Bryan doubles up
Florida Georgia Line is receding slowly from the top of the songs chart. In fact, its record breaking single Cruise remains second. The duo also is third with Round Here, Holding that spot again. Night Train from Jason Aldean held fourth, while Tyler Farr is at five with his debut hit Redneck Crazy. Easton Corbin broke into the top 10, at nine, with All Over the Road. Blake Shelton was 10th, up three, with Mine Would Be You. Tim McGraw jumped from 18 to 12 with Southern Girl. Chris Young is at 15 with Aw Naw, up five. Joe Nichols is charting with his new single Sunny And 75. The song hit 24, up three.
On the albums chart, Shelton was second with "Based on a True Story...," Florida Georgia Line third with "Here's to the Good Times," Alabama & Friends fourth with the self-titled tribute disc and Bryan also fifth with "tailgates & tanlines."
Chesney was at nine with "Life on a Rock," up three. Frank Foster was at 11 with "Southern Soul" on his first week on the charts. Craig Morgan debuted at 12 with "The Journey (Livin Hits)," a greatest hits plus collection. Reckless Kelly debuted at 22 with "Long Night Moon." Brad Paisley's "Wheelhouse" went from 34 to 30.
On the bluegrass chart, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell again lead with "Love Has Come For You." Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby debuted in second with "Cluck Ol' Hen: Live." The Isaacs jumped from 10 to three with "Living Years." Della Ma was fourth with "This World Oft Can Be," one ahead of "Carry Me Back" by Old Crow Medicine Show.
On the overall top 200, Bryan was 5th, Shelton 13th, FGL 17th, Alabama & Friends 29th and Bryan 42nd.
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CD reviews for Luke Bryan
If there's one thing Luke Bryan knows how to do, it's to stay in his lane. And why not? It often leads to great chart position. The Deluxe edition of his seventh album "Born Here, Live Here, Die Here" was born out of the pandemic tour stoppage. It includes six new songs and increases the run time to 54 minutes. The original 10 tracks are mostly in the vein of the pop laced chart toppers "One Margarita" and "Knockin' Boots."
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After taking in Luke Bryan's "Born Here Live Here Die Here," the listener will never guess this full length was released during a pandemic. Maybe that's a good thing. After all, we might need a diversion from the international health crisis now and then. The release opens with "Knockin' Boots," which is how modern cowboys describe sexual intercourse. A few songs later, Bryan gives us the drinking song (and single) "One Margarita." In between, "What ...
Luke Bryan aims to please often, and that rarely goes unpunished. The Georgia native has a strong voice, some songwriting skill and even legitimate farming cred. But Bryan still gets pegged as the face of corporate country - that pandering beast packaging artists for mass consumption. The label can be unfair, but not wholly undeserved - Bryan has a long track record, for instance, of records about chasing girls and Bud Lights. In truth, he married his college sweetheart and they share a quiet, ...
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