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| Studio album by The Swon Brothers | ||||
| Released | October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Producer | Mark Bright The Swon Brothers | |||
| The Swon Brothers chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Swon Brothers | ||||
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The Swon Brothers is the major label debut studio album by American country music duo The Swon Brothers. It was released on October 14, 2014, via Arista Nashville. It includes the top 15 single "Later On". The Swon Brothers produced the album with Mark Bright.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What I'm Thinking About" | Jon Nite, Jimmy Robbins | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Later On" | Ryan Hurd, Joey Hyde, Justin Wilson | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Chasing You Around" | Hurd, Aaron Eshuis | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Songs That Said It All" | Colton Swon, Zach Swon, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Pray for You" | Jessi Alexander, Tommy Lee James, Eric Paslay | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Breaking" | Jamie Moore, Derrick Southerland | 4:01 |
| 7. | "95" | Hurd, Frank Rogers, Brad Tursi | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Pretty Beautiful" | Ben Caver, Megan Conner, Brian Gene White | 3:17 |
| 9. | "Colder" | Ryan Griffin, Chuck Wicks, Micah Wilshire | 3:57 |
| 10. | "Same Old Highway" | Adam Craig, Jeff Middleton, Josh Thompson | 2:52 |
| 11. | "This Side of Heaven" (featuring Carrie Underwood) | Blake Bollinger, Ryan Lafferty, Ben Stennis | 3:53 |
Personnel
- The Swon Brothers
- Colton Swon - vocals
- Zach Swon - vocals, keyboards, programming
- Additional Musicians
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
- Shannon Forrest - drums
- Eric Gillette - electric guitar
- Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
- Joe Henderson - keyboards, programming
- Mark Hill - bass guitar
- Greg Morrow - drums
- Jimmy Nichols - keyboards, synthesizer strings
- Chris Stevens - programming
- Ilya Toshinsky - acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo
- Carrie Underwood - background vocals on "This Side of Heaven"
Chart performance
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 28, and No. 6 on the Top Country Albums chart, with 10,000 copies sold on its debut week. It sold a further 3,400 the next week. The album has sold a total of 34,900 copies in the US as of March 2015.
Album
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 28 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) | 6 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| US Country | US Country Airplay | US | CAN Country | CAN | ||
| 2013 | "Later On" | 21 | 13 | 86 | 47 | 87 |
| 2014 | "Pray for You" | — | 43 | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
References
- McDonnell, Brandy (September 24, 2014). "Wednesday Video Spotlight: Swon Brothers to release self-titled album Oct. 14, play special New York show Monday". NewsOK. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- Anderson, Danielle (August 27, 2014). "Exclusive First Listen: The Swon Brothers' Debut Album". People. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- Bjorke, Matt (September 23, 2014). "The Swon Brothers "The Swon Brothers" Tracklist & Cover Art". Roughstock. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- Wolff, Kurt (August 27, 2014). "Swon Brothers Releasing Self-Titled Major Label Debut in October". radio.com. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- Stephenson, Troy (August 27, 2014). "The Swon Brothers To Release Debut Album Oct. 14". MusicRow. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- Conaway, Alanna (September 3, 2014). "The Swon Brothers to Release Self-Titled Debut Album on October 14". Roughstock. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- Matt Bjorke (October 22, 2014). "Country Album Chart Report: October 22, 2014". Roughstock.
- Matt Bjorke (October 29, 2014). "Country Album Chart Report: October 29, 2014". Roughstock. sales figure given here
- Matt Bjorke (March 11, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For March 11, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
- "The Swon Brothers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- "The Swon Brothers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.