Twice the Speed of Life is the debut album of American country music group Sugarland, released on October 26, 2004, on Mercury Nashville Records.
The album peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and number three on the Top Country Albums charts. It was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album features the singles "Baby Girl", "Something More", "Just Might (Make Me Believe)", and "Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)", which peaked at number 2, number 2, number 7, and number 17 respectively on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Twice the Speed of Life was Sugarland's only album as a trio, before Kristen Hall left in December 2005.
Singles
On July 12, 2004, the first single "Baby Girl" was released. The song reached number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot Country Songs charts. It was also certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Something More" is the second single from the album. It was released on April 11, 2005. The song peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot Country Albums charts. It was also certified gold by the RIAA. "Just Might (Make Me Believe)" was released on September 15, 2005, it peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the Hot Country Songs charts. It was also certified gold. The album's last single "Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)" was released on March 13, 2006. Unlike the album's other singles, the song failed to chart on the Hot 100 but peaked at number 17 on the Hot Country Songs chart respectively.
Track listing
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1. | "Something More" | Kristian Bush, Kristen Hall, Jennifer Nettles | 3:36 |
2. | "Baby Girl" | Troy Bieser, Bush, Hall, Nettles | 4:12 |
3. | "Hello" | Bush, Hall, Nettles | 3:53 |
4. | "Tennessee" | Bush, Hall, David LaBruyere | 2:58 |
5. | "Just Might (Make Me Believe)" | Hall | 4:07 |
6. | "Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)" | Bush, Hall, Nettles | 2:51 |
7. | "Fly Away" | Bush, Corri English, Billy Gewin, Hall | 3:36 |
8. | "Speed of Life" | Hall, Nettles | 4:07 |
9. | "Small Town Jericho" | Bush, Hall, Nettles | 4:03 |
10. | "Time, Time, Time" | Bush, Hall, Nettles | 3:29 |
11. | "Stand Back Up" | Bush, Hall, Nettles | 4:48 |
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[4]
Additional musicians
- Tom Bukovac – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Steve Brewster – percussion
- Brandon Bush – organ, electric piano
- Chad Cromwell – drums
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Dobro, banjo
- Garth Fundis – background vocals on "Just Might (Make Me Believe)"
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Greg Morrow – drums, percussion, tambourine, shaker, maracas
- Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
- Garrison Starr – background vocals on "Small Town Jericho"
- Kenny Vaughan – electric guitar
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Charts
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Other charted songs
Year |
Single |
Peak positions |
US Country |
2005 |
"Stand Back Up" |
47 |
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References
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt. "Sugarland - Twice the Speed of Life". About.com. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Twice the Speed of Life - Sugarland". Allmusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ↑ Yoars, Marcus; Smithouser, Bob (2004). "Sugarland: Twice the Speed of Life". Plugged In. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ Twice the Speed of Life (Media notes). Sugarland. Mercury Records. 2004. -B0002172-02.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Sugarland – Twice the Speed of Life". Music Canada.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Sugarland – Twice the Speed of Life". Recording Industry Association of America.
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