A Place Called Love (Johnny Reid album)

A Place Called Love
A Place Called Love
Studio album by Johnny Reid
Released	August 31, 2010
Genre	Country, soul
Length	45:23
Label	EMI
Producer	Brent Maher
Johnny Reid chronology
Singles from A Place Called Love
	"Today I'm Gonna Try and Change the World"; Released: June 7, 2010; "Let's Go Higher"; Released: September 20, 2010; "Hands of a Working Man"; Released: January 31, 2011; "You Gave My Heart a Home"; Released: May 30, 2011;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
allmusic	^[1]
Ottawa Citizen	Positive^[2]
Winnipeg Free Press	Positive^[3]
Winnipeg Sun	^[4]
Western Gazette	^[5]

A Place Called Love is the sixth studio album by Canadian country music artist Johnny Reid. It was released on August 31, 2010 by EMI Records.

Singles

The first single, "Today I'm Gonna Try and Change the World," peaked at number 41 on the Canadian Hot 100, Reid's highest single peak to date. The album's second single, "Let's Go Higher," peaked at number 58.^[6]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart and stayed at number 1 for four weeks, the second longest streak for 2010, with Eminem's album Recovery being the longest staying at seven weeks at number 1.^[7] The album sold 31,000 copies in its first week,^[8] and has since sold 96,700 copies.^[9] The album was certified double platinum by the CRIA on November 2010 with an excess of 160,000 copies.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You Gave My Heart a Home"	Brent Maher, Johnny Reid	3:14
2.	"Today I'm Gonna Try and Change the World"	Brent Maher, Reid	3:59
3.	"That Man Is Me"	Brent Maher, Reid	3:47
4.	"Hands of a Working Man"	Brent Maher, Reid	4:01
5.	"Good People"	John Barlow Jarvis, Brent Maher, Reid	3:10
6.	"Doesn't Get Better Than You"	Reid, Mark Selby, Tia Sillers	3:49
7.	"Love Thing"	Brent Maher, Reid	3:14
8.	"Out of the Blue"	Brent Maher, Brian Dean Maher, Reid	2:53
9.	"Tell Me Margaret"	Reid, Mark Sanders	4:32
10.	"This Is Not Goodbye"	Reid, Allen Shamblin	4:21
11.	"Let's Go Higher"	Brent Maher, Reid	3:02
12.	"A Place Called Love"	Brent Maher, Reid	5:21

Personnel

Roy Agee – trombone
drums
Richard Bennett – bouzouki, electric guitar
Kevin Dailey – assistant, engineer
Derrik Lee – background vocals
Everett Drake – background vocals
Jim Drury – bagpipes
Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
Gareth Dunlop – vocal group
Steve Fischel;– trumpet
Vicki Hampton – vocal group, background vocals
Kyle Harris – background vocals
Steve Herman – trumpet
John Hinchey – trombone
Jim Hoke – horn arrangements, baritone saxophone
fender rhodes, organ, piano
, vocal group

Sam Levine – horn arrangements, alto saxophone, baritone sax, tenor saxophone
Ken Love – mastering
Brent Maher – engineer, horn arrangements, mixing, producer, vocal group
Brian Maher – vocal group
Margaret Malandruccolo – photography
Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Antoine Moonen – graphic design
Gordon Mote – organ
The Nashville String Machine – Strings

Sierra Noble – vocal group

Steve Patrick – trumpet

Chris Patterson –

Steel drums

Shandra Penix – background vocals

Johnny Reid – lead vocals
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
Tammy Rogers – fiddle
Mark Selby – acoustic guitar, classical guitar, electric guitar
Steve Sheehan – acoustic guitar
Troy Taylor – background vocals
Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ukulele

Bergen White – string arrangements

Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Charles Yingling – engineer, mixing
percussion
, drum programming

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart	1

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
Year	Single	CAN
2010	"Today I'm Gonna Try and Change the World"	41
2010	"Let's Go Higher"	58
2011	"Hands of a Working Man"	—
2011	"You Gave My Heart a Home"	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
Canadian Albums Chart^[11]	13

Chart (2011)	Position
Canadian Albums Chart^[12]	47

Certifications


Region	Certification
Canada (Music Canada)^[10]	2× Platinum

References

^ "A Place Called Love - Johnny Reid | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ [1]^{[dead link]}
^ Willilams, Rob (2010-10-19). "REVIEW: Johnny Reid keeps focus on relationships". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
^ DARRYL STERDAN, Winnipeg Sun (2010-10-20). "Johnny Reid: Hokey Night in Canada | Music | Entertainment". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
^ "Johnny Reid | The Gazette". Westerngazette.ca. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
^ "Johnny Reid Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
^ John Williams (2010-08-18). "Eminem retakes No. 1 on charts | Music | Entertainment". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
^ John Williams (2010-09-08). "Johnny Reid finds 'Love' at No. 1 | Music | Entertainment". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
^ John Williams (2010-10-20). "Voisine slides into No. 1 spot | Music | Entertainment". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
^ ^a ^b "Canadian album certifications – Johnny Reid – A Place Called Love". Music Canada.
^ "Pro Posts".
^ "Pro Posts".

[1] "A Place Called Love - Johnny Reid | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.

[2] [1]^{[dead link]}

[3] Willilams, Rob (2010-10-19). "REVIEW: Johnny Reid keeps focus on relationships". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2011-08-13.

[4] DARRYL STERDAN, Winnipeg Sun (2010-10-20). "Johnny Reid: Hokey Night in Canada | Music | Entertainment". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2011-08-13.

[5] "Johnny Reid | The Gazette". Westerngazette.ca. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-13.

[6] "Johnny Reid Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2012.

[7] John Williams (2010-08-18). "Eminem retakes No. 1 on charts | Music | Entertainment". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2011-08-13.

[8] John Williams (2010-09-08). "Johnny Reid finds 'Love' at No. 1 | Music | Entertainment". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2011-08-13.

[9] John Williams (2010-10-20). "Voisine slides into No. 1 spot | Music | Entertainment". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2011-08-13.

[CanadaJohnny_ReidA_Place_Called_LovealbumCertRef-10] "Canadian album certifications – Johnny Reid – A Place Called Love". Music Canada.

[11] "Pro Posts".

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v t e Johnny Reid
Discography
Studio albums	Born to Roll Kicking Stones Dance with Me Christmas A Place Called Love Fire It Up A Christmas Gift to You What Love Is All About
Singles	"You Still Own Me" "Darlin'" "A Woman Like You" "Today I'm Gonna Try and Change the World" "Let's Go Higher" "Fire It Up"