Edens Edge (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Edens Edge
| type = studio
| artist = Edens Edge
| cover = EdensEdge.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2012|06|12}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 37:25
| label = Big Machine
| producer = {{hlist|Mark Bright|Dann Huff|Edens Edge}}
| prev_title = Edens Edge
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Edens Edge
| type = studio
| single1 = Amen
| single1date = March 28, 2011
| single2 = Too Good to Be True
| single2date = April 9, 2012
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0002363382|pure_url=yes}}|title=Edens Edge review|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|work=Allmusic|accessdate=June 12, 2012}}
}}
Edens Edge is the self-titled debut album of the American country music group Edens Edge. It was released on June 12, 2012 via Big Machine Records. Its first single, "Amen," was released in March 2011. It includes four of the five songs from their debut EP. The second single, "Too Good to Be True," was released April 2012. Mark Bright and Dann Huff produced the album.{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/album-review-edens-edge-edens-edge |title=Edens Edge review |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |date=June 12, 2012 |work=Roughstock |accessdate=September 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201223510/http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/album-review-edens-edge-edens-edge |archivedate=December 1, 2012 }}
In June 2012, the album was re-released as a deluxe edition exclusive to Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, featuring three bonus tracks,{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/edens-edge-deluxe-album-cracker-barrel/|title=Edens Edge Partner With Cracker Barrel for Deluxe Album Release|last=Stromblad|first=Cory|date=June 11, 2012|work=Taste of Country|accessdate=September 25, 2012}} produced by the band members themselves.
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = Amen
| writer1 = Skip Black, Hannah Blaylock, Catt Gravitt, Gerald O'Brien
| length1 = 3:48
| title2 = Swingin' Door
| writer2 = Terry Clayton, Brett James, Ashley Monroe
| length2 = 3:41
| title3 = Skinny Dippin'
| writer3 = Dean Berner, Laura Veltz, Vince Melamed
| length3 = 3:44
| title4 = Too Good to Be True
| writer4 = Gordie Sampson, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges
| length4 = 3:17
| title5 = Last Supper
| writer5 = Blaylock, Gravitt, Danny Myrick
| length5 = 3:33
| title6 = Feels So Real
| writer6 = Lindsey, Tia Sillers, Angelo Petraglia
| length6 = 4:08
| title7 = Who Am I Drinking Tonight?
| writer7 = Blaylock, Veltz
| length7 = 3:40
| title8 = Liar
| writer8 = Andy Stochansky, Veltz
| length8 = 3:30
| title9 = Cherry Pie
| writer9 = Berner, Melamed, Veltz
| length9 = 5:11
| title10 = Christ Alone
| writer10 = Steve Smith
| length10 = 2:53
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Cracker Barrel Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
| title11 = Roots
| writer11 = Green, Gravitt, Black
| length11 = 3:00
| title12 = Little Bird
| writer12 = Berner
| length12 = 3:25
| title13 = Wherever I Go
| writer13 = Blaylock, Joy Williams, Myrick, Jennifer Schott
| length13 = 3:21
}}
Personnel
From Edens Edge Cracker Barrel deluxe edition liner notes.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Edens Edge |others=Edens Edge |year=2012 |type=CD insert |publisher=Big Machine Records |id=BMREE0100B}}
=Edens Edge=
- Hannah Blaylock – lead vocals
- Dean Berner – Dobro, acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, ganjo, background vocals
- Cherrill Green – banjo, bouzouki, acoustic guitar, mandolin, background vocals
=Additional musicians=
- Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
- Nick Buda – drums
- Tom Bukovac – electric guitar, piano
- J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Lester Estelle – drums on "Roots", "Little Bird", and "Wherever I Go"
- Shannon Forrest – drums
- Mark Hill – bass guitar
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Charlie Judge – keyboards
- Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
- Mike Rojas – keyboards
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Ilya Toshinsky – banjo, Dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar
- Mark Trussell – acoustic guitar on "Roots", "Little Bird", and "Wherever I Go"
=Technical=
- Mark Bright – production (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6)
- Edens Edge – production (tracks 11–13)
- Dann Huff – production (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8–10)
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|51|artist=Edens Edge|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 19, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|9|artist=Edens Edge|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 19, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 19, 2021}}
| 69 |
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak chart |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:45px;"| US Country ! style="width:45px;"| US |
| 2011
! scope="row"| "Amen" | 18 | 83 |
| 2012
! scope="row"| "Too Good to Be True" | 27 | — |
| colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |