Town Line
{{For|the community in New York|Town Line, New York}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Town Line
| type = ep
| artist = Aaron Lewis
| cover = aaronlewistownline.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 1, 2011
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Alternative country|country rock}}
| length = 32:57
| label = Stroudavarious
| producer = {{hlist|Aaron Lewis|James Stroud}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = The Road
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Town Line
| type = EP
| single1 = Country Boy
| single1date = December 7, 2010
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|1|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2125178|pure_url=yes}}|title=Town Line review|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|work=AllMusic|accessdate=July 9, 2011}}
| rev2 = Country Weekly
| rev3 = Engine 145
}}
Town Line is the first EP by American rock musician Aaron Lewis, and is his first solo release. An extended play consisting of country songs, it was released on March 1, 2011, on Stroudavarious Records.{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/town-line-r2125178|title=Town Line|work=AllMusic|accessdate=March 10, 2011}} As of the chart dated September 3, 2011, the album has sold 200,208 copies in the US.{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/it-s-a-country-boy-s-world-on-soundscan-charts-this-week|title=It's Country Boy's World on SoundScan Charts This Week|publisher=Roughstock|accessdate=July 6, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711210134/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/it-s-a-country-boy-s-world-on-soundscan-charts-this-week|archivedate=July 11, 2011}}
Content
The first single, "Country Boy", which features George Jones, Charlie Daniels, and Chris Young, was released on December 7, 2010. This song has charted on both Hot Country Songs and Rock Songs.{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/town-line-r2125178/charts-awards|title=Charts for Town Line|work=Allmusic|accessdate=March 10, 2011}} The track "Tangled Up in You" is a re-recording of a song from Staind's album The Illusion of Progress.{{cite journal|last=Phillips|first=Jessica|date=7 March 2011|journal=Country Weekly|volume=18|issue=10|page=56|issn=1074-3235}}
Live versions of the songs "Vicious Circles" and "Country Boy" also appear on the deluxe edition of Lewis' 2012 album, The Road.
Critical reception
Giving it three stars out of five, Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly thought that the songs were "rich with imagery." She also praised Lewis for "resist[ing] the temptation to don a faux twang", but criticized the single "Country Boy" as "an unfortunately overextended string of rural impressions." Sam Gazdziak of Engine 145 rated it two stars out of five, calling "Country Boy" "turgid" and "polarizing", also criticizing the three versions present on the EP.
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_writing = Aaron Lewis
| title1 = The Story Never Ends
| length1 = 4:47
| title2 = Vicious Circles
| length2 = 5:07
| title3 = Country Boy
| note3 = featuring George Jones and Charlie Daniels
| length3 = 4:43
| title4 = Tangled Up in You
| note4 = featuring Alexa Carter
| length4 = 4:29
| title5 = Massachusetts
| length5 = 5:03
| title6 = Country Boy
| note6 = radio edit
| length6 = 4:20
| title7 = Country Boy
| note7 = acoustic version
| length7 = 4:20
}}
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Town Line |others=Aaron Lewis |year=2011 |type=CD booklet |publisher=R&J Records |id=STRV-01013}}
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Alexa Carter - background vocals on "Tangled Up in You"
- Charlie Daniels - guitar, fiddle, and recitation vocals on "Country Boy"
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Tony Harrell - B-3 organ, piano
- George Jones - guest vocals on "Country Boy"
- Ben Kitterman - dobro
- Aaron Lewis - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Larry Paxton - bass guitar
- Scotty Sanders - steel guitar
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Chris Young - background vocals on "Country Boy"
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2011)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|7|artist=Aaron Lewis|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 17, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Aaron Lewis|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 17, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|3|artist=Aaron Lewis|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 17, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|3|artist=Aaron Lewis|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 17, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2011)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 17, 2021}}
| 166 |
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 17, 2021}}
| 32 |
| scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2011|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 17, 2021}}
| 31 |
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| US ! width="40"| US Country ! width="40"| US Main ! width="40"| US Rock |
| 2011
| align="left"| "Country Boy" {{small|(with George Jones and Charlie Daniels)}} | 87 | 50 | 23 | 39 |