Nightfall (Little Big Town album)
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| Studio album by Little Big Town | ||||
| Released | January 17, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Country[1] | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
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Nightfall is the ninth studio album by American country music group Little Big Town. It was released on January 17, 2020, by Capitol Nashville, and was self produced by Little Big Town with major production assistance from Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. It includes the singles "Over Drinking", Grammy-nominated "The Daughters", and "Wine, Beer, Whiskey".[2]
Contents
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[6] |
| No Ripcord | 6/10[7] |
Nightfall received positive reviews from music critics, respectively. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 74 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "The labor is evident, particularly in the careful construction of the compositions and the subtle shading on individual tracks" and "it's music for meditative mornings or for afternoons in need of a dose of consolation and comfort." He also compared the band's sound favorably to Fleetwood Mac.[1]
Commercial performance
Nightfall debuted at No. 1 on Top Country Albums with 31,000 equivalent album units, 26,000 in of which are in traditional album sales.[8] As of March 2020, it has sold 43,800 copies in the United States.[9]
Track listing
| Nightfall track listing | |||
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| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
| 1. | "Next to You" | Karen Fairchild | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Nightfall" | Fairchild | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Forever and a Night" | Philip Sweet | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Throw Your Love Away" | Kimberley Schlapman | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Over Drinking" | Fairchild | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Wine, Beer, Whiskey" | Jimi Westbrook | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Questions" | Fairchild | 3:04 |
| 8. | "The Daughters" | Fairchild | 3:32 |
| 9. | "River of Stars" |
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3:37 |
| 10. | "Sugar Coat" | Fairchild | 3:40 |
| 11. | "Problem Child" | Westbrook | 3:35 |
| 12. | "Bluebird" | Fairchild | 3:11 |
| 13. | "Trouble with Forever" | Fairchild | 3:31 |
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Total length:
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46:13 | ||
Personnel
Little Big Town
- Karen Fairchild - vocals
- Kimberley Schlapman - vocals
- Philip Sweet - vocals, guitar
- Jimi Westbrook - vocals, guitar
Additional Musicians
- Avery Bright - viola
- Tofer Brown - bass guitar, celeste, guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, Hammond B-3 organ, percussion, piano, programming, synthesizer, background vocals
- Jacob Bryant - trumpet
- Zach Casebolt - violin
- Matt Combs - violin
- Spencer Cullum - pedal steel guitar
- Ian Fitchuk - bass guitar, drums, acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion
- Cara Fox - cello
- Jesse Frasure - programming
- Tim Galloway - guitar, acoustic guitar
- Dan Grech-Marguerat - programming
- Jon Green - guitar
- Jedd Hughes - guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
- Claire Indie - cello
- Katelyn Kelly - violin
- Hillary Lindsey - acoustic guitar
- Todd Lombardo - acoustic guitar
- Sean McConnell - acoustic guitar, programming, background vocals
- Hubert Payne - drums, percussion
- K.S. Rhodes - string conductor
- Daniel Tashian - bass guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, programming
- John Thomasson - bass guitar
- Akil Thompson - guitar, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards
- Foy Vance - piano
- Evan Weatherford - guitar, slide guitar
- Kristin Weber - violin
- Kris Wilkinson - viola
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] | 88 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] | 65 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] | 40 |
| US Billboard 200[14] | 13 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] | 1 |
References
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- ↑ "Little Big Town – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Little Big Town. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Little Big Town – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Little Big Town. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Little Big Town – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Little Big Town. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
