Lady Antebellum (album)

Lady Antebellum is the self-titled debut album by the American country music trio Lady Antebellum. It was released on April 15, 2008. Its lead-off single, "Love Don't Live Here", was released in late 2007 and entered the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in May 2008. A second single, "Lookin' for a Good Time", was issued in June 2008, and peaked at number 11. "I Run to You" followed as the third single from the album in January 2009, and became the group's first number-one single on the Hot Country Songs chart in July 2009.

Lady Antebellum
Studio album by
Lady Antebellum
ReleasedApril 15, 2008 (2008-04-15)
GenreCountry
Length42:44
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerVictoria Shaw
Paul Worley
Lady Antebellum chronology
Lady Antebellum
(2008)		 Need You Now
(2010)
Singles from Lady Antebellum
  1. "Love Don't Live Here"
    Released: October 2, 2007
  2. "Lookin' for a Good Time"
    Released: June 9, 2008
  3. "I Run to You"
    Released: January 26, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Country Weekly[2]
Country Standard Timefavorable[3]
Slant[4]
About.com[5]

The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, the first debut by a country group to achieve this. It also reached number 4 on the overall Billboard Top 200 charts.[6] It also received a nomination for Album of the Year at the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Don't Live Here"
3:50
2."Lookin' for a Good Time"
3:07
3."All We'd Ever Need"
  • Scott
  • Kelley
  • Haywood
4:40
4."Long Gone"
3:34
5."I Run to You"
4:16
6."Love's Lookin' Good on You"
3:21
7."Home is Where the Heart Is"
  • Scott
  • Kelley
  • Haywood
  • Shaw
3:45
8."Things People Say"
  • Kelley
  • Haywood
3:50
9."Slow Down Sister"
  • Kelley
  • Haywood
  • Shaw
  • Jason "Slim" Gambill
3:06
10."Can't Take My Eyes off You"
  • Scott
  • Kelley
  • Haywood
4:45
11."One Day You Will"
4:30
Total length:42:44
iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Emily"
  • Scott
  • Kelley
  • Haywood
  • Shaw
3:59

Chart performance

The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and at number 1 on the Top Country Albums Chart, after selling 47,000 copies during its first official week of release, and making Lady Antebellum the first country group to have their debut album enter the Top Country Albums at number 1. It has been certified double platinum by the RIAA for U.S. shipments of 2,000,000 copies. As of the chart dated January 8, 2011, the album has sold 1,826,368 copies in the US.[7]

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN
2007 "Love Don't Live Here" 3 53 69
2008 "Lookin' for a Good Time" 11 67 —
2009 "I Run to You" 1 27 54

Certifications
Region Certification
Canada (Music Canada)[18] Platinum
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Silver
United States (RIAA)[20] 2× Platinum

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[21]

Lady Antebellum

Additional musicians

Strings performed by the Nashville String Machine; conducted and arranged by Kris Wilkinson.

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References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Lady Antebellum review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  2. "Lady Antebellum". Country Weekly. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  3. Schlesier, Jacquilynne. "Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum". Country Standard Time. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  4. Keefe, Jonathan. "Lady Antebellum: Lady Antebellum". Slant. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  5. Sexton, Scott. "Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum". About.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  6. "Lady Antebellum Debuts with Record-Breaking Digital Sales". Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  7. "Final Holiday Sales #s of 2010 are Huge for Country Artists". Roughstock. 2010-12-29. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  8. "Lady Antebellum | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  9. "Lady Antebellum Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  10. "Lady Antebellum Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  11. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  12. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  13. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  14. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  15. "Best of 2010 – Billboard Top 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  16. "Best of 2010 – Top Country Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  17. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  18. "Canadian album certifications – Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum". Music Canada.
  19. "British album certifications – Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Lady Antebellum in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  20. "American album certifications – Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  21. Lady Antebellum (CD liner notes). Lady Antebellum. Capitol Records Nashville. 2008. 032062.CS1 maint: others (link)
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