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Center Point Road

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{{Infobox album

| name = Center Point Road

| type = studio

| cover = Thomas Rhett - Center Point Road.png

| alt =

| artist = Thomas Rhett

| released = {{start date|2019|5|31}}

| recorded =

| genre =

  • Country{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/center-point-road-mw0003258153|title=Center Point Road – Thomas Rhett|publisher=AllMusic|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|accessdate=June 11, 2019}}
  • pop{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/thomas-rhett-center-point-road-album-842652/|title=Thomas Rhett Doesn't Really Care If You Think He's Country Enough|work=Rolling Stone|last=Moss|first=Marissa R.|date=May 31, 2019|accessdate=December 17, 2019}}

| length = 52:45

| label = Valory

| producer =

| prev_title = Life Changes

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title =Country Again: Side A

| next_year = 2021

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Center Point Road

| type = studio

| single1 = Look What God Gave Her

| single1date = March 1, 2019

| single2 = Remember You Young

| single2date = July 15, 2019

| single3 = Beer Can't Fix

| single3date = January 6, 2020{{cite journal|url=http://www.countryaircheck.com/pdfs/current121619.pdf|title=Country Aircheck: Happy Holidays|journal=Country Aircheck|issue=684|page=2|date=December 16, 2019|accessdate=December 17, 2019}}

}}

}}

Center Point Road is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Thomas Rhett, released on May 31, 2019, through Big Machine Label Group imprint Valory Music Co. It was supported by the lead single "Look What God Gave Her". Rhett co-wrote and co-produced all 16 tracks on the album, sharing production duties with Dann Huff, Jesse Frasure, Julian Bunetta, The Stereotypes, and Cleve Wilson.{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/thomas-rhett-reveals-center-point-road-track-listing-album-cover/|title=Thomas Rhett Reveals 'Center Point Road' Track Listing, Album Cover|website=Taste of Country|last=Krol|first=Jacklyn|date=March 28, 2019|accessdate=March 31, 2019}} The album also features collaborations with Little Big Town, Jon Pardi, and Kelsea Ballerini. The album received a nomination for Best Country Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/thomas-rhett-new-album-center-point-road-that-old-truck-815020/|title=Thomas Rhett Previews New Album 'Center Point Road 'With 'That Old Truck'|work=Rolling Stone|last=Freeman|first=Jon|date=March 29, 2019|accessdate=March 29, 2019}}

Background

Rhett named the album after a road from his hometown of Hendersonville, Tennessee that he said symbolized his childhood.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1804515/thomas-rhett-takes-friends-and-fans-down-center-point-road/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330163102/http://www.cmt.com/news/1804515/thomas-rhett-takes-friends-and-fans-down-center-point-road/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 30, 2019|title=Thomas Rhett Takes Friends and Fans Down Center Point Road|publisher=Country Music Television|last=Bonaguro|first=Alison|date=March 29, 2019|accessdate=March 31, 2019}}

Promotion

"Look What God Gave Her" was released as the lead single from the album on March 1, 2019. On March 3, 2019, "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" was released, alongside a performance of it on Saturday Night Live.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/thomas-rhett-new-song-dont-threaten-me-with-a-good-time-snl-802514/|title=See Thomas Rhett Debut New Song 'Don't Threaten Me With a Good Time' on 'SNL'|work=Rolling Stone|last=Kaplan|first=Ilana|date=March 3, 2019|accessdate=May 4, 2019}} Rhett later revealed the cover art and track listing on March 29, and also shared the track "That Old Truck". On April 19, 2019, Rhett released "Remember You Young" as another promotional single.{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/thomas-rhett-remember-you-young/|title=Thomas Rhett Debuts Tear-Jerking New Song 'Remember You Young' [Listen]|website=Taste of Country|last=Krol|first=Jacklyn|date=April 19, 2019|accessdate=May 4, 2019}}

Commercial performance

Center Point Road debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 with 76,000 album-equivalent units, of which 45,000 were pure album sales. It is Rhett's second No. 1 album. In its first week it registered 33.59 million US streams, making it the largest streaming week for a country album at the time.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8515077/thomas-rhett-no-1-billboard-200-albums-chart-center-point-road|title=Thomas Rhett Scores Second No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Center Point Road'|work=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=June 9, 2019|accessdate=June 10, 2019}} The album has sold more than 101,600 copies in pure albums in the US and 362,000 in units consumed.{{cite news|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=March 3, 2020|title=Top 10 Country Albums In Pure Sales: March 2, 2020|work=Roughstock|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2020/03/44152-top-10-country-albums-in-pure-sales-march-2-2020|accessdate=March 7, 2020}}{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2020/03/44148-country-musics-most-consumed-albums-chart-march-2-2020|title=Country Music's Most-Consumed Albums Chart: March 2, 2020|work=Roughstock|first=Matt|last=Bjorke|date=March 2, 2020|accessdate=March 8, 2020}}

