''I Don't Dance'' is the third studio album by American

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artist

Lee Brice Kenneth Mobley Brice Jr. (born June 10, 1979), known professionally as Lee Brice, is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Curb Records. Brice has released five albums with the label: '' Love Like Crazy'', '' Hard to Love'', ...

. It was released on September 9, 2014 via Curb Records.

Content

The album's lead single is its

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, which became a number one single on Country Airplay in mid 2014. "

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" is the second single. Brice produced the title track by himself; he co-produced with Jon Stone of

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on tracks 2, 7–9, and 11–13, and Kyle Jacobs and Matt McClure on tracks 3–6, and 10. He also played every instrument on the track "Girls in Bikinis". "Sirens" appears in the video game Madden NFL 16.

Critical reception

I Don't Dance received positive reviews from music critics. It has a score of 69 out of 100 on

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indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 4 critics reviews. Jon Freeman of ''

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'' rated the album "B". He praised the songwriting of the title track, as well as "Drinkin' Class", "My Carolina", and "The Airport Song", and described Brice's voice as "spectacular, ranging from a gentle whisper to a right-from-the-gut, serrated-edge howl that elevates even the most forgettable material into high drama." Freeman also praised the sparseness of the album's production.

Commercial performance

The album debuted on the ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 5, and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart with 39,000 copies sold in the United States in its debut week. The album has sold 247,400 copies in the US as of March 2016. On October 18, 2017, the song received gold status by the RIAA.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. * Carolyn Wann Bailey -

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(tracks 5, 10) * Hari Bernstein - strings (tracks 5, 10) * Travis Bettis -

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(tracks 1, 2, 12) * Jessica Blackwell - strings (tracks 5, 10) *

- acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 7-9, 12), banjo (tracks 8, 9) electric guitar (tracks 3-5, 7, 11), handclaps (track 9), horn arrangements (track 10),

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(track 8), string arrangements (tracks 5, 10), lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-8, 11), "Heys" (track 9),

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(track 8) * Sara Brice - talking girl (track 8) *

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- electric guitar (tracks 2, 13) * Perry Coleman - background vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5-7, 11, 13) *

Chad Cromwell Chad Cromwell (born June 14, 1957) is an American rock drummer whose music career has spanned more than 30 years. He is the founding member of a band called Fortunate Sons, which released a self-titled album in 2004. Cromwell has worked with m ...

- drums (tracks 7, 11) * Eric Darken -

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(track 1) * Charles Kenneth Dixon - strings (tracks 5, 10), copyist (tracks 5, 10) *

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- handclaps (track 9), "Heys" (track 9) * Dan Frizsell - programming (track 12) * Ben Glover - background vocals (track 3) * Kevin "Swine" Grantt -

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(track 7) * Adrienne Harmon - strings (tracks 5, 10) * Mark Hill - bass guitar (tracks 3, 5, 6, 10) * June Iwasaki - strings (tracks 5, 10) * Mike Johnson - steel guitar (tracks 3-6) * Charlie Judge -

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(track 11), horn arrangements (track 10), keyboards (tracks 1, 3-8),

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(track 6), programming (tracks 1-8, 11), string arrangements (tracks 5, 10), strings (track 11) * Jeff King - electric guitar (tracks 3-6, 9, 10) * Jennifer Kummer -

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(track 10) * Phillip Lammonds - acoustic guitar (track 12) * Tim Lauer - keyboards (track 2) * Tony Lucido - bass guitar (track 8, 9) * Donnie Marple - drums (tracks 1, 4, 12) * Matt McClure - programming (tracks 3-6) * Pat McGrath - acoustic guitar (tracks 3-6, 10) * Jerry McPherson -

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(track 1), electric guitar (tracks 1, 3-6, 9, 10) * Miles McPherson - drums (track 6) *

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- drums (track 2) * Emily Nelson - strings (tracks 5, 10) * Justin Niebank - programming (track 1) * Kelly Norman - background noise (track 13) * Kelly Norris - background vocals (track 2) * Russ Pahl - steel guitar (tracks 1, 9) * Sarighandi D. Reist - strings (tracks 5, 10) * Paul Rippee - bass guitar (tracks 1, 2) *

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- background vocals (track 13) * Bradley Smith - B-3 organ (track 12), piano (track 13), background vocals (track 12) *

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 po ...

- bass guitar (tracks 4, 11, 12) *

Jon Stone Jon Arthur Stone (April 13, 1931 – March 30, 1997) was an American writer, director and producer, who was best known for being an original crew member on The Muppets' ''Sesame Street'' and is credited with helping develop characters such a ...

- acoustic guitar (tracks 8, 11), electric guitar (track 7), handclaps (track 9), background vocals (tracks 2, 9), "Heys" (track 9), "Woos" and "Yeas" (track 8) * Russell Terrell - background vocals (track 10) * Patrick Walle - french horn (track 10) * Jason Webb - B-3 organ (tracks 3, 6), keyboards (tracks 3, 6), piano (track 4), programming (track 6) *

Derek Wells Derek M. Wells, KC, (born 28 November 1946) is a Canadian former politician who served a Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of South Shore from 1993 to 1997. Early life and education Born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, he graduate ...

- electric guitar (tracks 3-5, 10) *

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Content

Critical reception

Commercial performance

Track listing

Personnel

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References