A Thousand Miles Left Behind

{{Infobox album

| name = A Thousand Miles Left Behind

| type = studio

| artist = Gloriana

| cover = AThousandMiles.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2012|07|31}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country

| length = 42:47

| label = Emblem/Warner Bros. Nashville

| producer = Matt Serletic

| prev_title = Gloriana

| prev_year = 2009

| next_title = Three

| next_year = 2015

| misc = {{Singles

| name = A Thousand Miles Left Behind

| type = studio

| single1 = Wanna Take You Home

| single1date = March 28, 2011

| single2 = (Kissed You) Good Night

| single2date = October 17, 2011

| single3 = Can't Shake You

| single3date = September 10, 2012

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|title=A Thousand Miles Left Behind review|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0002356480|pure_url=yes}}|work=Allmusic|access-date=July 31, 2012}}

}}

A Thousand Miles Left Behind is the second studio album by American country music band Gloriana. It was released on July 31, 2012 via Emblem Music Group/Warner Bros. Records.{{cite news|last=Conaway|first=Alanna|title=Gloriana's Hit Single '(Kissed You) Good Night' Strikes Gold|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/gloriana-kissed-you-good-night-gold/|access-date=July 18, 2012|newspaper=Taste of Country|date=July 12, 2012}}

Content

It is their first album since the departure of band member Cheyenne Kimball in 2011.{{cite news|title=Gloriana, 'A Thousand Miles Left Behind' Release Date Revealed|url=http://www.theboot.com/2012/05/22/gloriana-a-thousand-miles-left-behind-release-date/|access-date=July 18, 2012|newspaper=The Boot|date=May 22, 2012}} According to group member Tom Gossin, the album was completed before Kimball's departure, but the songs (including "Wanna Take You Home") were then re-recorded without her. A song that Kimball wrote (called "Piece of My Heart"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDLikQ3cJQc|title=Gloriana - Piece of My Heart at 93.7 The Bull|date=April 28, 2011|work=YouTube|access-date=October 4, 2012}}) was also removed from the track list.{{cite web|url=http://www.theboot.com/2011/11/04/gloriana-new-album-2011-interview/|title=Gloriana's Musical Journey Comes Full Circle|last=Thompson|first=Gayle|date=4 November 2011|work=The Boot|access-date=28 July 2012}}

The trio had a hand in writing all of the album's eleven tracks.{{cite news|last=Wyland|first=Sarah|title=Gloriana to Release A Thousand Miles Left Behind July 31|url=http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2012/05/23/gloriana-to-release-a-thousand-miles-left-behind-july-31/|access-date=July 18, 2012|newspaper=Great American Country|date=May 23, 2012}} Three singles have been released from the project, including the group's first top five song, "(Kissed You) Good Night."{{cite news|title=Gloriana Go Gold With "(Kissed You) Good Night"|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1689329/gloriana-go-gold-with-kissed-you-good-night.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712194941/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1689329/gloriana-go-gold-with-kissed-you-good-night.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2012|access-date=July 18, 2012|newspaper=Country Music Television|date=July 10, 2012}}

Commercial performance

A Thousand Miles Left Behind debuted at No. 2 on Country Albums, and No. 11 on Billboard 200, selling 23,000 copies in its first week.{{cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/480531/country-countdown-kenny-chesney-keeps-crown-gloriana-debuts-big |title=Country Countdown: Kenny Chesney Keeps Crown, Gloriana Debuts Big|author= Wade Jessen |date= August 9, 2012|work=Billboard}} It has sold 118,000 copies in the US as of May 2015.{{cite web|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150515165056/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archive-date= May 15, 2015 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |website=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}

Track listing

{{track listing

| title1 = Gold Rush

| writer1 = Tom Gossin, Tommy Lee James, Matt Serletic

| length1 = 4:16

| title2 = Sunset Lovin'

