Rascal Flatts (album)

Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts
Studio album by Rascal Flatts
Released	June 6, 2000
Genre	Country pop
Length	43:33
Label	Lyric Street
Producer	Mark Bright, Marty Williams
Rascal Flatts chronology
Singles from Rascal Flatts
	"Prayin' for Daylight"; Released: February 21, 2000; "This Everyday Love"; Released: August 7, 2000; "While You Loved Me"; Released: March 26, 2001; "I'm Movin' On"; Released: October 8, 2001;

Rascal Flatts is the debut studio album by American country music group Rascal Flatts, released on June 6, 2000, on Lyric Street Records. It sold 2,303,000 in the United States up to May 2009,^[2] and has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The album produced four singles on the Billboard country charts in "Prayin' for Daylight", "This Everyday Love", "While You Loved Me" and "I'm Movin' On", all of which charted in the Top Ten on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. "Long Slow Beautiful Dance" also charted.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prayin' for Daylight"	Steve Bogard, Rick Giles	3:40
2.	"This Everyday Love"	Danny Wells, Gene Nelson	3:08
3.	"While You Loved Me"	Kim Williams, Marty Dodson, Wells	3:29
4.	"Some Say"	Don Pfrimmer, Danny Orton	4:00
5.	"See Me Through"	Gary LeVox, Bruce Miller, Eddie Schwartz	6:28
6.	"One Good Love"	Annie Roboff, Marcus Hummon	3:53
7.	"It's Not Just Me"	Jay DeMarcus, Hummon	3:58
8.	"Waiting All My Life"	Tommy Lee James, Rob Mathes	3:11
9.	"From Time to Time"	Rich Alves, Bill Rice	3:52
10.	"Long Slow Beautiful Dance"	Kevin Fisher, Fred Wilhelm	4:00
11.	"I'm Movin' On"	Phillip White, D. Vincent Williams	4:06
Total length:			43:33

Personnel

Rascal Flatts

Jay DeMarcus – backing vocals, bass guitar (9), lead vocals (10)
Gary LeVox – lead vocals
Joe Don Rooney – backing vocals, lead vocals (10)

Additional musicians

Brian Siewert – keyboards (1, 9, 10)
Tim Akers – keyboards (2-8, 11)
Larry Beaird – acoustic guitar
Dann Huff – electric guitar (2-4, 6, 7)
George Marinelli, Jr. – electric guitar (1, 9, 10)
Brent Mason – electric guitar (1, 2, 5-11)
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Jonathan Yudkin – mandolin, fiddle, cello, viola, violin
Joe Chemay – bass guitar (1, 10)
Mike Brignardello – bass guitar (2-8, 11)
Lonnie Wilson – drums

Production

Mark Bright – producer
Marty Williams – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
Christopher Rowe – engineer
Shawn Simpson – engineer
John Guess – mixing
Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator
Sherri Halford – art direction
Greg McCarn – art direction
Glenn Sweitzer – design
Russ Harrington – photography
Ann Waters – stylist
Debra Wingo – hair stylist, make-up

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–02)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	14
US Billboard 200^[3]	43
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	49
Chart (2001)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[6]	97
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	26
Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[8]	38
US Billboard 200^[9]	172
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[10]	18

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US
2000	"Prayin' for Daylight"^[A]	3	38
2000	"This Everyday Love"	9	56
2001	"While You Loved Me"	7	60
2001	"I'm Movin' On"	4	41

Notes

A ^ "Prayin' for Daylight" peaked at number 4 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Certifications


Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)^[11]	2× Platinum

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rascal Flatts review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
^ Trust, Gary (May 1, 2009). "What Sold The Most". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Rascal Flatts – Rascal Flatts". Recording Industry Association of America.

[allmusic-1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rascal Flatts review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.

[2] Trust, Gary (May 1, 2009). "What Sold The Most". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2009.

[ac_Billboard200_Rascal_Flatts-3] "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Rascal_Flatts-4] "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[5] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[6] "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

[7] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[8] "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

[9] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[10] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[United_StatesRascal_FlattsRascal_FlattsalbumCertRef-11] "American album certifications – Rascal Flatts – Rascal Flatts". Recording Industry Association of America.

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