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| Released | September 30, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 42:48 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer | Scott Hendricks | |||
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Bringing Back the Sunshine is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Blake Shelton. The album was released on September 30, 2014, by Warner Bros. Nashville.[1][2] The album was produced by Shelton's longtime producer Scott Hendricks.[3] "Neon Light," the album's lead-off single, was released on August 18, 2014.[4]
Commercial performance
Bringing Back the Sunshine debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's all genre Top 200 and Top Country Albums charts with a first week sales total of 101,000 copies in the United States.[5] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 7, 2015, and Platinum on October 7, 2016.[6]
In Canada, the album debuted at No. 4 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 7,700 copies in its first week.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bringing Back the Sunshine" | 
 | 4:01 | 
| 2. | "Neon Light" | 
 | 3:41 | 
| 3. | "Lonely Tonight" (featuring Ashley Monroe) | 3:38 | |
| 4. | "Gonna" | 3:03 | |
| 5. | "A Girl" | 
 | 3:36 | 
| 6. | "Sangria" | 3:54 | |
| 7. | "Buzzin'" (featuring RaeLynn) | 
 | 3:47 | 
| 8. | "Just South of Heaven" | 
 | 4:10 | 
| 9. | "I Need My Girl" | 3:33 | |
| 10. | "Good Country Song" | 
 | 3:38 | 
| 11. | "Anyone Else" | 4:21 | |
| 12. | "Just Gettin' Started" | 
 | 3:26 | 
| Total length: | 42:48 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Messed Up" | 
 | 3:13 | 
| 14. | "I Really Shouldn't Drink Around You" | 
 | 3:54 | 
| 15. | "Pain" | 3:11 | 
Personnel
- Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
- Sarah Buxton – background vocals
- Perry Coleman – background vocals
- Vicki Hampton – background vocals
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
- Natalie Hemby – background vocals
- Mike Henderson – electric guitar
- Wes Hightower – background vocals
- Charlie Judge – synthesizer
- Troy Lancaster – electric guitar
- Ashley Monroe – vocals on "Lonely Tonight"
- Gordon Mote – Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano
- Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar
- RaeLynn – vocals on "Buzzin'"
- Blake Shelton – lead vocals
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar, banjo
- Derek Wells – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Nir Z. – drums
Charts and certifications
| Weekly charts
 Year-end charts
 Singles
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References
- ↑ Blake Shelton (1 August 2014). "Pre-order Blake's new album". Twitter. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton Announces New Album 'Bringing Back the Sunshine'". Billboard. Mitchell Peters. August 3, 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton Announces New Album, Plays Epic Beach Gig @rollingstone on Twitter | RollingStone on Facebook". 1 August 2014. The Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ "You know what calls for a drink?". Twitter. Blake Shelton. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ Gary Trust (October 9, 2014). "Blake Shelton Blasts to No. 1 on Billboard Artist 100". Billboard.
- 1 2 "American album certifications – Blake Shelton – Bringing Back the Sunshine". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ↑ "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 08 October 2014". A Journal of Musical Things. October 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.