Sunshine & Whiskey

Sunshine & Whiskey
Sunshine & Whiskey
Studio album by Frankie Ballard
Released	February 11, 2014
Genre	Country
Length	37:57
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Marshall Altman; Scott Hendricks; Michael Knox;
Frankie Ballard chronology
Singles from Sunshine & Whiskey
	"Helluva Life"; Released: July 29, 2013; "Sunshine & Whiskey"; Released: April 14, 2014; "Young & Crazy"; Released: January 12, 2015;

Sunshine & Whiskey is the second studio album by American country music artist Frankie Ballard. It was released on February 11, 2014 via Warner Bros. Records.^[1]^[2] The album includes Ballard's debut single "Tell Me You Get Lonely" and "Helluva Life," which became Ballard's first number one hit.^[3]^[4] Unlike its uptempo version on the album, "Don't Tell Mama I Was Drinking" was previously recorded as a ballad under the title "Don't Tell Mama" by three artists: Ty Herndon on his 1996 album Living in a Moment, Gary Allan on his 1999 album Smoke Rings in the Dark, and Doug Stone on his 2007 album My Turn.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
The Oakland Press	^[6]
Roughstock	^[7]
USA Today	^[8]

Sunshine & Whiskey received generally positive reviews from four music critics. At USA Today, Brian Mansfield rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of four, writing that Ballard's "got an appealing rock delivery, and the songs get more thoughtful as he goes along, right to the tragedy at the end."^[8] Gary Graff of The Oakland Press rated the album three out of four stars, stating that it is "evident throughout these 11 songs [are] highly contagious", and they "go down like a well-aged single malt."^[6] At AllMusic, Steve Leggett rated the album three-and-a-half out of five stars, saying that "most contemporary country fans should love this album, and there are tracks here where Ballard hits everything right, rising above the commercially generic with energy and intelligence."^[5] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock rated the album four stars out of five, stating how Ballard stays true to himself on the album.^[7]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Young & Crazy"	Rhett Akins Ashley Gorley Shane McAnally	3:00
2.	"Sunshine & Whiskey"	Jaren Johnston Luke Laird	3:02
3.	"It Don't Take Much"	Frankie Ballard Jon Nite	3:18
4.	"Helluva Life"	Rodney Clawson Josh Kear Chris Tompkins	3:52
5.	"Drinky Drink"	Johnston Laird	2:59
6.	"Tell Me You Get Lonely"	Dallas Davidson Marty Dodson	3:09
7.	"Sober Me Up"	Davidson Gorley	3:37
8.	"I'm Thinking Country"	Marcel Chagnon David Lee Murphy	2:51
9.	"Tip Jar"	Monty Criswell	3:53
10.	"Don't You Wanna Fall"	Travis Meadows Jeremy Spillman	3:54
11.	"Don't Tell Mama I Was Drinking"	Buddy Brock Jerry Laseter Kim Williams	4:14
Total length:			37:57

Personnel[]

Musicians

Laura Allen – handclapping, background vocals
Marshall Altman – handclapping, percussion, background vocals
Jean Arnellano – handclapping, background vocals
Frankie Ballard – banjo, handclapping, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, nylon string guitar, lead vocals, background vocals, Wurlitzer
Cassidy Brown – handclapping, background vocals
Wendel Burt – handclapping, background vocals
Colette Busch – handclapping, background vocals
Perry Coleman – background vocals
Marlene Cooper – handclapping, background vocals
Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
Shannon Forrest – drums
Tony Harrell – Hammond B-3 organ
Wes Hightower – background vocals
Jedd Hughes – electric guitar
Ken Johnson – background vocals

Mike Johnson – steel guitar
Jaren Johnston – beat box
David LaBruyere – bass guitar
Luke Laird – beat box
Troy Lancaster – electric guitar
Tim Lauer – harmonica, keyboards, organ, piano
Cassandra Lawson – background vocals
Tony Lucido – bass guitar
Jeremy Lutito – bass guitar, drums
Sonya McDole – handclapping, background vocals
Rob McNelley – electric guitar
Geneva Manchester – handclapping, background vocals
Helen Miles – handclapping, background vocals
Greg Morrow – drums
Jason Mowery – acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, mandolin

Russ Pahl – steel guitar
Carmen Plumb – handclapping, background vocals
Alison Prestwood – bass guitar
Danny Rader – acoustic guitar
Rich Redmond – percussion
Anna Riggi – handclapping, background vocals
Dean Riggi – handclapping, background vocals
Eddie Robinson – electric guitar, slide guitar
Amanda Shelton – handclapping, background vocals
Tawnie Shelton – handclapping, background vocals
Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
Lisa Torres – background vocals
Ilya Toshinsky – banjo, resonator guitar
John Wilson – handclapping, background vocals
Kim Wilson – handclapping, background vocals

