''Lifted'' is the second solo album by Canadian

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. It was released in Canada on November 25, 2014 via

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. The album was available for pre-order on

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after the release of the single " Wastin' Gas," which was released on October 28, 2014. In the United States, ''Lifted'' was instead released via Big Loud Mountain Records as a six-song EP containing only the material not released on previous EP, '' Tippin' Point'', except for a live recording of the

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Background

In the fall of 2013, Smith signed to American label

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and opened for

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duo

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(also on Republic Nashville) on their "Here's to the Good Times" Tour. The country duo helped write the album's lead single " Tippin' Point," which would later be certified gold by

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. Several songs from the album are featured on Smith's

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'' Tippin' Point'', Smith's first solo country work released in the US. The extended play sold 2,000 copies in its first week of release in the US.

Singles

The album's first single " Tippin' Point" was released on October 8, 2013, which would later sell 100,000 digital copies in Canada. The album's second and third singles — "

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" and " A Girl Like You" — were later released in mid-2014 to moderate success on the

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. The fourth single — " Wastin' Gas" — was released on October 28, 2014. It debuted at number 41 on the

, and sold 6,300 copies in its first week of release in the US. The single has received positive reviews, with Markos Papadatos of ''Digital Journal'' giving the song a 4.5 out of 5. It became Smith's first

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leader in January 2015. " Lifted" and " Cheap Seats" were also released as singles in February and June 2015, respectively.

Other songs

"Cheap Seats" was released as the iTunes (Canada) free single of the week in promotion of the album for the week of November 25 to December 1, 2014. It was later serviced to radio as the sixth official single off the album.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the CD booklet. *Kristin Barlowe - photography *Scott Cooke -

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, digital editing *Scott Johnson - production assistance *Charlie Judge - keyboard *Troy Lancaster -

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*Charles McHugh - drums *

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 ...

- production, mixing, recording, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals, percussion *Jamie Moore - keyboard, percussion *Eivind Nordland - recording assistance *Lloyd Aur Norman - cover art *Russ Pahl -

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- acoustic guitar, ganjo,

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*Adam Schoenfeld - electric guitar *

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- bass guitar *

- lead vocals, background vocals *Darren Savard - electric guitar *

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- acoustic guitar,

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, bouzouki,

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- electric guitar *Derek Wells - electric guitar *Hank Williams - mastering

Chart performance

Album/EP

Singles

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2014 albums Dallas Smith albums 604 Records albums Republic Records albums Big Loud albums Albums produced by Joey Moi Canadian Country Music Association Album of the Year albums Juno Award for Country Album of the Year albums