NEED YOU NOW (SINGLE VErSION) 1.
2. (3:55)
WrITTEN BY DAVE HAYWOOD, CHArLES KELLEY, HILL ARY SCOTT AND JOSH KE AR
Picture perfect memories scattered all around the floor Reaching for the phone ’cause I can’t fight it anymore And I wonder if I ever cross your mind For me it happens all the time Chorus It’s a quarter after one I’m all alone and I need you now Said I wouldn’t call but I’ve lost all control and I need you now And I don’t know how I can do without I just need you now Another shot of whiskey can’t stop looking at the door Wishing you’d come sweeping in the way you did before And I wonder if I ever cross your mind For me it happens all the time Repeat Chorus I guess I’d rather hurt than feel nothing at all Repeat Chorus I just need you now Oh baby I need you now
OUR KIND OF LOVE
(4:08)
3.
AMErIC AN HONEY
(3:43)
WrITTEN BY DAVE HAYWOOD, CHArLES KELLEY, HILL ARY SCOTT AND BUSBEE
WrITTEN BY SHANE STEVENS, C ARY B ArLOWE AND HILL ARY LINDSEY
You wear a smile like a summer sky Just shining down on me and you I swear your heart is a free bird On a lazy Sunday afternoon I love the way that you are up for anything Never worried ’bout what people say That’s right Oh that’s right What we got is
She grew up on the side of the road Where the church bells ring and strong love grows She grew up good, she grew up slow Like American honey
Chorus Just like driving on an open highway Never knowing what we’re gonna find Just like two kids baby always trying to live it up, oh Yeah, that’s our kind of love That’s our kind of love
Chorus There’s a wild, wild whisper blowing in the wind Calling out my name like a long lost friend Oh, I miss those days as the years go by Oh, nothing’s sweeter than summertime And American honey
Skippin’ rocks and leavin’ footprints Down there on the riverbank And always holding hands never making plans Just livin’ in the moment babe You get me laughing with those funny faces You somehow always know just what to say That’s right Oh that’s right What we got is
Get caught in the race of this crazy life Trying to be everything can make you lose your mind I just want to go back in time To American honey
Steady as a preacher, free as a weed Couldn’t wait to get going, but wasn’t quite ready to leave So innocent, pure and sweet American honey
Repeat Chorus Gone for so long now I gotta get back to her somehow To American honey
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Repeat Chorus Oh that’s right Baby you and I What we got is
And American honey
Chad Cromwell – Drums Michael Rojas – Piano, Synth Craig Young – Bass Dave Haywood, Paul Worley – Acoustic Guitar Rob McNelley – Electric Guitar, Solo Jason “Slim” Gambill, Paul Worley – Electric Guitar
Just like driving on an open highway Never knowing what we’re gonna find Just like two kids baby always trying to live it up, oh
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Repeat Chorus
Repeat Chorus Oh that’s our kind of love Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. / DWHaywood Music / RADIOBULLETSPUBLISHING (All rights admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.) (BMI), EMI Foray Music / Hillary Dawn Songs (All Rights for Hillary Dawn Songs Controlled and Administered by EMI Foray Music) (SESAC), BMG Rights Admin. (US) LLC. (All rights administered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing) (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. International Copyright Secured.
Chad Cromwell – Drums Michael Rojas – B3 busbee – Piano Craig Young – Bass Rob McNelley, Paul Worley – Electric Guitar, Solos Jason “Slim” Gambill – Electric Guitar Dave Haywood – Acoustic Guitar Stuart Duncan – Fiddle Bruce Bouton – Steel
Chad Cromwell – Drums David Huff – Loop Program Michael Rojas – Synth Craig Young – Bass Rob McNelley – Electric Guitar, Solo Jason “Slim” Gambill – Electric Guitar Dave Haywood – Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin Stuart Duncan – Fiddle Strings composed and arranged by Kristin Wilkinson Contractor – Karen Winkelmann / www.firststringmusic.com Violin: David Davidson, Karen Winkelmann, Pamela Sixfin, David Angell, Mary Kathryn VanOsdale Viola: Kristin Wilkinson, Monisa Angell, Elizabeth Lamb Cello: Anthony LaMarchina, Sari Reist Copyist: Adrian Rowe
4.
