Tailgates & Tanlines
2011 studio album by Luke Bryan
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Tailgates & Tanlines is the third studio album by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released on August 9, 2011 by Capitol Records Nashville.[1] Bryan co-wrote eight of the album's thirteen tracks, including its first single, "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)."[2] American Songwriter called Tailgates & Tanlines "a soundtrack for fun and sun, along with an instantaneous cure for the summertime blues."[3] The song "Too Damn Young" was originally recorded by Julie Roberts on her 2006 album Men & Mascara.
- Blackbird Studio, Starstruck Studios, House of Blues and The Mix Mill (Nashville, Tennessee)
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| Released | August 9, 2011 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 47:43 | |||
| Label | Capitol Records Nashville | |||
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| Singles from Tailgates & Tanlines | ||||
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| AllMusic |    link |
| Slant Magazine | link |
Commercial performance
Tailgates & Tanlines debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and number one on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 145,295 copies in its first week.[4] It was Luke Bryan's best-selling album until it was surpassed by Crash My Party in April 2015. As of April 2017, the album has sold 2,570,700 copies in the US.[5] On September 5, 2017, the album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over four million copies in the United States.
In Canada, the album debuted at number six on the Canadian Albums Chart. The album was certified by Music Canada for sales of over 80,000 copies in Canada.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" | 3:45 | |
| 2. | "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" | 3:23 | |
| 3. | "Drunk on You" | 3:33 | |
| 4. | "Too Damn Young" |
| 3:36 |
| 5. | "I Don't Want This Night to End" |
| 3:40 |
| 6. | "You Don't Know Jack" |
| 3:16 |
| 7. | "Harvest Time" |
| 3:27 |
| 8. | "I Know You're Gonna Be There" |
| 3:36 |
| 9. | "Muckalee Creek Water" |
| 3:56 |
| 10. | "Tailgate Blues" (featuring Ashton Shepherd on backing vocals) |
| 3:43 |
| 11. | "Been There, Done That" |
| 4:29 |
| 12. | "Faded Away" |
| 3:48 |
| 13. | "I Knew You That Way" |
| 3:32 |
Personnel
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Production
- Mark Bright – co-producer (1)
- Jeff Stevens – co-producer (1), producer (2-13)
- Mills Logan – recording
- Derek Bason – mixing, additional recording
- Jody Stevens – additional recording
- Chris Ashburn – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Tom Frietag – recording assistant
- Mike Rooney – recording assistant
- Brien Sager – recording assistant
- Ted Wheeler– recording assistant
- Jed Hackett – digital editing
- Adam Ayan – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine) (1)
- Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee) (2-13)
- Mike "Frog" Griffith – production assistant
- Scott Johnson – production assistant
- Joanna Carter – art direction
- Wendy Stamberger – package design
- Kristin Barlowe – photography
- Michelle Hall – art production
- Lee Moore – wardrobe
- Debra Williams – grooming
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
| Chart (2011) | Position |
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| US Billboard 200[12] | 61 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] | 14 |
| Chart (2012) | Position |
| US Billboard 200[14] | 6 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] | 2 |
| Chart (2013) | Position |
| US Billboard 200[16] | 33 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[17] | 8 |
| Chart (2014) | Position |
| US Billboard 200[18] | 112 |
| US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[19] | 7 |
| Chart (2015) | Position |
| US Billboard 200[20] | 162 |
| Chart (2017) | Position |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[21] | 61 |
Decade-end charts
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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| US Hot Country | US Country Airplay | US | CAN | ||
| 2011 | "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"[24] | 4 | — | 22 | 50 |
| "I Don't Want This Night to End" | 1 | — | 22 | 48 | |
| 2012 | "Drunk on You" | 1 | — | 16 | 28 |
| "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" | 3 | 1 | 29 | 46 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[25] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[26] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000‡ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||