Town Line is the first EP by American rock musician Aaron Lewis, and is his first solo release. An extended play consisting of country songs, it was released on March 1, 2011, on Stroudavarious Records. As of the chart dated September 3, 2011, the album has sold 200,208 copies in the US.
Content The first single, "Country Boy", which features George Jones and Charlie Daniels, was released on December 7, 2010. This song has charted on both Hot Country Songs and Rock Songs. The track "Tangled Up in You" is a re-recording of a song from Staind's album The Illusion of Progress.
Live versions of the songs "Vicious Circles" and "Country Boy" also appear on the deluxe edition of Lewis' 2012 album, The Road.
Critical reception Giving it three stars out of five, Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly thought that the songs were "rich with imagery". She also praised Lewis for "resist[ing] the temptation to don a faux twang", but criticized the single "Country Boy" as "an unfortunately overextended string of rural impressions". Sam Gazdziak of Engine 145 rated it two stars out of five, calling "Country Boy" "turgid" and "polarizing", also criticizing the three versions present on the EP.
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from liner notes.
Eddie Bayers – drums Alexa Carter – background vocals on "Tangled Up in You" Charlie Daniels – guitar, fiddle, and recitation vocals on "Country Boy" Paul Franklin – steel guitar Tony Harrell – B-3 organ, piano George Jones – guest vocals on "Country Boy" Ben Kitterman – dobro Aaron Lewis – acoustic guitar, lead vocals Brent Mason – electric guitar Larry Paxton – bass guitar Scotty Sanders – steel guitar Biff Watson – acoustic guitar Chris Young – background vocals on "Country Boy"
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position US Billboard 200 166 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 32 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 31
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US US Country US Main US Rock 2011 "Country Boy" 87 50 23 39
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