27861 is the sixth studio album by American country music group Parmalee. It was released on July 21, 2017.[1]

27861
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)
GenreCountry
LabelStoney Creek
ProducerDavid Fanning, Parmalee
Parmalee chronology
Feels Like Carolina
(2013)
27861
(2017)
For You
(2021)
Singles from 27861
  1. "Roots"
    Released: April 11, 2016
  2. "Sunday Morning"
    Released: May 1, 2017
  3. "Hotdamalama"
    Released: April 23, 2018

Background

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Parmalee had first released the lead single from the album, "Roots", on April 11, 2016, however it only reached No. 35 on Country Airplay. The lead singer of Parmalee Matt Thomas then started to co-write a number of new songs with other songwriters, such as Craig Wiseman, Jim Beavers, Josh Osborne, busbee, and Tom Douglas. The group also decided to co-produce these new tracks through their own initiative with other producers, primarily Tommy Cecil and Brock Berryhill. One of these new songs, "Sunday Morning", was released to radio as the second single on May 1, 2017.[2] The songs from the album were recorded in five different locations, including Pegram Palace, where the Thomas brothers live.[3]

The number 27861 is the postal code of Parmele, the hometown of the group. Each of the four bandmembers has a tattoo of those digits.[3] Matt Thomas said: "We've had that album title for a while; we've really been wanting to use it. We just felt like now was the time to use it".[4]

Commercial performance

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The album debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, selling 3,800 copies in the first week. As of September 2017, it has sold 7,300 copies in the United States.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sunday Morning"Matt Thomas, Ross Copperman, Josh Osborne2:50
2."American Nights"Thomas, Tommy Cecil, Jay Brunswick, Frank Rogers3:13
3."Heartbreaker"Brock Berryhill, Brunswick, Jason Blaine3:09
4."Like a Photograph"Thomas, Andrew Dorff, busbee2:50
5."Back in the Game"Rodney Clawson, Hillary Lindsey, Matt Dragstrem3:07
6."Mimosas"Thomas, Cecil, Jared Mullins3:05
7."Hotdamalama"Thomas, Cecil, Craig Wiseman3:10
8."A Guy Meets a Girl"Thomas, Chase McGill, Jessie Jo Dillon2:55
9."Savannah"Thomas, Tom Douglas, Zachary Maloy3:43
10."Drink It Off"Thomas, Jim Beavers, Lindsay Rimes2:46
11."Barrel of a Shot Glass"Barry Knox, David Fanning, Ben Stennis3:09
12."Roots"Mullins, Stennis, Blake Bollinger3:01

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 146
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 22
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] 10

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
[10]
US Country Airplay
[11]
2016 "Roots" 45 35
2017 "Sunday Morning" 39
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

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Year Video Director
2016 "Roots"[12] Peter Zavadil

References

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  1. ^ Stefano, Angela (July 3, 2017). "Album of the Month (July 2017): Parmalee, '27861'". The Boot.
  2. ^ "Add Dates" (PDF). Country Aircheck (547): Chart page 4. April 24, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Roland, Tom (August 2, 2017). "Parmalee Avoided Music Row, Took DIY Approach for New Album '27861'". Billboard.
  4. ^ Gage, Jeff (June 1, 2017). "Parmalee Announce New Album '27861'". Rolling Stone.
  5. ^ Bjorke, Matt (September 6, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: September 5, 2017". Roughstock.
  6. ^ "27861 - Parmalee - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Parmalee Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Parmalee Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Parmalee Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Parmalee Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  11. ^ "Parmalee Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  12. ^ "CMT : Videos : Parmalee : Roots". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.