HELLO WOrLD
(5:24)
WrITTEN BY TOM DOUGL A S, TONY L ANE AND DAVID LEE
Traffic crawls, cell phone calls Talk radio screams at me through my tinted window I see A little girl, rust red minivan, she’s got chocolate on her face Got little hands and she waves at me Yeah, she smiles at me Chorus Well, hello world How you been Good to see you, my old friend Sometimes I feel cold as steel Broken like I’m never gonna heal And I see a light, a little hope in a little girl Hello world Every day I drive by a little white church It’s got these little white crosses Like angels in the yard Maybe I should stop on in, say a prayer Maybe talk to God like he is there Oh, I know he’s there Yeah, I know he’s there Well hello world How you been Good to see you, my old friend Sometimes I feel as cold as steel And broken like I’m never gonna heal And I see a light, a little grace, a little faith unfurls Well hello world Sometimes I forget what living’s for And I hear my life through my front door And I breathe it in Oh, I’m home again And I see my wife Little boy and little girl Hello world Hello world Well the empty disappears I remember why I’m here Just surrender and believe I fall down on my knees Well hello world Hello world Hello world Published by Sony / ATV Music Publishing LLC / Tomdouglasmusic (BMI) / Ed and Lucille Songs (ASCAP) (All rights on behalf of Sony / ATV Music Publishing LLC, Tomdouglasmusic and Ed and Lucille Songs administered by Sony / ATV Music Publishing LLC, 8 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203), Universal Music – Careers (BMI). All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. International Copyright Secured.
Chad Cromwell – Drums David Huff – Percussion Michael Rojas – Piano, B3, Synth Craig Young – Bass Rob McNelley, Jason “Slim” Gambill – Electric Guitar Dave Haywood – Acoustic Guitar Strings composed and arranged by Kristin Wilkinson Contractor – Karen Winkelmann / www.firststringmusic.com Violin: David Davidson, Karen Winkelmann, Pamela Sixfin, David Angell, Mary Kathryn VanOsdale Viola: Kristin Wilkinson, Monisa Angell, Elizabeth Lamb Cello: Anthony LaMarchina, Sari Reist Copyist: Adrian Rowe
5.
PErFECT DAY
(3:20)
WrITTEN BY DAVE HAYWOOD, CHArLES KELLEY, HILL ARY SCOTT AND JErRY FLOWErS
Went walking through town just the other day With nothing much to do As the sun came breaking down through the clouds I’d never seen the sky so blue I saw a Cajun man with a red guitar Singing on the side of the street I threw a handful of change in his beat-up case And said play me a country beat And it sounded like Met up with some friends outside of town They were headed towards the lake I hopped into the back of a jacked up Jeep Felt the wind upon my face We got to the spot and the sun was hot Everybody was feeling fine So when we jumped on in for a mid-day swim And we lost all track of time Chorus It was a perfect day What I’d give if I could find a way to stay Lost in this moment now Ain’t worried about tomorrow When you’re busy living in a perfect day As the moon came out and the fire burned Everybody was singing along To some “Ramblin’ Man”, a little Curtis Loew And all them feel good songs We danced all night without a care No place we’d rather be ’Cause these are the days we’ll talk about When we lived so wild and free Repeat Chorus We were sitting in the sand as he grabbed my hand Then he leaned in for a kiss I couldn’t help but think with the stars above It don’t get much better than this It’s a perfect day What I’d give if I could find a way to stay Lost in this moment now Ain’t worried about tomorrow When you’re busy living Feels like dreaming Slowly drifting through this perfect day Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. / DWHaywood Music / RADIOBULLETSPUBLISHING (All rights admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.) (BMI), EMI Foray Music / Hillary Dawn Songs (All Rights for Hillary Dawn Songs Controlled and Administered by EMI Foray Music) (SESAC), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. / JFLO Music (All Rights for JFLO Music Controlled and Administered by EMI Blackwood Music Inc.) (BMI). All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. International Copyright Secured.
