Rascal Flatts is the debut studio album by American country music band Rascal Flatts, it was released on June 6, 2000, as their first album for Lyric Street Records. It sold 2,303,000 in the United States up to May 2009,[2] and has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.

Rascal Flatts
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 6, 2000 (2000-06-06)
Recorded1999–2000
GenreCountry rock
Length43:20
LabelLyric Street
ProducerMark Bright, Marty Williams
Rascal Flatts chronology
Rascal Flatts
(2000)
Melt
(2002)
Singles from Rascal Flatts
  1. "Prayin' for Daylight"
    Released: February 21, 2000
  2. "This Everyday Love"
    Released: August 7, 2000
  3. "While You Loved Me"
    Released: March 26, 2001
  4. "I'm Movin' On"
    Released: October 8, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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" (which featured them all on lead vocals) also charted in the lower regions of the charts based on unsolicited airplay. It is the only album of the band's career not to feature a number one single or to feature any songs produced by the band. While the band's contemporaries, such as Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney, started with a neotraditional country sound, the band had a crossover-friendly country pop sound from the very beginning.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prayin' for Daylight"Steve Bogard, Rick Giles3:36
2."This Everyday Love"Danny Wells, Gene Nelson3:05
3."While You Loved Me"Kim Williams, Marty Dodson, Wells3:30
4."Some Say"Don Pfrimmer, Danny Orton4:02
5."See Me Through"Gary LeVox, Bruce Miller, Eddie Schwartz6:26
6."One Good Love"Annie Roboff, Marcus Hummon3:49
7."It's Not Just Me"Jay DeMarcus, Hummon3:56
8."Waiting All My Life"Tommy Lee James, Rob Mathes3:08
9."From Time to Time"Rich Alves, Bill Rice3:49
10."Long Slow Beautiful Dance"Kevin Fisher, Fred Wilhelm3:57
11."I'm Movin' On"Phillip White, D. Vincent Williams4:02
Total length:43:20

Personnel

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Rascal Flatts

Additional musicians

Production

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  • Mark Bright – producer
  • Marty Williams – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Christopher Rowe – engineer
  • Shawn Simpson – engineer
  • John Guess – mixing
  • Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator
  • Sherri Halford – art direction
  • Greg McCarn – art direction
  • Glenn Sweitzer – design
  • Russ Harrington – photography
  • Ann Waters – stylist
  • Debra Wingo – hair stylist, make-up

Chart performance

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Singles

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Year Single Peak chart
positions
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.

Certifications

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Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[11] 2× Platinum

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rascal Flatts review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  2. ^ Trust, Gary (May 1, 2009). "What Sold The Most". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  3. ^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  9. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  10. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Rascal Flatts – Rascal Flatts". Recording Industry Association of America.