Easton Corbin (album)
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| Studio album by Easton Corbin | ||||
| Released | March 2, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Neotraditional country | |||
| Length | 35:08 | |||
| Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
| Producer | Carson Chamberlain | |||
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| Allmusic |    |
| Billboard | (favorable) |
| The Boston Globe | (positive) |
| Country Weekly | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
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Easton Corbin is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Easton Corbin. It was released on March 2, 2010, via Universal Music Group Nashville's Mercury Nashville division. The album's lead-off single, "A Little More Country Than That", was released to country radio on August 4, 2009. It debuted at #56 and became his first #1 hit for the week of April 3, 2010. In October 2010, the album's second single, "Roll With It" became Corbin's second consecutive #1 hit on the Hot Country Songs chart. The album's third single "I Can't Love You Back" released to country radio on November 8, 2010.
The first single from the album, "A Little More Country Than That," was released to Country radio in July 2009. It subsequently debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the chart week of August 22, 2009. In March 2010, it became his first Number One song. Followup "Roll with It" has also reached number one on the same chart. The album's third single "I Can't Love You Back" released to radio on November 8, 2010.
In a news blog on CMT, Corbin talked about the first release from his debut album saying: "This song identifies who I am. It shows character and that's important where I'm from. You learn to say 'yes, ma'am' and 'no, sir' and to open the door for the ladies."
Easton Corbin debuted at #4 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums and #10 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 43,000 copies in its first week of release. As of the chart dated May 21, 2011, the album has sold 371,167 copies in the US.
Upon its release, Easton Corbin received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
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