Born Here Live Here Die Here
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Released | August 7, 2020 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 33:44 | |||
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Singles from Born Here Live Here Die Here | ||||
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"Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition)" | ||||
Singles from Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition) | ||||
Born Here Live Here Die Here is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It was released on August 7, 2020,[4] by Capitol Nashville. The album includes the singles "Knockin' Boots", "What She Wants Tonight", "One Margarita", and "Down to One".[5] A deluxe edition with six extra songs, including the album's fifth single "Waves," was released on April 9, 2021.[6]
The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top Country Albums charts, earning 65,000 album-equivalent units (of which 48,000 were pure album sales) in its first week.[7]
Background[]
"Knockin' Boots" was released on April 8, 2019[8][9] as the debut single from Bryan's seventh studio album. "What She Wants Tonight" was released on October 24, 2019[10] as the second single. In January 2020 during an Instagram Live video, Bryan announced the name of the album would be Born Here Live Here Die Here.[11] In February 2020, Bryan released the title track, the album's track listing and announced it would be released on April 24, 2020.[12][13][14] On March 13, 2020, "One Margarita" was released,[15] and it would later be sent to country radio on April 13, 2020,[1] after Capitol Nashville and Bryan postponed the album's release to August 7, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][16] On June 12, 2020, Bryan released the track "Build Me A Daddy"[17] along with a music video for the song.[18]
Commercial performance[]
Born Here Live Here Die Here debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 65,000 album-equivalent units (of which 48,000 were pure album sales) in its first week.[7] This became Bryan's eleventh US top-ten album.[7] The album also debuted at number one on the US Top Country Albums chart, becoming Bryan's ninth number one album on this chart.[7]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Knockin' Boots" | 3:20 | |
2. | "What She Wants Tonight" |
| 3:07 |
3. | "Born Here Live Here Die Here" |
| 3:46 |
4. | "One Margarita" |
| 3:13 |
5. | "Too Drunk to Drive" |
| 3:27 |
6. | "Build Me a Daddy" |
| 3:09 |
7. | "Little Less Broken" |
| 3:19 |
8. | "For a Boat" |
| 3:29 |
9. | "Where Are We Goin'" |
| 3:13 |
10. | "Down to One" |
| 3:41 |
Total length: | 33:44 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Country Does" |
| 3:48 |
12. | "Drink a Little Whiskey Down" |
| 3:16 |
13. | "Waves" |
| 3:48 |
14. | "Bill Dance" |
| 3:48 |
15. | "Up" |
| 3:03 |
16. | "Floatin' This Creek" |
| 3:24 |
Total length: | 54:51 |
Personnel[]
Credits adapted from Tidal.[20]
Musicians
- Luke Bryan – lead vocals
- John Willis – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 10), mandolin (1)
- Perry Coleman – background vocals (1–6, 8, 10–16)
- Mark Hill – bass guitar (1–13, 15, 16)
- Greg Morrow – drums (1, 3, 10)
- Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
- Rob McNelley – electric guitar (1–4, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16)
- David Dorn – keyboards (1, 3, 10)
- Jody Stevens – programming (1, 2, 4, 11–14, 16), acoustic guitar (2), electric guitar (2, 6, 7, 14), banjo (14), bass guitar (14)
- Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar (2, 4–9, 11–16), banjo (11)
- Evan Hutchings – drums (2, 4–9, 11–13, 15, 16), percussion (11)
- Charlie Judge – keyboards (2, 4–9, 11–13, 15, 16), Hammond B3 (13, 14), Wurlitzer electric piano (14)
- J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar (3, 10)
- Eddy Dunlap – pedal steel (3, 5, 6), dobro (16)
- Derek Wells – electric guitar (5, 7, 9)
- Jake Mitchell – electric guitar (6)
- Matt Rogers – background vocals (7)
- Chancie Neal – background vocals (9)
- Kyle Fishman – programming (10)
- Justin Ostrander – electric guitar (11, 13, 14)
- Kirk "Jellyroll" Johnson – harmonica (16)
Technical
- Adam Ayan – mastering engineer
- Derek Bason – mixer, recording engineer
- Chris Small – assistant recording engineer (all tracks), editor (2–16), assistant mixer (11–16)
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
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Year-end charts[]
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Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[32] | Platinum | 80,000 |
United States (RIAA)[33] | Gold | 500,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Casey, Jim (April 13, 2020). "Luke Bryan Mixes It Up With New Single, "One Margarita" [Listen]". New Country 96.3. Cumulus Media. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ Parton, Chris (October 13, 2020). "LUKE BRYAN TRIBUTES PRIME ROMANCE IN NEW SINGLE, 'DOWN TO ONE'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". AllAccess. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Laffer, Lauren (April 7, 2020). "Luke Bryan Pushes Back 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here' Album Release". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Hear Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here,' Title Track From New Album". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Luke Bryan's Album, Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition) - Available Now!". The Country Daily. April 9, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Jim Asker & Gary Trust (August 18, 2020). "Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here' Launches at No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ Jim Casey (March 29, 2019). "Luke Bryan Kicks Off Upcoming Seventh Studio Album With New Single, "Knockin' Boots" [Listen]". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "Luke Bryan's 'Knockin' Boots' is sexy like a summer romance [LISTEN]". Taste of Country. March 29, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ Billy Dukes (October 24, 2019). "Luke Bryan's 'What She Wants Tonight' is a burning fantasy [listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ Dukes, Billy (January 16, 2020). "Luke Bryan Announces New Studio Album, 'Born Here Live Here Die Here'". Taste of Country.
- ^ Hudak, Joseph (February 14, 2020). "Luke Bryan Pines for His Small Town on New Song 'Born Here Live Here Die Here'". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Stefano, Angela (February 14, 2020). "Luke Bryan's 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here': Hear His New Album's Title Track". The Boot.
- ^ Sexton, Paul (February 18, 2020). "Listen To Title Song Of Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here' Album". uDiscover Music.
- ^ Reuter, Annie (March 13, 2020). "First Country: New Music From Blanco Brown, Luke Bryan, Jessi Alexander & More". Billboard.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (April 6, 2020). "Luke Bryan Delays New Album "Born Here, Live Here, Die Here" To August". Roughstock. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ Stefano, Angela. "Luke Bryan's 'Build Me a Daddy' Will Tear Your Heart Out [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ Bonaguro, Alison. "WATCH: Luke Bryan Sings "Build Me a Daddy" with Old School Country Sentiment". CMT. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ Deluxe edition box set: https://store.lukebryan.com/collections/featured-products/products/born-here-live-here-die-here-deluxe-album-t-shirt-cd-boxset
- ^ "Credits / Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition) / Luke Bryan". Tidal. August 7, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Report". ARIA. August 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here". Music Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- 2020 albums
- Luke Bryan albums
- Capitol Records Nashville albums
- Albums postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic