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Anchor
Studio album by
Autumn Hill
ReleasedJune 16, 2015 (2015-06-16)
Recorded2014–15
Various studios
    • House of Blues
      (Nashville, Tennessee)
    • The Zoo
      (Nashville, Tennessee)
    • Song Rimes Studio
      (Nashville, Tennessee)
    • Soundstage Studio
      (Nashville, Tennessee)
    • Coalition
      (Toronto, Ontario)
    • The Lab and Bluemanrecording
      (Nashville, Tennessee)
    • GRC Audio
      (Buffalo, New York)
GenreCountry
LabelWax
Producer
  • David "Dwave" Thomson
  • Lindsay Rimes
  • Nathan Meckel
  • Tareya Green
Autumn Hill chronology
Favourite Mistake
(2013) 		Anchor
(2015)
Singles from Anchor
  1. "Blame"
    Released: March 3, 2015
  2. "Return Policy"
    Released: August 31, 2015
  3. "Mixtape"
    Released: January 27, 2016
  4. "Good Night for Going Nowhere"
    Released: May 18, 2016

Anchor is the second studio album by Canadian country music duo Autumn Hill, released on June 16, 2015 via Wax Records and distributed by Universal Music Canada.[1] Its lead single, "Blame", became their first song to reach the top five on the Billboard Canada Country chart.

Background

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Their debut studio album, Favourite Mistake, was released in 2013 and produced four country airplay hits. With "Anything at All" charting at both the adult contemporary and country formats, the duo earned the distinction of being the first Canadian country music act to crossover to pop radio since Shania Twain.[2][3] Produced by Dave Thomson, Anchor was co-written by Autumn Hill and songwriters from Nashville, Tennessee.[4] After touring with Kira Isabella in late 2014, the duo sought to move away from the ballad-heavy approach of their previous record and "focus on songs that would translate to our live shows," according to member Mike Robins.[4]

Promotion

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"Blame" was released on March 3, 2015 as the album's lead single.[5] The music video premiered the same date.[6] It failed to enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but reached a peak position of 4 on the Canada Country airplay chart, marking the duo's first top five hit.[7]

"Return Policy" was released to Canadian country radio on August 31, 2015 as the second official single.[8][non-primary source needed]

The album's third single, "Mixtape", was serviced to radio on January 27, 2016.[9]

The album's fourth single, "Good Night for Going Nowhere" released to Canadian country radio on May 18, 2016.

Other songs

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During the lead-up to the album's release, three tracks were released to iTunes as promotional singles supporting pre-orders: "It Don't Get Better Than This" premiered June 3, 2015;[10] "Summertime Free" premiered June 5, 2015;[11][non-primary source needed] and "Return Policy" premiered June 8, 2015.[12]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Anchor"Tareya Green, Mike Robins, David "Dwave" ThomsonThomson3:32
2."Return Policy"Green, Robins, Lindsay RimesRimes, Thomson3:01
3."It Don't Get Better Than This"Green, Robins, Thomson, Phil BartonThomson3:10
4."Blame"Thomson, Stephanie Chapman, Christian RadaThomson3:42
5."Mixtape"Thomson, Chapman, RadaThomson3:29
6."Memphis"Green, Robins, Kris BergsnesRimes, Thomson2:53
7."Good Night for Going Nowhere"Green, Robins, Todd Clark, Gavin SlateThomson4:06
8."Summertime Free"Matt Rogers, Jason Massey, John KingThomson3:39
9."August in the Rain" (Mike Robins solo)Robins, Nathan Meckel, Blue MillerThomson, Meckel5:26
10."Never Be Mine" (Tareya Green solo)GreenGreen, Thomson3:28

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.[13]

Instruments
Production

Chart performance

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Singles

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Year Single Peak chart
positions
CAN Country
[7]
2015 "Blame" 4
"Return Policy" 22
2016 "Mixtape" 19
"Good Night for Going Nowhere" —

References

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  1. ^ "Anchor by Autumn Hill". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  2. ^ Cheevers, Melinda (November 13, 2014). "Autumn Hill ready to rock Brock's Centre for the Arts". Niagara This Week. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Banerjee, Nilabjo (November 27, 2014). "Interview: Autumn Hill". Ride the Tempo. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Autumn Hill to Release Anchor June 16". UMC Media. Universal Music Canada. June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  5. ^ "Blame – Single by Autumn Hill". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  6. ^ Autumn Hill (March 3, 2015). "Autumn Hill – Blame (Official Lyric Video)". Retrieved April 9, 2015 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ a b "Autumn Hill Album & Song Chart History – Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  8. ^ Autumn Hill. "Autumn Hill – Timeline Photos". Facebook. Retrieved August 31, 2015. Autumn Hill's brand new single RETURN POLICY arrives at radio today! Request it on your local radio stations now!
  9. ^ "Mixtape Hits Radio January 27th". Wax Records. January 18, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  10. ^ "Preorder Anchor now!". Autumn Hill (Blog). June 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  11. ^ Autumn Hill (June 5, 2015). "Autumn Hill – Timeline Photos". Facebook. Retrieved June 11, 2015. Enjoy #SummerTimeFree
  12. ^ "Anchor by Autumn Hill". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  13. ^ Anchor (booklet). Autumn Hill. Wax Records / Universal Music Canada Inc. 2015. B00Y1U7U26.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)


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