Halfway to Heaven (album)

Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe edition)
Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe edition)
Studio album by Brantley Gilbert
Released	September 13, 2011
Recorded	2010–11 (deluxe edition)
Genre	Country; rock; country rock;
Length	59:49
Label	Valory
Producer	The Atom Brothers; Dann Huff;
Singles from Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe edition)
	"Country Must Be Country Wide"; Released: April 25, 2011; "You Don't Know Her Like I Do"; Released: December 12, 2011; "Kick It in the Sticks"; Released: July 30, 2012; "More Than Miles"; Released: October 15, 2012;

Halfway to Heaven
Halfway to Heaven
Studio album by Brantley Gilbert
Released	March 16, 2010
Recorded	2009–10
Genre	Country; rock; country rock;
Length	48:54
Label	Average Joes
Producer	Brantley Gilbert; The Atom Brothers; Jonathan Waggoner; Jess Franklin; Dann Huff; Phive Starr Productions;
Brantley Gilbert chronology
Singles from Halfway to Heaven
	"Kick It in the Sticks"; Released: February 22, 2010; "My Kind of Crazy"; Released: 2010; "Them Boys"; Released: January 24, 2011;

Halfway to Heaven is the second studio album by American country music singer Brantley Gilbert. It was released on March 16, 2010, through Average Joes Entertainment. As of January 2015, the album has sold 1,081,200 copies.^[1] The original album was produced by Gilbert along with the Atom Brothers, Jonathan Waggoner, and Jess Franklin, except for "Country Must Be Country Wide" (produced by Dann Huff) and "Dirt Road Anthem Revisited" (produced by Phive Starr Productions).

Track listing

Standard version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hell on Wheels"	4:17
2.	"Bending the Rules and Breaking the Law"	3:32
3.	"Back in the Day"	4:01
4.	"My Kind of Crazy"	3:42
5.	"Kick It in the Sticks"	3:49
6.	"Halfway to Heaven"	3:16
7.	"Saving Amy"	5:29
8.	"Country Must Be Country Wide"	3:39
9.	"Take It Outside"	4:22
10.	"Them Boys"	4:04
11.	Untitled	4:02
12.	"Dirt Road Anthem (Revisited) (feat. Brantley Gilbert)"	4:41

2011: Halfway to Heaven (Deluxe edition)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

The deluxe version of the album was released on September 13, 2011 via Valory Music Group. This re-release featured remixes of all the tracks, as well as several new tracks that were not on the original version of the album.^[3]

Track listing

2011 deluxe reissue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hell on Wheels"	Brantley Gilbert Mike Dekle	4:13
2.	"Bending the Rules and Breaking the Law"	Gilbert Jeremy Spillman	3:26
3.	"Back in the Day"	Gilbert Dallas Davidson Ben Hayslip	3:49
4.	"My Kind of Crazy"	Gilbert Rhett Akins Hayslip	3:34
5.	"Kick It in the Sticks"	Gilbert Akins Hayslip	3:45
6.	"Halfway to Heaven"	Gilbert Mike Mobley Spillman	3:10
7.	"Saving Amy"	Gilbert Bonnie Baker	5:14
8.	"Country Must Be Country Wide"	Gilbert Colt Ford Dekle	3:35
9.	"Take It Outside"	Gilbert John Merlino	4:16
10.	"Them Boys"	Gilbert Ford Dekle	3:55
11.	"Fall into Me"	Gilbert Mobley Spillman	4:00
12.	"Dirt Road Anthem (Revisited)" (with Colt Ford)	Gilbert Ford	4:38
13.	"More Than Miles"	Gilbert John Eddie	4:12
14.	"You Don't Know Her Like I Do"	Gilbert Jim McCormick	4:47
15.	"Hell on an Angel"	Gilbert Spillman	3:15