Critical reception

Rhett was hailed for his versatility on Center Point Road by Rolling Stone, while Newsday suggested the album fell short of crossing over to pop music.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-thomas-rhett-center-point-road-842621/|title=Thomas Rhett Is a Perfect Country Gentleman on 'Center Point Road'|work=Rolling Stone|first=Jonathan|last=Bernstein|date=May 31, 2019|accessdate=December 17, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/thomas-rhett-center-point-road-review-1.31686472|title='Center Point Road': Rhett stretches country's boundaries|work=Newsday|last=Gamboa|first=Glenn|date=May 29, 2019|accessdate=December 17, 2019}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Center Point Road track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Up

| writer1 = {{hlist|Thomas Rhett|Ashley Gorley|Jesse Frasure|Shane McAnally}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Thomas Rhett|Dann Huff|Jesse Frasure}}

| length1 = 3:27

| title2 = Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time

| note2 = featuring Little Big Town

| writer2 = {{hlist|Rhett|Karen Fairchild|Jonathan Yip|Ray Romulus|Jeremy Reeves|Ray Charles McCullough II|Gorley|Frasure}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Rhett|Huff|Frasure|The Stereotypes}}

| length2 = 3:35

| title3 = Blessed

| writer3 = {{hlist|Rhett|Joe Spargur|Sean Douglas}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Rhett|Huff|Frasure|Julian Bunetta}}

| length3 = 3:34

| title4 = Look What God Gave Her

| writer4 = {{hlist|Rhett|Rhett Akins|Julian Bunetta|John Ryan|Jacob Kasher|Ammar Malik}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Rhett|Huff|Bunetta}}

| length4 = 2:48

| title5 = Center Point Road

| note5 = featuring Kelsea Ballerini

| writer5 = {{hlist|Rhett|Amy Wadge|Cleve Wilson|Frasure}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Rhett|Huff|Frasure|Cleve Wilson}}

| length5 = 3:36

| title6 = That Old Truck

| writer6 = {{hlist|Rhett|Bunetta|Kamron Kimbro|Ryan Tedder}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Rhett|Huff|Bunetta}}

| length6 = 3:32

| title7 = VHS

| writer7 = {{hlist|Rhett|Wadge|Gorley|Frasure}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Rhett||Huff|Frasure}}

| length7 = 3:16

| title8 = Notice

| writer8 = {{hlist|Rhett|Gorley|Frasure|Douglas}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Rhett|Huff|Frasure}}

| length8 = 3:42

| title9 = Sand

| writer9 = {{hlist|Rhett|Frasure|Hardy}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Rhett|Huff|Frasure}}

| length9 = 2:42

| title10 = Beer Can't Fix

| note10 = featuring Jon Pardi

| writer10 = {{hlist|Rhett|Bunetta|Tedder|Zach Skelton}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Rhett|Huff|Bunetta}}

| length10 = 3:29

| title11 = Things You Do for Love

| writer11 = {{hlist|Rhett|Gorley|Frasure|Josh Osborne|Luke Laird}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Rhett|Huff||Frasure}}

| length11 = 3:26

| title12 = Remember You Young

| writer12 = {{hlist|Rhett|Gorley|Frasure}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Rhett|Huff|Frasure}}

| length12 = 3:00

| title13 = Don't Stop Drivin'

| writer13 = {{hlist|Rhett|Gorley|Josh Miller|Zach Crowell}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Rhett|Huff|Frasure}}

| length13 = 3:03

| title14 = Barefoot

| writer14 = {{hlist|Rhett|Miller|Matt Dragstrem|Akins}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Rhett|Huff|Frasure}}

| length14 = 3:00

| title15 = Dream You Never Had

| writer15 = {{hlist|Rhett|Gorley|Frasure|Akins}}

| extra15 = {{hlist|Rhett|Huff||Frasure}}

| length15 = 3:22

| title16 = Almost

| writer16 = {{hlist|Rhett|Wadge|Gorley|Frasure}}

| extra16 = {{hlist|Rhett|Huff|Frasure}}

| length16 = 3:13

| total_length = 52:45

}}

Personnel

  • Thomas Rhett – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Dave Cohen – keyboards
  • Charlie Judge – keyboards, cello
  • Julian Bunetta – keyboards, programming, electric guitar, drums, backing vocals
  • Matt Dragstrem – programming, backing vocals
  • Jesse Frasure – programming, backing vocals
  • David Huff – programming
  • Zach Skelton – programming
  • The Stereotypes – programming
  • Cleve Wilson – programming
  • Tyler Chiarelli – electric guitar
  • Brandon Day – electric guitar
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar
  • John Ryan – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Derek Wells – electric guitar
  • Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitars
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
  • Chris Kimmerer – drums
  • Randy Leago – baritone saxophone
  • Jim Hoke – tenor saxophone, horn arrangements
  • Barry Green – trombone
  • Mike Haynes – trumpet
  • Kasey Akins – backing vocals
  • Lauren Akins – backing vocals
  • Bob Bailey – backing vocals
  • Jamar Carter – backing vocals
  • Everett Drake – backing vocals
  • Kim Fleming – backing vocals
  • Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
  • Michael Hardy – backing vocals
  • Ashley Gorley – backing vocals
  • Kyla Jade – backing vocals
  • Macy Page – backing vocals
  • Josh Reedy – backing vocals
  • Jason Kyle Saetveit – backing vocals
  • Ryan Tedder – backing vocals
  • Russell Terrell – backing vocals
  • Amy Wadge – backing vocals
  • Kelsea Ballerini – duet vocals on "Center Point Road"
  • Little Big Town – backing vocals on "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time"
  • Jon Pardi – duet vocals on "Beer Can't Fix"

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+ Weekly chart performance for Center Point Road

! scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|24|artist=Thomas Rhett|album=Center Point Road|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 8, 2019}}
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|2|artist=Thomas Rhett|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 10, 2019}}
{{album chart|Scotland|53|date=20190607|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 8, 2019}}
{{album chart|UKCountry|1|date=20190607|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 8, 2020}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Thomas Rhett|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Thomas Rhett|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 12, 2019}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+ Year-end chart performance for Center Point Road

! scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019|work=Billboard|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}

| 153

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019|work=Billboard|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}

| 17

scope="col"| Chart (2020)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 5, 2020}}

| 164

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 17, 2020}}

| 15

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Center Point Road}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Thomas Rhett|title=Center Point Road|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|access-date=January 16, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Thomas Rhett|title=Center Point Road|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|access-date=August 12, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

References

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