Lee Brice (album)

Lee Brice
Studio album by Lee Brice
Released November 3, 2017 (2017-11-03)
Genre Country
Length 52:59
Label Curb
Producer
Lee Brice chronology
I Don't Dance
(2014)		 Lee Brice
(2017)
Singles from Lee Brice
  1. "Boy"
    Released: June 19, 2017
  2. "Rumor"
    Released: July 16, 2018

Lee Brice is the fourth album by American country music singer Lee Brice. It was released on November 3, 2017 via Curb Records. The album's lead single is "Boy".

Content

Brice first announced the album in mid-2017, following the release of lead single "Boy". He said that the "songs address themes of love, family and hard work." Brice co-produced with Dan Frizsell, Kyle Jacobs, Cody Labelle, and Jon Stone.[1] "Boy" has charted within the Top 20 of Hot Country Songs.[2]

"Songs in the Kitchen" was inspired by a quote from Kellie Pickler.[3]

Critical reception

Sounds Like Nashville writer Chuck Dauphin gave the album a positive review, stating that "the best material on this disc comes from real life and appreciating your blessings of what you have in life".[4]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 36 on Billboard 200,[5] and No. 7 on Top Country Albums, with 12,200 copies (15,000 album-equivalent units) sold in the first week.[6][7] It has sold 37,100 copies in the United States as of September 2018.[8]

Track listing

  1. "What Keeps You Up at Night" (Brice, Jessi Alexander, Ross Copperman, Pete Wilson) - 3:32
    • featuring Kenny Brice, Carlleen Brice, and Lewis Brice
  2. "Little Things" (Brice, Jaren Johnston, Neil Mason) - 2:28
  3. "American Nights" (Austin Jenckes, Jeff Middleton, Mike Walker) - 2:58
  4. "Boy" (Nicolle Galyon, Jon Nite) - 3:19
  5. "They Won't Forget About Us" (Brice, Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley) - 3:55
  6. "I Don't Smoke" (Brice, Jon Stone, Billy Montana, John Bohlinger) - 4:34
  7. "You Can't Help Who You Love" (Brice, Stone, Gorley) - 2:40
  8. "Rumor" (Brice, Gorley, Jacobs) - 3:43
  9. "The Locals" (Brice, Stone, Brian Bunn) - 3:22
  10. "Songs in the Kitchen" (Brice, Rob Hatch, Lance Miller) - 3:30
  11. "Story to Tell (Little Bird)" (Brice, Phillip Lammonds, Edwin McCain) - 3:35
    • featuring Edwin McCain on acoustic guitar and duet vocals, and Warren Haynes on slide guitar
  12. "Have a Good Day" (Brice, B. Montana, Randy Montana) - 2:57
  13. "Eyes Closed" (Michael P. Heeney, Johnston, Mason) - 4:45
  14. "Dixie Highway" (Brice, Stone, Matraca Berg) - 4:16
  15. The Best Part of Me" (Lammonds, Chris Gelbuda) - 3:25

Personnel

Adapted from Lee Brice liner notes.[9]

Musicians
  • Jessi Alexander - background vocals
  • Travis Bettis - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar
  • John Bohlinger - steel guitar, background vocals
  • Lee Brice - lead and background vocals, percussion, bass guitar, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, banjo, theremin, harmonica, programming
  • Tom Bukovac - electric guitar, mandolin, banjo
  • Brian Bunn - programming
  • Joeie Canaday - bass guitar
  • Dave Cohen - piano, synthesizer
  • Stephanie Curry - background vocals
  • Dan Fernandez - electric guitar
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar
  • Dan Frizsell - bass guitar, programming
  • Ben Glover - background vocals
  • Michael Gray - percussion
  • Warren Haynes - slide guitar
  • Morgan Herbert - background vocals
  • Kyle Jacobs - piano, synthesizer
  • Mike Johnson - steel guitar
  • Charlie Judge - synthesizer
  • Jeff King - electric guitar, mandolin
  • Cody Labelle - programming
  • Donnie Marple - drums, percussion
  • Edwin McCain - acoustic guitar, background vocals
  • Pat McGrath - acoustic guitar
  • Rob McNelley - acoustic guitar
  • Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
  • Billy Montana - bass guitar, harmonica, background vocals
  • Gordon Mote - piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Nir Z - drums
  • Paul Rippee - bass guitar
  • Jerry Roe - drums
  • Kristen Rogers - background vocals
  • Adam Shoenfeld - electric guitar
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar
  • Reggie Smith - Hammond organ, clavinet, background vocals
  • Jon Stone - electric guitar, background vocals
  • Derek Wells - electric guitar
  • John Willis - acoustic guitar
Technical
  • Lee Brice - producer (all tracks), executive producer
  • Dan Frizsell - producer (all tracks except 12), recording, mixing
  • Kyle Jacobs - producer (tracks 1, 2, 4-8, 10, 11)
  • Cody Labelle - producer (track 12)
  • Andrew Mendelson - mastering
  • Jon Stone - producer (all tracks except 3, 12, 15)

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 99
US Billboard 200[11] 36
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 7

References

  1. ↑ Whitaker, Sterling (May 20, 2017). "Lee Brice Reveals Release Date for Upcoming Self-Titled Album". Taste of Country. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard.
  3. ↑ "Lee Brice Reveals Which Song Kellie Pickler Inspired". Taste of Country.
  4. ↑ Dauphin, Chuck (November 1, 2017). "Album Review: Lee Brice's Self-Titled Album". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. November 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ Asker, Jim (November 14, 2017). "Blake Shelton Scores Sixth No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart With 'Texoma Shore'". Billboard.
  7. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 13, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: November 13, 2017". Roughstock.
  8. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (September 4, 2018). "The Top 10 Country Albums: September 4, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  9. ↑ Lee Brice (Media notes). Lee Brice. Curb Records. 2018. D2-79452.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Chart Watch #446". auspOp. November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Lee Brice Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Lee Brice Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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