Keith Urban (1999 album)

This article is about the 1999 album. For 1991 album, see Keith Urban (1991 album).

Keith Urban
Studio album by
Keith Urban
Released19 October 1999
Recorded1999
Studio
  • Emerald Sound (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Javelina (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • Work Station (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length46:34
LabelCapitol Nashville
Producer
Keith Urban chronology
The Ranch
(1997) 		Keith Urban
(1999) 		Golden Road
(2002)
Singles from Keith Urban
  1. "It's a Love Thing"
    Released: 27 May 1999
  2. "Your Everything"
    Released: 2 May 2000
  3. "But for the Grace of God"
    Released: 28 November 2000
  4. "Where the Blacktop Ends"
    Released: 9 April 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Keith Urban (also known as Keith Urban II) is the second studio album by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released on 19 October 1999 via Capitol Nashville. It was nominated at the 2000 ARIA Music Awards for Best Country Album, but lost to Troy Cassar-Daley for Big River.

Before this album, Urban recorded a self-titled album in Australia in 1991 and another in the US as a member of the short-lived band The Ranch. The US album is Urban's breakthrough album, as it produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. In order of release, the singles were "It's a Love Thing" (number 18), "Your Everything" (number 4), "But for the Grace of God" (number 1), and "Where the Blacktop Ends" (number 3). It has sold 980,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.[2] The track "A Little Luck of Our Own" was originally titled "Luck of Our Own" as first recorded by American singer and songwriter Dale Daniel on her 1993 album of the same name. This is Urban's only album to not be produced by Dann Huff, who has produced all his albums since. While his contemporaries, Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney, started with a neotraditional country sound, Urban had a crossover-friendly country pop sound from the very beginning.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's a Love Thing"
3:40
2."Where the Blacktop Ends"
2:58
3."But for the Grace of God"
4:30
4."Your Everything"
4:10
5."I Wanna Be Your Man (Forever)"Urban3:07
6."A Little Luck of Our Own"
3:22
7."You're the Only One"
4:53
8."If You Wanna Stay"Urban4:27
9."Don't Shut Me Out"Urban3:52
10."Out on My Own"
  • Urban
  • Vernon Rust
4:54
11."Rollercoaster" (instrumental)
2:51
12."I Thought You Knew"
3:50
Total length:46:34

Personnel

Charts

Keith Urban debuted at number 145 on the US Billboard 200 and number 17 on the Top Country Albums. In December 2003, Keith Urban was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Keith Urban at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Musical Olympics: 40 Countries' Top Stars". Billboard. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 290.
  4. ^ "RPM search result - Keith Urban". RPM. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on 1 July 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Keith Urban – Keith Urban". Recording Industry Association of America.