Personnel

A.J. Adams – dobro, pedal steel guitar
The Atom Brothers – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
Randall Bramblett – Hammond B-3 organ, piano
Andy Carlson – fiddle, viola, violin, string arrangements
Davis Causey – electric guitar
Eric Darken – percussion
Will Doughty – piano, Hammond B-3 organ
Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
Rachel Farley – background vocals
Colt Ford – vocals on "Dirt Road Anthem (Revisited)"
Jess Franklin – dobro, electric guitar, Hammond B-3 organ, slide guitar, background vocals
Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
Brantley Gilbert – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
Gerry Hansen – drums
Brandon Hicks – background vocals
Dann Huff – acoustic guitar
John Keane – pedal steel guitar
John Merlino – electric guitar
Tom Ryan – background vocals
Ben Sims – drums
Jane Van Voorhis – cello
Jonathan Waggoner – bass guitar, acoustic guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010–2011)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	4
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	2
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[6]	1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[7]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
US Billboard 200^[8]	182
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[9]	28
Chart (2012)	Position
US Billboard 200^[10]	55
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[11]	15
Chart (2013)	Position
US Billboard 200^[12]	131
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[13]	33

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US Country Airplay	US	CAN Country ^[14]	CAN
2010	"Kick It in the Sticks"	—	—	—	—	—
2010	"My Kind of Crazy"	—	—	—	—	—
2011	"Them Boys"	—	—	—	—	—
	"Country Must Be Country Wide"	1	—	50	—	91
	"You Don't Know Her Like I Do"	1	—	49	—	73
2012	"Kick It in the Sticks" (re-release)^A	29	34	113	—	—
2012	"More Than Miles"	21	7	73	33	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

^A Did not enter the Hot 100 but charted on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.^[15]

Certifications


Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)^[16]	Platinum

References

^ Matt Bjorke (January 8, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For January 8, 2015". Roughstock. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2015. Sales given > here
^ Allen, James. "Halfway to Heaven review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
^ "Brantley Gilbert to Release Deluxe Edition of 'Halfway to Heaven' Album". Taste of Country. August 13, 2011. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
^ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^ "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^ "Brantley Gilbert Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of September 15, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 13, 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "American album certifications – Brantley Gilbert – Halfway to Heaven". Recording Industry Association of America.

[album_sales_2015-1] Matt Bjorke (January 8, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For January 8, 2015". Roughstock. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2015. Sales given > here

[allmusic-2] Allen, James. "Halfway to Heaven review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 22, 2011.

[3] "Brantley Gilbert to Release Deluxe Edition of 'Halfway to Heaven' Album". Taste of Country. August 13, 2011. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2012.

[ac_Billboard200_Brantley_Gilbert-4] "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Brantley_Gilbert-5] "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Brantley_Gilbert-6] "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Brantley_Gilbert-7] "Brantley Gilbert Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

[8] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

[9] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

[10] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

[11] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

[12] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

[13] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

[14] "Brantley Gilbert Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.

[15] "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of September 15, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 13, 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[United_StatesBrantley_GilbertHalfway_to_HeavenalbumCertRef-16] "American album certifications – Brantley Gilbert – Halfway to Heaven". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Discography
Studio albums	A Modern Day Prodigal Son (2009) Halfway to Heaven (2010) Just as I Am (2014) The Devil Don't Sleep (2017) Fire & Brimstone (2019) So Help Me God (2022) Tattoos (2024)
Singles	"Country Must Be Country Wide" "You Don't Know Her Like I Do" "Kick It in the Sticks" "More Than Miles" "Bottoms Up" "Small Town Throwdown" "One Hell of an Amen" "Stone Cold Sober" "The Weekend" "The Ones That Like Me" "What Happens in a Small Town" "Hard Days" "The Worst Country Song of All Time" "Heaven by Then"
Promotional singles	"Gone But Not Forgotten" "How to Talk to Girls" "Rolex on a Redneck" "Son of the Dirty South"
Other songs	"My Kinda Party" "Dirt Road Anthem"