''Bringing Back the Sunshine'' is the ninth studio album by American

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singer

Blake Shelton Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single " Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at ...

. The album was released on September 30, 2014, by Warner Bros. Nashville. The album was produced by Shelton's longtime producer

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," the album's lead-off single, was released on August 18, 2014.

Commercial performance

''Bringing Back the Sunshine'' debuted at No. 1 on

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all genre Top 200 and

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charts with a first week sales total of 101,000 copies in the United States. The album was certified Gold by the

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on January 7, 2015, and

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on October 7, 2016. In Canada, the album debuted at No. 4 on the

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, selling 7,700 copies in its first week.

Track listing

Personnel

Tom Bukovac Tom Bukovac is an American session musician and producer. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in nearby Willowick, Ohio. He has been a Nashville-based musician since 1992. He previously owned 2nd Gear, a used music consignment shop in Sou ...

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– background vocals * Perry Coleman – background vocals * Vicki Hampton – background vocals *

Aubrey Haynie Aubrey Haynie (born March 27, 1974) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle and mandolin. In his career, he has recorded three studio albums for the Sugar Hill Records label, all three of which contained mostly songs that he wr ...

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Natalie Hemby Natalie Nicole Hemby Wrucke (born March 24, 1977) is an American country music songwriter and singer. She has written songs for Lee Ann Womack, Eli Young Band, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Sunny Sweeney, Little Big Town, Jon Pardi, Kacey Musgrav ...

– background vocals * Mike Henderson – electric guitar * Wes Hightower – background vocals * Charlie Judge –

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* Troy Lancaster – electric guitar *

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– vocals on "Lonely Tonight" *

Gordon Mote Gordon James Mote (born October 25, 1970) is an American Christian country/ southern gospel singer, piano virtuoso, and worship leader. He was born blind. He has released eight studio albums. His album ''Don't Let Me Miss the Glory'' (2007) was ...

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* Russ Pahl –

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RaeLynn Racheal Lynn Woodward (born May 4, 1994), better known as RaeLynn, is an American singer and songwriter who was a contestant on '' The Voice'' in season two (2012). She was eliminated in the quarterfinals. Early life RaeLynn was born and rais ...

– vocals on "Buzzin'" *

– lead vocals *

Jimmie Lee Sloas Jimmie Lee Sloas is an American session musician, producer, and songwriter, who plays bass guitar. History Jimmie Lee Sloas, born in Ashland, Kentucky, grew up in Fairborn, Ohio and Isonville, Kentucky. His father, Dave, was a member of the p ...

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Bryan Sutton Bryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicking acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and electric guitar. He also sings and writes songs. Biography Early career Sutton's grandfather and ...

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* Derek Wells – acoustic guitar, electric guitar *

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Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References

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