Ocean (Lady Antebellum album) explained
Ocean is the eighth studio album by American country pop trio Lady Antebellum, and the final one released under that name before it was shortened to "Lady A". The album was released on November 15, 2019, through Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment. This is their first album with the label, and first to be produced by Dann Huff. A deluxe edition of the album was released November 20, 2020 under their name "Lady A".
Background
In August 2018, Lady Antebellum signed with Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment after their recording contract with Capitol Nashville ended. In March 2019, while performing in London, the trio announced that they were working on new music.
Singles
"What If I Never Get Over You" was released on May 17, 2019, as the album's lead single. The song debuted at number 14 on the Hot Country Songs chart,[2] and at number 25 on the Country Airplay chart.[3] As of September 2019, it has sold 68,000 units in the United States.[4] The song topped the Country Airplay chart in January 2020, becoming their first number one since 2014.[5]
The title track was released on September 20, 2019 as a promotional single, and was sent to adult contemporary radio as the album's second single on October 7, 2019.[6] [7]
"What I'm Leaving For" was released as a promotional single on October 25, 2019 and was released to country radio on February 18, 2020 as the third official single.[8] [5] A ballad about leaving one's family to go to work, it was later pulled from radio in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
"Pictures", "Boots", and "Be Patient with My Love" were also released as promotional singles ahead of the album.[10] [11]
Commercial performance
Ocean debuted at number two on the US Top Country Albums earning 29,000 equivalent album units (including 21,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week, according to Nielsen Music.[12] The album also debuted at number 11 on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming the group's first album to miss the top-ten.[13] As of February 2020, the album has earned with 172,000 album-equivalent units in the US.[14] As of March 2020, the album has sold 62,400 copies in the United States.[15]
Track listing
Adapted from Taste of Country and Lady Antebellum's Instagram.[16] [17]
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic[18]
Lady Antebellum
- Dave Haywood – acoustic guitar, background vocals, banjo, creative director, keyboards, mandolin, resonator guitar, harmonica
- Charles Kelley – background vocals, creative director, lead vocals
- Hillary Scott – background vocals, creative director, lead vocals
Additional musicians
- David Angell – violin
- Monisa Angell – viola
- David Davidson – violin
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Conni Ellisor – violin
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Dann Huff – accordion, acoustic guitar, banjo, bass guitar, bouzouki, dobro, Fender Rhodes, resonator guitar, Hammond B3, keyboards, mandolin, percussion, piano, soloist, synthesizer, synthesizer piano, synthesizer strings
- Charlie Judge – Hammond B3, keyboards, lap steel guitar, piano, synthesizer piano, synthesizer strings
- Anthony La Marchina – cello
- Elizabeth Lamb – viola
- Little Big Town – featured artist
- Gordon Mote – piano
- Carole Rabinowitz – cello
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
- Aaron Sterling – drums, percussion
- Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar, banjo, dobro, resonator guitar, mandolin, soloist
- Derek Wells – electric guitar
- Kris Wilkinson – string arrangement
- Kristin Wilkinson – viola
- Karen Winkleman – violin
- Alex Wright – Hammond B3, steel guitar, Wurlitzer
Production
- Adam Ayan – mixing
- Drew Bollman – engineer
- Nathan Chapman – programming
- Ross Copperman – programming
- Cory Crowder – programming
- Shawn Daugherty – assistant
- Josh Ditty – assistant
- Parker Foote – graphic design
- Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordination
- Dann Huff – digital editing, producer, programming
- Charlie Judge – programming
- Seth Morton - engineer
- Abby Murdock - graphic design
- Joshua Sage Newman – graphic design
- Justin Niebank – mixing, programming
- Ryon Nishimori – graphic design
- Doug Rich – copy coordination
- Dove Shore - photography
- Chris Small – digital editing
- Janice Soled – copy coordination
- Ben West – programming
- Alex Wright – programming
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Ocean - Lady A | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.
- Roland. Tom. Makin' Tracks: Lady Antebellum Recaptures a Vintage Sound with 'What If I Never Get Over You'. September 20, 2019. Billboard. July 10, 2019.
- Asker. Jim. Eli Young Band's 'Love Ain't' Tops Country Airplay Chart. September 20, 2019. Billboard. May 24, 2019.
- Web site: Top 30 Digital Country Downloads: September 4, 2019. Roughstock. Bjorke. Matt. September 20, 2019. September 7, 2019.
- Asker . Jim . Lady Antebellum Lands First Country Airplay No. 1 Since 2014 With 'What If I Never Get Over You' . January 14, 2020 . . January 13, 2020 . 5.
- Web site: Lady Antebellum's New Song 'Ocean' Is a Tearjerker [Listen]]. Ryan Reichard. September 20, 2019. Taste of Country. September 23, 2019.
- Web site: Lady Antebellum - Ocean . Daily Play MPE . 7 October 2019 . January 14, 2020.
- ladyantebellum. 1187701590817267712. 10/25/19 ️ "What I’m Leaving For". October 25, 2019. October 25, 2019.
- Web site: Lady A Announce New 'What a Song Can Do (Chapter One)' Album. June 9, 2021. Billy. Dukes. Taste of Country. June 9, 2021.
- ladyantebellum. 1159131079833468928. 8/9/19 ️ "Pictures". August 8, 2019. August 9, 2019.
- ladyantebellum. 1182643086255632384. 10/11/19 ️ "Boots". October 11, 2019. October 11, 2019.
- Lady Antebellum Sails Onto Top Country Albums; Keith Urban, Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber Add Top 10s . December 26, 2019 . Jim . Asker . Billboard.
- BB200 - 2019-11-30. Billboard. March 1, 2020.
- Web site: Country Music's Most-Consumed Album Chart: February 10, 2020 . Matt . Bjorke . February 10, 2020 . Roughstock . February 17, 2020 .
- Web site: Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020 . RoughStock. Matt . Bjorke . March 10, 2020 . March 22, 2020 .
- Web site: Lady Antebellum's New Album Includes Little Big Town Collaboration. Taste of Country. Whitaker. Sterling. September 20, 2019.
- Web site: Lady A (@ladyantebellum) • Instagram photos and videos .
- Web site: Credits. AllMusic. November 20, 2019.
- Top Album Sales - Year-End 2020. . January 23, 2021.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. 2 January 2013. December 10, 2020.
