Lady Antebellum
Studio album by
Lady Antebellum
ReleasedApril 15, 2008 (2008-04-15)
GenreCountry
Length42:44
LabelCapitol Nashville
Producer
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]

Lady Antebellum is the debut studio album by American country music trio Lady Antebellum. It was released on April 15, 2008, through Capitol Nashville. The production on the album was handled by Victoria Shaw and Paul Worley. The album was supported by three singles: "Love Don't Live Here", "Lookin' for a Good Time" and "I Run to You", which became the group's first number one on the US Hot Country Songs chart.

Lady Antebellum received generally positive reviews from music critics and was also a commercial success. The album debuted at four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 43,000 copies in its first week.[6] The album also debuted at number one on the US Top Country Albums chart, becoming the first debut by a country group to achieve this.[7] It also received a nomination for Album of the Year at the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards.

Singles

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.

Commercial performance

Lady Antebellum debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 43,000 copies in its first week.[6] This became Lady Antebellum's first US top-ten debut.[6] The album also debuted at number one on the US Top Country Albums chart.[8] On November 10, 2010, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over two million copies in the US.[9] As of January 2011, the album has sold 1,826,368 copies in the United States.[10]

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
4:00

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[11][12]

Lady Antebellum

Additional musicians

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

Production

Charts

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 Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[9] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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. ^ a b c Katie Hasty (April 23, 2008). "Mariah Debuts At No. 1 After Monster First Week". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Lady Antebellum Debuts with Record-Breaking Digital Sales". Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  8. ^ Edward Morris (April 25, 2008). "Lady Antebellum's First Album Debuts at No. 1". CMT. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "American album certifications – Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum". Recording Industry Association of America.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ Lady Antebellum (CD liner notes). Lady Antebellum. Capitol Records Nashville. 2008. 032062.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ "Lady Antebellum - Lady A | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  13. ^ "Lady Antebellum | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  14. ^ "Lady Antebellum Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Lady Antebellum Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  16. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  17. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  18. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  19. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  20. ^ "Best of 2010 – Billboard Top 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  21. ^ "Best of 2010 – Top Country Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  22. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  23. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum". Music Canada.
  24. ^ "British album certifications – Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum". British Phonographic Industry.

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