Enjoy the Ride (Sugarland album)

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Enjoy the Ride
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)
RecordedFebruary–September 2006
GenreCountry
Length42:25
LabelMercury Nashville
ProducerByron Gallimore
Sugarland
Sugarland chronology
Twice the Speed of Life
(2004)
Enjoy the Ride
(2006)
Love on the Inside
(2008)
Singles from Enjoy the Ride
  1. "Want To"
    Released: August 21, 2006
  2. "Settlin'"
    Released: January 1, 2007
  3. "Everyday America"
    Released: May 21, 2007
  4. "Stay"
    Released: September 10, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Allmusic[2]
Country Weekly(average)[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
People[5]
Plugged In(mixed)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Slant Magazine[8]

Enjoy the Ride is the second studio album by American country music duo Sugarland, released on November 7, 2006 on Mercury Nashville Records. The album is the first one released with Sugarland as a duo (comprising Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush), as former member Kristen Hall had departed earlier in 2006.

The album debuted at No. 4 on the US Billboard 200 and at No. 2 on the US Country Album Chart, selling 211,000 copies in its first week;[9] these were also its peak positions on the two charts.[10] The album is certified 3× platinum by the RIAA for shipments of 3 million copies.

The album produced four chart singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, all of which were Top Ten hits. "Want To" and "Settlin'" (respectively the first and second singles) were both Number One hits, with the former being their first U.S. Number One. "Everyday America", the third single, was a No. 9 on the country charts and was used on the TV series Good Morning America. The final single was the acoustic ballad "Stay", which peaked at No. 2.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Settlin'"Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush, Tim Owens3:27
2."County Line"Nettles, Bush, Lisa Carver2:50
3."Want To"Nettles, Bush, Bobby Pinson3:35
4."Everyday America"Nettles, Bush, Carver3:52
5."Happy Ending"Nettles, Bush, Owens5:16
6."These Are the Days"Nettles, Bush, Carver3:49
7."One Blue Sky"Nettles, Bush, Carver4:17
8."April Showers"Nettles, Bush, Jeff Cohen3:24
9."Mean Girls"Nettles, Bush, Owens2:40
10."Stay"Nettles4:44
11."Sugarland"Bush, Kristen Hall, Vanessa Olivarez4:24
Target Exclusive Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Baby Girl" (Clear Channel Stripped)Nettles, Bush, Hall, Troy Bieser4:04
13."Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)" (Clear Channel Stripped)Nettles, Bush, Hall2:53
Australian Bonus Track[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12.""Who Says You Can't Go Home"" (with Bon Jovi) (from Have a Nice Day)Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora3:50

A music video was made for "These Are the Days" even though it was not released as a single. The video is available on the iTunes Store.

Wal-Mart Bonus Christmas CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Little Wood Guitar"Bush, Ellis Paul4:12
2."Nuttin' for Christmas"Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett3:24
3."Holly Jolly Christmas"Johnny Marks3:06
4."O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"Traditional4:08
5."Winter Wonderland"Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith2:27

Personnel[edit]

Sugarland[edit]

Additional personnel[edit]

Chart performance[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[20] 3× Platinum

References[edit]

  1. ^ Webb, Jennifer. "Sugarland - Enjoy The Ride". About.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Enjoy the Ride - Sugarland". Allmusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Enjoy the Ride by Sugarland". Country Weekly. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  4. ^ Rosen, Jody (November 10, 2006). "Enjoy the Ride Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  5. ^ Arnold, Chuck (November 13, 2006). "Picks and Pans Review: Sugarland (Enjoy the Ride)". People. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  6. ^ Lees, Jeremy; Smithouser, Bob (2006). "Sugarland: Enjoy the Ride". Plugged In. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  7. ^ Hoard, Christian (November 13, 2006). "Sugarland: Enjoy the Ride : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 21, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  8. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (November 27, 2006). "Sugarland: Enjoy the Ride". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  9. ^ Katie Hasty, "'NOW 23' Trumps Groban, Urban, Sugarland At No. 1", Billboard.com, November 15, 2006.
  10. ^ Artist chart history for Sugarland (albums), Billboard.com.
  11. ^ "SUGARLAND Enjoy the Ride (Album, CD)". Rare Records. Archived from the original on July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  12. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 271.
  13. ^ "Sugarland Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  14. ^ "Sugarland Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  16. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  17. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  18. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  19. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  20. ^ "American album certifications – Sugarland – Enjoy the Ride". Recording Industry Association of America.