Tailgates & Tanlines

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Field	Value
name	Tailgates & Tanlines
type	studio
artist	Luke Bryan
cover	TailgatesandTanlines.jpg
released
genre	Country
length	47:43
label	Capitol Records Nashville
producer
prev_title	Doin' My Thing
prev_year	2009
next_title	Crash My Party
next_year	2013
misc	{{Singles
name	Tailgates & Tanlines
type	studio
single1	Country Girl (Shake It for Me)
single1date	March 14, 2011
single2	I Don't Want This Night to End
single2date	September 5, 2011
single3	Drunk on You
single3date	February 13, 2012
single4	Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
single4date	August 6, 2012
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| name = Tailgates & Tanlines | type = studio | artist = Luke Bryan | cover = TailgatesandTanlines.jpg | alt = | released = | venue = | studio =

• Blackbird Studio, Starstruck Studios, House of Blues and The Mix Mill (Nashville, Tennessee) | genre = Country | length = 47:43 | label = Capitol Records Nashville | producer = | prev_title = Doin' My Thing | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = Crash My Party | next_year = 2013 | misc = {{Singles | name = Tailgates & Tanlines | type = studio | single1 = Country Girl (Shake It for Me) | single1date = March 14, 2011 | single2 = I Don't Want This Night to End | single2date = September 5, 2011 | single3 = Drunk on You | single3date = February 13, 2012 | single4 = Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | single4date = August 6, 2012 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = [ link] | rev2 = Slant Magazine | rev2Score = link

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. Bryan co-wrote eight of the album's thirteen tracks, including its first single, "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)." American Songwriter called Tailgates & Tanlines "a soundtrack for fun and sun, along with an instantaneous cure for the summertime blues." 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. It was Luke Bryan's 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. 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

| title1 = Country Girl (Shake It for Me) | writer1 = | length1 = 3:45 | title2 = Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | writer2 = | length2 = 3:23 | title3 = Drunk on You | writer3 = | length3 = 3:33 | title4 = Too Damn Young | writer4 = | length4 = 3:36 | title5 = I Don't Want This Night to End | writer5 = | length5 = 3:40 | title6 = You Don't Know Jack | writer6 = | length6 = 3:16 | title7 = Harvest Time | writer7 = | length7 = 3:27 | title8 = I Know You're Gonna Be There | writer8 = | length8 = 3:36 | title9 = Muckalee Creek Water | writer9 = | length9 = 3:56 | title10 = Tailgate Blues | note10 = featuring Ashton Shepherd on backing vocals | writer10 = | length10 = 3:43 | title11 = Been There, Done That | writer11 = | length11 = 4:29 | title12 = Faded Away | writer12 = | length12 = 3:48 | title13 = I Knew You That Way | writer13 = | length13 = 3:32

Personnel

• Luke Bryan – lead vocals
• Mark Bright – keyboards
• Mike Rojas – acoustic piano, organ
• J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar
• Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
• Jeff King – electric guitar
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
• Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin
• John Willis – acoustic guitar
• Rob Ickes – dobro
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
• Steve Hinson – pedal steel guitar
• Mike Brignardello – bass
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
• Greg Morrow – drums
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Joe Spivey – fiddle, mandolin
• Clare Dunn – backing vocals
• Georgia Middleman – backing vocals
• Ashton Shepherd – backing vocals (10)
• Russell Terrell – backing vocals
• Rachel Thibodeau – backing vocals

Production

• Mark Bright – co-producer (1)
• Jeff Stevens – co-producer (1), producer (2-13)
• Mills Logan – recording
• Derek Bason – mixing, additional recording
• Jody Stevens – additional recording
• Chris Ashburn – recording assistant, mix assistant
• Tom Frietag – recording assistant
• Mike Rooney – recording assistant
• Brien Sager – recording assistant
• Ted Wheeler– recording assistant
• Jed Hackett – digital editing
• Adam Ayan – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine) (1)
• Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee) (2-13)
• Mike "Frog" Griffith – production assistant
• Scott Johnson – production assistant
• Joanna Carter – art direction
• Wendy Stamberger – package design
• Kristin Barlowe – photography
• Michelle Hall – art production
• Lee Moore – wardrobe
• Debra Williams – grooming

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2011–14) | Peak position | Australian Country Albums (ARIA) | Chart (2018) | Peak position | Australian Albums (ARIA) | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 23 | | | | | | | 64 | | | | | | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (2011)	Position	Chart (2012)	Position	Chart (2013)	Position	Chart (2014)	Position	Chart (2015)	Position	Chart (2017)	Position
US Billboard 200	61
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	14
US Billboard 200	6
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	2
US Billboard 200	33
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	8
US Billboard 200	112
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)	7
US Billboard 200	162
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	61
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Decade-end charts

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Chart (2010–2019)	Position
US Billboard 200	49
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	7
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Singles

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Year	Single	Peak chart positions	US Hot Country	US Country Airplay	US	CAN
2011	"Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"	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
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Certifications

References

References

1. (May 11, 2011). "Luke Bryan's New Album Due Aug. 9". [[Country Music Television]].
2. Conaway, Alanna. (June 18, 2011). "Luke Bryan Announces 'Tailgates and Tanlines' Album Track List". Taste of Country.
3. [http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/08/luke-bryan-tailgates-tanlines/ American Songwriter review]
4. Edward Morris. (August 20, 2011). "Luke Bryan Tops Chart With Tailgates & Tanlines". CMT Get Country.
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".
7. (March 24, 2018). "ARIA Chart Watch #465". auspOp.
8. "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
9. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard.
10. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard.
11. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard.
12. "Top Billboard 200 Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard.
13. "Catalog Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard.
14. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard.
15. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard.
16. "Decade-End Charts: Billboard 200". Billboard.
17. "Decade-End Charts: Top Country Albums". Billboard.
18. "Chart listing for "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"". [[Billboard (magazine).

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