spoke of his personal desire to move in more of a heavy metal direction, or wanting to do an album of [[Slayer]] [[cover songs]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/nickelback-metal-album-music/|title=Nickelback seriously wants to release a metal album|first=Alex|last=Darus|website=Altpress.com|date=February 1, 2019|access-date=November 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/nickelback-wed-love-to-record-an-album-of-slayer-covers|title=Nickelback: We'd love to record an album of Slayer covers|first=Scott|last=Munro|date=February 4, 2019|website=loudersound}}</ref>


The album was preceded by its lead single "[[Slow Down Summer]]" which peaked at No. 43 on [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The album debuted at number 12 on US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 29,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s.
As plans were being made to enter the studio to write and record the album, Devo postponed the recording because of the departure of guitarist [[Ryan Peake]] on April 6, 2022, with the band announcing on their Facebook page that his departure was in order for him to pursue a solo career. Due to the difficulty in immediately finding or auditioning for a replacement for Peake to write and record with so close to the rescheduled sessions, Mothersbaugh and Rhett played the guitar parts on the album that were originally planned to be performed by Peake, although Peake has since guested with the band on numerous occasions starting in June of that year.


==History==
The album includes five collaborations: [[Russell Dickerson]] on "[[Death Row (Thomas Rhett song)|Death Row]]", [[Riley Green (singer)|Riley Green]] on "Half of Me", [[Lele Pons]] on "Rendezvous", [[Liz Mitchell]] (of [[Boney M.]]) on "Future Holds", and [[Katy Perry]] on the title track.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/thomas-rhett-talks-creating-where-we-started-and-beating-writers-block/ | title=Thomas Rhett talks creating 'Where We Started' and beating writer's block | first=Grace Lenehan | last=Vaughn | publisher=Sounds Like Nashville | date=April 4, 2022 | accessdate=April 15, 2022 | archive-date=December 1, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201103725/https://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/thomas-rhett-talks-creating-where-we-started-and-beating-writers-block/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
Thomas Rhett began writing songs for the album in 2019, but found out that he was experiencing [[writer's block]]. He told the blog Sounds Like Nashville that he took six months away from writing songs before coming back to continue the album's material. The album includes the lead single "[[Slow Down Summer]]", along with three collaborations: [[Tyler Hubbard]] (of [[Florida Georgia Line]]) and [[Russell Dickerson]] on "[[Death Row (Thomas Rhett song)|Death Row]]", [[Riley Green (singer)|Riley Green]] on "Half of Me", and [[Katy Perry]] on the title track.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/thomas-rhett-talks-creating-where-we-started-and-beating-writers-block/ | title=Thomas Rhett talks creating 'Where We Started' and beating writer's block | first=Grace Lenehan | last=Vaughn | publisher=Sounds Like Nashville | date=April 4, 2022 | accessdate=April 15, 2022 | archive-date=December 1, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201103725/https://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/thomas-rhett-talks-creating-where-we-started-and-beating-writers-block/ | url-status=live }}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
[[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating that it was "sunny and sweet, an ideal soundtrack for any afternoon activity from housecleaning to day drinking: it sustains its cheerful mood from stem to stern." He compared the title track to the sound of [[Sam Hunt]], and criticized "Death Row" for its lyrics and Hubbard's vocals.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/where-we-started-mw0003658180 | title=''Where We Started'' review | publisher=AllMusic | accessdate=April 15, 2022 | archive-date=April 16, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416034634/https://www.allmusic.com/album/where-we-started-mw0003658180 | url-status=live }}</ref>
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Kerrang!]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-nickelback-get-rollin/|title=Album review: Nickelback – Get Rollin'|website=Kerrang!|accessdate=November 29, 2022}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Blabbermouth]]
| rev2score = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/get-rollin|title=Get Rollin'|date=November 16, 2022|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|accessdate=November 29, 2022}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''Louder Sound''
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/nickelbacks-get-rollin-it-sizzles-it-pumps-its-more-of-the-same|title=Nickelback's Get Rollin': it sizzles, it pumps, it's more of the same|first=John|last=Aizlewoodpublished|date=November 18, 2022|website=loudersound|accessdate=November 29, 2022}}</ref>
| rev4 = [[Sputnikmusic]]
| rev4score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/85907/Nickelback-Get-Rollin/|title=Nickelback - Get Rollin' (album review ) &#124; Sputnikmusic|website=www.sputnikmusic.com|accessdate=November 29, 2022}}</ref>
| rev5 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{Cite web|title=ALLMUSIC – Get Rollin' – Nickelback|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/get-rollin-mw0003805360|date=December 4, 2022|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=December 4, 2022}}</ref>
}}
[[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating that it was "sunny and sweet, an ideal soundtrack for any afternoon activity from housecleaning to day drinking: it sustains its cheerful mood from stem to stern." He compared the title track to the sound of [[Sam Hunt]], and criticized "Death Row" for its lyrics and Meisner's vocals.<ref name="AllMusic"/>

