''A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat'' (stylized as ''a girl a bottle a boat'') is the tenth studio album by American rock band

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, released on January 27, 2017, through Columbia Records. It is the band's first album without guitarist and founding member Jimmy Stafford (whose departure makes vocalist

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the last original member to remain), as well as their last with drummer Drew Shoals.

Background

The first single " Play That Song" was released on September 29, 2016. To promote the lead single, they were featured at a Holiday Jam concert for New York City's local radio station

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(also known as Fresh 102.7) at the

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in Midtown Manhattan.

Promotion

The band promoted the album on the Play That Song Tour, which ran from May 12, 2017 to July 15, 2017 in the United States. The tour then continued overseas, beginning with Germany on October 12, 2017 and October 13, 2017, shortly followed by the United Kingdom from October 16, 2017 to October 23, 2017, along with the Netherlands and Ireland later in October 2017.

Critical reception

Since its release, ''A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat'' has received mixed reviews among critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of

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gave the album a positive review, claiming that ''A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat'' is "an exuberant album, a celebration of everything that makes Train such a corny band. The hooks are big, the production is so glossy that it shines, and it's so cheerful it's bound to irritate anybody who isn't on the band's wavelength. If you're with them, though, ''a girl a bottle a boat'' is a good time because of its eagerness to please."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart on its first week of release, making it Train's sixth album to chart in the top 10. It sold 30,000 copies in the United States in its first week. It also debuted at No. 5 for Australian Albums (ARIA) and at No. 13 for UK Albums (OCC).

Track listing

Personnel

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– keyboards, guitar * Hector Maldonado – bass guitar *Luis Maldonado – guitars *

– lead vocals *Drew Shoals – drums Additional musicians *

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– vocals *

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– bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, percussion *Ron "Neff U" Feemstar – keyboards * Priscilla Renea – featured vocals on "Loverman" *Max Schneider – vocals * Suzy Shinn – vocals * Jake Sinclair – background vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion Production *Ajay Bhattacharyya –

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*Taylor Carroll –

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*Mike Endert – mixing *Celso Estrada – engineer *Ron "Neff U" Feemstar – additional production, producer *Ted Jensen – mastering *Doug Johnson – mixing assistant *William Larsen – producer, programming *Suzy Shinn – additional production, engineer *Jake Sinclair – additional production, producer

Charts

References

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