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Carly Pearce (album)

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Carly Pearce
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
Recorded2018–2019
GenreCountry
Length43:02
LabelBig Machine
Producerbusbee
Carly Pearce chronology
Every Little Thing
(2017)
Carly Pearce
(2020)
29
(2021)
Singles from Carly Pearce
  1. "Closer to You"
    Released: November 2, 2018
  2. "I Hope You're Happy Now"
    Released: September 27, 2019

Carly Pearce is the self-titled second studio album by American country music artist Carly Pearce. The album was released on February 14, 2020.[1]

Commercial performance

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Carly Pearce debuted at No. 6 on Top Country Albums, with 4,900 copies sold the first week.[2] As of March 2020, the album has sold 6,800 copies,[3] and 83,000 in units consumed.[4]

Singles

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The album's lead single, "Closer to You" was released on November 2, 2018.[5]

"I Hope You're Happy Now", a duet with fellow country singer Lee Brice, was released as Pearce's second single from the album on September 27, 2019.[6]

Promotional singles

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Four promotional singles were issued prior to the album's release. "It Won't Always Be Like This" was released on December 6, 2019 along with the announcement of her album title and tracklist,[7] followed by "Call Me," "Heart's Going Out of Its Mind," and "You Kissed Me First" in January 2020.[8][9][10]

Track listing

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Carly Pearce track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Closer to You"3:07
2."Call Me"3:42
3."I Hope You're Happy Now" (with Lee Brice)3:18
4."Dashboard Jesus"
3:11
5."Halfway Home"3:21
6."Heart's Going Out of Its Mind"
  • Pearce
  • Veltz
  • Joe Ginsberg
2:50
7."Finish Your Sentences" (with Michael Ray)2:49
8."It Won't Always Be Like This"3:44
9."Lightning in a Bottle"
  • Hannah Ellis
  • Anna Vaus
2:59
10."Love Has No Heart"3:39
11."Woman Down"
  • McAnally
  • Robbins
  • Veltz
3:02
12."You Kissed Me First"
3:16
13."Greener Grass"
  • Lindsey
  • Jonny Price
  • Ben West
4:04
Total length:43:02

Personnel

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Adapted from liner notes.[11]

  • Lee Brice - duet vocals (track 3)
  • busbee - Hammond B-3 organ (track 2), programming (tracks 1, 2), background vocals (track 7)
  • Dave Cohen - keyboards (tracks 8-11)
  • Ian Fitchuk - Hammond B-3 organ (track 1), keyboards (tracks 3-7, 12, 13), piano (tracks 1, 2), synthesizer (track 6)
  • Jesse Frasure - programming (track 7)
  • Mark Hill - bass guitar (all tracks)
  • Trey Keller - background vocals (track 10)
  • Hillary Lindsey - background vocals (tracks 1, 13)
  • Josh Matheny - dobro (all tracks), steel guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4-6)
  • Jerry McPherson - electric guitar (tracks 8-11)
  • Carly Pearce - lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 6, 7)
  • Michael Ray - duet vocals (track 7)
  • Jordan Reynolds - background vocals (tracks 2, 5, 8, 12)
  • Jerry Roe - drums (tracks 8-11)
  • Gordie Sampson - programming (tracks 1, 12)
  • Savana Santos - background vocals (track 9)
  • Aaron Sterling - drums (tracks 1-7, 12, 13), percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4-7)
  • Russell Terrell - background vocals (tracks 1, 12)
  • Ilya Toshinsky - acoustic guitar (all tracks), banjo (tracks 4, 6), mandolin (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 12)
  • Mark Trussell - electric guitar (tracks 2, 13)
  • Alison Veltz - background vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5)
  • Laura Veltz - background vocals (tracks 5, 6, 11)
  • Derek Wells - electric guitar (tracks 1-7, 12, 13)
  • Ben West - keyboards (track 13), programming (track 13), synthesizer (track 6)

Charts

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Casey, Jim (November 5, 2019). "Carly Pearce Announces Self-Titled Sophomore Album for February 2020". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Bjorke, Matt (February 25, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart in Pure Sales: February 24, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 10, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020". RoughStock. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 2, 2020). "Country Music's Most-Consumed Albums Chart: March 2, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Moss, Marissa (November 2, 2018). "Carly Pearce on New Song 'Closer to You,' Dating a Fellow Country Star". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  6. ^ Casey, Jim (September 27, 2019). "Carly Pearce and Lee Brice Team Up for Powerful New Single, "I Hope You're Happy Now" [Listen]". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  7. ^ Krol, Jacklyn (December 6, 2019). "Carly Pearce's 'It Won't Always Be Like This' Tells Her Grandparents' Story [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  8. ^ Taylor, Blake (January 3, 2020). "Carly Pearce Drops Flirtatious New Song 'Call Me'". iHeartRadio. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  9. ^ Freeman, Jon (January 17, 2020). "Carly Pearce Extols the Thrill of Love in New Song 'Heart's Going Out of Its Mind'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  10. ^ Betts, Stephen (January 31, 2020). "Carly Pearce Recalls a Romantic Encounter in 'You Kissed Me First'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  11. ^ Carly Pearce (CD booklet). Carly Pearce. Big Machine Records. 2020. 00843930049523.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  13. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/3)". Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  15. ^ "Carly Pearce Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  16. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2020.