Rascal Flatts (album)

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Rascal Flatts
Studio album by
Rascal Flatts
ReleasedJune 6, 2000 (2000-06-06)
GenreCountry pop
Length43:33
LabelLyric Street
Producer
Rascal Flatts chronology
Rascal Flatts
(2000)		 Melt
(2002)
Singles from Rascal Flatts
  1. "Prayin' for Daylight"
    Released: February 21, 2000
  2. "This Everyday Love"
    Released: August 7, 2000
  3. "While You Loved Me"
    Released: March 26, 2001
  4. "I'm Movin' On"
    Released: October 8, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Rascal Flatts is the debut studio album by American country music group Rascal Flatts, released on June 6, 2000, by Lyric Street Records. It sold 2,303,000 in the United States up to May 2009,[2] and has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.

The album produced four singles on the Billboard country charts in "Prayin' for Daylight", "This Everyday Love", "While You Loved Me" and "I'm Movin' On", all of which charted in the Top Ten on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. "Long Slow Beautiful Dance" also charted.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prayin' for Daylight"
  • Steve Bogard
  • Rick Giles
3:40
2."This Everyday Love"
  • Danny Wells
  • Gene Nelson
3:08
3."While You Loved Me"
3:29
4."Some Say"
  • Don Pfrimmer
  • Danny Orton
4:00
5."See Me Through"
6:28
6."One Good Love"
3:53
7."It's Not Just Me"
3:58
8."Waiting All My Life"
3:11
9."From Time to Time"
3:52
10."Long Slow Beautiful Dance"
  • Kevin Fisher
  • Fred Wilhelm
4:00
11."I'm Movin' On"
4:06
Total length:43:33

Personnel

Rascal Flatts
Additional musicians
Production
  • Mark Bright – producer
  • John Guess – mixing
  • Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator
  • Sherri Halford – art direction
  • Russ Harrington – photography
  • Greg McCarn – art direction
  • Christopher Rowe – engineer
  • Shawn Simpson – engineer
  • Glenn Sweitzer – design
  • Ann Waters – stylist
  • Marty Williams – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Debra Wingo – hair stylist, make-up

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–02) Peak
position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 14
US Billboard 200[3] 43
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 49
Chart (2001) Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] 97
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 26
Chart (2002) Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 38
US Billboard 200[9] 172
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 18

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country US
2000 "Prayin' for Daylight"[A] 3 38
"This Everyday Love" 9 56
2001 "While You Loved Me" 7 60
"I'm Movin' On" 4 41
Notes
  • A ^ "Prayin' for Daylight" peaked at number 4 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[11] 2× Platinum

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rascal Flatts review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  2. Trust, Gary (May 1, 2009). "What Sold The Most". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  3. "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  4. "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  6. "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  8. "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  9. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  10. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  11. "American album certifications – Rascal Flatts – Rascal Flatts". Recording Industry Association of America.