Illinois (Brett Eldredge album)
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- Ross Copperman (tracks 1–6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
- Brad Crisler (tracks 7, 10)
- Brett Eldredge (all tracks)
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| Released | September 11, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Atlantic Nashville | |||
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Illinois is the second studio album by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on September 11, 2015, via Atlantic Records Nashville. Its lead single, "Lose My Mind", was released to country radio on May 4, 2015. The album's second single, "Drunk on Your Love" was released to country radio on November 9, 2015. The album's third single, "Wanna Be That Song" released to country radio on May 23, 2016. Eldredge co-wrote every song, and produced the album with Ross Copperman and Brad Crisler.[1]
Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the album's R&B influences, saying that "Such soulfulness and sly stylistic diversity were largely absent on Bring You Back, a quite pleasing set of by-the-books radio country, and it certainly enlivens Illinois, but not at the expense of strong songs."[2]
Commercial performance
Illinois entered the US Billboard 200 chart at number 3, selling 51,000 equivalent units in the week ending September 17 (including 44,000 traditional album sales). This marks the largest-selling week for an album in Eldredge's career, passing Bring You Back (2013), which sold 21,000 units in the first week on chart.[3] In the second week it sold an additional 9,500 copies.[4] As of January 2017, the album has sold 175,800 copies domestically.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fire" |
| 3:18 |
| 2. | "You Can't Stop Me" (featuring Thomas Rhett) |
| 3:24 |
| 3. | "Lose My Mind" |
| 2:36 |
| 4. | "Wanna Be That Song" |
| 3:56 |
| 5. | "Time Well Spent" |
| 3:36 |
| 6. | "If You Were My Girl" |
| 3:33 |
| 7. | "Illinois" |
| 3:22 |
| 8. | "Just a Taste" |
| 3:29 |
| 9. | "Drunk on Your Love" |
| 2:54 |
| 10. | "Lose It All" |
| 3:41 |
| 11. | "Shadow" |
| 2:41 |
| 12. | "Going Away for Awhile" |
| 3:13 |
