Melt (Rascal Flatts album)

Melt
Studio album by
Rascal Flatts
ReleasedOctober 29, 2002
Recorded2002
Studios
  • Work Station (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Tracking Room (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length40:10
LabelLyric Street
Producers
Rascal Flatts chronology
Rascal Flatts
(2000)		 Melt
(2002)		 Feels Like Today
(2004)
Singles from Melt
  1. "These Days"
    Released: June 24, 2002
  2. "Love You Out Loud"
    Released: January 20, 2003
  3. "I Melt"
    Released: July 8, 2003
  4. "Mayberry"
    Released: December 29, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]

Melt is the second studio album by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released on October 29, 2002, by Lyric Street Records and sold 3,073,000 copies in the United States up to May 2009.[3] The album's first single "These Days" was the group's first Number One hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The follow-ups, "Love You Out Loud" and "I Melt", respectively reached number 3 and number 2, while "Mayberry" was also a Number One. A music video was also made for "My Worst Fear" in 2004 even though it was never released as a single.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."These Days"
4:15
2."Too Good Is True"
3:20
3."I Melt"
3:54
4."Mayberry"Arlos Smith4:33
5."Love You Out Loud"
3:06
6."Dry County Girl"
3:16
7."Like I Am"
4:06
8."You"
  • Brad Crisler
  • James LeBlanc
4:08
9."Fallin' Upside Down"
2:34
10."Shine On"
  • DeMarcus
  • LeVox
  • Rooney
3:01
11."My Worst Fear"
3:56
Total length:40:10

Personnel

Rascal Flatts

Additional musicians

Production

  • Doug Howard – A&R direction
  • Derek Bason – digital editing
  • Mark Bright – producer
  • Fresh Design – design
  • Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator
  • Sherri Halford – art direction
  • David Johnson – photography
  • Scott Kidd – recording assistant, mix assistant, digital editing
  • Greg McCarn – art direction
  • Rascal Flatts – producers
  • Christopher Rowe – digital editing
  • Glenn Sweitzer – design
  • Marty Williams – producer, recording, mixing, mastering
  • Debra Wingo – hair stylist, make-up

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Gold
United States (RIAA)[13] 3× Platinum

References

  1. ↑ Dinoia, Maria Konicki. "Melt review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  2. ↑ Nash, Alanna (November 22, 2002). "Melt review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 25, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  3. ↑ Trust, Gary (May 1, 2009). "What Sold The Most". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Rascal Flatts – Melt". Music Canada.
  13. ↑ "American album certifications – Rascal Flatts – Melt". Recording Industry Association of America.
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