Production

Marshall Altman – digital editing, overdub engineer, producer, vocal engineer
LeAnn Bennett – production coordinator
Drew Bollman – mixing assistant
Pete Coleman – engineer, mixing
Paul "Paco" Cossette – assistant engineer
Brandon Epps – editing engineer
Shalacy Griffin – production assistant
Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator
Scott Hendricks – producer
Erik "Keller" Jahner – mixing assistant
Scott Johnson – production assistant
Jaren Johnston – programming
Peter King – digital editing
Michael Knox – producer
Luke Laird – programming
Steve Marcantonio – engineer
Sam Martin – assistant engineer
Andrew Mendelson – mastering
Justin Niebank – mixing
Reid Shippen – engineer, mixing
Angela Talley – assistant engineer
Shane Tarleton – creative director
Chris Tompkins – programming

Chart performance[]

The album debuted at No. 5 in the Top Country Albums chart, and No. 35 in the Billboard 200, with sales of 11,000 for the week.^[9] As of June 2016, the album has sold 105,000 copies in the US.^[10]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[11]	35
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[12]	5

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2014)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[13]	68

Singles[]

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country ^[14]	US Country Airplay ^[15]	US ^[16]	CAN Country ^[17]	CAN ^[18]
2013	"Helluva Life"	8	1	51	8	67
2014	"Sunshine & Whiskey"	5	1	57	4	75
2015	"Young & Crazy"	8	1	55	3	68

References[]

^ Shelburne, Craig (January 1, 2014). "Frankie Ballard, Cole Swindell Plan February Albums". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
^ Hudak, Joseph (January 2, 2014). "EXCLUSIVE: Frankie Ballard Reveals New Album Cover and Track List". Country Weekly. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
^ Hollabaugh, Lorie (January 3, 2014). "Frankie Ballard Shares Track Listing For 'Sunshine & Whiskey'". MusicRow. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
^ Bjorke, Matt (January 3, 2014). "Franke [sic] Ballard "Sunshine & Whiskey" Tracklist and Cover Art". Roughstock. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Leggett, Steve (February 10, 2014). "Sunshine & Whiskey - Frankie Ballard". AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Graff, Gary (February 7, 2014). "The Listening Room: Eric Church, Frankie Ballard and more". The Oakland Press. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Bjorke, Matt (February 11, 2014). "Album Review: Frankie Ballard - Sunshine & Whiskey". Roughstock. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Mansfield, Brian (February 10, 2014). "Listen Up: Notable new releases". USA Today. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
^ Bjorke, Matt (February 19, 2014). "Country Album Chart News: The Week of February 19, 2014: Eric Church Blows Doors Off The Charts With "The Outsiders", Scotty McCreery Passes 200k". Roughstock. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016.
^ "Frankie Ballard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ "Frankie Ballard Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
^ "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
^ "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
^ "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History - Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
^ "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
^ "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 6, 2014.

[1] Shelburne, Craig (January 1, 2014). "Frankie Ballard, Cole Swindell Plan February Albums". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

[2] Hudak, Joseph (January 2, 2014). "EXCLUSIVE: Frankie Ballard Reveals New Album Cover and Track List". Country Weekly. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

[3] Hollabaugh, Lorie (January 3, 2014). "Frankie Ballard Shares Track Listing For 'Sunshine & Whiskey'". MusicRow. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

[4] Bjorke, Matt (January 3, 2014). "Franke [sic] Ballard "Sunshine & Whiskey" Tracklist and Cover Art". Roughstock. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

[am-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Leggett, Steve (February 10, 2014). "Sunshine & Whiskey - Frankie Ballard". AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2014.

[top-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Graff, Gary (February 7, 2014). "The Listening Room: Eric Church, Frankie Ballard and more". The Oakland Press. Retrieved February 11, 2014.

[rsk-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b Bjorke, Matt (February 11, 2014). "Album Review: Frankie Ballard - Sunshine & Whiskey". Roughstock. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

[usa-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b Mansfield, Brian (February 10, 2014). "Listen Up: Notable new releases". USA Today. Retrieved February 11, 2014.

[roughstock-9] Bjorke, Matt (February 19, 2014). "Country Album Chart News: The Week of February 19, 2014: Eric Church Blows Doors Off The Charts With "The Outsiders", Scotty McCreery Passes 200k". Roughstock. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.

[10] "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_Frankie_Ballard-11] "Frankie Ballard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Frankie_Ballard-12] "Frankie Ballard Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.

[13] "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.

[14] "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 5, 2013.

[15] "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 5, 2013.

[16] "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History - Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 5, 2013.

[17] "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 5, 2013.

[18] "Frankie Ballard Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 6, 2014.

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Studio albums	Frankie Ballard (2011) Sunshine & Whiskey (2014) El Rio (2016)
Notable singles	"Tell Me You Get Lonely" "A Buncha Girls" "Helluva Life" "Sunshine & Whiskey" "Young & Crazy" "It All Started with a Beer" "You'll Accomp'ny Me"