Golden Road (album)
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| Released | 8 October 2002 | |||
| Recorded | Late 2001 - Mid 2002 | |||
| Genre | Country, rock, bluegrass, pop[1] | |||
| Length | 53:40 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
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| Keith Urban chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Golden Road | ||||
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Golden Road is the third studio album by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released on 8 October 2002 via Capitol Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Somebody Like You", "Raining on Sunday", "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me", and "You'll Think of Me". This was Urban's first album to be produced by Dann Huff, who has produced all of his albums since.
Content
[edit]This album produced four singles: "Somebody Like You", "Raining on Sunday", "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me", and "You'll Think of Me", which all made it to the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "Somebody Like You", "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me", and "You'll Think of Me" all reached number one, while "Raining on Sunday" peaked at number three.[3] "Raining on Sunday" was originally recorded by Radney Foster on the 1998 album See What You Want to See, with a backing vocal from Darius Rucker of Hootie & the Blowfish. "Jeans On" is a cover of a Lord David Dundas song.
The song "You Look Good in My Shirt" was originally slated to be the album's fifth single; however, Capitol Nashville instead chose to release a single from a new album; despite its withdrawal, the song charted at number 60 from unsolicited airplay as an album cut. Urban re-recorded the song in 2008 for a re-issue of his compilation album Greatest Hits: 18 Kids and released that version as a single that same year. The re-recorded version was a number-one single in 2008.[3]
Urban co-produced tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, and 11 with Dann Huff, and he produced the rest of the album all by himself.[4]
Commercial performance
[edit]Golden Road debuted at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 and number two on the BillboardTop Country Albums chart, selling 66,500 copies in its first week.[5] As of September 2004, the album has sold 1.8 million copies in the US.[5] On 22 September 2005, the album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over three million copies in the United States.[6]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Somebody Like You" | 5:23 | |
| 2. | "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" |
| 4:15 |
| 3. | "Whenever I Run" |
| 3:39 |
| 4. | "What About Me" |
| 3:52 |
| 5. | "You'll Think of Me" |
| 4:53 |
| 6. | "Jeans On" | 3:33 | |
| 7. | "You Look Good in My Shirt" | 3:47 | |
| 8. | "You're Not Alone Tonight" | Urban | 3:31 |
| 9. | "You Won" |
| 5:21 |
| 10. | "Song for Dad" | Urban | 3:56 |
| 11. | "Raining on Sunday" |
| 4:45 |
| 12. | "You're Not My God" |
| 4:14 |
| 13. | "One Chord Song" (hidden track[7]) | Urban | 2:13 |
| Total length: | 53:40 | ||
Personnel
[edit]As listed in liner notes.[4]
- Keith Urban – lead vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, EBow, ganjo, piano, cardboard box
- Tim Akers – keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
- Tom Bukovac – rhythm guitar
- Matt Chamberlain – drums, drum loops
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Dan Dugmore – rhythm guitar
- Jerry Flowers – background vocals
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
- John Hobbs – piano, keyboards
- Dann Huff – rhythm guitar
- Scotty Huff – background vocals
- Chris McHugh – drums, percussion
- Jason Mowery – mandolin, Dobro
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Monty Powell – background vocals
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Russell Terrell – background vocals
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Charts
[edit] Weekly charts[edit]
| Year-end charts[edit]
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US AC | US Adult | US Pop | AUS | UK | ||
| 2002 | "Somebody Like You" | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | "Raining on Sunday" | 3 | 38 | — | — | — | 79 | — |
| "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | "You'll Think of Me" | 1 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 38 | — | 88 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[19] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[20] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[21] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Golden Road - Keith Urban | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Golden Road review". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b Golden Road (CD booklet). Capitol Records. 2002. 32936.
- ^ a b Keith Caulfield (29 September 2004). "The 'American' Way: Green Day Debuts at No. 1". Billboard.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "One Chord Song (Hidden Track)". Amazon. 8 October 2002. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Keith Urban – Golden Road". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Keith Urban – Golden Road". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Keith Urban – Golden Road". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on 4 December 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Keith Urban – Golden Road". Music Canada.
- ^ "American album certifications – Keith Urban – Golden Road". Recording Industry Association of America.
