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Road Between
2014 studio album by Lucy Hale From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Road Between is the debut studio album by American singer Lucy Hale. The album was released on June 3, 2014 by Hollywood Records and DMG Nashville.[1]
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Background
On June 12, 2012, Hale announced she had signed a record deal with Hollywood Records (co-partnership with DMG Nashville).[2] The album is a country album, when was recorded through late 2012 and mid 2013,[3] during Hale's schedule filming her television series Pretty Little Liars. On March 31, 2014, Road Between was unveiled due to a fan contest to reveal the album's cover art.[4] A web series titled The Road Between with Lucy Hale, which consisted of four episodes, released from July 25 to August 6, 2014, on the CMT website. It follows the journey of Hale, visiting her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee and on set with the filming of the music video for the song "Lie a Little Better".[5] In 2016, New Zealand singer-songwriter Kaylee Bell released a cover of album track "That's What I Call Crazy" as a standalone single.[6]
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Singles
The lead single "You Sound Good to Me" was released on January 7, 2014. A music video was directed by Philip Andelman, is about Hale going on a road trip with her friends and arriving at a late-night bonfire.[7]
The second and final single, "Lie a Little Better" was released on July 21, 2014. Hale explained the song is about her love crush with actor Drew Van Acker.[8] It debuted at No. 60 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week ending on July 30, 2014.
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Cancelled tour
In December 2014, Hale was originally set to embark on The Road Between Tour in spring 2015, to promote the album.[9] However, she later announced the tour was cancelled shortly before it was slated to begin citing vocal issues as the reason.[10]
Critical reception
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Road Between was met with mostly positive reception from music critics. At AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, remarking how the music on the release "is irrepressibly charming commercial pop" that "is better when it's lighter", and the music sounds like "pristine pop, thanks in large part to Hale's crisp, chipper delivery."[11] Mike Ayers of Billboard rated the album an 83 out of 100, indicating how the release "is filled with powerful, catchy choruses and moments that display Hale's voice in many different ways."[13] At Roughstock, Matt Bjorke rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, writing how the music on the release is not going to be everyone's cup-of-tea, yet it evidences her potential in country music because according to him that is "where she's always wanted to be."[14] Bob Paxman of Country Weekly graded the album a C+, noting how some songs don't work out well for her voice and "Like most contemporary records, the production sounds overly busy and much too polished, stripping away all semblance of real emotion."[12] Yet, Paxman says "for the target audience, namely young females, Lucy and her material should resonate and find its target", but eventually "she may be able to reach a broader base, because the potential is definitely there."[12]
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Track listing
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Personnel
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- Lucy Hale – vocals
- Charlie Judge – Hammond B3 organ (1, 12), programming (1-3, 7), keyboards (2-11, 13, 14, 17, 18), strings (11), string arrangements and composing (11)
- Jimmy Nichols – Wurlitzer electric piano (1), acoustic piano (2-8, 10-14, 17, 18), Hammond B3 organ (3), celesta (3), strings (7)
- F. Reid Shippen – programming (4-6, 8-11, 13, 14, 17, 18), percussion (4-6, 8-11, 13, 14, 17, 18)
- Jerry McPherson – electric guitars (1-14, 17, 18), slide guitar (1)
- Ilya Toshinsky –ukulele (1, 7), acoustic guitars (2-6, 8-14, 17, 18), mandolin (7, 9, 12, 14)
- Tom Bukovac – electric guitars (4, 11, 13, 14)
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar (2, 3, 7, 12)
- Mike Johnson – steel guitar (9, 18)
- Kristian Bush – bouzouki (13), backing vocals (13)
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (1-14, 17, 18)
- Shannon Forrest – drums (1-5, 7, 11-14)
- Chris McHugh – drums (6, 8-10, 17, 18)
- Eric Darken – percussion (1-14, 17, 18)
- Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle (1), mandolin (2), cello (7, 12)
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle (6)
- Bob Bailey – backing vocals (1)
- Mike Daly – backing vocals (1)
- Jake "Fancy" Hagood – backing vocals (1)
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (1)
- Rachel Reinert – backing vocals (1, 3)
- Kim Keyes – backing vocals (2, 4, 7, 12)
- Gene Miller – backing vocals (2)
- Joe Nichols – vocals (4)
- Wes Hightower – backing vocals (4, 11, 13)
- Jenifer Wrinkle – backing vocals (4-6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 18)
- Perry Coleman – backing vocals (5, 6, 8-10, 17, 18)
- Sarah Buxton – backing vocals (10)
- Lucie Silvas – backing vocals (10)
- Brett James – backing vocals (14)
- Caitlyn Smith – backing vocals (14)
- Jennifer Schott – backing vocals (17)
Acoustic Live (Tracks 15 & 16)
- Lucy Hale – lead vocals
- Scotty Alexander – guitar, backing vocals
- Lance Konnerth – guitar, backing vocals
- Craig Macintyre – percussion
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Production
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- Mike Daly – A&R
- Kirsten Wines – A&R (for Mark Bright)
- Ed Reyes – A&R coordinator
- Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator
- Dave Snow – creative director
- Enny Joo – art direction, design
- Sasha Eisenman – photography
- Elissa Leeds for Reel Talent Management, Inc. – management
Technical
- Adam Ayan – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
- Steve Marcantonio – recording (1-3, 7, 12, 15, 16)
- Derek Bason – recording (4-6, 8-11, 13, 14, 17, 18), digital editing (4-6, 8-11, 13, 14, 17, 18)
- Ben Fowler – recording (4-6, 8-11, 13, 14, 17, 18), mixing (4)
- Todd Tidwell – recording (4-6, 8-11, 13, 14, 17, 18)
- Serban Ghenea – mixing (1)
- Justin Niebank – mixing (2, 3, 7, 12)
- F. Reid Shippen – mixing (5, 6, 8-11, 13, 14, 17, 18)
- Brian Malouf – mixing (15, 16)
- John Hanes – mix engineer (15, 16)
- Seth Morton – recording assistant (1-3, 7, 12)
- Chris Ashburn – recording assistant (4-6, 8-11, 13, 14, 17, 18)
- Chris Small – recording assistant (4-6, 8-11, 13, 14, 17, 18)
- Ernesto Olvera – recording assistant (15, 16)
- Drew Bollman – mix assistant (2, 3, 7, 12)
- Paul "Paco" Cossette – mix assistant (4-6, 8-11, 13, 14, 17, 18)
- David Huff – digital editing (1-3, 7, 12, 15, 16)
- Sean Neff – digital editing
- Tony Castle – digital editing (4-6, 8-11, 13, 14, 17, 18)
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Charts
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 14 and No. 4 on the Top Country Albums chart with 18,000 copies sold in the US during its first week.[19] The album has sold 44,000 copies in the US as of August 2014.[20]
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Release history
References
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