The Devil Don't Sleep is the fourth studio album by American country rock singer Brantley Gilbert. It was released on January 27, 2017, via Valory Music Group. The album includes the singles "The Weekend" and "The Ones That Like Me". Gilbert wrote or co-wrote all sixteen tracks.
Critical reception Rating it 4 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that "he rarely seems dour on the bigger, bolder tunes, all of which sound like they're just on the verge of cutting loose" and "He's more of a romantic, specializing in lightly soulful slow-burners that wind up complementing his minor-key anthems." Chuck Yarborough of The Plain Dealer rated the album "C+", saying that "His songwriting style is exactly what the under-30 country fan likes", citing the first half of the album as more mainstream and contemporary in sound, while highlighting the lyrics of "Baby Be Crazy" and "Three Feet of Water", concluding his review with "Those 'young country' tunes lead it off, and are just about guaranteed hits...But it's those second-half songs that show the possibility of longevity."
Commercial performance The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboards Top Country Albums chart with sales of 66,000 copies in the first week, which made it the top selling album of the week in the United States. It also debuted at No. 2 on Billboard 200 based on 77,000 units (traditional sales plus tracks and streams). The album sold a further 19,000 copies in the second week. The album has sold 218,200 copies in the US as of August 2018.
Track listing
Personnel Jess Franklin – backing vocals, electric guitar BJ Golden – guitar, mandolin, bouzouki Vicki Hampton – backing vocals Noah Henson – guitar Dann Huff – mandolin, bouzouki, keyboards, resonator guitar, banjo, guitar, synth bass Charlie Judge – keyboards Kim Keyes – backing vocals Stephen Lewis – bass Chris McHugh – drums Gordon Mote – piano Ben Sims – drums Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass Russell Terrell – backing vocals Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar Jonathan Yudkin – mandolin, cello
Personnel on deluxe edition tracks: Dan Agee – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Bruce Bouton – steel guitar Steve Brewster – drums Jimmy Carter – bass J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar Shannon Forrest – drums Mark Hill – bass Jedd Hughes – electric guitar Troy Johnson – backing vocals Jeff King – electric guitar Wes Little – drums Pat McGrath – acoustic guitar Ethan Pilsner – bass Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar Jason Webb – keyboards
Charts
Album
Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peakposition New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) 9
Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position US Billboard 200 121 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 12 Chart (2018) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 65
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Sales US Hot Country US Country Airplay US 2016 "The Weekend" 9 7 64US: 303,000 2017 "The Ones That Like Me" 22 15 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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