I Don't Believe We've Met Explained

I Don't Believe We've Met
Type:Studio
Artist:Danielle Bradbery
Cover:File:Danielle Bradbery - I Don't Believe We've Met album cover.jpg
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Recorded:2017
Genre:Country pop
Length:33:37
Label:Big Machine
Prev Title:Danielle Bradbery
Prev Year:2013

I Don't Believe We've Met is the second studio album by American country music singer Danielle Bradbery. It was released on December 1, 2017. The album title, cover, and track listing were revealed on August 4, 2017.[1] According to Bradbery, the album serves as her "reintroduction" into the music world, for it had been four years since the release of her debut album, in 2013.[2]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 41 on Billboard 200,[3] No. 6 on Top Country Albums, selling 11,100 copies (15,000 album-equivalent units) in the first week.[4] [5] As of March 2018, the album has sold 21,900 copies in the United States.[6]

Critical reception

Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "her sophomore album fits into the fluid musical landscape of 2017, adding in hefty doses of electronics, shades of soul, and the occasional retro flashback."[7] Laura Hostelley of Sounds Like Nashville spoke about the album "No longer bounded by traditional country, she experiments with pop and R&B tones to create her own sound."[8]

Rolling Stone praised the album, with writer Luke Levenson commenting, "With crisp production overseen by songwriter Josh Kerr and confessional lyrics, I Don't Believe We've Met challenges any notion people had of the wide-eyed, Blake Shelton-coached ingénue from four years ago."[9]

Singles

The album's lead single, "Sway", was released on June 2, 2017.[10] The single impacted country radio on August 28, 2017.[11] "Worth It" was made available to radio on February 26, 2018,[12] and officially impacted on March 5, 2018, as the second official single.[13] These singles peaked at number 47 and 46 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, respectively. "Sway" also reached the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

A remixed version of "Hello Summer" featuring Thomas Rhett, entitled "Goodbye Summer", was released digitally on August 3, 2018. It was serviced to country radio as the album's third single on August 27, 2018, and reached a peak of number 39 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, making it her first Top 40 hit on the chart since her debut single, "The Heart of Dixie," in 2013.

Promotional singles

The album's first promotional single, "Human Diary," was released on August 11, 2017, along with an "instant grat" music video.[14] "Hello Summer," "Potential," and "Worth It" were released as additional promotional singles on September 22, October 20, and November 10, respectively.[15] [16] [17]

Personnel

Adapted from I Don't Believe We've Met liner notes.[18]

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
US CountryUS Country AirplayCAN Country
2017"Sway"3947—
2018"Worth It"4946—
"Goodbye Summer"
(with Thomas Rhett)		393949
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Danielle Bradbery Announces Sophomore Album, Details How 'It's a Reintroduction of Myself': Exclusive. Weatherby. Taylor. Billboard. August 4, 2017. August 4, 2017.
  2. Web site: Danielle Bradberry Announces New Album, "I Don't Believe We've Met" [+ Track List]]. Casey. Jim. Nash Country Daily. August 4, 2017. August 4, 2017.
  3. Billboard 200 . December 23, 2017 . Billboard .
  4. 'Room' For Stapleton's Trio In Top Country Albums Top Five; Luke Bryan Lands 10th Straight Airplay Leader. December 12, 2017 . Jim . Asker. Billboard .
  5. News: Top 10 Country Albums Chart: December 14, 2017 . Matt . Bjorke . December 14, 2017 . Roughstock .
  6. News: Top 10 Country Album Sales Chart: March 27, 2018 . Matt . Bjorke . March 27, 2018 . Roughstock. 13 April 2018 .
  7. Web site: I Don't Believe We've Met review. Erlewine. Stephen Thomas . Allmusic. 24 December 2017.
  8. News: Album Review: Danielle Bradbery's 'I Don't Believe We've Met' . November 30, 2017 . Laura . Hostelley . Sounds Like Nashville .
  9. Levenson. Luke. 2017-11-30. Danielle Bradbery on Personal New Album, Shedding 'Voice' Image. 2020-07-28. Rolling Stone. en-US.
  10. Web site: Danielle Bradbery Drops New Single, 'Sway' [Listen]]. Stefano. Angela. The Boot. June 2, 2017. August 4, 2017.
  11. Web site: Danielle Bradbery's 'Sway' Set To Impact Country Radio On August 28. Cantor. Brian. Headline Planet. July 18, 2017. August 4, 2017.
  12. Billboard Country Update. Billboard. February 22, 2018. 7. February 20, 2018.
  13. Web site: Danielle Bradbery - Worth It. Daily Play MPE. March 9, 2018.
  14. Web site: See Danielle Bradbery's Raw, Personal Video for 'Human Diary'. Crawford. Robert. Rolling Stone. August 11, 2017. August 18, 2017. September 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909233020/https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/see-danielle-bradberys-personal-video-for-human-diary-w497250. dead.
  15. Web site: Exclusive: Hear Danielle Bradbery's Thomas Rhett, Jaren Johnston-Penned Song, 'Hello Summer'. Schillaci. Sophie. Entertainment Tonight. September 22, 2017. September 22, 2017.
  16. Web site: Danielle Bradbery on Reintroducing Herself After The Voice: 'There's More for Me to Say ... I Had to Grow Up'. Hendrix. Kelsey. People. October 20, 2017. October 20, 2017.
  17. Web site: Watch Danielle Bradbery's Intense New 'Worth It' Video. Bettsi. Stephen L.. Rolling Stone. November 10, 2017. November 10, 2017.
  18. I Don't Believe We've Met . Danielle Bradbery . 2017 . CD backing card . BMLG Records . BMXDB0200A.

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