Nothing Like This (album)

Nothing Like This
Nothing Like This
Studio album by Rascal Flatts
Released	November 16, 2010
Recorded	March–June 2010
Genre	Country
Length	41:51
Label	Big Machine
Producer	Dann Huff; Rascal Flatts;
Rascal Flatts chronology
Singles from Nothing Like This
	"Why Wait"; Released: August 2, 2010; "I Won't Let Go"; Released: January 10, 2011; "Easy"; Released: June 27, 2011;

Nothing Like This is the seventh studio album by American country music group Rascal Flatts. Released on November 16, 2010, it is their debut release after signing with Big Machine Records after Lyric Street went out of business. The album's lead-off single, "Why Wait," was released on August 2, 2010.^[1]^[2] This song became their first number one single on the Hot Country Songs charts since "Here Comes Goodbye."^[3] The album's second single, "I Won't Let Go" was released to country radio on January 10, 2011. The third single, "Easy" was released to country radio on June 27, 2011. This was the band's last album to go platinum.

Content

In the weeks leading up to the album's release, three promotional singles were released for music download; "I Won't Let Go" was released on October 25, 2010, "Play" on November 2, 2010, and the title track on November 9, 2010.^[4]

In 2022, bassist Jay DeMarcus re-recorded the track "All Night To Get There" with his new group, Generation Radio, singing lead vocals.

Reception

Commercial

The album debuted at number six on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number one on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums, selling 165,000 copies in its first week of release.^[5] It has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States as of the chart dated March 24, 2012.^[6]

Critical

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[7]
Associated Press	(positive)^[8]
Billboard	(favorable)^[9]
Country Weekly	^[10]
Roughstock	^[11]

Nothing Like This has received positive reviews from most critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine with AllMusic gave the album a four-star review, saying "Nothing Like This doesn't offer anything new, it's Rascal Flatts who have never strayed from the sunny sound of their 2000 debut - but everything from the melodies to the very sound of the tight 11-track record seems brighter than the trio's last few records. It's a fresh coat of paint on a sturdy old house".^[7] Gary Graff of Billboard magazine gave it a favorable review, saying that "[t]he trio's harmonies remain as crisp as a fresh pair of Wranglers; polished, deceptively effortless and relentlessly tuneful, Nothing Like This is everything we've come to expect from Rascal Flatts".^[9]

Michael McCall of the Associated Press gave the album a positive review, saying that it had a "breezier, melodic sound" compared to the group's previous releases.^[8] Kyle Ward of Roughstock gave it three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that it was more consistent than the band's last two albums for former label Lyric Street Records.^[11] Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly gave the album a four-star rating, saying that Rascal Flatts "sounded re-energized", and commented saying "overall the Flatts boys haven't sounded this good in a while".^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Why Wait"	Neil Thrasher, Tom Shapiro, Jimmy Yeary	3:45
2.	"Easy" (duet with Natasha Bedingfield)	Katrina Elam, Michael Mobley	3:38
3.	"Sunday Afternoon"	Joe Don Rooney, busbee	3:51
4.	"Play"	Bonnie Baker, Elam, Hunter Hayes	3:44
5.	"Nothing Like This"	Michael Dulaney, Shapiro, Thrasher	3:55
6.	"All Night to Get There"	Jay DeMarcus, Paul Jenkins, Jason Sellers	3:21
7.	"Red Camaro"	Joe Collins, Chris Tompkins	3:46
8.	"They Try"	Thrasher, Shapiro, Yeary	4:15
9.	"Summer Young"	Gary LeVox, Wendell Mobley, Thrasher	4:12
10.	"Tonight Tonight"	LeVox, Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Ryan Tedder	3:42
11.	"I Won't Let Go"	Steve Robson, Sellers	3:47
Total length:			41:51

Personnel

Rascal Flatts

Jay DeMarcus – keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals
Gary Levox – lead vocals
Joe Don Rooney – electric guitar, backing vocals

Additional Musicians

Tim Akers – acoustic piano
Robbie Buchanan – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ
Charlie Judge – keyboards, synthesizers, Hammond B3 organ
Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
Dann Huff – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, sitar
Tim Pierce – electric guitar
Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar
Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, mandolin
Dorian Crozier – drums
Shannon Forrest – drums
Chris McHugh – drums
David Huff – percussion, programming
Natasha Bedingfield – lead and harmony vocals on "Easy"

Production

Dann Huff – producer
Rascal Flatts – producers
Brian Kennedy – co-producer (2)
Ben Fowler – recording
Justin Niebank – recording, mixing
Drew Bollman – recording assistant, mix assistant
Tomas Del Toro-Diaz – recording assistant
Leland Elliott – recording assistant
Seth Morton – recording assistant
David Huff – digital editing
Sean Neff – digital editing
Christopher Rowe – digital editing
Adam Ayan – mastering
Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator
Whitney Sutton – copy coordinator
Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, package design
Chapman Baehler – photography
John Murphy – wardrobe
Melissa Schleicher – hair, makeup