| writer2 = Mike Gossin, Serletic, Hillary Lindsey

| length2 = 3:17

| title3 = Wanna Take You Home

| writer3 = T. Gossin, Serletic, Wendell Mobley

| length3 = 3:45

| title4 = (Kissed You) Good Night

| writer4 = T. Gossin, Josh Kear

| length4 = 3:52

| title5 = Carolina Rose

| writer5 = T. Gossin, Karyn Rochelle, James T. Slater

| length5 = 3:50

| title6 = Go On…Miss Me

| writer6 = M. Gossin, Rachel Reinert, Serletic

| length6 = 3:43

| title7 = Can't Shake You

| writer7 = T. Gossin, Slater, Stephanie Bentley

| length7 = 4:27

| title8 = Soldier Song

| writer8 = M. Gossin, T. Gossin, Serletic

| length8 = 4:02

| title9 = Turn My World Around

| writer9 = M. Gossin, Kear, Serletic

| length9 = 3:42

| title10 = Doing It Our Way

| writer10 = Danny Myrick, Reinert, Serletic

| length10 = 3:44

| title11 = Where My Heart Belongs

| writer11 = Myrick, Reinert, Serletic

| length11 = 4:09

}}

{{track listing

| headline = iTunes Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

| title12 = Lonely Road

| writer12 =

| length12 = 3:47

| title13 = Wild at Heart

| note13 = Acoustic

| writer13 = Bentley, Kear, Serletic

| length13 = 3:50

| title14 = Can't Shake You

| note14 = Acoustic

| writer14 = T. Gossin, Slater, Bentley

| length14 = 4:24

| title15 = (Kissed You) Good Night

| note15 = Music video

| length15 = 4:42

| title16 = Making of A Thousand Miles Left Behind

| note16 = Video

| length16 = 4:06

}}

Personnel

=Gloriana=

Mike Gossin- electric guitar, vocals
Tom Gossin- acoustic guitar, programming, vocals
Rachel Reinert- vocals

=Additional musicians=

Alex Arias- choir
Pat Bergeson- harmonica
Tom Bukovac- dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Eric Darken- percussion
Dan Dugmore- dobro, pedal steel guitar
Shannon Forrest- drums
Aubrey Haynie- fiddle, mandolin
Ryan Kern- choir
Mike Leisz- choir
Jerry McPherson- electric guitar
Tim Pierce- acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Matt Serletic- Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, percussion, piano, programming, Wurlitzer
Jimmie Lee Sloas- bass guitar
Ilya Toshinsky- banjo, dulcimer, acoustic guitar, mandolin
Doug Trantow- choir

Chart performance

=Album=

class="wikitable sortable"
Chart (2012) ! Peak position
US Billboard 200{{allMusic\|class=album\|id=mw0002356480\|tab=awards}} \| align="center"\| 11
US Billboard Top Country Albums \| align="center"\| 2

class="wikitable sortable"

Chart (2012)

! Peak
position

US Billboard 200{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0002356480|tab=awards}}

| align="center"| 11

US Billboard Top Country Albums

| align="center"| 2

=End of year charts=

class="wikitable"
Chart (2012) !Year-end 2010
US Billboard Top Country Albums \|align="center"\|63{{cite web \|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-country-albums \|title=Best of 2012 - Top Country Albums \|work=Billboard \|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc \|access-date=2013-04-07}}

class="wikitable"

Chart (2012)

!Year-end
2010

US Billboard Top Country Albums

|align="center"|63{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-country-albums |title=Best of 2012 - Top Country Albums |work=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |access-date=2013-04-07}}

=Singles=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Single ! colspan="4"\| Peak chart positions
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"\| US Country ! width="45"\| US Country Airplay {{cite web\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=gloriana\|chart=Country Airplay}}\|title=Gloriana Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay\|work=Billboard\|publisher=Prometheus Global Media\|access-date=December 6, 2012}} ! width="45"\| US ! width="45"\| CAN
rowspan="2"\| 2011 \| align="left"\| "Wanna Take You Home"{{cite web\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=gloriana\|chart=Country Songs}}\|title=Gloriana Album & Song Chart History\|publisher=Billboard.com}} \| 34 \| — \| — \| —
align="left"\| "(Kissed You) Good Night" \| 2 \| — \| 34 \| 60
2012 \| align="left"\| "Can't Shake You" \| 20 \| 16 \| 83 \| —
colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US Country

! width="45"| US Country Airplay
{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=gloriana|chart=Country Airplay}}|title=Gloriana Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 6, 2012}}

! width="45"| US

! width="45"| CAN

rowspan="2"| 2011

| align="left"| "Wanna Take You Home"{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=gloriana|chart=Country Songs}}|title=Gloriana Album & Song Chart History|publisher=Billboard.com}}

| 34

| —

align="left"| "(Kissed You) Good Night"

| 2

| —

| 34

| 60

2012

| align="left"| "Can't Shake You"

| 20

| 16

| 83