Town Line

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Town Line
Aaronlewistownline.jpg
EP by
Aaron Lewis
ReleasedMarch 1, 2011
Genre
Length32:57
LabelStroudavarious
Producer
Aaron Lewis chronology
Town Line
(2011) 		The Road
(2012)
Singles from Town Line
  1. "Country Boy"
    Released: December 7, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic1/5 stars[1]
Country Weekly3/5 stars[2]
Engine 1452/5 stars[3]

Town Line is the first EP by American Staind frontman Aaron Lewis, and is his first solo release. An extended play consisting of country songs, it was released on March 1, 2011 on Stroudavarious Records.[4] As of the chart dated September 3, 2011, the album has sold 200,208 copies in the US.[5]

Content[]

The first single, "Country Boy", which features George Jones, Charlie Daniels, and Chris Young, was released on December 7, 2010. This song has charted on both Hot Country Songs and Rock Songs.[6] The track "Tangled Up in You" is a re-recording of a song from Staind's album The Illusion of Progress.[2]

Live versions of the songs "Vicious Circles" and "Country Boy" also appear on the deluxe edition of Lewis' 2012 album, The Road.

Critical reception[]

Giving it three stars out of five, Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly thought that the songs were "rich with imagery." She also praised Lewis for "resist[ing] the temptation to don a faux twang", but criticized the single "Country Boy" as "an unfortunately overextended string of rural impressions."[2] Sam Gazdziak of Engine 145 rated it two stars out of five, calling "Country Boy" "turgid" and "polarizing", also criticizing the three versions present on the EP.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Aaron Lewis.

No.TitleLength
1."The Story Never Ends"4:47
2."Vicious Circles"5:07
3."Country Boy" (featuring George Jones and Charlie Daniels)4:43
4."Tangled Up in You" (featuring Alexa Carter)4:29
5."Massachusetts"5:03
6."Country Boy" (radio edit)4:20
7."Country Boy" (acoustic version)4:20

Charts[]

Singles[]

Year Single Peak chart positions
US US Country US Main US Rock
2011 "Country Boy" (with George Jones and Charlie Daniels) 87 50 23 39

References[]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Town Line review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Phillips, Jessica (7 March 2011). Country Weekly. 18 (10): 56. ISSN 1074-3235. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Gazdziak, Sam (April 13, 2011). "Town Line review". Engine 145. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  4. ^ "Town Line". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
  5. ^ "It's Country Boy's World on SoundScan Charts This Week". Roughstock. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  6. ^ "Charts for Town Line". Allmusic. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
  7. ^ "Aaron Lewis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "Aaron Lewis Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Aaron Lewis Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "Aaron Lewis Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  13. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
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