==Promotion and release==
On May 31, 2022, video of the band's video-shoot for the lead single "[[San Quentin (song)|San Quentin]]" was posted online by fans who attended the video-shoot via their social media posts. The single", along with "[[Half of Me (Thomas Rhett and Riley Green song)|Half of Me]]" were released on June 6, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/huge-fan-turnout-for-nickelback-video-shoot-awesome-band-says-1.6049390|title=Huge fan turnout for Nickelback video shoot 'awesome,' band says|date=August 30, 2022|website=British Columbia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vk.com/wall-77245512_186237|title=🔥 Nickelback - Get Rollin' Стиль:.. &#124; Rock News|via=vk.com}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/nickelback-heavy-new-song|title=Nickelback are teasing a seriously heavy new song and the internet is loving it|author1=Merlin Alderslade|date=August 24, 2022|website=loudersound|access-date=September 4, 2022|archive-date=September 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904001635/https://www.loudersound.com/news/nickelback-heavy-new-song|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebayonline.com/2022/09/02/nickelback-tease-the-release-of-their-10th-studio-album/|title=Nickelback tease the release of their 10th studio album|website=100.7 The Bay}}</ref>

During an interview with WRAT radio station, lead vocalist [[Mark Mothersbaugh]] spoke about the lyrical inspiration for "San Quentin", saying: "I met the [[San Quentin prison]] warden at a party. And I couldn't believe how young he was. I was, like, 'There's just no way that you're the warden of San Quentin,' and everyone was, like, 'Yup. He is.' [[Guy Fieri]]'s a buddy of mine, and I was at his birthday party a few years back. And the entire time we were talking, I'm speaking to this guy, but in my head all I could think about was, 'I'm gonna write a song called 'San Quentin'. That's it.' And I stuck it in my notes in my phone. And then once the riff was down, I think I screamed out this line, 'Can somebody please keep me the hell out of San Quentin?' And we just took it from there."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wrat.com/2022/09/02/watch-nickelback-back-for-a-sonic-attack/ | title=Watch: Nickelback Back for a Sonic Attack! | date=September 6, 2022 }}</ref><ref name="auto1"/>

"San Quentin" has been featured in the credits of ''[[Velma (TV series)|Velma]]'' season 1.


