Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs

Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs is the debut studio album by American rapper Blanco Brown, released on October 11, 2019, by TrailerTrapMusic and BMG Rights Management. It features the single "The Git Up" and all four tracks from his debut EP Blanco Brown (2019).[3][4]

Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)
Genre
Length33:01
Label
  • TrailerTrapMusic
  • BBR
Producer
  • Abraham Abushmais
  • Bennie Amey III
  • Quintin Amey
  • Blanco "The Ear"
  • James Brabham
  • Isaiah Brown
  • Sam DiCesare
  • Ken Fambro
  • Corey Marquez Stephens
  • Liby Vongmanee
  • John Whitfield
Blanco Brown chronology
Blanco Brown
(2019)
Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs
(2019)
Singles from Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs
  1. "The Git Up"
    Released: May 3, 2019

Critical reception edit

Rating it 1.5 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic thought that the combination of country music and trap music elements made the album "sluggish" and "threadbare". He wrote in his review that the production choices "give the album a heavy, dour blandness that doesn't sit well with Brown's decision to signify his country roots by ratcheting up the sentimentality".[1]

Commercial performance edit

The album debuted on Top Country Albums at No. 16,[5] with 1,200 copies sold the first week.[6] It has sold 4,100 copies in the United States as of January 2020.[7]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Temporary Insanity"Bennie Amey III4:02
2."HeadNod"Amey III, Sam DiCesare, Abraham Abushmais, Ken Fambro2:44
3."Funky Tonk"Amey III, Bennie Amey Jr., Quintin Amey, James Brabham3:02
4."CountryTime"Abushmais, Amey Jr., Amey III, DiCesare4:00
5."Georgia Power"Amey III, Dominic Crawford, Isaiah Brown, John Whitfield3:43
6."Gemini (Damn Right)"Amey III, Quintin Amey3:21
7."Ghett Ol Memories"Amey III, Corey Marquez Stephens, Liby Vongmanee2:40
8."Don't Love Her"Amey III, DiCesare2:51
9."Tn Whiskey"Amey III3:18
10."The Git Up"Amey III3:20
Total length:33:01

Charts edit

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[8] 10
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 58
US Billboard 200[10] 130

References edit

  1. ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Blanco Brown's 'Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs' Set For October". MusicRow. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Rowley, Glenn (September 13, 2019). "Blanco Brown Prepping 'Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs' Debut Album, Leads Funky Line Dance in 'The Git Up' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs by Blanco Brown". Apple Music. United States. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. October 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 21, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: October 21, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  7. ^ Bjorke, Matt (January 8, 2020). "Top 10 Country Album Sales Chart: January 8, 2020". RoughStock. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: October 26, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "Billboard 200: October 26, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2019.