Tailgates & Tanlines is the third studio album by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released on August 9, 2011 by Capitol Records Nashville. Bryan co-wrote eight of the album's thirteen tracks, including its first single, "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)." American Songwriter called Tailgates & Tanlines "a soundtrack for fun and sun, along with an instantaneous cure for the summertime blues." The song "Too Damn Young" was originally recorded by Julie Roberts on her 2006 album Men & Mascara.
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Commercial performance
Tailgates & Tanlines debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and number one on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 145,295 copies in its first week. It was Luke Bryan's best-selling album until it was surpassed by Crash My Party in April 2015. As of April 2017, the album has sold 2,570,700 copies in the US. On September 5, 2017, the album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over four million copies in the United States.
In Canada, the album debuted at number six on the Canadian Albums Chart. The album was certified by Music Canada for sales of over 80,000 copies in Canada.
Personnel
Production
Mark Bright – co-producer (1)
Jeff Stevens – co-producer (1), producer (2-13)
Mills Logan – recording
Derek Bason – mixing, additional recording
Jody Stevens – additional recording
Chris Ashburn – recording assistant, mix assistant
Tom Frietag – recording assistant
Mike Rooney – recording assistant
Brien Sager – recording assistant
Ted Wheeler– recording assistant
Jed Hackett – digital editing
Adam Ayan – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine) (1)
Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee) (2-13)
Mike "Frog" Griffith – production assistant
Scott Johnson – production assistant
Joanna Carter – art direction
Wendy Stamberger – package design
Kristin Barlowe – photography
Michelle Hall – art production
Lee Moore – wardrobe
Debra Williams – grooming