Length 37:57 Label Warner Bros. Records | Release date 11 February 2014 | |
 | ||
Released February 11, 2014 (2014-02-11) Producers | ||
Sunshine & Whiskey is the second studio album by American country music artist Frankie Ballard. It was released on February 11, 2014 via Warner Bros. Records. The album includes Ballard's debut single "Tell Me You Get Lonely" and "Helluva Life," which became Ballard's first Number One hit. "Don't Tell Mama" was under the title "Don't Tell Mama I Was Drinking" and originally recorded by Ty Herndon on his 1996 album Living in a Moment. and later by Gary Allan on his 1999 album Smoke Rings in the Dark. and later by Doug Stone on his 2007 album My Turn.
Contents
Critical reception
Sunshine & Whiskey received generally positive reviews from four music critics. At USA Today, Brian Mansfield rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of four, writing that Ballard's "got an appealing rock delivery, and the songs get more thoughtful as he goes along, right to the tragedy at the end." Gary Graff of The Oakland Press rated the album three out of four stars, stating that it is "evident throughout these 11 songs [are] highly contagious", and they "go down like a well-aged single malt." At AllMusic, Steve Leggett rated the album three-and-a-half out of five stars, saying that "most contemporary country fans should love this album, and there are tracks here where Ballard hits everything right, rising above the commercially generic with energy and intelligence." Matt Bjorke of Roughstock rated the album four stars out of five, stating how Ballard stays true to himself on the album.
Personnel
Chart performance
The album debuted at No. 5 in the Top Country Albums chart, and No. 35 in the Billboard 200, with sales of 11,000 for the week. As of June 2016, the album has sold 105,000 copies in the US.
Songs
1Young & Crazy3:01
2Sunshine & Whiskey3:03
3It Don't Take Much3:20