They Don't Know (Jason Aldean album)
2016 studio album by Jason Aldean
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They Don't Know is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released on September 9, 2016, via Broken Bow Records. Its lead single, "Lights Come On", was released on April 1, 2016, and has reached number one on the Country Airplay chart.[3] The album's second single, "A Little More Summertime", was released on July 15, 2016. The album's third single, "Any Ol' Barstool", was released on December 5, 2016. The album's fourth and final single, the title track, was sent to country radio on May 8, 2017.
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| Released | September 9, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015–16 | |||
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| Length | 49:04 | |||
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| Producer | Michael Knox | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
Commercial performance
They Don't Know debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming Aldean's third album to top the chart.[4] It earned 138,000 album-equivalent units, of which 131,000 were album sales.[4] The album has sold 430,500 copies in the United States as of February 2018.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Lights Come On" | 3:14 | |
| 2. | "A Little More Summertime" |
| 3:39 |
| 3. | "This Plane Don't Go There" | 2:59 | |
| 4. | "Comin' In Hot" | 2:59 | |
| 5. | "First Time Again" (duet with Kelsea Ballerini) |
| 3:24 |
| 6. | "Bad" | 3:33 | |
| 7. | "They Don't Know" |
| 3:15 |
| 8. | "One We Won't Forget" |
| 3:17 |
| 9. | "Whiskey'd Up" | 3:11 | |
| 10. | "In Case You Don't Remember" |
| 3:00 |
| 11. | "All Out of Beer" |
| 3:18 |
| 12. | "Any Ol' Barstool" | 3:23 | |
| 13. | "The Way a Night Should Feel" | 3:04 | |
| 14. | "Reason to Love L.A." |
| 3:22 |
| 15. | "When the Lights Go Out" |
| 3:26 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Jason Aldean – lead vocals
- Kurt Allison – electric guitar
- Kelsea Ballerini – duet vocals on "First Time Again"
- Blake Bollinger – drum programming
- Jaron Boyer – drum programming
- Perry Coleman – background vocals
- Tony Harrell – Hammond B3, piano, synthesizer
- Mike Johnson – steel guitar
- Tully Kennedy – bass guitar
- Rob McNelley – electric guitar
- Russ Pahl – steel guitar
- Danny Rader – bouzouki, acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar, tres
- Rich Redmond – drums, percussion
- Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
- Russell Terrell – background vocals
- Neil Thrasher – background vocals
- John Willis – acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin – cello
Technical
- Drew Bollman – engineering assistance
- Peter Coleman – engineering
- Mickey Jack Cones – vocal engineering
- Jay DeMarcus – vocal engineering
- Richard Dodd – mastering
- Brandon Epps – editing
- Michael Knox – production
- Sam Martin – engineering assistance
- Brady Tillow – engineering assistance
Visuals
- Douglas Gledhill – design
- Madalyn Hankins – art direction
- Jim Wright – photography
Chart positions
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 | CAN | ||
| 2016 | "Lights Come On" | 3 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 81 |
| "A Little More Summertime" | 5 | 1 | 57 | 2 | — | |
| "Any Ol' Barstool" | 5 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 100 | |
| 2017 | "They Don't Know" | 8 | 3 | 67 | 2 | — |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[20] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[21] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||