Kane Brown is the debut studio album by American country music singer Kane Brown. The album was released on December 2, 2016, through RCA Records Nashville.[3] Singles released from the album are "Thunder in the Rain" and "What Ifs". An expanded deluxe edition of the album was released October 6, 2017 featuring four new tracks.[4] The album and songs from the album reached number one simultaneously on all five main Billboard country charts, a first for any artist.[5] "Heaven" was released as the album's first single from the re-release, and third single overall.
Brown co-wrote seven of the eleven tracks in the album. According to Brown, the album is "pretty much autobiography", with songs that detailed his childhood and the hard time he had growing up, "from bullying to being broke to child abuse".[6] For example, "Learning" describes the abuse he suffered at the hands of his stepfather, and the discrimination he faced because of the color of his skin. He collaborated with Lauren Alaina, a friend from high school who had encouraged Brown to sing, on "What Ifs".[7]
The album also features tracks co-written by Chris Young and Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley.[8] The album was produced largely by Dann Huff.[9] Huff originally only intended to produce two tracks for the album, but decided to become more involved after hearing the track "Learning".[10]
Critical receptionEdit
The album was generally well received by music critics. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock thought that Brown had crafted a country album that blended "quite a few flavors", judged the second half of Kane Brown to be stronger "with better hooks and lyrics", and overall the album is "a strong mainstream start to an already promising career".[11] Laura Hostelley of Sounds Like Nashville similarly found "the diversity displayed in Brown’s freshman record begins to unravel him and all of the talent that he has to offer", and that the showed "how far Brown has come and the bright future he still has in front of him".[12] Billy Duke of Taste of Country thought Brown "a more convincing storyteller now" and the songs better produced than his previous efforts, and that the album is "a rich, honest collection of songs that introduces a country singer that's going to be around for awhile, with or without radio’s support".[13] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic noted the diversity of sounds in the album that blended hip-hop, R&B and country-pop, but felt that while versatile, Brown was "attempting whatever sound that might land him on the charts", nevertheless thought that "there's just enough variety of sounds to keep things interesting and it all goes down smooth."[1]
Commercial performanceEdit
The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number 10 with 51,000 units, 45,000 of which were pure album sales.[14] It also debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart.[15] The album later reached a peak of number five on the Billboard 200 in October 2017 following the release of the deluxe edition with 26,000 copies sold (43,000 units).[16] It also returned to number one on Top Country Albums, and a track "Heaven" from the deluxe edition (for which a video was released) became the best selling digital song.[17] The same week the single from the album "What Ifs" also reached number one on multiple charts, and Brown became the first artist to have simultaneous number ones on all five main country charts – Top Country Albums, Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, Country Digital Song Sales and Country Streaming Songs.[5]
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 8, 2017, and Platinum on April 4, 2018,[18] It was the fifth best-selling country album of 2017, with 297,800 copies (503,000 album-equivalent units) sold.[19] it has sold 550,200 copies in the United States as of November 2019,[20] and 1,828,000 consumed units including track and streams as of February 2020.[21]
^Whitaker, Sterling (August 22, 2017). "Kane Brown Duets With Chris Young on Deluxe Edition of Debut Album". Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
^ abAsker, Jim (October 17, 2017). "Kane Brown Becomes First Artist To Simultaneously Lead Five Country Charts". Billboard.
^Graff, Gary (December 2, 2016). "Kane Brown on His Self-Titled Debut: 'It's Pretty Much My Childhood on That Record'". Billboard.
^Freeman, Jon (December 2, 2016). "Kane Brown on Personal New Album, Why He Won't Sing First Hit: Ram Report". Rolling Stone.
^Konicki, Lisa (October 19, 2016). "Kane Brown to Release Self-Titled Debut Album Dec. 2; Reveals Track Listing". Nash Country Daily.
^Watts, Cindy (December 1, 2016). "Raising Kane Brown: Biracial singer forges own path in country music". The Tennessean.
^Nicholson, Jessica (November 15, 2016). "Kane Brown's Team Talks Unstoppable Journey During Album Preview Party". Music Row.
^Bjorke, Matt (December 1, 2016). "Album Review: Kane Brown - "Kane Brown"". Roughstock.
^Hostelley, Laura (November 30, 2016). "Album Review: Kane Brown's Self-Titled Debut". Sounds Like Nashville.
^Dukes, Billy (December 2, 2016). "Album Spotlight: Kane Brown, 'Kane Brown'". Taste of Country.
^Caulfield, Keith (December 11, 2016). "'The Hamilton Mixtape' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
^Asker, Jim (December 13, 2016). "Kane Brown Bows At No. 1 On Top Country Albums; Old Dominion Crowns Country Airplay". Billboard.
^Caulfield, Keith (October 16, 2017). "NF Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Perception'". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^Bjorke, Matt (October 17, 2017). "Top 30 Digital Country Chart: October 17, 2017". Roughstock.
^Rau, Nate (January 4, 2018). "Revealed: Country music's most listened to artists in 2017". Tennessean. USA Today.
