Summer Forever
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Summer Forever is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Billy Currington. It was released on June 2, 2015 via Mercury Nashville.[2] The album includes the number one singles "Don't It" and "It Don't Hurt Like It Used To".
Content
In an interview with website Taste of Country, Currington stated: "Making this album was such a blast for me. I put a lot of love into this project and couldn’t be more excited for fans to hear the new music".[3] He also added that "Summer Forever for [him] represents a positive, happy, good time lifestyle and that’s what [he] hope[s] the fans feel when they hear the record".[4] "Don't It" was released on October 27, 2014 as the album's lead off single. It peaked at number one on the Country Airplay chart dated June 6, 2015. The album's second single, "Drinkin' Town with a Football Problem", was released to radio on June 8, 2015. Despite a relatively high debut at number 41, the song fell to number 54 in its second week and struggled to climb the charts, ultimately peaking at number 30 in November 2015 and becoming Currington's lowest-charting single alongside "Tangled Up" from 2007. "It Don't Hurt Like It Used To" was sent to country radio on February 8, 2016 as the album's third single. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in October 2016 and held the number one position for two consecutive weeks. "Do I Make You Wanna" is the album's fourth and final single, being served to radio in November 2016.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't It" | 3:09 | |
| 2. | "Drinkin' Town with a Football Problem" |
| 4:14 |
| 3. | "Wake Me Up" | 3:38 | |
| 4. | "Good Night" (featuring Jessie James) |
| 4:09 |
| 5. | "Jonesin'" | 3:33 | |
| 6. | "Give It to Me Straight" |
| 3:22 |
| 7. | "It Don't Hurt Like It Used To" |
| 3:05 |
| 8. | "Nowhere Town" | 3:44 | |
| 9. | "Do I Make You Wanna" |
| 3:56 |
| 10. | "Sweet Love" |
| 3:23 |
| 11. | "Soundtrack" |
| 3:30 |
| 12. | "Summer Forever" |
| 3:24 |
Personnel
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
- Billy Currington – lead vocals
- Jessie James Decker – vocals on "Good Night"
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Jesse Frasure – programming
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- David Huff – programming
- Charlie Judge – keyboards
- Chris McHugh – drums
- Danny Rader – acoustic guitar
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Russell Terrell – background vocals
- Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar
- Derek Wells – electric guitar
Chart performance
The album debuted on the Top Country Albums chart at No. 3, and Billboard 200 at No. 15, selling 20,800 copies in the US for the week.[5] The album has sold 68,500 copies in the US as of October 2016.[6]
Album
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] | 24 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 15 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] | 3 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Country Airplay | US | CAN Country | CAN | ||
| 2014 | "Don't It" | 4 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 46 |
| 2015 | "Drinkin' Town with a Football Problem" | 41 | 30 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | "It Don't Hurt Like It Used To" | 3 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 77 |
| "Do I Make You Wanna"A | 49 | |||||
- ACurrent single
References
- ^ https://www.countryaircheck.com/pdf_publication/Issue_524%20-%20November%207,%202016.pdf
- ^ Nicholson, Jessica (April 22, 2015). "Billy Currington To Release 'Summer Forever' in June". MusicRow. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ http://tasteofcountry.com/billy-currington-summer-forever-release-date/
- ^ http://tasteofcountry.com/billy-currington-summer-forever-release-date/
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (June 11, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For June 11, 2015". Roughstock.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 5, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: October 3, 2016". Roughstock.
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
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