Golden (Lady Antebellum album)
Golden | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 6, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2012-13 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 43:52 | |||
Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
Producer |
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Lady Antebellum chronology | ||||
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Singles from Golden | ||||
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Golden is the fifth studio album by American country music trio Lady Antebellum. It was released on May 6, 2013, through Capitol Nashville in Europe and South Africa, and on May 7, in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.[1] The production on the album was handled by Nathan Chapman, Paul Worley and Lady Antebellum. The album is the first former EMI title to be fully rebranded as a product of Universal Music. The only reference to its old parent is its UPC. On November 12, 2013, a deluxe edition was released, featuring three new songs and acoustic versions of three hits from previous albums.[2][3]
Golden was supported by three
Promotion
Tour
Lady Antebellum first announced their third headlining tour, The
Singles
The album's lead single, "Downtown", was released on January 22, 2013. It peaked at number two on the Hot Country Songs chart and at number one on US Country Airplay.
"Goodbye Town" was released as a promotional single through iTunes for pre-orders of the album.[8] It was subsequently released as the second official single from Golden on May 13, 2013, and peaked at #11 on the Hot Country chart. The band described "Goodbye Town" as "one of [their] favorite productions" on the record.[9]
The third single, "Compass", was released on October 14, 2013. It is one of the three new recordings featured on the Deluxe Edition of Golden. Lady Antebellum opted to produce the song alongside Nathan Chapman, rather than with their usual producer Paul Worley.
Other songs
An official lyric video was released for the Deluxe Edition track "And The Radio Played" on November 15, 2013, though no plans have been made to date to release the song as a single.[10]
In April 2014, a re-recorded version of "Golden", featuring vocals from Stevie Nicks, was released as a digital single.[11] This version charted at #50 on the Hot Country Songs chart in the first week after its release.
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Taste of Country | [20] |
Toronto Star | [21] |
USA Today | [22] |
Golden has received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At
However,
Commercial performance
Golden debuted at number one on the US
Track listing
All songs produced by Paul Worley and Lady Antebellum, except "Compass", produced by Lady Antebellum and Nathan Chapman.[30]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
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1. | "Get to Me" | Hillary Scott | 3:48 | |
2. | "Goodbye Town" |
| 4:48 | |
3. | "Nothin' Like the First Time" |
| 3:44 | |
4. | "Downtown" | Scott | 3:16 | |
5. | "Better Off Now (That You're Gone)" |
| Kelley | 3:03 |
6. | "It Ain't Pretty" | Scott | 3:29 | |
7. | "Can't Stand the Rain" |
| Kelley | 3:11 |
8. | "Golden" |
| Kelley | 3:27 |
9. | "Long Teenage Goodbye" |
| Scott | 3:42 |
10. | "All for Love" |
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| 3:16 |
11. | "Better Man" |
| Kelley | 4:04 |
12. | "Generation Away" |
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| 4:03 |
Total length: | 43:52 |
| 3:04 | |||
14. | "And the Radio Played" |
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| 3:13 |
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15. | "Life as We Know It" |
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| 4:22 |
16. | "Need You Now" (iTunes Live session performance) |
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| 4:04 |
17. | "Just a Kiss" (Backstage acoustic session) |
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| 3:45 |
18. | "I Run to You" (iTunes Live session performance) |
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| 4:47 |
Total length: | 67:06 |
Personnel
Lady Antebellum
- , background vocals
- Charles Kelley – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, tambourine
- Hillary Scott – lead vocals, background vocals
Musicians
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Design
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Production
- Natthaphol Abhigantaphand – assistant engineer
- Daniel Bacigalupi – assistant engineer
- Steve Blackmon – assistant engineer
- Paige Conners – production coordination
- Adam Grover – assistant engineer
- Erik Hellerman – engineer
- Charles Kelley – producer
- Joe Martino – assistant engineer
- Andrew Mendelson – mastering
- Allen Parker – assistant engineer
- Clarke Schleicher – engineer, mixing
- Nick Spezia – assistant engineer
- Brad Winters – assistant engineer
- Jeremy Witt – production assistant
- Paul Worley – producer
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
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US Country | US Country Airplay | US | CAN Country
[49] |
CAN | ||
2013 | "Downtown" | 2 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 26 |
"Goodbye Town" | 22 | 11 | 80 | 11 | 77 | |
"Compass" | 6 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 51 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[50] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[51] | Gold | 40,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[5] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Date | Label |
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United Kingdom | May 6, 2013 | Parlophone |
South Africa | EMI
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United States | May 7, 2013 | Capitol Nashville |
Canada | ||
Australia | EMI | |
New Zealand | ||
Philippines | May 15, 2013 | Universal Music
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Taiwan | May 24, 2013 | Gold Typhoon[52] |
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