^ ab"Top 10 Country Albums: November 11, 2019". Roughstock. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
^Bjorke, Matt (February 10, 2020). "Country Music's Most-Consumed Album Chart: February 10, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
^"Amazon.com: Kane Brown (Deluxe Edition): Kane Brown: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
^Hollabaugh, Lorie (2017-08-22). "Kane Brown's New Deluxe Album Edition Features Chris Young Duet". MusicRow. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
^"ARIA CHART WATCH #398". auspOp. December 10, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
^"Kane Brown Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^"Kane Brown Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^"Kane Brown Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
^"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
^"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^"Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
^"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
^"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
^"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
^"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^"Decade-End Charts: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
^"Decade-End Charts: Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
^"Canadian album certifications – Kane Brown – Kane Brown". Music Canada.
October 17, 2023
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Kane Brown is the debut studio album by American country music singer Kane Brown The album was released on December 2 2016 through RCA Records Nashville 3 Singles released from the album are Thunder in the Rain and What Ifs An expanded deluxe edition of the album was released October 6 2017 featuring four new tracks 4 The album and songs from the album reached number one simultaneously on all five main Billboard country charts a first for any artist 5 Heaven was released as the album s first single from the re release and third single overall Kane BrownStudio album by Kane BrownReleasedDecember 2 2016 2016 12 02 GenreCountrycountry pop 1 Length35 55LabelRCA NashvilleProducerDann Huff Matthew McVaney 2 Kane Brown chronologyChapter 1 2016 Kane Brown 2016 Experiment 2018 Singles from Kane Brown Thunder in the Rain Released August 22 2016 What Ifs Released February 6 2017 Heaven Released November 13 2017 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 6 3 Decade end charts 7 Certifications 8 ReferencesBackground EditBrown co wrote seven of the eleven tracks in the album According to Brown the album is pretty much autobiography with songs that detailed his childhood and the hard time he had growing up from bullying to being broke to child abuse 6 For example Learning describes the abuse he suffered at the hands of his stepfather and the discrimination he faced because of the color of his skin He collaborated with Lauren Alaina a friend from high school who had encouraged Brown to sing on What Ifs 7 The album also features tracks co written by Chris Young and Florida Georgia Line s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley 8 The album was produced largely by Dann Huff 9 Huff originally only intended to produce two tracks for the album but decided to become more involved after hearing the track Learning 10 Critical reception EditThe album was generally well received by music critics Matt Bjorke of Roughstock thought that Brown had crafted a country album that blended quite a few flavors judged the second half of Kane Brown to be stronger with better hooks and lyrics and overall the album is a strong mainstream start to an already promising career 11 Laura Hostelley of Sounds Like Nashville similarly found the diversity displayed in Brown s freshman record begins to unravel him and all of the talent that he has to offer and that the showed how far Brown has come and the bright future he still has in front of him 12 Billy Duke of Taste of Country thought Brown a more convincing storyteller now and the songs better produced than his previous efforts and that the album is a rich honest collection of songs that introduces a country singer that s going to be around for awhile with or without radio s support 13 Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic noted the diversity of sounds in the album that blended hip hop R amp B and country pop but felt that while versatile Brown was attempting whatever sound that might land him on the charts nevertheless thought that there s just enough variety of sounds to keep things interesting and it all goes down smooth 1 Commercial performance EditThe album debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number 10 with 51 000 units 45 000 of which were pure album sales 14 It also debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart 15 The album later reached a peak of number five on the Billboard 200 in October 2017 following the release of the deluxe edition with 26 000 copies sold 43 000 units 16 It also returned to number one on Top Country Albums and a track Heaven from the deluxe edition for which a video was released became the best selling digital song 17 The same week the single from the album What Ifs also reached number one on multiple charts and Brown became the first artist to have simultaneous number ones on all five main country charts Top Country Albums Hot Country Songs Country Airplay Country Digital Song Sales and Country Streaming Songs 5 The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 8 2017 and Platinum on April 4 2018 18 It was the fifth best selling country album of 2017 with 297 800 copies 503 000 album equivalent units sold 19 it has sold 550 200 copies in the United States as of November 2019 20 and 1 828 000 consumed units including