Chad Cromwell – Drums Michael Rojas – Piano, Synth Craig Young – Bass Rob McNelley, Jason “Slim” Gambill – Electric Guitar Dave Haywood – Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin Bruce Bouton – Steel
6.
LOVE THIS PAIN
(3:02)
WrITTEN BY MARV GrEEN AND JA SON SELLErS
She’s no good for me, I know that she’s a wildflower She’s got a restlessness, a beautiful mess thing about her But here I am again, calling her back Letting her drive me crazy Chorus It’s like I love this pain a little too much Love my heart all busted up Something bout her, we just don’t work But I can’t walk away It’s like I love this pain It’s just an on again and off again situation It’s a striking match, a tank of gas combination But here I am again lighting it up Knowing that she’ll just burn me Repeat Chorus It’s like I love this life, where nothing’s right ’less something’s wrong It’s like I’m just not me if I can’t be a sad sad song Repeat Chorus It’s like I love this pain It’s like I love this pain Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC / Becky’s Boy Music (All rights on behalf of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Becky’s Boy Music (ASCAP), administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 8 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203). All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. International Copyright Secured.
Chad Cromwell – Drums Michael Rojas – B3, Accordion Craig Young – Bass Rob McNelley, Jason “Slim” Gambill, Paul Worley – Electric Guitar Dave Haywood – Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin
7.
WHEN YOU GOT A GOOD THING (4:56)
WrITTEN BY DAVE HAYWOOD, CHArLES KELLEY, HILL ARY SCOTT AND rIVErS RUTHErFOrD
Everybody keeps telling me I’m such a lucky man Looking at you standing there I know I am Barefoot beauty with eyes that blue Sunshine sure looks good on you, I swear Oh, I can’t believe I finally found you baby Happy ever after after all this time Oh there’s gonna be some ups and downs But with you to wrap my arms around I’m fine Chorus So baby, hold on tight And don’t let go Hold on to the love we’re making ’Cause baby when the ground starts shaking You gotta know When you got a good thing You know you keep on bringing out the best in me And I need you now even more than the air I breathe You can make me laugh when I want to cry This will last forever, I just know I know Repeat Chorus We got a good thing, baby So hold on tight baby And don’t let go Hold on to the love we’re making ’Cause baby when the ground starts shaking You gotta know Oh, you gotta know Oh, you gotta know You gotta know When you got a good thing Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. / DWHaywood Music / RADIOBULLETSPUBLISHING (All rights admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.) (BMI), EMI Foray Music / Hillary Dawn Songs (All Rights for Hillary Dawn Songs Controlled and Administered by EMI Foray Music) (SESAC), Universal Music Corp. / Macirhyco Music (All rights on behalf of Macirhyco Music controlled and administered by Universal Music Corp.) (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. International Copyright Secured.
Chad Cromwell – Drums Michael Rojas – Piano, Synth Craig Young – Bass Rob McNelley – Electric Guitar, Solo Jason “Slim” Gambill, Paul Worley – Electric Guitar Dave Haywood – Acoustic Guitar Bruce Bouton – Steel
8.
STArS TONIGHT
(4:02)
WrITTEN BY DAVE HAYWOOD, CHArLES KELLEY, HILL ARY SCOTT AND MONT Y POWELL
Girls in their heels and a skinny pair of blue jeans Boys in black pearl buttons looking just like Springsteen Mama says why you wanna play in a silly rock’n’roll band Well if you stood here mama, I know you’d understand It’s the lights, it’s the high It’s the roar of a crowd on a Friday night Everybody’s screaming out, yeah, yeah, yeah Everybody sing it out, yeah, yeah, yeah Get on your feet If it feels good, it feels right ’Cause we’re all stars tonight So sing it out, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey hey Let’s get a little rowdy, gonna party all night long And boys sway with your girls when we play a little slow song Put your hands in the air, shine a lighter or a cellphone You better buy another round we ain’t going home On the floor, in the stands Tonight we’re all in the band And we’re screaming out, yeah, yeah, yeah Everybody sing it out, yeah, yeah, yeah Get on your feet If it feels good, it feels right ’Cause we’re all stars tonight So sing it out, yeah, yeah, yeah Everybody’s screaming out, yeah, yeah, yeah Everybody sing it out, yeah, yeah, yeah Everybody scream it out, yeah, yeah, yeah Everybody sing it now, yeah, yeah, yeah Get on your feet If it feels good, it feels right ’Cause we’re all stars tonight So sing it out, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey hey Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. / DWHaywood Music / RADIOBULLETSPUBLISHING (All rights admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.) (BMI), EMI Foray Music / Hillary Dawn Songs (All Rights for Hillary Dawn Songs Controlled and Administered by EMI Foray Music) (SESAC), Universal Tunes, A.D.O. Songs Of Universal, Inc. / Eden Valley Music (All rights on behalf of Eden Valley Music controlled and administered by Universal Tunes, A.D.O. Songs Of Universal, Inc.) (SESAC). All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. International Copyright Secured.
Chad Cromwell – Drums Michael Rojas – Piano, B3 Craig Young – Bass Rob McNelley, Paul Worley – Electric Guitar Jason “Slim” Gambill – Electric Guitar, Solo Dave Haywood – Acoustic Guitar
9.
IF I KNEW THEN
(4:13)
WrITTEN BY CHArLES KELLEY, MONT Y POWELL AND ANNA WILSON
The first time that I saw you Looking like you did We were young, we were restless Just two clueless kids But if I knew then what I know now I’d fall in love On a bus in Chicago Three rows to the left You know my heart was racing for you But we never even met But if I knew then what I know now I’d fall in love Chorus ’Cause love only comes once in awhile Knocks on your door and throws you a smile And takes every breath, leaves every scar Speaks to your soul and sings to your heart And if I knew then what I know now I’d fall in love On a summer night in August In the back seat of my car Instead of trying to get to know you I took it way too far But if I knew then what I know now I’d fall in love
10.
SOMETHING ’BOUT A WOMAN
(3:41)
WRITTEN BY DAVE HAYWOOD, CHArLES KELLEY, HILL ARY SCOTT AND Cr AIG WISEMAN
Well there’s something ’bout a woman with my t-shirt on Hair in her eyes and no makeup on Standing there smiling with my coffee cup Yeah there’s something ’bout a woman that’s easy to love Yeah there’s something ’bout a woman that’s a clear blue sky Ain’t found nothing better that’ll get you high All the colors of the sun at the end of the day Yeah there’s something ’bout a woman makes you feel that way Chorus She’s like fire on the mountain Like some kind of Heaven that’s pourin’ down on me She’s a child, she’s a lady She’s got everything that I could ever need Yeah there’s something ’bout a woman indeed Yeah there’s something ’bout a woman when she gets fixed up Slips a red dress on and her eyes light up I love to watch her walking from across the room Yeah there’s something ’bout a woman and the way she moves me She moves me, she moves me Repeat Chorus She moves me, she moves me Oh she moves me Repeat Chorus
Repeat Chorus Oh I used up a lot of chances I can’t get them back But if again it comes calling I’m gonna make it last Repeat Chorus Oh if I knew then what I know now I’d fall in love Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. / RADIOBULLETSPUBLISHING (All rights admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.) (BMI), Universal Tunes, A.D.O. Songs Of Universal, Inc. / Eden Valley Music (All rights on behalf of Eden Valley Music controlled and administered by Universal Tunes, A.D.O. Songs Of Universal, Inc.) (SESAC), Criterion Music Corp. / Jazz Your Azz Tunes (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. International Copyright Secured.