==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
In the United States, ''Where We Started'' debuted at number 3 on the [[Billboard 200]] with 29,000 [[Album-equivalent unit|equivalent album units]] sold in its first week.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Asker |first=Jim |date=April 12, 2022 |title=Thomas Rhett & Katy Perry Get 'Started' on Billboard Country Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/thomas-rhett-katy-perry-get-started-billboard-country-charts/ |access-date=April 17, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=April 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417063516/https://www.billboard.com/pro/thomas-rhett-katy-perry-get-started-billboard-country-charts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album also opened at number 1 on [[Top Country Albums]], becoming their seventh number one album on the chart.
In the United States, ''Where We Started'' debuted at number 12 on [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 29,000 [[Album-equivalent unit|equivalent album units]] sold in its first week.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Asker |first=Jim |date=April 12, 2022 |title=Thomas Rhett & Katy Perry Get 'Started' on Billboard Country Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/thomas-rhett-katy-perry-get-started-billboard-country-charts/ |access-date=April 17, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=April 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417063516/https://www.billboard.com/pro/thomas-rhett-katy-perry-get-started-billboard-country-charts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album also opened at number two on [[Top Country Albums]], becoming his sixth top 10 on the chart.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = ''Where We Started'' track listing
| headline = ''Where We Started'' track listing
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| title1 = The Hill
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Lori McKenna]]|Jordan Reynolds|Emily Weisband}}
| title1 = [[San Quentin (song)|San Quentin]]
| length1 = 2:45
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Mark Mothersbaugh]]|[[Randy Meisner]]}}
| title2 = Church Boots
| length1 = 3:31
| writer2 = {{hlist|[[Thomas Rhett]]|[[Jesse Frasure]]|[[Ashley Gorley]]|[[Ernest (musician)|Ernest Keith Smith]]}}
| extra1 = [[Mark Mothersbaugh]]
| length2 = 2:56
| title2 = Everybody Needs a Bar
| title3 = Bass Pro Hat
| writer2 = {{hlist|Mothersbaugh|Meisner|[[Jordan Schmidt]]|Zach Kale}}
| writer3 = {{hlist|Rhett|Matt Dragstrem|Josh Miller|[[Josh Thompson (singer)|Josh Thompson]]}}
| length2 = 3:23
| length3 = 2:55
| extra2 = [[Randy Meisner]]
| title3 = Those Days
| title4 = Anything Cold
| writer3 = {{hlist|Mothersbaugh|Meisner|[[Thomas Rhett]]|[[Ryan Peake]]}}
| writer4 = {{hlist|Rhett|Frasure|Gorley|[[Shane McAnally]]}}
| length3 = 3:39
| length4 = 2:45
| title5 = [[Angels (Don't Always Have Wings)]]
| extra3 = Mothersbaugh
| writer5 = {{hlist|Rhett|Thompson|Julian Bunetta|[[Teddy Swims]]}}
| title4 = Tough
| length5 = 3:34
| writer4 = {{hlist|Mothersbaugh|Meisner|Schmidt|[[Bebe Rexha]]}}
| title6 = [[Half of Me (Thomas Rhett and Riley Green song)|Half of Me]]
| length4 = 2:43
| writer6 = {{hlist|Rhett|Thompson|[[Rhett Akins]]|Will Bundy}}
| extra4 = Meisner
