Danielle Bradbery is the debut studio album of the American country music singer and The Voice season 4-winner Danielle Bradbery, released on November 25, 2013.[1]
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| Released | November 25, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | June – September 2013 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 40:02 | |||
| Label | Big Machine | |||
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Background and recording
editIn March 2013, 16-year-old Danielle Bradbery auditioned for season four of the American singing competition The Voice, performing Taylor Swift's "Mean". Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Usher all turned around, and Bradbery opted to join 'Team Blake'.[2] Throughout the competition, Bradbery was the first to send a single to the top 10 on iTunes, had the most singles (five) reach that peak, and had the most iTunes downloads of any contestant in the history of the competition. On June 18, 2013, Bradbery was crowned the winner of The Voice, and the next day signed to Big Machine Records.[3]
Promotion
editOn September 14, 2013, Bradbery performed on the WGTY Great Country Radio stage at the York Fair, where she sang her first single "The Heart of Dixie" as well as four other new songs from the album.[4]
The first single from the album, "The Heart of Dixie", was sent to country radio on July 8, 2013, and was released to digital retailers (via Universal Republic Nashville) July 16, 2013.[5] It was officially solicited to radio on July 22.[6] So far, the song has peaked within the top 20 on the Hot Country chart and the top 30[7] on the Country Airplay chart. "I Will Never Forget You" was also released as a digital download prior to the album's release. It has charted at number 49 on the Country Digital Songs chart.[8]
The second official single released to radio is "Young in America". Bradbery announced this through her Facebook page on March 28, 2014.
Bradbery revealed details about her upcoming album on October 1 through a live Facebook chat, including the album's title, cover image, and release date.[1] On October 22, Bradbery released the official track list hour by hour via Twitter.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Roughstock |   [9] |
The album received positive reviews from critics.
Track listings
editAll tracks produced by Dann Huff except "The Heart of Dixie", produced by Brett James.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Young in America" | Whitney Duncan, Jaren Johnston, Kylie Sackley
| 3:43 |
| 2. | "Wild Boy" | 3:41 | |
| 3. | "The Heart of Dixie" | Smith, Brett James, Verges
| 3:29 |
| 4. | "I Will Never Forget You" | 3:46 | |
| 5. | "Endless Summer" | 3:27 | |
| 6. | "Talk About Love" | Brent Anderson, Jeremy Johnson
| 3:47 |
| 7. | "Never Like This" | Smith, Steve McEwan, Gordie Sampson
| 3:29 |
| 8. | "Daughter of a Workin' Man" | Dave Barnes, Nicolle Galyon, Clint Lagerberg
| 3:37 |
| 9. | "Dance Hall" | April Cushman, Galyon, Molly Reed
| 3:26 |
| 10. | "Yellin' from the Rooftop" | Buxton, busbee
| 3:35 |
| 11. | "My Day" | 4:01 | |
| Total length: | 40:02 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Jesus, Take the Wheel" |
| 3:23 |
| 13. | "Born to Fly" | 3:14 | |
| 14. | "Maybe It Was Memphis" |
| 3:07 |
| 15. | "Who I Am" |
| 3:26 |
| Total length: | 53:12 | ||
Personnel
edit- Tim Akers - piano
- Bruce Bouton - steel guitar
- Mike Brignardello - bass
- Tom Bukovac - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo
- J. T. Corenflos - electric guitar
- Chad Cromwell - drums
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle
- Sam Ellis - backing vocals
- Larry Franklin - mandolin, fiddle
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Tony Harrell - piano
- Dann Huff - electric guitar, 12-string guitar
- Charlie Judge - keyboards, synthesizer
- Tony Lucido - bass
- Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
- Greg Morrow - drums
- Cherie Oakley - backing vocals
- Ethan Pilzer - bass
- Danny Rader - acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo
- Mike Rojas - piano, accordion
- Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass
- Aaron Sterling - drums
- Ilya Toshinsky - acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo
Chart performance
editDanielle Bradbery's self-titled debut album debuted at No. 5 on the US top country albums chart with first week sales of 41,000 copies. As of June 2014 the album has sold 139,000 copies in the U.S.[11]
Weekly charts
edit| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[12] | 19 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] | 5 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2014) | Position |
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| US Billboard 200[14] | 185 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] | 33 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [16] |
US Country Airplay [17] |
US [18] |
CAN Country [19] |
CAN [20] | ||
| 2013 | "The Heart of Dixie" | 16 | 12 | 58 | 46 | 60 |
| 2014 | "Young in America" | — | 49 | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Vinson, Christina (Oct 3, 2013). "Danielle Bradbery Announces Release Date for Debut Album". Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ Ford, Rebecca (June 20, 2013). "'The Voice' Winner Danielle Bradbery Signs with Big Machine Records". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ Whitaker, Sterling (July 5, 2013). "Danielle Bradbery Reveals Title, Cover Art + Release Date for Debut Single". The Boot. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ Franklin, Mark (Sep 15, 2013). "Danielle Bradbery sings new music to adoring crowd at the York Fair". The York Dispatch. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "The Heart of Dixie - Single". iTunes. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "FIRST LISTEN: Danielle Bradbery's Debut Single "The Heart of Dixie" (AUDIO)". mjsbigblog. July 8, 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Country Aircheck Weekly" (PDF). Countryaircheck.com. October 28, 2013. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ "Danielle Bradbery - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (21 November 2013). "Album Review: Danielle Bradbery - Danielle Bradbery". Roughstock. Cheri Media. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Danielle Bradbery (Deluxe) by Danielle Bradbery". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ^ Lyndsey Parker (June 19, 2014). "Adam Levine Admits 'The Voice' Has 'Problems'". Yahoo!.
- ^ "Danielle Bradbery Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Danielle Bradbery Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
- ^ "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ^ "Danielle Bradbery - Chart History (Hot Country)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Danielle Bradbery - Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Danielle Bradbery - Chart History (The Hot 100)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Danielle Bradbery - Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "Danielle Bradbery - Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 October 2013.