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, 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
Personnel Rascal Flatts Jay DeMarcus – backing vocals, bass guitar, lead vocals (10) Gary LeVox – lead vocals Joe Don Rooney – backing vocals, lead vocals (10)
Additional musicians
Tim Akers – keyboards (2–8, 11) Larry Beaird – acoustic guitar Mike Brignardello – bass guitar (2–8, 11) Joe Chemay – bass guitar (1, 10) Paul Franklin – steel guitar Dann Huff – electric guitar (2–4, 6, 7) George Marinelli Jr. – electric guitar (1, 9, 10) Brent Mason – electric guitar (1, 2, 5–11) Brian Siewert – keyboards (1, 9, 10) Lonnie Wilson – drums Jonathan Yudkin – mandolin, fiddle, cello, viola, violin
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
Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 49 Chart (2001) Position Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 97 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 26 Chart (2002) PositionCanadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)38 US Billboard 200 172 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 18
Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions 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.
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