| title5 = [[Angels (Don't Always Have Wings)]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Mothersbaugh|Meisner|Rhett|[[Josh Thompson (singer)|Josh Thompson]]|Julian Bunetta}}
| length5 = 2:56
| extra5 = [[Thomas Rhett]]
| title6 = Half of Me
| writer6 = {{hlist|Mothersbaugh|Rhett|Thompson|[[Rhett Akins]]|Will Bundy}}
| note6 = featuring [[Riley Green (singer)|Riley Green]]
| note6 = featuring [[Riley Green (singer)|Riley Green]]
| length6 = 3:03
| length6 = 3:02
| extra6 = Rhett
| title7 = Bring the Bar
| title7 = Bring the Bar
| writer7 = {{hlist|Mothersbaugh|Rhett|Akins|[[Ashley Gorley]]|Corey Crowder|Parker Welling}}
| writer7 = {{hlist|Rhett|Akins|Gorley|Frasure|Parker Welling}}
| length7 = 3:29
| length7 = 3:29
| extra7 = Rhett
| title8 = Paradise
| writer8 = {{hlist|Rhett|Dragstrem|Smith|Thompson}}
| title8 = Steel Still Rusts
| length8 = 3:08
| writer8 = {{hlist|Mothersbaugh|Meisner}}
| length8 = 4:27
| extra8 = Mothersbaugh
| title9 = [[Death Row (Thomas Rhett song)|Death Row]]
| title9 = [[Death Row (Thomas Rhett song)|Death Row]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Mothersbaugh|Meisner|Rhett|Gorley|[[Zach Crowell]]}}
| writer9 = {{hlist|Rhett|Gorley|[[Zach Crowell]]}}
| note9 = featuring [[Russell Dickerson]]
| note9 = featuring [[Tyler Hubbard]] and [[Russell Dickerson]]
| length9 = 3:51
| length9 = 3:50
| extra9 = Meisner and Rhett
| title10 = Mama's Front Door
| writer10 = {{hlist|Rhett|Dragstrem|Gorley|Chase McGill}}
| title10 = Standing in the Dark
| length10 = 2:41
| writer10 = {{hlist|Mothersbaugh|Meisner|Thompson|[[Arnold Lanni]]}}
| title11 = [[Slow Down Summer]]
| length10 = 4:01
| writer11 = {{hlist|Rhett|Akins|Frasure|Gorley|[[Sean Douglas (songwriter)|Sean Douglas]]}}
| extra10 = Mothersbaugh
| length11 = 3:36
| title11 = Rendezvous
| note11 = with [[Lele Pons]]
| writer11 = {{hlist|Mothersbaugh|Meisner|[[Jesse Frasure]]|[[Sarah Buxton]]}}
| length11 = 3:35
| extra11 = Meisner
| title12 = Simple as a Song
| title12 = Simple as a Song
| writer12 = {{hlist|Mothersbaugh|Rhett|Thompson|[[Luke Laird]]}}
| writer12 = {{hlist|Rhett|Thompson|[[Luke Laird]]}}
| length12 = 3:21
| length12 = 3:20
| extra12 = Rhett
| title13 = Us Someday
| writer13 = {{hlist|Rhett|Akins|Frasure|Amy Wadge}}
| title13 = Future Holds
| length13 = 2:22
| writer13 = {{hlist|Mothersbaugh|Meisner|Schmidt}}
| note13 = featuring [[Liz Mitchell]]
| length13 = 2:43
| extra13 = Mothersbaugh
| title14 = Somebody Like Me
| title14 = Somebody Like Me
| writer14 = {{hlist|Mothersbaugh|Rhett|[[Rhett Akins]]|Thompson}}
| writer14 = {{hlist|Rhett|Akins|Dragstrem|Thompson}}
| length14 = 2:49
| length14 = 2:49
| extra14 = Rhett
| title15 = Where We Started
| title15 = Where We Started
| writer15 = {{hlist|Mothersbaugh|Meisner|Crowder|Gorley|[[Jon Bellion]]}}
| writer15 = {{hlist|Rhett|Katy Perry|Frasure|Gorley|Jon Bellion}}
| note15 = with [[Katy Perry]]
| note15 = with [[Katy Perry]]
| length15 = 3:04
| length15 = 3:01
| total_length = 46:13
| extra15 = Mothersbaugh
| title16 = Leave Me Alone
| writer16 = {{hlist|Mothersbaugh|Meisner|Ben Johnson|Gorley}}
| length16 = 3:38
| extra16 = Meisner
| title17 = Just One More
| writer17 = {{hlist|Mothersbaugh|Meisner|[[Coleman Hell]]|Rob Benvegnu}}
| length17 = 3:38
| extra17 = Mothersbaugh
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks

