Halfway to Heaven (album)

{{short description|2010 album by Brantley Gilbert}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Halfway to Heaven

| type = studio

| artist = Brantley Gilbert

| cover = Halfway-to-heaven-album-by-brantley-gilbert.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 16, 2010

| recorded = 2009–10

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Country|rock|country rock}}

| length = 48:54

| label = Average Joes

| producer = {{hlist|Brantley Gilbert|The Atom Brothers|Jonathan Waggoner|Jess Franklin|Dann Huff|Phive Starr Productions}}

| prev_title = A Modern Day Prodigal Son

| prev_year = 2009

| next_title = Just as I Am

| next_year = 2014

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Halfway to Heaven

| type = studio

| single1 = Kick It in the Sticks

| single1date = February 22, 2010

| single2 = My Kind of Crazy

| single2date = 2010

| single3 = Them Boys

| single3date = January 24, 2011

}}

}}

Halfway to Heaven is the second studio album by American country music singer Brantley Gilbert. It was released on March 16, 2010, through Average Joes Entertainment. As of January 2015, the album has sold 1,081,200 copies.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2015/01/31909-country-album-chart-report-january-8-2015/ |title=Country Album Chart Report For January 8, 2015 |author=Matt Bjorke |date=January 8, 2015 |work=Roughstock |access-date=January 13, 2015 |archive-date=February 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215060208/http://roughstock.com/news/2015/01/31909-country-album-chart-report-january-8-2015/ |url-status=dead }} Sales given [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1olQ5bXhz7Ca_JSD9Y0MlBWtbI3Asv46bAlTeFrLCBHk/edit#gid=0> here] The original album was produced by Gilbert along with the Atom Brothers, Jonathan Waggoner, and Jess Franklin, except for "Country Must Be Country Wide" (produced by Dann Huff) and "Dirt Road Anthem Revisited" (produced by Phive Starr Productions).

Track listing

{{tracklist

| headline = Standard version

| title1 = Hell on Wheels

| length1 = 4:17

| title2 = Bending the Rules and Breaking the Law

| length2 = 3:32

| title3 = Back in the Day

| length3 = 4:01

| title4 = My Kind of Crazy

| length4 = 3:42

| title5 = Kick It in the Sticks

| length5 = 3:49

| title6 = Halfway to Heaven

| length6 = 3:16

| title7 = Saving Amy

| length7 = 5:29

| title8 = Country Must Be Country Wide

| length8 = 3:39

| title9 = Take It Outside

| length9 = 4:22

| title10 = Them Boys

| length10 = 4:04

| t

itle11 = Fall into Me

| length11 = 4:02

| title12 = Dirt Road Anthem (Revisited) (feat. Brantley Gilbert)

| length12 = 4:41

}}

2011: ''Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe edition)''

{{Infobox album

| name = Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe edition)

| type = studio

| artist = Brantley Gilbert

| cover = Halfway_to_Heaven_Album.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 13, 2011

| recorded = 2010–11 {{small|(deluxe edition)}}

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Country|rock|country rock}}

| length = 59:49

| label = Valory

| producer = {{hlist|The Atom Brothers|Dann Huff}}

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe edition)

| type = studio

| single1 = Country Must Be Country Wide

| single1date = April 25, 2011

| single2 = You Don't Know Her Like I Do

| single2date = December 12, 2011

| single3 = Kick It in the Sticks

| single3date = July 30, 2012

| single4 = More Than Miles

| single4date = October 15, 2012

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1731342|pure_url=yes}}|title=Halfway to Heaven review|last=Allen|first=James|work=Allmusic|accessdate=September 22, 2011}}

}}

The deluxe version of the album was released on September 13, 2011 via Valory Music Group. This re-release featured remixes of all the tracks, as well as several new tracks that were not on the original version of the album.{{cite web | url=http://tasteofcountry.com/brantley-gilbert-halfway-to-heaven-deluxe-edition/ | title=Brantley Gilbert to Release Deluxe Edition of ‘Halfway to Heaven’ Album | publisher=Taste of Country | date=August 13, 2011 | accessdate=December 4, 2012 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120045103/http://tasteofcountry.com/brantley-gilbert-halfway-to-heaven-deluxe-edition/ | url-status=live | archivedate=January 20, 2013}}

