Illinois (Brett Eldredge album)

Illinois is the second studio album by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on September 11, 2015 via Atlantic Records Nashville. Its lead single, "Lose My Mind", was released to country radio on May 4, 2015. The album's second single, "Drunk on Your Love" was released to country radio on November 9, 2015. The album's third single, "Wanna Be That Song" released to country radio on May 23, 2016. Eldredge co-wrote every song, and produced the album with Ross Copperman and Brad Crisler.[1]

Illinois
Studio album by
Brett Eldredge
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2015 (2015-09-11)
GenreCountry
LabelAtlantic Nashville
Producer
  • Ross Copperman (tracks 1–6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
  • Brad Crisler (tracks 7, 10)
  • Brett Eldredge (all tracks)
Brett Eldredge chronology
Bring You Back

(2013)		 Illinois
(2015)		 Glow
(2016)
Singles from Illinois
  1. "Lose My Mind"
    Released: May 4, 2015
  2. "Drunk on Your Love"
    Released: November 9, 2015
  3. "Wanna Be That Song"
    Released: May 23, 2016

Critical reception

Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the album's R&B influences, saying that "Such soulfulness and sly stylistic diversity were largely absent on Bring You Back, a quite pleasing set of by-the-books radio country, and it certainly enlivens Illinois, but not at the expense of strong songs."[2]

Commercial performance

Illinois entered the US Billboard 200 chart at number 3, selling 51,000 equivalent units in the week ending September 17 (including 44,000 traditional album sales). This marks the largest-selling week for an album in Eldredge's career, passing Bring You Back (2013), which sold 21,000 units in the first week on chart.[3] In the second week it sold an additional 9,500 copies.[4] As of January 2017, the album has sold 175,800 copies domestically.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fire"
3:18
2."You Can't Stop Me" (featuring Thomas Rhett)
3:24
3."Lose My Mind"
2:36
4."Wanna Be That Song"
  • Eldredge
  • Copperman
  • Scooter Carusoe
3:56
5."Time Well Spent"
3:36
6."If You Were My Girl"
  • Eldredge
  • Copperman
  • Nite
3:33
7."Illinois"
3:22
8."Just a Taste"
  • Eldredge
  • Copperman
  • Morgan
3:29
9."Drunk on Your Love"
  • Eldredge
  • Copperman
2:54
10."Lose It All"
3:41
11."Shadow"
  • Eldredge
  • Copperman
  • Morgan
2:41
12."Going Away for Awhile"
  • Eldredge
  • Copperman
  • Morgan
3:13

Personnel
  • Stephanie Chapman - background vocals (track 4)
  • Ross Copperman - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards (track 9), programming, background vocals
  • Brad Crisler - bass guitar (track 10), acoustic guitar (track 10), electric guitar (track 10), keyboards (track 10), percussion (track 10), piano (tracks 7, 10), programming (tracks 7, 10), background vocals (tracks 7, 10)
  • Dan Dugmore - pedal steel guitar
  • Brett Eldredge - lead vocals, background vocals, mouth percussion (track 11)
  • Fred Eltringham - drums, percussion
  • Josh Haselton - drums (track 10)
  • Mike Johnson - pedal steel guitar (track 7)
  • Troy Lancaster - electric guitar (track 7)
  • James LeBlanc - electric guitar (track 10)
  • Jason Lehning - keyboards
  • Tony Lucido - bass guitar
  • Heather Morgan - background vocals (track 8)
  • Jon Nite - background vocals (track 6)
  • Danny Rader - acoustic guitar (track 7)
  • Seth Rausch - drums (track 7)
  • Thomas Rhett - duet vocals (track 2)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar (track 7)
  • Aaron Sterling - drums (track 9), percussion (track 9)
  • Jason Webb - synthesizer (track 7)
  • Derek Wells - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin (tracks 3, 6)
  • Micah Willshire - background vocals (tracks 2, 9)

Charts

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Sales
US Hot Country
[13]		 US Country Airplay
[14]		 US
[15]		 CAN Country
[16]		 CAN
[17]
2015 "Lose My Mind" 2 1 48 2 57
"Drunk on Your Love" 2 2 35 1 64
2016 "Wanna Be That Song" 3 1 46 1 97

References
  1. Parton, Chris (11 September 2015). "Brett Eldredge on Finding His Identity With 'Illinois' Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Illinois". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. Caulfield, Keith (20 September 2015). "The Weeknd Earns Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  4. Bjorke, Matt (September 28, 2015). "Country Albums Chart Report: September 28, 2015". Roughstock. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  5. Bjorke, Matt (March 5, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: March 6, 2017". Roughstock.
  6. "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  7. "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  8. "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  9. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  10. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  11. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  12. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  13. "Brett Eldredge Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  14. "Brett Eldredge Album & Song Chart History – Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  15. "Brett Eldredge – Chart history – The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  16. "Brett Eldredge Album & Song Chart History – Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  17. "Brett Eldredge Album & Song Chart History – Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  18. Bjorke, Matt (April 20, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Report: April 20, 2016". Roughstock.
  19. Bjorke, Matt (May 1, 2016). "Country Digital Single Sales Chart: Week Of May 2, 2016". Roughstock.
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