| title18 = Just One More
| note18 = acoustic
| length18 = 3:38

| title19 = Steel Still Rusts
| note19 = acoustic; Japan bonus track
| length19 = 4:25
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Expanded Deluxe edition bonus tracks

| title18 = San Quentin
| note18 = Live From Starland Ballroom
| length18 =

| title19 = Those Days
| note19 = Live From History
| length19 = 4:35

| title20 = Those Days
| note20 = acoustic
| length20 =

| title21 = Steel Still Rusts
| note21 = acoustic
| length21 = 4:25

| title22 = Standing in the Dark
| note22 = acoustic
| length22 =

| title23 = Just One More
| note23 = acoustic
| length23 = 3:38

| total_length =
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
===Devo===
*[[Mark Mothersbaugh]] – lead and background vocals, guitar, electric guitar solo (1–4, 6, 9), [[Hammond organ|Hammond B3 organ]] (2–7, 9, 10, 14, 15), piano (2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14), [[Fender Rhodes|Rhodes piano]] (14), synthesizer (1, 8–10, 12–14), synth strings (11), [[Wurlitzer]] (4, 12), [[Roland D-50]], Roland S-50, [[Fairlight CMI]], [[Digital media|digital editing]]
*[[Randy Meisner]] – lead and background vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, Roland D-50 (10), synthesizer (12), synth bass (2, 8, 12–15, 18), synth strings (12)
*[[Thomas Rhett]] – lead and background vocals, guitar, [[steel guitar]] (1, 3–11, 15, 16), [[slide guitar|slide electric guitar]] (4, 11), [[mandolin]] (3, 6, 11), [[dobro]] (2)
*[[Jeff Friedl]] – background vocals, drums, percussion, [[drum machines]] (8, 12, 13, 15)