track and streams as of February 2020 21 Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s ProducerLength1 Hometown Tyler HubbardBrian KelleyJames McNairCameron MontgomeryDann Huff3 232 What Ifs featuring Lauren Alaina Kane BrownMatt McGinnJordan SchmidtHuff3 083 Learning BrownSam EllisShy CarterBlake Anthony CarterHuff3 224 Thunder in the Rain BrownJosh HogeMatthew McVaneyMcVaney2 465 Pull It Off Adam DoleacTaylor PhillipsMatt RoyHuff3 006 Cold Spot BrownTom DouglasAllen ShamblinHuff3 387 Ain t No Stopping Us Now BrownJamie PaulinJordan SchmidtMcVaney3 038 Comeback Mark FuhrerJosh HogeMcVaneyChris YoungMcVaney2 469 Rockstars Brock BerryhillTommy CecilMorgan WallenHuff3 2010 Better Place BrownChase McGillWill WeatherlyHuff3 4411 Granddaddy s Chair BrownBlair DalyJosh JohnsonTroy VergesHuff3 45Total length 35 55 Deluxe Edition 22 23 No TitleWriter s ProducerLength12 Setting the Night on Fire with Chris Young BrownCorey CrowderHogeYoungHuff3 2113 What s Mine Is Yours BrownSam EllisHoge Johnathan WalkerHuff3 3614 Found You BrownBerryhillJared MullinsPhillipsHuff3 1115 Heaven CarterMcGinnLindsay RimesHuff2 59Personnel EditLauren Alaina duet vocals on What Ifs Kane Brown lead vocals background vocals Joeie Canaday bass guitar Shy Carter background vocals Matt Chamberlain drums Dan Dugmore steel guitar Alex Anthony Faide electric guitar Paul Franklin steel guitar Dann Huff banjo bass guitar bouzouki dobro 12 string acoustic guitar acoustic guitar electric guitar mandolin percussion piano programming slide guitar synthesizer Charlie Judge keyboards percussion programming Tony Lucido bass guitar Chris McHugh drums Matthew McVaney banjo bass guitar acoustic guitar electric guitar keyboards percussion programming background vocals Tony McVaney electric guitar Jimmie Lee Sloas bass guitar Aaron Sterling drums Russell Terrell background vocals Ilya Toshinsky banjo 12 string acoustic guitar acoustic guitar resonator guitar ukulele Derek Wells electric guitar Chris Young duet vocals on Setting the Night on Fire Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2016 2017 Peak positionAustralian Albums ARIA 24 60Canadian Albums Billboard 25 25US Billboard 200 26 5US Top Country Albums Billboard 27 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 2017 PositionUS Billboard 200 28 51US Top Country Albums Billboard 29 6Chart 2018 PositionUS Billboard 200 30 27US Top Country Albums Billboard 31 2Chart 2019 PositionUS Billboard 200 32 78US Top Country Albums Billboard 33 6Chart 2020 PositionUS Billboard 200 34 124US Top Country Albums Billboard 35 12Chart 2021 PositionUS Top Country Albums Billboard 36 18Chart 2022 PositionUS Top Country Albums Billboard 37 31Decade end charts Edit Chart 2010 2019 PositionUS Billboard 200 38 151US Top Country Albums Billboard 39 9Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 40 Platinum 80 000 United States RIAA 18 2 Platinum 2 000 000 550 200 20 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References Edit a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine Kane Brown Kane Brown AllMusic Kane Brown s Self Titled Debut Album Out Now The Country Note December 2 2016 Kane Brown by Kane Brown on iTunes ITunes Whitaker Sterling August 22 2017 Kane Brown Duets With Chris Young on Deluxe Edition of Debut Album Taste of Country Townsquare Media Retrieved September 12 2017 a b Asker Jim October 17 2017 Kane Brown Becomes First Artist To Simultaneously Lead Five Country Charts Billboard Graff Gary December 2 2016 Kane Brown on His Self Titled Debut It s Pretty Much My Childhood on That Record Billboard Freeman Jon December 2 2016 Kane Brown on Personal New Album Why He Won t Sing First Hit Ram Report Rolling Stone Konicki Lisa October 19 2016 Kane Brown to Release Self Titled Debut Album Dec 2 Reveals Track Listing Nash Country Daily Watts Cindy December 1 2016 Raising Kane Brown Biracial singer forges own path in country music The Tennessean Nicholson Jessica November 15 2016 Kane Brown s Team Talks Unstoppable Journey During Album Preview Party Music Row Bjorke Matt December 1 2016 Album Review Kane Brown Kane Brown Roughstock Hostelley Laura November 30 2016 Album Review Kane Brown s Self Titled Debut Sounds Like Nashville Dukes Billy December 2 2016 Album Spotlight Kane Brown Kane Brown Taste of Country Caulfield Keith December 11 2016 The Hamilton Mixtape Debuts at No 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart Billboard Retrieved December 12 2016 Asker Jim December 13 2016 Kane Brown Bows At No 1 On Top Country Albums Old Dominion Crowns Country Airplay Billboard Caulfield Keith October 16 2017 NF Scores First No 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With Perception Billboard Retrieved October 17 2017 Bjorke Matt October 17 2017 Top 30 Digital Country Chart October 17 2017 Roughstock a b American album certifications Kane Brown Kane Brown Recording Industry Association of America Rau Nate January 4 2018 Revealed Country music s most listened to artists in 2017 Tennessean USA Today a b Top 10 Country Albums November 11 2019 Roughstock November 13 2019 Retrieved November 16 2019 Bjorke Matt February 10 2020 Country Music s Most Consumed Album Chart February 10 2020 Roughstock Retrieved February 17 2020 Amazon com Kane Brown Deluxe Edition Kane Brown MP3 Downloads Amazon com Retrieved September 12 2017 Hollabaugh Lorie 2017 08 22 Kane Brown s New Deluxe Album Edition Features Chris Young Duet MusicRow Retrieved September 12 2017 ARIA CHART WATCH 398 auspOp December 10 2016 Retrieved December 10 2016 Kane Brown Chart History Canadian Albums Billboard Retrieved October 17 2017 Kane Brown Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved October 17 2017 Kane Brown Chart History Top Country 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