| Town Line | |
| Type: | ep |
| Artist: | Aaron Lewis |
| Cover: | aaronlewistownline.jpg |
| Released: | March 1, 2011 |
| Length: | 32:57 |
| Label: | Stroudavarious |
| Next Title: | The Road |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
Town Line is the first EP by American rock musician Aaron Lewis, and is his first solo release. An extended play consisting of country songs, it was released on March 1, 2011, on Stroudavarious Records.[1] As of the chart dated September 3, 2011, the album has sold 200,208 copies in the US.[2]
The first single, "Country Boy", which features George Jones, Charlie Daniels, and Chris Young, was released on December 7, 2010. This song has charted on both Hot Country Songs and Rock Songs.[3] The track "Tangled Up in You" is a re-recording of a song from Staind's album The Illusion of Progress.[4]
Live versions of the songs "Vicious Circles" and "Country Boy" also appear on the deluxe edition of Lewis' 2012 album, The Road.
Giving it three stars out of five, Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly thought that the songs were "rich with imagery." She also praised Lewis for "resist[ing] the temptation to don a faux twang", but criticized the single "Country Boy" as "an unfortunately overextended string of rural impressions."[4] Sam Gazdziak of Engine 145 rated it two stars out of five, calling "Country Boy" "turgid" and "polarizing", also criticizing the three versions present on the EP.
Adapted from liner notes.[5]
| Chart (2011) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[6] | 166 | |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] | 32 | |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[8] | 31 |