Summer Forever

This article is about the album. For the film, see Summer Forever (film).
Summer Forever
Studio album by Billy Currington
Released June 2, 2015 (2015-06-02)
Genre Country
Length 41:07
Label Mercury Nashville
Producer
  • Dann Huff (all tracks)
  • Jesse Frasure (track 12)
Billy Currington chronology
We Are Tonight
(2013)		 Summer Forever
(2015)
Singles from Summer Forever
  1. "Don't It"
    Released: October 27, 2014
  2. "Drinkin' Town with a Football Problem"
    Released: June 8, 2015
  3. "It Don't Hurt Like It Used To"
    Released: February 8, 2016
  4. "Do I Make You Wanna"
    Released: November 21, 2016[1]

Summer Forever is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Billy Currington. It was released on June 2, 2015 via Mercury Nashville.[2] The album includes the number one singles "Don't It" and "It Don't Hurt Like It Used To".

Content

In an interview with website Taste of Country, Currington stated: "Making this album was such a blast for me. I put a lot of love into this project and couldn’t be more excited for fans to hear the new music".[3] He also added that "Summer Forever for [him] represents a positive, happy, good time lifestyle and that’s what [he] hope[s] the fans feel when they hear the record".[4] "Don't It" was released on October 27, 2014 as the album's lead off single. It peaked at number one on the Country Airplay chart dated June 6, 2015. The album's second single, "Drinkin' Town with a Football Problem", was released to radio on June 8, 2015. Despite a relatively high debut at number 41, the song fell to number 54 in its second week and struggled to climb the charts, ultimately peaking at number 30 in November 2015 and becoming Currington's lowest-charting single alongside "Tangled Up" from 2007. "It Don't Hurt Like It Used To" was sent to country radio on February 8, 2016 as the album's third single. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in October 2016 and held the number one position for two consecutive weeks. "Do I Make You Wanna" is the album's fourth and final single, being served to radio in November 2016.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Don't It"  
 3:09
2. "Drinkin' Town with a Football Problem"  
 4:14
3. "Wake Me Up"  
 3:38
4. "Good Night" (featuring Jessie James)
 4:09
5. "Jonesin'"  
 3:33
6. "Give It to Me Straight"  
  • Abe Stoklasa
  • Mark Trussell
 3:22
7. "It Don't Hurt Like It Used To"  
 3:05
8. "Nowhere Town"  
 3:44
9. "Do I Make You Wanna"  
 3:56
10. "Sweet Love"  
 3:23
11. "Soundtrack"  
  • Bobby Huff
  • Ben Burgess
 3:30
12. "Summer Forever"  
 3:24

Personnel

Chart performance

The album debuted on the Top Country Albums chart at No. 3, and Billboard 200 at No. 15, selling 20,800 copies in the US for the week.[5] The album has sold 68,500 copies in the US as of October 2016.[6]

Album

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 24
US Billboard 200[8] 15
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 3

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country CAN
2014 "Don't It" 4 1 44 1 46
2015 "Drinkin' Town with a Football Problem" 41 30 — — —
2016 "It Don't Hurt Like It Used To" 3 1 44 1 77
"Do I Make You Wanna"A 49

References

  1. ↑ https://www.countryaircheck.com/pdf_publication/Issue_524%20-%20November%207,%202016.pdf
  2. ↑ Nicholson, Jessica (April 22, 2015). "Billy Currington To Release 'Summer Forever' in June". MusicRow. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ http://tasteofcountry.com/billy-currington-summer-forever-release-date/
  4. ↑ http://tasteofcountry.com/billy-currington-summer-forever-release-date/
  5. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (June 11, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For June 11, 2015". Roughstock.
  6. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (October 5, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: October 3, 2016". Roughstock.
  7. ↑ "Billy Currington – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Billy Currington.
  8. ↑ "Billy Currington – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Billy Currington.
  9. ↑ "Billy Currington – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Billy Currington.


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