Lady Antebellum (album)

Lady Antebellum is the debut studio album by American country music trio Lady A under their previous name, Lady Antebellum. It was released on April 15, 2008 through Capitol Nashville. The production on the album was handled by Victoria Shaw and Paul Worley. The album was supported by three singles: "Love Don't Live Here", "Lookin' for a Good Time" and "I Run to You" which became the group's first number one on the US Hot Country Songs chart.

Lady Antebellum
Studio album by Lady Antebellum
Released	April 15, 2008
Genre	Country
Length	42:44
Label	Capitol Nashville
Producer	Victoria Shaw Paul Worley
Lady Antebellum chronology
Lady Antebellum (2008) Need You Now (2010)
Singles from Lady Antebellum
"Love Don't Live Here" Released: October 2, 2007 "Lookin' for a Good Time" Released: June 9, 2008 "I Run to You" Released: January 26, 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Country Weekly	[2]
Country Standard Time	favorable[3]
Slant	[4]
About.com	[5]

Lady Antebellum received generally positive reviews from music critics and was also a commercial success. The album debuted at four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 43,000 copies in its first week.[6] The album also debuted at number one on the US Top Country Albums chart, becoming the first debut by a country group to achieve this.[7] It also received a nomination for Album of the Year at the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards.

Singles

Its lead-off single, "Love Don't Live Here", was released in late 2007 and entered the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in May 2008. A second single, "Lookin' for a Good Time", was issued in June 2008, and peaked at number 11. "I Run to You" followed as the third single from the album in January 2009, and became the group's first number-one single on the Hot Country Songs chart in July 2009.

Commercial performance

Lady Antebellum debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 43,000 copies in its first week.[6] This became Lady Antebellum's first US top-ten debut.[6] The album also debuted at number one on the US Top Country Albums chart.[8] On November 10, 2010, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over two million copies in the US.[9] As of January 2011, the album has sold 1,826,368 copies in the United States.[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Don't Live Here"	Hillary Scott Charles Kelley Dave Haywood	3:50
2.	"Lookin' for a Good Time"	Scott Kelley Haywood Keith Follesé	3:07
3.	"All We'd Ever Need"	Scott Kelley Haywood	4:40
4.	"Long Gone"	Scott Victoria Shaw K. Follesé Adrienne Follesé	3:34
5.	"I Run to You"	Scott Kelley Haywood Tom Douglas	4:16
6.	"Love's Lookin' Good on You"	Shaw Jason Deere Matt Lopez	3:21
7.	"Home is Where the Heart Is"	Scott Kelley Haywood Shaw	3:45
8.	"Things People Say"	Kelley Haywood	3:50
9.	"Slow Down Sister"	Kelley Haywood Shaw Jason "Slim" Gambill	3:06
10.	"Can't Take My Eyes off You"	Scott Kelley Haywood	4:45
11.	"One Day You Will"	Scott Kelley Haywood Clay Mills	4:30
Total length:			42:44

iTunes Bonus Track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Emily"	Scott Kelley Haywood Shaw	4:00

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[11]

Lady Antebellum

• Hillary Scott – lead vocals, background vocals
• Charles Kelley – lead vocals, background vocals
• Dave Haywood – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, background vocals

Additional musicians

• Bruce Bouton – dobro, steel guitar
• Chad Cromwell – drums, tambourine, shaker
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Larry Franklin – fiddle
• Jason "Slim" Gambill – electric guitar
• Rob McNelley – electric guitar, slide guitar
• Michael Rojas – synthesizer, piano, accordion, Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer
• Victoria Shaw – background vocals, producer
• Brice Williams – drums
• Paul Worley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, producer
• Craig Young – bass guitar

Strings performed by the Nashville String Machine; conducted and arranged by Kris Wilkinson.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2008–2009) Peak position UK Albums (OCC)[12] 191 US Billboard 200[13] 4 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position US Billboard 200[15] 134 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[16] 25 Chart (2009) Position US Billboard 200[17] 40 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[18] 9 Chart (2010) Position US Billboard 200[19] 25 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[20] 6 Chart (2011) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[21] 74

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US	CAN
2007	"Love Don't Live Here"	3	53	69
2008	"Lookin' for a Good Time"	11	67	—
2009	"I Run to You"	1	27	54

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[22]	Platinum	80,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Silver	60,000
United States (RIAA)[9]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Lady Antebellum review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
2. "Lady Antebellum". Country Weekly. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
3. Schlesier, Jacquilynne. "Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum". Country Standard Time. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
4. Keefe, Jonathan. "Lady Antebellum: Lady Antebellum". Slant. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
5. Sexton, Scott. "Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum". About.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
6. Katie Hasty (April 23, 2008). "Mariah Debuts At No. 1 After Monster First Week". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
7. "Lady Antebellum Debuts with Record-Breaking Digital Sales". Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
8. Edward Morris (April 25, 2008). "Lady Antebellum's First Album Debuts at No. 1". CMT. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
9. "American album certifications – Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
10. "Final Holiday Sales #s of 2010 are Huge for Country Artists". Roughstock. 2010-12-29. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
11. Lady Antebellum (CD liner notes). Lady Antebellum. Capitol Records Nashville. 2008. 032062.CS1 maint: others (link)
12. "Lady Antebellum | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
13. "Lady Antebellum Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
14. "Lady Antebellum Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
15. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
16. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
17. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
18. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
19. "Best of 2010 – Billboard Top 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
20. "Best of 2010 – Top Country Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
21. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
22. "Canadian album certifications – Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum". Music Canada.
23. "British album certifications – Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Lady Antebellum in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

• Information on album from Lady Antebellum official website