Tailgates & Tanlines

Tailgates & Tanlines
Studio album by Luke Bryan
Released	August 9, 2011 (2011-08-09)
Genre	Country
Length	47:43
Label	Capitol Records Nashville
Producer	Jeff Stevens (all tracks) Mark Bright (track 1)
Luke Bryan chronology
Doin' My Thing (2009) Tailgates & Tanlines (2011) Crash My Party (2013)
Singles from Tailgates & Tanlines
"Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" Released: March 14, 2011 "I Don't Want This Night to End" Released: September 5, 2011 "Drunk on You" Released: February 13, 2012 "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" Released: August 6, 2012

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Tailgates & Tanlines is the third studio album by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released on August 9, 2011 by Capitol Records Nashville.^[1] Bryan co-wrote eight of the album's thirteen tracks, including its first single, "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)."^[2] American Songwriter called Tailgates & Tanlines "a soundtrack for fun and sun, along with an instantaneous cure for the summertime blues."^[3] The song "Too Damn Young" was originally recorded by Julie Roberts on her 2006 album Men & Mascara.

Commercial performance

Tailgates & Tanlines debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and number one on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 145,295 copies in its first week.^[4] It was Luke Bryan best-selling album until it was surpassed by Crash My Party in April 2015. As of April 2017, the album has sold 2,570,700 copies in the US.^[5] On September 5, 2017, the album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over four million copies in the United States.

In Canada, the album debuted at number six on the Canadian Albums Chart. The album was certified by Music Canada for sales of over 80,000 copies in Canada.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"	Luke Bryan Dallas Davidson	3:45
2.	"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye"	Bryan Jeff Stevens Shane McAnally	3:23
3.	"Drunk on You"	Rodney Clawson Chris Tompkins Josh Kear	3:33
4.	"Too Damn Young"	Arlis Albritton Casey Koesel	3:36
5.	"I Don't Want This Night to End"	Bryan Davidson Rhett Akins Ben Hayslip	3:40
6.	"You Don't Know Jack"	McAnally Erin Enderlin	3:16
7.	"Harvest Time"	Bryan Clawson	3:27
8.	"I Know You're Gonna Be There"	Bryan Ashley Gorley	3:36
9.	"Muckalee Creek Water"	Bryan Patrick Jason Matthews	3:56
10.	"Tailgate Blues" (featuring Ashton Shepherd on backing vocals)	Brent Cobb Neil Medley	3:43
11.	"Been There, Done That"	Bryan Rachel Thibodeau	4:29
12.	"Faded Away"	Bryan Michael Carter	3:48
13.	"I Knew You That Way"	Jay Clementi Radney Foster	3:32

Personnel

Mark Bright – keyboards Mike Brignardello – bass guitar Luke Bryan – lead vocals J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar Eric Darken – percussion Clare Dunn – background vocals Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar Steve Hinson – pedal steel guitar Rob Ickes – dobro Jeff King – electric guitar Brent Mason – electric guitar Georgia Middleman – background vocals

Greg Morrow – drums Mike Rojas – organ, piano Ashton Shepherd – background vocals on "Tailgate Blues" Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar Joe Spivey – fiddle, mandolin Russell Terrell – background vocals Rachel Thibodeau – background vocals Ilya Toshinsky – banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin John Willis – acoustic guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2011–14) Peak position Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[6] 23 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 6 UK Country Albums (OCC)[8] 7 US Billboard 200[9] 2 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 1 Chart (2018) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 64

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
US Billboard 200[12]	61
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13]	14
Chart (2012)	Position
US Billboard 200[14]	6
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15]	2
Chart (2013)	Position
US Billboard 200[16]	33
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[17]	8
Chart (2014)	Position
US Billboard 200[18]	112
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[19]	7
Chart (2015)	Position
US Billboard 200[20]	162
Chart (2017)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[21]	61

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010–2019)	Position
US Billboard 200[22]	49
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[23]	7

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Hot Country	US Country Airplay	US	CAN
2011	"Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"[24]	4	—	22	50
	"I Don't Want This Night to End"	1	—	22	48
2012	"Drunk on You"	1	—	16	28
	"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye"	3	1	29	46
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[25]	Platinum	80,000^^
United States (RIAA)[26]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^‡
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Luke Bryan's New Album Due Aug. 9". Country Music Television. May 11, 2011. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
2. Conaway, Alanna (June 18, 2011). "Luke Bryan Announces 'Tailgates and Tanlines' Album Track List". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
3. American Songwriter review
4. Edward Morris (August 20, 2011). "Luke Bryan Tops Chart With Tailgates & Tanlines". CMT Get Country. Archived from the original on April 17, 2014.
5. Bjorke, Matt (April 18, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales Chart: April 18, 2017". Roughstock.
6. "ARIA Australian Top 40 Country Albums | Australia's Official Top 40 Country Album Chart - ARIA Charts". www.ariacharts.com.au. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08.
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15. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
16. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
17. "Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
18. "Top Billboard 200 Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
19. "Catalog Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
20. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
21. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
22. "Decade-End Charts: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
23. "Decade-End Charts: Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
24. "Chart listing for "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
25. "Canadian album certifications – Luke Bryan – Tailgates & Tanlines". Music Canada.
26. "American album certifications – Luke Bryan – Tailgates & Tanlines". Recording Industry Association of America.