Wanderlust (Little Big Town album)
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| Released | June 10, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
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| Length | 25:53 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
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Wanderlust is the seventh studio album by American country music group Little Big Town. It was released on June 10, 2016, through Capitol Nashville.
Background and composition
[edit]Little Big Town announced on May 24, 2016 that they would be releasing a new album. For the album the group collaborated with songwriter-producer, Pharrell Williams. The album came about after the group had a writing session with Williams in January 2016 that "turned into multiple writing sessions, as well as back and forth trips from Nashville to Los Angeles." They then wanted to share the music when they "realized it was too special not to share" with fans.[1][2]
Karen Fairchild said, "It's not a country album [...] And it's not like anything we've ever done. It's fun to be spontaneous and put it out there to the fans, because we want to, and not to overthink it, but just because it has brought us a lot of joy, and we think it will for them as well. So why not? We're going with our gut and putting it out there. It's just music, you know?"[2] Fairchild also stated that the band were working on a country album with Jay Joyce.
According to Pharrell Williams, singer Justin Timberlake also played a small role on the record by singing on "C'mon", the second song on the album. "We were in the same studio at the same time," Pharrell explained to Entertainment Tonight. "So we had Justin in one room, Little Big Town in another room. Quite naturally, people are going to visit each other, and Justin ended up singing on one of the songs."[3][4]
Singles
[edit]"One of Those Days" was released on May 24, 2016 as the lead single from the album.
Track listing
[edit]Adapted from iTunes.[5]
All tracks written by Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, and Pharrell Williams, unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Dance" |
| 3:18 | |
| 2. | "C'mon" |
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| 2:59 |
| 3. | "One of Those Days" |
| 3:39 | |
| 4. | "Work" |
| 2:56 | |
| 5. | "Skinny Dippin'" |
| 3:19 | |
| 6. | "Willpower" |
| 3:21 | |
| 7. | "Miracle" |
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| 3:38 |
| 8. | "The Boat" |
| 2:43 |
Notes
[edit]- "C'mon" features vocals from Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Country Albums (OCC)[6] | 6 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 103 |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Edition(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | June 10, 2016 | Universal Music | Standard | [8] | |
| Canada | [9] | ||||
| United States | Capitol Nashville | [2] |
References
[edit]- ^ Betts, Stephen L. (June 8, 2016). "See Little Big Town, Pharrell Williams Team for Groovy 'C'mon'". Rolling Stone.
- ^ a b c Willman, Chris (May 24, 2016). "Little Big Town Explains Their Happy Hookup With Pharrell for Surprise Album 'Wanderlust'". Billboard. Billboard.
- ^ "Justin Timberlake Sings on Little Big Town's 'C'mon,' Pharrell Reveals".
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Surprise! Justin Timberlake Secretly Recorded Vocals for Pharrell and Little Big Town's New Song".
- ^ "Wanderlust by Little Big Town on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ "Little Big Town Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ "iTunes (Australia) - Music - Little Big Town - Wanderlust". iTunes (AU). June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ "iTunes (Canada) - Music - Little Big Town - Wanderlust". iTunes (Ca). June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