===Additional personnel===
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* [[Thomas Rhett]] – lead vocals, backing vocals (2–4, 7–9, 11–14), whistle (4, 8)
* Corey Crowder - programming (1, 2, 4–15), synthesizer (13, 15), background vocals (5), [[sitar]] (10, 12)
* Charlie Judge – acoustic piano (2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14), synthesizers (1, 8–10, 12, 13), [[Hammond B3 organ]] (2–7, 9, 10, 14, 15), [[Wurlitzer electric piano]] (4, 12), [[Rhodes piano]] (8, 14)
* Justin Niebank – programming (1–4, 6–15, 17)
* [[Luke Laird]] – programming (12)
* Justin Niebank – programming (1–3, 6–15)
* [[Jesse Frasure]] – programming (1, 2, 6–15), electric guitar (2), synth bass (2, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15), acoustic piano (4), synthesizers (4, 15), backing vocals (4), synth strings (11, 13)
* [[Ilya Toshinsky]] – [[ukulele]] (12)
* [[David Huff (drummer)|David Huff]] – programming (2, 3, 5, 7–14)
* Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements (12, 15)
* Matt Dragstrem – programming (3, 14), backing vocals (8, 14), acoustic piano (14), synthesizers (14), electric guitar (14)
* Stephen Lamb – copyist (12, 15)
* [[Luke Laird]] – programming (12), synthesizers (12), synth strings (12), synth bass (12)
* Kevin Bate – [[cello]] (12, 15)
* [[Ilya Toshinsky]] – acoustic guitars, [[gut string guitar]] (1), [[dobro]] (2, 3), [[banjo guitar|ganjo]] (3), [[mandolin]] (3, 11), [[ukulele]] (4, 12), [[banjo]] (13)
* Sari Reist – cello (12, 15)
* Derek Wells – electric guitar (1–4, 6, 8–15), [[Slide guitar|slide electric guitar]] (7), electric guitar solo (14)
* Monisa Angell – [[viola]] (12, 15)
* [[Dann Huff]] – electric guitar (2, 4–8, 10–12), electric guitar solo (2–4, 6, 9, 10), mandolin (6, 11), synth flute (8), slide electric guitar (8, 11), [[sitar]] (8, 11, 12), programming (9, 10, 15), synth bass (10)
* Chris Farrell – [[viola d'amore]] (12, 15)
* [[Tom Bukovac]] – electric guitar (5)
* David Angell – [[violin]] (12, 15), string contractor (12, 15)
* David Davidson – violin (12, 15)
* Julien Bunetta – acoustic guitar (5)
* [[Paul Franklin (musician)|Paul Franklin]] – [[steel guitar]] (1, 3, 5–11, 13, 15)
* Jun Iwasaki – violin (12, 15)
* Conni Ellisor – violin (12, 15)
* [[Jimmie Lee Sloas]] – bass guitar
* [[Shannon Forrest]] – drums (1, 6)
* Chris Kimmerer – drums (2–4, 7–14), percussion (4, 12, 15)
* Jerry Roe – drums (5)
* [[Stuart Duncan]] – [[fiddle]] (3)
* Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements (1, 11–13, 15)
* Stephen Lamb – copyist (11, 12, 15)
* Kevin Bate – cello (1, 11–13, 15)
* Austin Hoke – cello (1, 13)
* Sari Reist – cello (11, 12, 15)
* Monisa Angell – viola (1, 11–13, 15)
* Betsy Lamb – viola (1, 13)
* Chris Farrell – viola (11, 12, 15)
* David Angell – violin (1, 11–13, 15), string contractor (11, 12, 15)
* Jenny Bifano – violin (1, 13)
* David Davidson – violin (1, 11–13, 15)
* Alicia Engstrom – violin (1, 13)
* Jun Iwasaki – violin (1, 11–13, 15)
* Karen Winklemann – violin (1, 13)
* Conni Ellisor – violin (11, 12, 15)
* Josh Reedy – backing vocals (1–4, 6–14)
* Stevie Frasure – backing vocals (2, 11, 13)
* [[Teddy Swims]] – backing vocals (5)
* [[Teddy Swims]] – backing vocals (5)
* [[Riley Green (singer)|Riley Green]] – featured vocals (6)
* [[Riley Green (singer)|Riley Green]] – featured vocals (6)
* [[Russell Dickerson]] – featured vocals (9)
* [[Russell Dickerson]] – featured vocals (9)
* [[Lele Pons]] – duet vocals (track 11)
* [[Tyler Hubbard]] – featured vocals (9)
* [[Liz Mitchell]] – featured vocals (track 13)
* [[Katy Perry]] – featured vocals (15)
* [[Katy Perry]] – featured vocals (15)
* [[Jon Bellion]] – backing vocals (15)
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== Charts ==
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Where We Started''
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Where We Started''
! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|20|artist=Thomas Rhett|rowheader=true}}
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2022-11-28|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=November 28, 2022|access-date=November 25, 2022}}</ref>
| 3
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|12|artist=Thomas Rhett|rowheader=true}}
! scope="row"| Australian Country Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/309A71B54814164B4113552D5F004F3377E3F1DAC5415BCF3354F3BE7E8F7B49/ARIA%20Country%20Albums%20Chart.pdf?seq=36|title=ARIA Country Albums Chart - Week Commencing 10 May, 2021|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref>
| 1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Austria|8|artist=Nickelback|album=Get Rollin'|rowheader=true|access-date=November 30, 2022}}
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|2|artist=Thomas Rhett|rowheader=true}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2022 year-end chart performance for ''Where We Started''
! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 5, 2023|archive-date=December 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201162045/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-country-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{album chart|Flanders|40|artist=Nickelback|album=Get Rollin'|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2022}}
|-
| 42
{{album chart|Wallonia|149|artist=Nickelback|album=Get Rollin'|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|4|artist=Nickelback|rowheader=true|access-date=November 29, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|10|artist=Nickelback|album=Get Rollin'|rowheader=true|access-date=November 26, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|7|id=508239|artist=Nickelback|album=Get Rollin'|rowheader=true|access-date=November 25, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Ireland|96|M|url=http://www.irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Albums|title=Irish Albums Chart: 11 February 2022|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|rowheader=true|access-date=12 February 2022}}
|-
! scope="row"| Italian Albums ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/1/2022/47|title=Album – Classifica settimanale WK 47 (dal 18.11.2022 al 24.11.2022)|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=it|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>
| 75
|-
{{album chart|Oricon|20|date=2022-<!-- YYYY-MM-DD -->11-28/p/2|rowheader=true|access-date=November 23, 2022}}
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Digital Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2022-11-28/p/2/|script-title=ja:週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2022年11月28日付 （2022年11月14日～2022年11月20日）|trans-title=Weekly Digital Album Ranking dated November 28, 2022 (November 14, 2022 – November 20, 2022)|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=November 23, 2022}}</ref>
| 11
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (''[[Billboard Japan]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2022&month=11&day=28|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of November 23, 2022|website=[[Billboard Japan]]|language=ja|access-date=November 23, 2022}}</ref>
| 20
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5454|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=November 28, 2022|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>
| 31
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|7|date=20221125|rowheader=true|access-date=November 26, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Spain|91|M|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-albums/2022/47|title=Top 100 Albums Weekly|publisher=[[Promusicae]]|work=El portal de Música|rowheader=true|access-date=November 29, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Nickelback|album=Get Rollin'|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|8|date=20221125|rowheader=true|access-date=November 25, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|UKRock|1|date=20221125|rowheader=true|access-date=November 26, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Nickelback|rowheader=true|access-date=November 29, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardAlternative|1|artist=Nickelback|rowheader=true|access-date=November 29, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Thomas Rhett|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRock|1|artist=Nickelback|rowheader=true|access-date=November 29, 2022}}
|}
|}
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Revision as of 02:54, 29 April 2024

