They Don't Know is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released on September 9, 2016, via Broken Bow Records. Its lead single, "Lights Come On", was released on April 1, 2016, and has reached number one on the Country Airplay chart. The album's second single, "A Little More Summertime", was released on July 15, 2016. The album's third single, "Any Ol' Barstool", was released on December 5, 2016. The album's fourth and final single, the title track, was sent to country radio on May 8, 2017.
Commercial performance They Don't Know debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming Aldean's third album to top the chart. It earned 138,000 album-equivalent units, of which 131,000 were album sales. The album has sold 430,500 copies in the United States as of February 2018.
Track listing
Personnel Musicians Jason Aldean – lead vocals Kurt Allison – electric guitar Kelsea Ballerini – duet vocals on "First Time Again" Blake Bollinger – drum programming Jaron Boyer – drum programming Perry Coleman – background vocals Tony Harrell – Hammond B3, piano, synthesizer Mike Johnson – steel guitar Tully Kennedy – bass guitar Rob McNelley – electric guitar Russ Pahl – steel guitar Danny Rader – bouzouki, acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar, tres Rich Redmond – drums, percussion Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar Russell Terrell – background vocals Neil Thrasher – background vocals John Willis – acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar Jonathan Yudkin – cello
Technical Drew Bollman – engineering assistance Peter Coleman – engineering Mickey Jack Cones – vocal engineering Jay DeMarcus – vocal engineering Richard Dodd – mastering Brandon Epps – editing Michael Knox – production Sam Martin – engineering assistance Brady Tillow – engineering assistance
Visuals Douglas Gledhill – design Madalyn Hankins – art direction Jim Wright – photography
Chart positions
Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ) 4
Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Australian Country Albums (ARIA) 15 US Billboard 200 114 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 12 US Independent Albums (Billboard) 5 Chart (2017) Position US Billboard 200 84 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 11 Chart (2018) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 93
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country CAN 2016 "Lights Come On" 3 1 43 3 81 "A Little More Summertime" 5 1 57 2 — "Any Ol' Barstool" 5 1 52 1 100 2017 "They Don't Know" 8 3 67 2 —
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