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747 is the sixth studio album by American country music group Lady Antebellum. It was released on September 30, 2014, by Capitol Nashville. The lead single "Bartender" was released in May 2014 and reached number 1 on the US Country Airplay chart in early September 2014. It has spawned three further singles: "Freestyle", "Lie with Me", and "Long Stretch of Love".

The album debuted at No. 2 on both the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Top Country Albums (behind Blake Shelton's Bringing Back the Sunshine) and also entered the top 10 on all-genre album charts in Australia, Canada, and France. It has been certified Gold by Music Canada. Released to generally positive reviews, the 747 has been praised by critics for exploring a more diverse sound and affirming their pop crossover appeal.

Group member Hillary Scott told Billboard that they chose to name the album after the track "747" because "The track itself has this pushing, driving spirit about it that sums up our attitude right now. We are pushing ourselves as a band and as songwriters…taking ourselves out of our comfort zone and not taking ourselves too seriously. There's an urgency and an energy to it that we've never released before." The group produced the album with Nathan Chapman making it their first album not to be co-produced with longtime collaborator Paul Worley.

A deluxe version of the album was also released, containing three bonus tracks. One of these tracks, "Falling for You," was originally released on the soundtrack to the 2014 romantic drama The Best of Me. "Slow Rollin'" was originally recorded by Canadian country artist Dallas Smith.

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