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A Place Called Love (Johnny Reid album)

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A Place Called Love
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 31, 2010
GenreCountry, soul
Length45:23
LabelEMI
ProducerBrent Maher
Johnny Reid chronology
Christmas
(2009)
A Place Called Love
(2010)
Fire It Up
(2012)
Singles from A Place Called Love
  1. "Today I'm Gonna Try and Change the World"
    Released: June 7, 2010
  2. "Let's Go Higher"
    Released: September 20, 2010
  3. "Hands of a Working Man"
    Released: January 31, 2011
  4. "You Gave My Heart a Home"
    Released: May 30, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
allmusic[1]
Ottawa CitizenPositive[2]
Winnipeg Free PressPositive[3]
Winnipeg Sun[4]
Western Gazette[5]

A Place Called Love is the sixth studio album by Canadian country music artist Johnny Reid. It was released on August 31, 2010 by EMI Records.

Singles

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The first single, "Today I'm Gonna Try and Change the World," peaked at number 41 on the Canadian Hot 100, Reid's highest single peak to date. The album's second single, "Let's Go Higher," peaked at number 58.[6]

Commercial performance

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The album peaked at number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart and stayed at number 1 for four weeks, the second longest streak for 2010, with Eminem's album Recovery being the longest staying at seven weeks at number 1.[7] The album sold 31,000 copies in its first week,[8] and has since sold 96,700 copies.[9] The album was certified double platinum by the CRIA in November 2010 with an excess of 160,000 copies.[10]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Gave My Heart a Home"Brent Maher, Johnny Reid3:14
2."Today I'm Gonna Try and Change the World"Brent Maher, Reid3:59
3."That Man Is Me"Brent Maher, Reid3:47
4."Hands of a Working Man"Brent Maher, Reid4:01
5."Good People"John Barlow Jarvis, Brent Maher, Reid3:10
6."Doesn't Get Better Than You"Reid, Mark Selby, Tia Sillers3:49
7."Love Thing"Brent Maher, Reid3:14
8."Out of the Blue"Brent Maher, Brian Dean Maher, Reid2:53
9."Tell Me Margaret"Reid, Mark Sanders4:32
10."This Is Not Goodbye"Reid, Allen Shamblin4:21
11."Let's Go Higher"Brent Maher, Reid3:02
12."A Place Called Love"Brent Maher, Reid5:21

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Certifications

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Region Certification
Canada (Music Canada)[10] 2× Platinum

References

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  1. ^ "A Place Called Love - Johnny Reid | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ Willilams, Rob (2010-10-19). "REVIEW: Johnny Reid keeps focus on relationships". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  4. ^ DARRYL STERDAN, Winnipeg Sun (2010-10-20). "Johnny Reid: Hokey Night in Canada | Music | Entertainment". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  5. ^ "Johnny Reid | The Gazette". Westerngazette.ca. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  6. ^ "Johnny Reid Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  7. ^ John Williams (2010-08-18). "Eminem retakes No. 1 on charts | Music | Entertainment". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  8. ^ John Williams (2010-09-08). "Johnny Reid finds 'Love' at No. 1 | Music | Entertainment". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  9. ^ John Williams (2010-10-20). "Voisine slides into No. 1 spot | Music | Entertainment". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  10. ^ a b "Canadian album certifications – Johnny Reid – A Place Called Love". Music Canada.
  11. ^ "Pro Posts".
  12. ^ "Pro Posts".