Big Day in a Small Town

Big Day in a Small Town
Studio album by Brandy Clark
Released June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10)
Genre Country
Length 40:20
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Jay Joyce
Brandy Clark chronology
12 Stories
(2013)		 Big Day in a Small Town
(2016)
Singles from Big Day in a Small Town
  1. "Girl Next Door"
    Released: February 16, 2016
  2. "Love Can Go to Hell"
    Released: September 12, 2016
  3. "Three Kids No Husband"
    Released: April 2017

Big Day in a Small Town is the second studio album by American country music artist Brandy Clark. It was released on June 10, 2016, through Warner Bros. Records.[1] The album was nominated for Best Country Album and the album's second single, "Love Can Go To Hell", was nominated for Best Country Solo Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]

Background

Two of the album's tracks were previously recorded by other artists. "Homecoming Queen" previously appeared on Feels Like Home, the 2013 studio album by Sheryl Crow, and "Three Kids No Husband" previously appeared on the 2014 album Numbered Doors by co-writer Lori McKenna.

The track "Daughter" features Clark's close friend and collaborator Kacey Musgraves on harmony vocals.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Boston GlobePositive[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Spin8/10[7]
Uncut8/10[8]

Big Day in a Small Town received highly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 84 out of 100, which indicates "universal acclaim" based on 5 reviews.[3] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album four and a half stars out of five and states: "Songs rarely come much better than these."[4] Rolling Stone's Will Hermes calls it "music tooled alternately for stadiums and songwriting circles, commercial and public radio, line-dance bars and coffee shops."[6] Additionally, it was the Spin "album of the week" and called "fantastic; often a superb piece of recorded music" by reviewer Alfred Soto.[7]

Accolades

Year Association Category Result
2017 Grammy Awards[2] Best Country Album Nominated
Publication Rank List
AllMusic N/A Best Albums of 2016[9]
American Songwriter 21 Top 50 Albums of 2016[10]
Entertainment Weekly 8 The Best Country Albums of 2016[11]
Rolling Stone 6 40 Best Country Albums of 2016[12]
27 50 Best Albums of 2016[13]
Stereogum 4 The 20 Best Country Albums of 2016[14]
Uproxx 7 The 20 Best Country Albums of 2016[15]

Track listing

Writing credits source: BMI[16]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soap Opera"Brandy Clark, Bryan Simpson3:25
2."Girl Next Door"Clark, Jessie Jo Dillon, Shane McAnally4:33
3."Homecoming Queen"Clark, Luke Laird, McAnally3:07
4."Broke"Clark, McAnally, Josh Osborne3:39
5."You Can Come Over"Clark, Dillon, Mark Narmore3:53
6."Love Can Go to Hell"Clark, Scott Stepakoff3:58
7."Big Day in a Small Town"Clark, McAnally, Mark D. Sanders3:43
8."Three Kids No Husband"Clark, Lori McKenna3:14
9."Daughter"Clark, Dillon, Jeremy Spillman3:19
10."Drinkin', Smokin', Cheatin'"Clark2:57
11."Since You've Gone to Heaven"Clark, McAnally4:32
Total length:40:20

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[17]

Commercial performance

Big Day in a Small Town debuted at number eighty-two on the US Billboard 200 chart[18] with 8,100 equivalent album units; it sold 7,400 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit total reflecting the album's streaming activity and track sales.[19] As of August 2016 the album has sold 15,500 copies in the US.[20]

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2016) Peak
position
UK Country Albums (OCC)[21] 3
US Billboard 200[22] 82
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[23] 8
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[24] 5

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country Airplay
2016 "Girl Next Door" 39
"Love Can Go to Hell" —

Release history

Source: Amazon.com[25]

Region Date Format(s) Label
United States June 10, 2016
Warner Bros.

References

  1. ↑ Hudak, Joseph (March 22, 2016). "Brandy Clark Sets Release Date for New Album 'Big Day in a Small Town'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Grammy Awards 2017: See the Full Winners List". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Reviews for Big Day in a Small Town by Brandy Clark". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Big Day in a Small Town - Brandy Clark — Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ Munro, Stuart (June 9, 2016). "Despite slick start, 'Big Day' still a sharp alternative". The Boston Globe. John W. Henry. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  6. 1 2 Hermes, Will (June 17, 2016). "A country visionary puts a fresh spin on drinkin', cheatin' and small-town life". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Soto, Alfred (June 6, 2016). "Review: Brandy Clark Saved the Hits for Herself This Time on 'Big Day in a Small Town'". Spin. Buzzmedia. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Brandy Clark - Big Day in a Small Town". Uncut: Page 71. July 2016.
  9. ↑ AllMusic staff. "AllMusic Best Albums of 2016". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ American Songwriter Staff (December 1, 2016). "Top 50 Albums Of 2016". American Songwriter. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  11. ↑ Madison Vain (December 14, 2016). "The Best Country Albums of 2016". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  12. ↑ Rolling Stone staff (December 6, 2016). "40 Best Country Albums of 2016". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ Rolling Stone staff (November 28, 2016). "50 Best Albums of 2016". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  14. ↑ Stephen Deusner (December 16, 2016). "The 20 Best Country Albums of 2016". Stereogum. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  15. ↑ Caitlin White (December 14, 2016). "The 20 Best Country Albums of 2016". Uproxx. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  16. ↑ BMI Repertoire Search for CLARK BRANDY LYNN
  17. ↑ "Big Day in a Small Town - Brandy Clark - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Brandy Clark - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  19. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (June 21, 2016). "Country Albums Chart: June 20, 2016". Roughstock. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  20. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (August 21, 2016). "Country Albums Sales Chart: August 22, 2016". Roughstock.
  21. ↑ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Brandy Clark Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Brandy Clark Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Brandy Clark Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Brandy Clark: Big Day in a Small Town: Music". Amazon.com. ASIN B01DSEW0SE. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
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