''Lady Antebellum'' is the debut studio album by American country music trio

Lady Antebellum Lady A (formerly known as Lady Antebellum) is an American country music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006. The group is composed of Hillary Scott (lead and background vocals), Charles Kelley (lead and background vocals, guitar) ...

. It was released on April 15, 2008, through

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. The production on the album was handled by Victoria Shaw and

Paul Worley Paul Worley (born February 16, 1950 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American record producer and session guitarist, known primarily for his work in country music. Formerly a vice president at Sony BMG, he later joined the staff of Warner Bros. Re ...

. The album was supported by three singles: " Love Don't Live Here", "

Lookin' for a Good Time "Lookin' for a Good Time" is a song recorded by American country music trio Lady Antebellum. It was released on June 9, 2008, as the second single from their self-titled debut studio album, as well as their second top 20 hit on the ''Billboard'' ...

" and "

I Run to You "I Run to You" is a song recorded by American country music group Lady Antebellum. It was released on January 26, 2009, as the third and final single from the group's self-titled debut album. Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, who ...

", which became the group's first number one on the US Hot Country Songs chart. ''Lady Antebellum'' received generally positive reviews from music critics and was also a commercial success. The album debuted at four on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 43,000 copies in its first week. The album also debuted at number one on the US

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chart, becoming the first debut by a country group to achieve this. It also received a nomination for Album of the Year at the 2010

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Singles

Its lead-off single, " Love Don't Live Here", was released in late 2007 and entered the Top 5 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts in May 2008. A second single, "Lookin' for a Good Time", was issued in June 2008, and peaked at number 11. "I Run to You" followed as the third single from the album in January 2009, and became the group's first number-one single on the Hot Country Songs chart in July 2009.

Commercial performance

''Lady Antebellum'' debuted at number four on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 43,000 copies in its first week. This became Lady Antebellum's first US top-ten debut. The album also debuted at number one on the US

chart. On November 10, 2010, the album was certified

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by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over two million copies in the US. As of January 2011, the album has sold 1,826,368 copies in the United States.

Track listing

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.

Lady Antebellum

Hillary Scott Hillary Dawn Scott-Tyrrell (born April 1, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter. She is the co-lead singer of Lady A, previously known as Lady Antebellum, a country music group that was formed in 2006, and is signed to Big Machine Records ...

– lead vocals, background vocals *

Charles Kelley Charles Burgess Kelley (born September 11, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter and lead singer and founding member of the country music trio Lady A, which was formed in 2006 and are signed to Big Machine Records. Early life and career Kelle ...

– lead vocals, background vocals *

Dave Haywood David Wesley Haywood (born July 5, 1982) is an American country musician and songwriter. He is one-third of the American country music band Lady A, in which he plays guitar, piano and mandolin, and sings backing vocals. Early life Haywood's fat ...

– acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, mandolin, background vocals

Additional musicians

*David Angell – violin * Bruce Bouton – dobro, steel guitar *John Catchings – cello *

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, tambourine, shaker * Eric Darken – percussion *David Davidson — violin *

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– fiddle *Jason "Slim" Gambill – electric guitar *Jim Grosjean – viola *Anthony LaMarchina — cello *Rob McNelley – electric guitar, slide guitar *Michael Rojas – synthesizer, piano, accordion,

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* Victoria Shaw – background vocals *Pamela Sixfin - violin *Mary Kathryn Van Osdale – violin *Brice Williams – drums *

– acoustic guitar, electric guitar, soloist *Craig Young – bass guitar Strings performed by the

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; conducted and arranged by Kris Wilkinson.

Production

*Natthaphol Abhigantaphand – assistant, mixing assistant *Shelley Anderson – mastering assistant *Denis Arguijo — art producer *Andrew Bazinet — assistant, assistant engineer *Joanna Carter – art direction *Mike Casteel – copyist *Paige Conners – production coordination *Erik Hellerman – engineer *Chris Hickey — photography *Brent Kaye — assistant, mixing assistant *Stephen Lamb — copyist *Andrew Mendelson — mastering *Lee Moore — stylist, wardrobe *Clarke Schleicher – mixing engineer, string engineer *Victoria Shaw — audio production, producer *Andrew Southam – photography *Gleen Sweitzer — logo design *Matt Taylor Band – design *Debra Williams - hair stylist, make-up *Paul Worley – audio production, liner notes, producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References

External links

Information on album from Lady Antebellum official website
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