Getting Dressed in the Dark

Getting Dressed in the Dark is the debut country music album of artist Jaron Lowenstein, more commonly known as Jaron and the Long Road to Love. It was released on June 22, 2010 via Universal Republic.[3]

Getting Dressed in the Dark
Studio album by
Jaron and the Long Road to Love
ReleasedJune 22, 2010 (2010-06-22)
Recorded2009-2010
GenreCountry
Length36:40
LabelJaronwood/Universal Republic
Big Machine
ProducerJaron Lowenstein
Singles from Getting Dressed in the Dark
  1. "Pray for You"
    Released: November 30, 2009
  2. "That's Beautiful to Me"
    Released: September 7, 2010
  3. "It's a Good Thing"
    Released: April 18, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Roughstock[2]

The album's first single, "Pray for You", was released in November 2009, and has become a Top 20 single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, as well as a Top 40 single on the Billboard Hot 100. The album's second single, "That's Beautiful to Me" was released on radio on September 7, 2010, but it failed to reach the Top 40. A third single, "It's a Good Thing", was released on April 18, 2011, but it failed to chart.

Content

Lowenstein wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album. "It's a Good Thing" was co-written by Sarah Buxton, and Lowenstein's twin brother Evan, with whom he formerly recorded as Evan and Jaron.

Reception

Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the album a four-star rating, calling each song "well-written and produced country/pop tunes" and a "strong storyteller's album."[2] Giving it two-and-a-half stars, Andrew Leahey of Allmusic thought that the lyrics were "ballsy" by country music standards, but thought that the album's sound was bland and more influenced by pop than country.[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Jaron Lowenstein except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Petals Back on the Rose" 3:52
2."Meantime Girl" 3:06
3."Beat Back Love"J. Lowenstein, Greg Barnhill3:23
4."Without Her Leaving" 3:53
5."It's a Good Thing"J. Lowenstein, Evan Lowenstein, Andy Davis, Sarah Buxton3:47
6."Without a Woman I Love" 3:52
7."Kill Me For Loving You" 4:04
8."I Hope You Hit Traffic" 4:26
9."Pray for You"J. Lowenstein, Joel Brentlinger3:10
10."That's Beautiful to Me" 3:07

Personnel

Chart performance

The album debuted and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums and number 16 on the Billboard 200, selling 23,916 copies in its first week.[4] As of November 2010, the album has sold 110,000 copies in the U.S.[5]

Album
Chart (2010) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[6] 2
U.S. Billboard 200[7] 16

End of year charts
Chart (2010) Year-end
2010
US Billboard Top Country Albums 54[8]

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
[9]		 US
[10]		 CAN
[11]
2009 "Pray for You" 13 34 70
2010 "That's Beautiful to Me" 44 — —
2011 "It's a Good Thing" — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
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References
  1. Leahey, Andrew. "Getting Dressed in the Dark review". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  2. Bjorke, Matt (22 June 2010). "Getting Dressed in the Dark review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  3. Hughes, Donna (7 April 2010). "Jaron Gets 'Dressed' for New Album". The Boot. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  4. "Jaron and the Long Road to Love hits the top of the charts". Roughstock. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  5. "Lady A, Taylor Swift rule country sales charts this week". Roughstock. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  6. "Jaron and the Long Road to Love Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  7. "Jaron and the Long Road to Love Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  8. "Best of 2010 - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  9. "Jaron and the Long Road to Love Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  10. "Jaron and the Long Road to Love Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  11. "Jaron and the Long Road to Love Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
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