Nightfall (Little Big Town album)
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Released | January 17, 2020 | |||
Genre | Country[1] | |||
Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
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Nightfall is the ninth studio album by American country music group Little Big Town. It was released on January 17, 2020, by Capitol Nashville, and was self produced by Little Big Town with major production assistance from Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. It includes the singles "Over Drinking", Grammy-nominated "The Daughters", and "Wine, Beer, Whiskey".[2]
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[5] |
No Ripcord | 6/10[6] |
Nightfall received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 74 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "The labor is evident, particularly in the careful construction of the compositions and the subtle shading on individual tracks" and "it's music for meditative mornings or for afternoons in need of a dose of consolation and comfort." He also compared the band's sound favorably to Fleetwood Mac.[1]
Commercial performance
Nightfall debuted at No. 1 on Top Country Albums with 31,000 equivalent album units, 26,000 in of which are in traditional album sales.[7] As of March 2020, it has sold 43,800 copies in the United States.[8]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Next to You" |
| Karen Fairchild | 4:06 |
2. | "Nightfall" |
| Fairchild | 3:21 |
3. | "Forever and a Night" |
| Philip Sweet | 4:26 |
4. | "Throw Your Love Away" |
| Kimberley Schlapman | 3:44 |
5. | "Over Drinking" |
| Fairchild | 3:10 |
6. | "Wine, Beer, Whiskey" |
| Jimi Westbrook | 3:16 |
7. | "Questions" |
| Fairchild | 3:04 |
8. | "The Daughters" |
| Fairchild | 3:32 |
9. | "River of Stars" |
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| 3:37 |
10. | "Sugar Coat" |
| Fairchild | 3:40 |
11. | "Problem Child" |
| Westbrook | 3:35 |
12. | "Bluebird" |
| Fairchild | 3:11 |
13. | "Trouble with Forever" |
| Fairchild | 3:31 |
Personnel
Little Big Town
- Karen Fairchild
- Kimberley Schlapman
- Philip Sweet
- Jimi Westbrook
Charts
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 88 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] | 65 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] | 40 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 13 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] | 1 |
References
- ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Nightfall review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ Bonaguro 9/9/2019, Alison. "Little Big Town Fans Wake Up to Nightfall". CMT News.
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- ^ "Nighfall - Little Big Town". AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ Johnston, Maura (July 31, 2020). "Little Big Town's The Nightfall: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ Gordon, Ethan. "Little Big Town: Nightfall Review". Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ Asker, Jim (January 28, 2020). "Little Big Town Earns Fourth Top Country Albums No. 1 With 'Nightfall,' Dustin Lynch's 'Tullahoma' Starts in Top Five". Billboard.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 10, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020". RoughStock. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #561". auspOp. January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Little Big Town Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Little Big Town Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Little Big Town Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2020.