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[13]	14
US Billboard 200^[14]	6
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[15]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
US Billboard 200^[16]	17
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[17]	3
Chart (2012)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[18]	51

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US	US AC	CAN
2010	"Why Wait"	1	48	—	60
2011	"I Won't Let Go"	2	31	—	39
2011	"Easy" (with Natasha Bedingfield)	3	43	20	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications


Region	Certification
Canada (Music Canada)^[19]	Gold
United States (RIAA)^[20]	Platinum

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Edition(s)
United States^[21]	November 16, 2010	Big Machine Records	CD, Digital download
Canada^[22]	November 16, 2010	Universal Music
Australia^[23]	November 19, 2010
New Zealand	November 19, 2010
Sweden^[24]	January 23, 2013	Lionheart Music Group

References

^ "CMT : News : Rascal Flatts Sign With Big Machine Records". CMT. July 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
^ "Rascal Flatts Reveal Track List for 'Nothing Like This' - The Boot". theboot.com. October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
^ "Chart Highlights: Country, Rock Songs & More". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
^ "Rascal Flatts, 'Nothing Like This' -- New Album". AOL Music. 16 November 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
^ Caulfield, Keith (November 24, 2010). "Susan Boyle's 'Gift' Tops Rihanna, Kid Rock on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
^ "Rascal Flatts Return 'Changed' Men". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Nothing Like This - Rascal Flatts". AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
^ ^a ^b McCall, Michael (November 19, 2010). "Review: Rascal Flatts newly inspired on new disc". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Graff, Gary (November 30, 2010). "Rascal Flatts, "Nothing Like This"". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
^ Phillips, Jessica (November 17, 2010), Nothing Like This : Rascal Flatts - Reviews - Country Weekly Magazine, Country Weekly, archived from the original on 2010-12-23, retrieved June 19, 2023
^ ^a ^b Ward, Kyle (November 17, 2010). "Nothing Like This review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
^ Phillips, Jessica (November 17, 2010). "Nothing Like This : Rascal Flatts - Reviews - Country Weekly Magazine". Country Weekly. Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Rascal Flatts – Nothing Like This". Music Canada.
^ "American album certifications – Rascal Flatts – Nothing Like This". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ "Nothing Like This - Rascal Flatts (US)". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ "Nothing Like This - Rascal Flatts (Canada)". Amazon.ca. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ "Nothing Like This - Rascal Flatts (Australia)". optus.com.au. Retrieved January 5, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Nothing Like This - Rascal Flatts (Sweden)". ginza.se. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[1] "CMT : News : Rascal Flatts Sign With Big Machine Records". CMT. July 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2010.

[2] "Rascal Flatts Reveal Track List for 'Nothing Like This' - The Boot". theboot.com. October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2010.

[3] "Chart Highlights: Country, Rock Songs & More". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2010.

[4] "Rascal Flatts, 'Nothing Like This' -- New Album". AOL Music. 16 November 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2010.

[5] Caulfield, Keith (November 24, 2010). "Susan Boyle's 'Gift' Tops Rihanna, Kid Rock on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2010.

[6] "Rascal Flatts Return 'Changed' Men". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2012.

[allmusic-7] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Nothing Like This - Rascal Flatts". AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2010.

[AP-8] McCall, Michael (November 19, 2010). "Review: Rascal Flatts newly inspired on new disc". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2010.

[BB-9] Graff, Gary (November 30, 2010). "Rascal Flatts, "Nothing Like This"". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2010.

[CW-10] Phillips, Jessica (November 17, 2010), Nothing Like This : Rascal Flatts - Reviews - Country Weekly Magazine, Country Weekly, archived from the original on 2010-12-23, retrieved June 19, 2023

[Roughstock-11] Ward, Kyle (November 17, 2010). "Nothing Like This review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.

[12] Phillips, Jessica (November 17, 2010). "Nothing Like This : Rascal Flatts - Reviews - Country Weekly Magazine". Country Weekly. Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Rascal_Flatts-13] "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Rascal_Flatts-14] "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Rascal_Flatts-15] "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[16] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[17] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[18] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[CanadaRascal_FlattsNothing_Like_ThisalbumCertRef-19] "Canadian album certifications – Rascal Flatts – Nothing Like This". Music Canada.

[United_StatesRascal_FlattsNothing_Like_ThisalbumCertRef-20] "American album certifications – Rascal Flatts – Nothing Like This". Recording Industry Association of America.

[21] "Nothing Like This - Rascal Flatts (US)". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[22] "Nothing Like This - Rascal Flatts (Canada)". Amazon.ca. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[23] "Nothing Like This - Rascal Flatts (Australia)". optus.com.au. Retrieved January 5, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

[24] "Nothing Like This - Rascal Flatts (Sweden)". ginza.se. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

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Nothing Like This (album)

Content

Reception

Commercial

Critical

Track listing

Personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

Release history

References

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