''Life Rolls On'' is the fifth and final studio album by American
country music
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duo
Florida Georgia Line
Florida Georgia Line is an American country music duo founded in 2010 by Tyler Hubbard of Georgia and Brian Kelley of Florida, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. Their 2012 debut single " Cruise" broke two major sales records: it was ...
.
It was released on February 12, 2021 through
BMLG Records.
It includes the hit singles "
I Love My Country" and "
Long Live
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", as well the material from their ''
6-Pack'' EP.
The album marks their only full-length release with producer Corey Crowder, a departure from their previous work with longtime producer
Joey Moi
Joey Moi is a Canadian record producer, audio engineer, mixer, songwriter, and musician. He is known for his work with the rock groups Nickelback and My Darkest Days, and country music acts Chris Lane, Dallas Smith, Florida Georgia Line, Jake Ow ...
.
Background
Florida Georgia Line appeared on the May 18 episode of
Songland
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. Two days later, on May 20, 2020, they released the ''
6-Pack'' EP, which included the song Second Guessing, which had won the Songland episode. All six songs from the EP are included on ''Life Rolls On''.
On December 4, 2020, the album and its release date were announced in a tweet.
Touring
While a tour for the album, the I Love My Country Tour, was planned, it was cancelled in August of 2021, with the
COVID-19 pandemic
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cited as the reason. However,
Bob Lefsetz asserted in his newsletter that the actual reason was low ticket sales.
Accolades
Life Rolls On was nominated for
Top Country Album at the
2022 Billboard Music Awards
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.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from
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and the album's liner notes.
Florida Georgia Line
*
Brian Kelley – vocals,
producer ; background vocals
*
Tyler Hubbard
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– vocals, producer
Additional musicians
*
David Garcia – acoustic guitar,
programming
*
Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar ,
mandolin
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, banjo
* Todd Lombardo – banjo , acoustic guitar , mandolin , electric guitar
*
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 ...
– bass guitar
* Jerry Roe – drums , percussion
* Derek Wells – electric guitar ,
Dobro
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The Dobro was originally ...
*
Dave Cohen –
Hammond B-3 organ
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, synthesizer , keyboards
* Corey Crowder – programming , synthesizer , background vocals
*
Jaren Johnston
Jaren Ray Johnston (born October 4, 1980) is an American country music and rock singer and songwriter. He is a member of the group The Cadillac Three.
Career
Jaren is a multiple time Grammy nominated songwriter and producer. Johnston was former ...
– background vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar
* Katlin Owen – electric guitar
*
Alex Wright
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– Hammond B-3 organ , piano , synthesizer , keyboards , programming
* Jake Rose – acoustic guitar, banjo, programming
*
Ross Copperman
Ross Copperman (born October 1, 1982) is a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter and producer with 29 number one radio hits. After his experience as an artist in the UK, Copperman discovered his talent for writing and producing country mus ...
– programming
*
Josh Thompson – background vocals
*
Jordan Schmidt
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– programming
*
Jeff Gitelman
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– programming
* Andrew DeRoberts – guitar, programming
* Tony Lucido – bass guitar
* Tyler Chiarelli – electric guitar
* Alysa Vanderheym – piano, programming, synthesizer
Technical
* Corey Crowder – producer,
editor
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,
recording engineer
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* Jeff Juliano –
mixer
* Adam Ayan –
mastering engineer
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* Jake Rose – recording engineer
* Jeff Gitelman – producer
*
Priscilla Renea
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– producer
* Andrew DeRoberts – producer
*
Jordan Schmidt
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– producer
* Joe Baldridge – recording engineer
* Jeff Balding – recording engineer
* Ally Gecewicz – editor
* Derek Wells – editor
* Eivind Nordland – editor
* Scott Cooke – editor
* David Cook – editor , assistant mixer
* Josh Ditty – assistant recording engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
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2021 albums
Florida Georgia Line albums
Big Machine Records albums