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| Artist = [[Charles Kelley]]
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| Label = [[Capitol Records Nashville|Capitol Nashville]]
| Producer = [[Paul Worley]]
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'''''The Driver''''' is the debut solo album by American [[country music]] artist and [[Lady Antebellum]] member [[Charles Kelley]]. It was released on February 5, 2016 via [[Capitol Records Nashville]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shelburne|first1=Craig|title=Charles Kelley’s Solo Album Set For Feb. 5|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2016/01/charles-kelleys-solo-album-set-for-feb-5/|accessdate=January 8, 2016|work=[[MusicRow]]|date=January 8, 2016}}</ref> The lead single, the title track, was released to radio on October 19, 2015.
'''''The Driver''''' is the debut solo album by American [[country music]] artist [[Charles Kelley]]. It was released on February 5, 2016, via [[Capitol Records Nashville]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shelburne|first1=Craig|title=Charles Kelley’s Solo Album Set For Feb. 5|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2016/01/charles-kelleys-solo-album-set-for-feb-5/|accessdate=January 8, 2016|work=[[MusicRow]]|date=January 8, 2016}}</ref> The lead single (and title track) was released to radio on October 19, 2015.


==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
The album debuted on Top Country Albums at No. 2, and No. 35 on ''Billboard'' 200, selling 14,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6882045/granger-smith-backroad-charles-kelley-solo-debut |title= Granger Smith Takes 'Backroad' to No. 1; Charles Kelley Makes Solo Bow |date=February 27, 2016 |first= Jim |last= Asker |work=Billboard }}</ref> It sold a further 4,900 copies the following week.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Top 10 Country Albums Chart: February 22, 2016 |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/02/39829-the-top-10-country-albums-chart-february-22-2016 |last= Bjorke|first=Matt |publisher=Roughstock |date=February 22, 2016 }}</ref> As of Juney 2016, the album has sold 38,000 copies in the US.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/06/40447-country-album-sales-chart-june-13-2016 |title=Country Album Sales Chart: June 13, 2016 |first= Matt |last=Bjorke |date=June 13, 2016 |work=Roughstock }}</ref>
The album debuted on the Top Country Albums at No. 2, and No. 35 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 14,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6882045/granger-smith-backroad-charles-kelley-solo-debut |title= Granger Smith Takes 'Backroad' to No. 1; Charles Kelley Makes Solo Bow |date=February 27, 2016 |first= Jim |last= Asker |work=Billboard }}</ref> It sold a further 4,900 copies the following week.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Top 10 Country Albums Chart: February 22, 2016 |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/02/39829-the-top-10-country-albums-chart-february-22-2016 |last= Bjorke|first=Matt |publisher=Roughstock |date=February 22, 2016 }}</ref> As of June 2016, the album has sold 38,000 copies in the US.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/06/40447-country-album-sales-chart-june-13-2016 |title=Country Album Sales Chart: June 13, 2016 |first= Matt |last=Bjorke |date=June 13, 2016 |work=Roughstock }}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| title1 = Your Love
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==Personnel==
* [[Dierks Bentley]] - vocals on track 2
* [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]] - harmony vocals
* [[Chad Cromwell]] - drums
* [[Josh Kelley]] - harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
* [[Miranda Lambert]] - harmony vocals on track 8
* Rob McNelley - electric guitar
* Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
* [[Stevie Nicks]] - harmony vocals on track 4
* [[Eric Paslay]] - vocals and guitar on track 2
* Sari Reist - cello
* [[Michael Rhodes (musician)|Michael Rhodes]] - bass
* Michael Rojas - keyboards, accordion
* Justin Schipper - pedal steel guitar
* [[Jimmie Lee Sloas]] - bass
* Abe Stoklasa - harmony vocals, pedal steel guitar
* Daniel Tashian - electric guitar, harmony vocals
* Mark Trussell - electric guitar
* [[Biff Watson]] - acoustic guitar
* [[Paul Worley]] - electric guitar
* Craig Young - bass


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
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! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}</ref>
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===Singles===
===Singles===
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| align="left"| "Lonely Girl"
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*<sup>A</sup>Current single.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:36, 28 July 2022

The Driver
Studio album by
Charles Kelley
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
GenreLand
Length35:54
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerPaul Worley
Singles from The Driver
  1. "The Driver"
    Released: October 19, 2015
  2. "Lonely Girl"
    Released: April 18, 2016

The Driver is the debut solo album by American country music artist Charles Kelley. It was released on February 5, 2016, via Capitol Records Nashville.[1] The lead single (and title track) was released to radio on October 19, 2015.

Commercial performance

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The album debuted on the Top Country Albums at No. 2, and No. 35 on the Billboard 200, selling 14,000 copies in its first week.[2] It sold a further 4,900 copies the following week.[3] As of June 2016, the album has sold 38,000 copies in the US.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitelWriter(s)Length
1."Your Love"Abe Stoklasa, Ashley Ray4:15
2."The Driver" (featuring Dierks Bentley and Eric Paslay)Charles Kelley, Eric Paslay, Stoklasa4:35
3."Dancing Around It"C. Kelley, Stoklasa, Daniel Tashian4:38
4."Southern Accents" (featuring Stevie Nicks)Tom Petty4:15
5."Lonely Girl"Chris Stapleton, Jesse Frasure2:59
6."The Only One Who Gets Me"C. Kelley, Nathan Chapman3:47
7."Round in Circles"C. Kelley, Josh Kelley4:16
8."I Wish You Were Here" (featuring Miranda Lambert)Jedd Hughes3:48
9."Leaving Nashville"Stoklasa, Donovan Woods3:26

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Album

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Singles

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Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country US Country Airplay
2015 "The Driver" 37 44
2016 "Lonely Girl" — 52

References

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  1. ^ Shelburne, Craig (January 8, 2016). "Charles Kelley's Solo Album Set For Feb. 5". MusicRow. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Asker, Jim (February 27, 2016). "Granger Smith Takes 'Backroad' to No. 1; Charles Kelley Makes Solo Bow". Billboard.
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (February 22, 2016). "The Top 10 Country Albums Chart: February 22, 2016". Roughstock.
  4. ^ Bjorke, Matt (June 13, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: June 13, 2016". Roughstock.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – CharlesKelley – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Charles Kelley Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ "Charles Kelley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Charles Kelley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2020.


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