;Track listing

{{tracklist

| headline = 2011 deluxe reissue

| title1 = Hell on Wheels

| writer1 = {{hlist|Brantley Gilbert|Mike Dekle}}

| length1 = 4:13

| title2 = Bending the Rules and Breaking the Law

| writer2 = {{hlist|Gilbert|Jeremy Spillman}}

| length2 = 3:26

| title3 = Back in the Day

| writer3 = {{hlist|Gilbert|Dallas Davidson|Ben Hayslip}}

| length3 = 3:49

| title4 = My Kind of Crazy

| writer4 = {{hlist|Gilbert|Rhett Akins|Hayslip}}

| length4 = 3:34

| title5 = Kick It in the Sticks

| writer5 = {{hlist|Gilbert|Akins|Hayslip}}

| length5 = 3:45

| title6 = Halfway to Heaven

| writer6 = {{hlist|Gilbert|Mike Mobley|Spillman}}

| length6 = 3:10

| title7 = Saving Amy

| writer7 = {{hlist|Gilbert|Bonnie Baker}}

| length7 = 5:14

| title8 = Country Must Be Country Wide

| writer8 = {{hlist|Gilbert|Colt Ford|Dekle}}

| length8 = 3:35

| title9 = Take It Outside

| writer9 = {{hlist|Gilbert|John Merlino}}

| length9 = 4:16

| title10 = Them Boys

| writer10 = {{hlist|Gilbert|Ford|Dekle}}

| length10 = 3:55

| title11 = Fall into Me

| writer11 = {{hlist|Gilbert|Mobley|Spillman}}

| length11 = 4:00

| title12 = Dirt Road Anthem (Revisited)

| note12 = with Colt Ford

| length12 = 4:38

| writer12 = {{hlist|Gilbert|Ford}}

| title13 = More Than Miles

| writer13 = {{hlist|Gilbert|John Eddie}}

| length13 = 4:12

| title14 = You Don't Know Her Like I Do

| writer14 = {{hlist|Gilbert|Jim McCormick}}

| length14 = 4:47

| title15 = Hell on an Angel

| writer15 = {{hlist|Gilbert|Spillman}}

| length15 = 3:15

}}

Personnel

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2010–2011)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|4|artist=Brantley Gilbert|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 19, 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|2|artist=Brantley Gilbert|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 19, 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|1|artist=Brantley Gilbert|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 19, 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|13|artist=Brantley Gilbert|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 19, 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2011)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011|work=Billboard|accessdate=May 19, 2021}}

| 182

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011|work=Billboard|accessdate=May 19, 2021}}

| 28

scope="col"| Chart (2012)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012|work=Billboard|accessdate=May 19, 2021}}

| 55

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012|work=Billboard|accessdate=May 19, 2021}}

| 15

scope="col"| Chart (2013)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2013|work=Billboard|accessdate=May 19, 2021}}

| 131

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2013|work=Billboard|accessdate=May 19, 2021}}

| 33

{{col-end}}

=Singles=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US Country

! width="45"| US Country Airplay

! width="45"| US

! width="45"| CAN Country
{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=brantley gilbert|chart=Canada Country}}|title=Brantley Gilbert Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=November 20, 2013}}

! width="45"| CAN

rowspan="2"| 2010

| align="left"| "Kick It in the Sticks"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

align="left"| "My Kind of Crazy"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

rowspan="3"| 2011

| align="left"| "Them Boys"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

align="left"| "Country Must Be Country Wide"

| 1

| —

| 50

| —

| 91

align="left"| "You Don't Know Her Like I Do"

| 1

| —

| 49

| —

| 73

rowspan="2"| 2012

| align="left"| "Kick It in the Sticks" {{small|(re-release)}}A

| 29

| 34

| 113

| —

| —

align="left"| "More Than Miles"

| 21

| 7

| 73

| 33

| —

colspan="7" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

  • A Did not enter the Hot 100 but charted on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.{{cite web|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of September 15, 2012|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/14117957|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=September 13, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Certifications

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References