Bryan doubles up
On the album chart, Alabama debuted in second with "Southern Drawl." Turnpike Troubadours debuted in third with its self-titled disc. A capella group Home Free were fourth with "Country Evolution." Brett Eldredge, last week's number one with "Illinois," fell to fifth.
Alabama closed out the top 25 with an old release, "Angels Among Us: Hymns Gospel Favorites."
Keith Urban was second on the songs chart with "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" again second. Sam Hunt was third with "House Party," Eldredge fourth with "Lose My Mind" and Kenny Chesney fifth with "Save It for a Rainy Day."
Carrie Underwood jumped from 12 to 8 with "Smoke Break." Thomas Rhett debuted at 17 with "Die a Happy Man," his new single. Jason Aldean broke into the top 25 - at 24 - with "Gonna Know We Were Here," up 3. Hunt also was third with "Break Up in a Small Town" at 25, up 5.
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Della Mae topped the chart after being off of it last week with its self-titled disc. Steep Canyon Rangers fell to second with "Radio." Dailey & Vincent were third with "Alive! In Concert." The SteelDrivers were fourth with "The Muscle Shoals Recordings," one ahead of Punch Brothers' "The Phosphorescent Blues." Lizzy Long debuted in seventh with "Blueberry Pie." A compilation, "33 Pickin' Bluegrass Power Picks' Instrumentals" was eighth in its debut week.
On the overall top 200, Bryan was 9th, Alabama 14th, Turnpike Troubadours 17th, Hunt 21st and Eldredge 28th. The top 200 and country charts use different criteria.
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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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