Born Here Live Here Die Here
2020 studio album by Luke Bryan
Born Here Live Here Die Here Released August 7, 2020 (2020-08-07 ) Genre Country Length 33 :44 Label Producer
Cover for deluxe edition.
"Waves " Released: April 12, 2021
"Up " Released: October 11, 2021
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,[3] by Capitol Nashville . The album includes the singles "Knockin' Boots ", "What She Wants Tonight ", "One Margarita ", and "Down to One ".[4] A deluxe edition with six extra songs, including the album's fifth single "Waves " and its sixth single, "Up ", was released on April 9, 2021.[5]
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.[6]
Background
"Knockin' Boots " was released on April 8, 2019[7] [8] as the debut single from Bryan's seventh studio album. "What She Wants Tonight " was released on October 24, 2019[9] 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 .[10] In February 2020, Bryan released the title track, the album's track listing and announced it would be released on April 24, 2020.[11] [12] [13] On March 13, 2020, "One Margarita" was released,[14] 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 .[3] [15] On June 12, 2020, Bryan released the track "Build Me a Daddy"[16] along with a music video for the song.[17]
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.[6] This became Bryan's eleventh US top-ten album.[6] The album also debuted at number one on the US Top Country Albums chart, becoming Bryan's ninth number one album on this chart.[6]
Track listing
Born Here Live Here Die Here track listingTitle Writer(s) 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" Bryan Carter Brandon Kinney 3:27 6. "Build Me a Daddy" Mitchell Thompson Brett Tyler 3:09 7. "Little Less Broken" Carter Lindsay Rimes Matt Rogers 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
Deluxe edition[18] Title Writer(s) 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 .[19]
Musicians
Luke Bryan – lead vocals
Perry Coleman – background vocals (1–6, 8, 10–16)
J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar (3, 10)
David Dorn – keyboards (1, 3, 10)
Eddy Dunlap – pedal steel (3, 5, 6) , dobro (16)
Kyle Fishman – programming (10)
Mark Hill – bass guitar (1–13, 15, 16)
Evan Hutchings – drums (2, 4–9, 11–13, 15, 16) , percussion (11)
Kirk "Jellyroll" Johnson – harmonica (16)
Charlie Judge – keyboards (2, 4–9, 11–13, 15, 16) , Hammond B3 (13, 14) , Wurlitzer electric piano (14)
Rob McNelley – electric guitar (1–4, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16)
Jake Mitchell – electric guitar (6)
Greg Morrow – drums (1, 3, 10)
Chancie Neal – background vocals (9)
Justin Ostrander – electric guitar (11, 13, 14)
Matt Rogers – background vocals (7)
Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
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)
Derek Wells – electric guitar (5, 7, 9)
John Willis – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 10) , mandolin (1)
Technical
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 Archived 2021-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Credits / Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition) / Luke Bryan" . Tidal . August 7, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2021 .
^ "Australiancharts.com – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here" . Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ "ARIA Report" . ARIA . August 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020 .
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^ "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 .
^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021" . Billboard . Retrieved December 3, 2021 .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021" . Billboard . Retrieved December 3, 2021 .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022" . Billboard . Retrieved March 5, 2023 .
^ "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 .
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