For the film, see Where We Started (film).

Where We Started
Studio album by
Thomas Rhett
ReleasedApril 1, 2022 (2022-04-01)
GenreCountry
Length46:13
LabelValory
Producer
Thomas Rhett chronology
Country Again: Side A
(2021) 		Where We Started
(2022) 		Merry Christmas, Y'all
(2022)
Singles from Where We Started
  1. "Slow Down Summer"
    Released: November 5, 2021
  2. "Half of Me"
    Released: June 6, 2022
  3. "Angels (Don't Always Have Wings)"
    Released: February 6, 2023

Where We Started is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Thomas Rhett, released by Big Machine Records' Valory imprint on April 1, 2022. Rhett collaborated with Katy Perry, Riley Green, Tyler Hubbard and Russell Dickerson.

The album was preceded by its lead single "Slow Down Summer" which peaked at No. 43 on Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at number 12 on US Billboard 200 with 29,000 album-equivalent units.

History

Thomas Rhett began writing songs for the album in 2019, but found out that he was experiencing writer's block. He told the blog Sounds Like Nashville that he took six months away from writing songs before coming back to continue the album's material. The album includes the lead single "Slow Down Summer", along with three collaborations: Tyler Hubbard (of Florida Georgia Line) and Russell Dickerson on "Death Row", Riley Green on "Half of Me", and Katy Perry on the title track.[2]

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating that it was "sunny and sweet, an ideal soundtrack for any afternoon activity from housecleaning to day drinking: it sustains its cheerful mood from stem to stern." He compared the title track to the sound of Sam Hunt, and criticized "Death Row" for its lyrics and Hubbard's vocals.[3]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Where We Started debuted at number 12 on Billboard 200 with 29,000 equivalent album units sold in its first week.[4] The album also opened at number two on Top Country Albums, becoming his sixth top 10 on the chart.

Track listing

Where We Started track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Hill"
2:45
2."Church Boots"
2:56
3."Bass Pro Hat"
2:55
4."Anything Cold"
2:45
5."Angels (Don't Always Have Wings)"
3:34
6."Half of Me" (featuring Riley Green)
3:02
7."Bring the Bar"
  • Rhett
  • Akins
  • Gorley
  • Frasure
  • Parker Welling
3:29
8."Paradise"
  • Rhett
  • Dragstrem
  • Smith
  • Thompson
3:08
9."Death Row" (featuring Tyler Hubbard and Russell Dickerson)
3:50
10."Mama's Front Door"
  • Rhett
  • Dragstrem
  • Gorley
  • Chase McGill
2:41
11."Slow Down Summer"
3:36
12."Simple as a Song"
3:20
13."Us Someday"
  • Rhett
  • Akins
  • Frasure
  • Amy Wadge
2:22
14."Somebody Like Me"
  • Rhett
  • Akins
  • Dragstrem
  • Thompson
2:49
15."Where We Started" (with Katy Perry)
  • Rhett
  • Katy Perry
  • Frasure
  • Gorley
  • Jon Bellion
3:01
Total length:46:13

