Twice the Speed of Life

Twice the Speed of Life is the debut album of American country music group Sugarland, released on October 26, 2004, on Mercury Nashville Records. The album peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and number three on the Top Country Albums charts. It was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album features the singles "Baby Girl", "Something More", "Just Might (Make Me Believe)", and "Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)", which peaked at number 2, number 2, number 7, and number 17 respectively on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Twice the Speed of Life was Sugarland's only album as a trio, before Kristen Hall left in December 2005.

Twice the Speed of Life
Studio album by
Sugarland
ReleasedOctober 26, 2004 (2004-10-26)
Recorded2003 - 2004
GenreCountry
Length41:45
LabelMercury Nashville
ProducerGarth Fundis
Sugarland chronology
Twice the Speed of Life
(2004)		 Enjoy the Ride
(2006)
Singles from Twice the Speed of Life
  1. "Baby Girl"
    Released: July 12, 2004
  2. "Something More"
    Released: April 11, 2005
  3. "Just Might (Make Me Believe)"
    Released: September 19, 2005
  4. ""Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)""
    Released: March 13, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Allmusic[2]
Plugged In(mixed)[3]

Singles

On July 12, 2004, the first single "Baby Girl" was released. The song reached number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot Country Songs charts. It was also certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Something More" is the second single from the album. It was released on April 11, 2005. The song peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot Country Albums charts. It was also certified gold by the RIAA. "Just Might (Make Me Believe)" was released on September 15, 2005, it peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the Hot Country Songs charts. It was also certified gold. The album's last single "Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)" was released on March 13, 2006. Unlike the album's other singles, the song failed to chart on the Hot 100 but peaked at number 17 on the Hot Country Songs chart respectively.

Accolades

The group received a nomination for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards of 2006. They were also nominated for New Artist of the Year at the 2005 American Music Awards. In 2006, the group was also nominated for New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year at the 2006 Country Music Association Awards.

Commercial performance

Twice the Speed of Life peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard 200 and number three on the Top Country Albums charts. The album spent a total of 92 weeks on the Billboard 200 and 104 weeks on the Top Country Albums chart. The album was eventually certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over three million copies in the United States.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Something More"Kristian Bush, Kristen Hall, Jennifer Nettles3:36
2."Baby Girl"Troy Bieser, Bush, Hall, Nettles4:12
3."Hello"Bush, Hall, Nettles3:53
4."Tennessee"Bush, Hall, David LaBruyere2:58
5."Just Might (Make Me Believe)"Hall4:07
6."Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)"Bush, Hall, Nettles2:51
7."Fly Away"Bush, Corri English, Billy Gewin, Hall3:36
8."Speed of Life"Hall, Nettles4:07
9."Small Town Jericho"Bush, Hall, Nettles4:03
10."Time, Time, Time"Bush, Hall, Nettles3:29
11."Stand Back Up"Bush, Hall, Nettles4:48

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[4]

Sugarland

Additional musicians

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[13] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Bjorke, Matt. "Sugarland - Twice the Speed of Life". About.com. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Twice the Speed of Life - Sugarland". Allmusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  3. Yoars, Marcus; Smithouser, Bob (2004). "Sugarland: Twice the Speed of Life". Plugged In. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  4. Twice the Speed of Life (Media notes). Sugarland. Mercury Records. 2004. -B0002172-02.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. "Sugarland Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  6. "Sugarland Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  7. "Sugarland Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  8. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  9. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  10. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  11. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  12. "Canadian album certifications – Sugarland – Twice the Speed of Life". Music Canada.
  13. "American album certifications – Sugarland – Twice the Speed of Life". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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