Mercury Lane

Mercury Lane is the debut album of American country music singer Jimmie Allen. It was released on October 12, 2018 via Broken Bow Records' Stoney Creek imprint. The album includes Allen's debut single "Best Shot", and Allen's second single "Make Me Want To".

Mercury Lane
Studio album by Jimmie Allen
Released	October 12, 2018
Genre	Country
Length	46:52
Label	Stoney Creek
Producer	Ash Bowers Eric Torres
Singles from Mercury Lane
"Best Shot" Released: February 20, 2018 "Make Me Want To" Released: February 1, 2019

Content

The album is named after the street on which Allen grew up. He wrote over half of the album's 15 tracks. Serving as producer are Eric Torres and Ash Bowers, the latter of whom also formerly recorded on Stoney Creek.[1] Of the album's content, Allen said that it "touches on all of those ideals and truly feels like I’m sharing a piece of my heart with the world. I’ve been working toward this moment for so long; I can’t wait to share it with everyone."[2] The track "Boy Gets a Truck" was previously recorded by Keith Urban on his 2016 album Ripcord.[3]

Critical reception

CelebMix reviewer Laura Klonowski called it "an accomplished, polished record" and "a coming of age country album that firmly puts Jimmie Allen on the map as the most exciting male country artist currently on the scene."[4] Pip Ellwood-Hughes of Entertainment Focus thought that the album was "solid", while praising Allen's vocals on "Wait for It" and "Underdog" and the lyrics of "How to Be Single", but also stating that "he plays it a little too safe opting for songs that are likely to hit on radio rather than connect with the listener."[3] It received 3 out of 5 stars from Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic, who wrote that "Possessed with a friendly, unassuming voice, Allen is pleasing to hear, but he fades into the background a bit too easily."[5]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 11 on Top Country Albums, with 3,000 copies sold and 7,000 in equivalent album units.[6] It sold a further 900 copies the following week.[7] It has sold 13,800 copies in the United States as of April 2019.[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"American Heartbreaker"	Jimmie Allen Lance Miller Chris Stevens Ash Bowers	2:47
2.	"Make Me Want To"	Allen Paul Sikes Jennifer Denmark	2:52
3.	"Deserve to Be"	Allen Danielle Blakey Tripp Howell	3:40
4.	"How to Be Single"	Natalie Hemby Shane McAnally Jimmy Robbins	2:59
5.	"Wait for It"	Bowers Thom McHugh Steve Williams	3:12
6.	"High Life"	Miller Brett Warren Brad Warren Stevens	3:16
7.	"21"	Brandon Hood Josh Jenkins Bowers	2:48
8.	"Underdogs"	Bowers Brandon Lay Jonathan Singleton	2:57
9.	"Like You Do"	Allen JP Williams Josh London Jason Mizell	3:10
10.	"Back of Your Mind"	Allen Matthew McVaney Devin Tolentino	2:55
11.	"Boy Gets a Truck"	Bowers Aaron Scherz	3:27
12.	"County Lines"	Brett Tyler Ben Burgess Matt Dragstrem	3:03
13.	"Best Shot"	Allen Josh London J. Williams	3:16
14.	"Warrior"	Allen Bowers Casey Beathard	3:30
15.	"All Tractors Ain't Green"	Allen Hood Tim Nichols	3:00
Total length:			46:52

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic[9]

• Jimmie Allen - lead vocals, background vocals
• Dave Cohen - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano
• David Dorn - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano
• Lee Hendricks - bass guitar
• Mark Hill - bass guitar
• Brandon Hood - electric guitar
• Evan Hutchings - drums, programming
• Troy Lancaster - electric guitar
• Gale Mayes - choir
• Rob McNelley - electric guitar
• Andrea Merritt - choir
• Wendy Moten - choir
• Justin Ostrander - electric guitar
• Adam Shoenfeld - electric guitar
• Eric Torres - background vocals
• Ilya Toshinsky - banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position US Billboard 200[10] 128 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 66

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US [13]	US Country [11]	US Country Airplay [11]	US Adult	CAN	CAN Country [14]
2018	"Best Shot"	37	5	1	34	79	1
2019	"Make Me Want To"	53	8	3		—	5

References

1. Liv Stecker (October 5, 2018). "Everything we know about Jimmie Allen's debut album, 'Mercury Lane'". The Boot. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
2. Cillea Houghton (September 24, 2018). "Jimmie Allen channels his roots into debut album, 'Mercury Lane'". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
3. "Jimmie Allen – Mercury Lane album review". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
4. "ALBUM REVIEW: Jimmie Allen's Debut 'Mercury Lane'". CelebMix. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
5. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Mercury Lane". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
6. Asker, Jim (October 23, 2018). "Record 'Best': Luke Combs First Soloist to Send First Four Singles to No. 1 on Country Airplay Chart". Billboard.
7. Bjorke, Matt (October 30, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums: October 30, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
8. Bjorke, Matt (April 15, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: April 15, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
9. "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
10. "Billboard 200: October 27, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
11. "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. October 22, 2018. pp. 6, 15. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
12. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
13. "Billboard Hot 100: October 6, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
14. "Canada Country: February 8, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2020.