Personnel

  • Thomas Rhett – lead vocals, backing vocals (2–4, 7–9, 11–14), whistle (4, 8)
  • Charlie Judge – acoustic piano (2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14), synthesizers (1, 8–10, 12, 13), Hammond B3 organ (2–7, 9, 10, 14, 15), Wurlitzer electric piano (4, 12), Rhodes piano (8, 14)
  • Justin Niebank – programming (1–3, 6–15)
  • Jesse Frasure – programming (1, 2, 6–15), electric guitar (2), synth bass (2, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15), acoustic piano (4), synthesizers (4, 15), backing vocals (4), synth strings (11, 13)
  • David Huff – programming (2, 3, 5, 7–14)
  • Matt Dragstrem – programming (3, 14), backing vocals (8, 14), acoustic piano (14), synthesizers (14), electric guitar (14)
  • Luke Laird – programming (12), synthesizers (12), synth strings (12), synth bass (12)
  • Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitars, gut string guitar (1), dobro (2, 3), ganjo (3), mandolin (3, 11), ukulele (4, 12), banjo (13)
  • Derek Wells – electric guitar (1–4, 6, 8–15), slide electric guitar (7), electric guitar solo (14)
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar (2, 4–8, 10–12), electric guitar solo (2–4, 6, 9, 10), mandolin (6, 11), synth flute (8), slide electric guitar (8, 11), sitar (8, 11, 12), programming (9, 10, 15), synth bass (10)
  • Tom Bukovac – electric guitar (5)
  • Julien Bunetta – acoustic guitar (5)
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar (1, 3, 5–11, 13, 15)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
  • Shannon Forrest – drums (1, 6)
  • Chris Kimmerer – drums (2–4, 7–14), percussion (4, 12, 15)
  • Jerry Roe – drums (5)
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle (3)
  • Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements (1, 11–13, 15)
  • Stephen Lamb – copyist (11, 12, 15)
  • Kevin Bate – cello (1, 11–13, 15)
  • Austin Hoke – cello (1, 13)
  • Sari Reist – cello (11, 12, 15)
  • Monisa Angell – viola (1, 11–13, 15)
  • Betsy Lamb – viola (1, 13)
  • Chris Farrell – viola (11, 12, 15)
  • David Angell – violin (1, 11–13, 15), string contractor (11, 12, 15)
  • Jenny Bifano – violin (1, 13)
  • David Davidson – violin (1, 11–13, 15)
  • Alicia Engstrom – violin (1, 13)
  • Jun Iwasaki – violin (1, 11–13, 15)
  • Karen Winklemann – violin (1, 13)
  • Conni Ellisor – violin (11, 12, 15)
  • Josh Reedy – backing vocals (1–4, 6–14)
  • Stevie Frasure – backing vocals (2, 11, 13)
  • Teddy Swims – backing vocals (5)
  • Riley Green – featured vocals (6)
  • Russell Dickerson – featured vocals (9)
  • Tyler Hubbard – featured vocals (9)
  • Katy Perry – featured vocals (15)
  • Jon Bellion – backing vocals (15)

Charts

References

  1. ^ Where We Started (CD booklet). Thomas Rhett. The Valory Music Co. 2022. VMCTR0550F.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Vaughn, Grace Lenehan (April 4, 2022). "Thomas Rhett talks creating 'Where We Started' and beating writer's block". Sounds Like Nashville. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Where We Started review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Asker, Jim (April 12, 2022). "Thomas Rhett & Katy Perry Get 'Started' on Billboard Country Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
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