Rearview Town

Rearview Town
Studio album by
Jason Aldean
ReleasedApril 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)
Genre
Length46:52
Label
ProducerMichael Knox
Jason Aldean chronology
They Don't Know
(2016) 		Rearview Town
(2018) 		9
(2019)
Singles from Rearview Town
  1. "You Make It Easy"
    Released: February 5, 2018
  2. "Drowns the Whiskey"
    Released: May 14, 2018
  3. "Girl Like You"
    Released: September 23, 2018
  4. "Rearview Town"
    Released: February 25, 2019
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Paste6.8[2]

Rearview Town is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Jason Aldean. It was released on April 13, 2018 via Broken Bow Records. It debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart, becoming Aldean's fourth consecutive number one album in the United States.

Content

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As with all of Aldean's previous albums, Rearview Town was released on Broken Bow Records, with Michael Knox serving as producer. The lead single is "You Make It Easy", a song that was co-written by both members of Florida Georgia Line.[3] The album includes a total of 15 songs, including a duet with Miranda Lambert. An article in Rolling Stone Country stated that the album's title track "hits on the theme of leaving the past behind and moving forward to something better."[4]

Commercial performance

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"Rearview Town" debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, making it his fourth consecutive studio album to do so. This also makes him only the second country music act after Rascal Flatts to have four consecutive albums debut at the top of that chart. It shifted 183,000 equivalent album units, of which 162,000 were in traditional album sales.[5] It also debuted atop the Top Country Albums chart. It was the fifth best-selling album in the United States with 463,000 copies sold.[6]

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 8, 2018.[7] It has sold 500,700 copies in the United States as of October 2019,[8] and 1.32 million equivalent album units as of February 2020.[9]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dirt to Dust"
  • Jaron Boyer
  • Ben Stennis
  • Michael Tyler
2:48
2."Set It Off"
2:50
3."Girl Like You"
  • Boyer
  • Josh Mirenda
  • Tyler
3:12
4."You Make It Easy"
3:16
5."Gettin' Warmed Up"
  • Boyer
  • Mirenda
  • Cole Taylor
2:55
6."Blacktop Gone"
3:26
7."Drowns the Whiskey" (featuring Miranda Lambert)
  • Kinney
  • Jeff Middleton
  • Thompson
3:22
8."Rearview Town"
3:03
9."Love Me or Don't"
  • Hubbard
  • Schmidt
  • Wallen
3:13
10."Like You Were Mine"
3:12
11."Better at Being Who I Am"
3:19
12."I'll Wait for You"
3:18
13."Ride All Night"
2:56
14."Up in Smoke"
3:05
15."High Noon Neon"
2:54
Total length:46:49

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Jason Aldean – lead vocals, background vocals
  • Kurt Allison – electric guitar
  • Blake Bollinger – drum programming
  • Jaren Boyer – drum programming
  • Perry Coleman – background vocals
  • Peter Coleman – background vocals
  • Kyle Fishman – drum programming
  • Tony Harrell – Hammond B3, keyboards, strings, synthesizer
  • Mike Johnson – steel guitar
  • Tully Kennedy – bass guitar
  • Michael Knox – drum programming
  • Miranda Lambert – featured vocals on "Drowns the Whiskey"
  • Miles McPherson – drum programming
  • Josh Mirenda – background vocals
  • Russ Pahl – steel guitar
  • Danny Rader – bouzouki, acoustic guitar, tres
  • Rich Redmond – drums, percussion
  • Jerry Roe – drum programming
  • Jordan Schmidt – drum programming
  • Adam Shoenfeld – e-bow, electric slide guitar, electric guitar, talk box
  • Jody Stevens – drum programming
  • Neil Thrasher – background vocals
  • Patrick Thrasher – drum programming
  • Michael Tyler – background vocals

Technical

Visuals

  • Madalyn Hankins – art direction
  • Miller Mobley – photography
  • Kevin Tucker – design

Charts

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Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country CAN
2018 "You Make It Easy" 2 1 28 3 17
"Drowns the Whiskey" 3 1 32 1 13
"Girl Like You" 5 1 46 1 15
2019 "Rearview Town" 4 1 40 1 11

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[27] Platinum 80,000‡
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,318,000[9] / 500,700[8]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rearview Town - Jason Aldean". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Ben Salmon (April 11, 2018). "Jason Aldean: Rearview Town". Paste.
  3. ^ Stefano, Angela. "EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT JASON ALDEAN'S NEW ALBUM, 'REARVIEW TOWN'". The Boot. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  4. ^ Parton, Chris. "Jason Aldean Reveals 'Rearview Town' LP Details, Shares Moody Title Track". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (April 22, 2018). "Jason Aldean Scores Fourth No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Rearview Town'". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  6. ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 8, 2019). "Drake's 'Scorpion' Is Nielsen Music's Top Album Of 2018 in U.S., 'God's Plan' Most-Streamed Song". Billboard.
  7. ^ a b "American album certifications – Jason Aldean – Rearview Town". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (October 7, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums: Pure Sales Chart for October 7, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (February 10, 2020). "Country Music's Most-Consumed Album Chart: February 10, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
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  15. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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  19. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  20. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  21. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  22. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  23. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  24. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
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  26. ^ "Decade-End Charts: Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  27. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Jason Aldean – Rearview Town". Music Canada. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
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