Enjoy the Ride (Sugarland album)

Enjoy the Ride
Enjoy the Ride
Studio album by Sugarland
Released	November 7, 2006
Recorded	February–September 2006
Genre	Country
Length	42:25
Label	Mercury Nashville
Producer	Byron Gallimore; Sugarland
Sugarland chronology
Singles from Enjoy the Ride
	"Want To"; Released: August 21, 2006; "Settlin'"; Released: January 1, 2007; "Everyday America"; Released: May 21, 2007; "Stay"; Released: September 10, 2007;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[1]
Allmusic	^[2]
Country Weekly	(average)^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[4]
People	^[5]
Plugged In	(mixed)^[6]
Rolling Stone	^[7]
Slant Magazine	^[8]

Enjoy the Ride is the second studio album by country music duo Sugarland, released on November 7, 2006 on Mercury Nashville Records. The album is the first one released with Sugarland as a duo (comprising Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush), as former member Kristen Hall had departed earlier in 2006.

The album debuted at No. 4 on the US Billboard 200 and at No. 2 on the US Country Album Chart, selling 211,000 copies in its first week;^[9] these were also its peak positions on the two charts.^[10] The album is certified 3× platinum by the RIAA for shipments of 3 million copies.

The album produced four chart singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, all of which were Top Ten hits. "Want To" and "Settlin'" (respectively the first and second singles) were both Number One hits, with the former being their first U.S. Number One. "Everyday America", the third single, was a No. 9 on the country charts and was used on the TV series Good Morning America. The final single was the acoustic ballad "Stay", which peaked at No. 2.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Settlin'"	Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush, Tim Owens	3:27
2.	"County Line"	Nettles, Bush, Lisa Carver	2:50
3.	"Want To"	Nettles, Bush, Bobby Pinson	3:35
4.	"Everyday America"	Nettles, Bush, Carver	3:52
5.	"Happy Ending"	Nettles, Bush, Owens	5:16
6.	"These Are the Days"	Nettles, Bush, Carver	3:49
7.	"One Blue Sky"	Nettles, Bush, Carver	4:17
8.	"April Showers"	Nettles, Bush, Jeff Cohen	3:24
9.	"Mean Girls"	Nettles, Bush, Owens	2:40
10.	"Stay"	Nettles	4:44
11.	"Sugarland"	Bush, Kristen Hall, Vanessa Olivarez	4:24

Target Exclusive Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Baby Girl" (Clear Channel Stripped)	Nettles, Bush, Hall, Troy Bieser	4:04
13.	"Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)" (Clear Channel Stripped)	Nettles, Bush, Hall	2:53

Australian Bonus Track^[11]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	""Who Says You Can't Go Home"" (with Bon Jovi) (from Have a Nice Day)	Jovi, Richie Sambora	3:50

A music video was made for "These Are the Days" even though it was not released as a single. The video is available on the iTunes Store.

Wal-Mart Bonus Christmas CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Little Wood Guitar"	Bush, Ellis Paul	4:12
2.	"Nuttin' for Christmas"	Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett	3:24
3.	"Holly Jolly Christmas"	Johnny Marks	3:06
4.	"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"	Traditional	4:08
5.	"Winter Wonderland"	Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith	2:27

Personnel

Sugarland

Kristian Bush – background vocals (except "Mean Girls", "Stay", and Happy Ending"), second lead vocals on "These Are the Days", acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
Jennifer Nettles – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar

Additional personnel

Thad Beaty – electric guitar
Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
Tom Bukovac – electric guitar, synthesizer
Brandon Bush – organ, clavinet, drum loops, percussion
Paul Bushnell – bass guitar
Annie Clements – bass guitar, background vocals
Dan Dugmore – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, Dobro
Shannon Forrest – drums, percussion, cymbals
Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
Rob Hajacos – fiddle
Tony Harrell – organ, accordion, Mellotron, harmonium, piano, synthesizer
Jarrod Johnson – drums
Tim Lauer – accordion
Greg Morrow – drums, percussion, drum loops
Brad Paisley – electric guitar (track 9)
Scott Patton – electric guitar
Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Top Country Albums	8
U.S. Billboard 200	4
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	2

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Certifications (sales threshold)
Year	Single	US Country	US	US Pop	CAN	Certifications (sales threshold)
2006	"Want To"	1	32	49	—	US: Gold
2007	"Settlin'"	1	54	93	47
	"Everyday America"	9	68	—	—
	"Stay"	2	32	36	48	US: Platinum
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications


Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)^[12]	3× Platinum

References

^ Webb, Jennifer. "Sugarland - Enjoy The Ride". About.com. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ Jurek, Thom. "Enjoy the Ride - Sugarland". Allmusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
^ "Enjoy the Ride by Sugarland". Country Weekly. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ Rosen, Jody (November 10, 2006). "Enjoy the Ride Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ Arnold, Chuck (November 13, 2006). "Picks and Pans Review: Sugarland (Enjoy the Ride)". People. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ Lees, Jeremy; Smithouser, Bob (2006). "Sugarland: Enjoy the Ride". Plugged In. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ Hoard, Christian (November 13, 2006). "Sugarland: Enjoy the Ride : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 21, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ Keefe, Jonathan (November 27, 2006). "Sugarland: Enjoy the Ride". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
^ Katie Hasty, "'NOW 23' Trumps Groban, Urban, Sugarland At No. 1", Billboard.com, November 15, 2006.
^ Artist chart history for Sugarland (albums), Billboard.com.
^ "SUGARLAND Enjoy the Ride (Album, CD)". Rare Records. Archived from the original on July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Sugarland – Enjoy the Ride". Recording Industry Association of America.

[about.com-1] Webb, Jennifer. "Sugarland - Enjoy The Ride". About.com. Retrieved June 5, 2013.

[allmusic-2] Jurek, Thom. "Enjoy the Ride - Sugarland". Allmusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.

[country-3] "Enjoy the Ride by Sugarland". Country Weekly. Retrieved June 5, 2013.

[ew-4] Rosen, Jody (November 10, 2006). "Enjoy the Ride Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 5, 2013.

[people-5] Arnold, Chuck (November 13, 2006). "Picks and Pans Review: Sugarland (Enjoy the Ride)". People. Retrieved June 5, 2013.

[plugged_in-6] Lees, Jeremy; Smithouser, Bob (2006). "Sugarland: Enjoy the Ride". Plugged In. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2013.

[rs-7] Hoard, Christian (November 13, 2006). "Sugarland: Enjoy the Ride : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 21, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2013.

[slant-8] Keefe, Jonathan (November 27, 2006). "Sugarland: Enjoy the Ride". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 7, 2011.

[9] Katie Hasty, "'NOW 23' Trumps Groban, Urban, Sugarland At No. 1", Billboard.com, November 15, 2006.

[10] Artist chart history for Sugarland (albums), Billboard.com.

[11] "SUGARLAND Enjoy the Ride (Album, CD)". Rare Records. Archived from the original on July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

[United_StatesSugarlandEnjoy_the_RidealbumCertRef-12] "American album certifications – Sugarland – Enjoy the Ride". Recording Industry Association of America.

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