Chad Cromwell – Drums David Huff – Loop Program, Tambourine Michael Rojas – Piano, Synth Craig Young – Bass Rob McNelley, Jason “Slim” Gambill – Electric Guitar Dave Haywood – Acoustic Guitar Strings composed and arranged by Kristin Wilkinson Contractor – Karen Winkelmann / www.firststringmusic.com Violin: David Davidson, Karen Winkelmann, Pamela Sixfin, David Angell, Mary Kathryn VanOsdale Viola: Kristin Wilkinson, Monisa Angell, Elizabeth Lamb Cello: Anthony LaMarchina, Sari Reist Copyist: Adrian Rowe
Yeah there’s something ’bout a woman that makes me still There’s something ’bout a woman that always will Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. / DWHaywood Music / RADIOBULLETSPUBLISHING (All rights admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.) (BMI), EMI Foray Music / Hillary Dawn Songs (All rights for Hillary Dawn Songs controlled and administered by EMI Foray Music) (SESAC), Big Loud Shirt (admin. by Big Loud Bucks) (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. International Copyright Secured.
Chad Cromwell – Drums Michael Rojas – Piano Craig Young – Bass Rob McNelley – Electric Guitar, Solo Jason “Slim” Gambill, Paul Worley – Electric Guitar Dave Haywood – Acoustic Guitar Stuart Duncan – Fiddle, Mandolin Bruce Bouton – Dobro
11.
rE ADY TO LOVE AG AIN
(2:53)
WrITTEN BY DAVE HAYWOOD, CHArLES KELLEY, HILL ARY SCOTT AND BUSBEE
Seems I was walking in the wrong direction I barely recognized my own reflection, oh Scared of love and scared of life alone Seems I been playing on the safe side lately Building walls around my heart to save me, oh But it’s time for me to let it go Chorus Yeah, I’m ready to feel now No longer am I ’fraid of the fall down It must be time to move on now Without the fear of how it might end I guess I’m ready to love again Just when you think that love will never find you You’ve run away but still it’s right behind you, oh It’s just something that we can’t control Repeat Chorus So come and find me I’ll be waiting up for you I’ll be holding out for you tonight Repeat Chorus I’m ready to love again Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. / DWHaywood Music / RADIOBULLETSPUBLISHING (All rights admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.) (BMI), EMI Foray Music / Hillary Dawn Songs (All Rights for Hillary Dawn Songs Controlled and Administered by EMI Foray Music) (SESAC), BMG Rights Admin. (US) LLC (All rights administered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing) (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. International Copyright Secured.
Chad Cromwell – Drums Michael Rojas – Piano Craig Young – Bass Rob McNelley, Jason “Slim” Gambill – Electric Guitar Dave Haywood – Acoustic Guitar Strings composed and arranged by Kristin Wilkinson Contractor – Karen Winkelmann / www.firststringmusic.com Violin: David Davidson, Karen Winkelmann, Pamela Sixfin, David Angell, Mary Kathryn VanOsdale Viola: Kristin Wilkinson, Monisa Angell, Elizabeth Lamb Cello: Anthony LaMarchina, Sari Reist Copyist: Adrian Rowe
12.
NEED YOU NOW (VIDEO VErSION)
THE B AND WOULD LIKE TO THANK: (4:38)
WrITTEN BY DAVE HAYWOOD, CHArLES KELLEY, HILL ARY SCOTT AND JOSH KE AR
Picture perfect memories scattered all around the floor Reaching for the phone ’cause I can’t fight it any more And I wonder if I ever cross your mind For me it happens all the time Chorus It’s a quarter after one I’m all alone and I need you now Said I wouldn’t call but I’ve lost all control and I need you now And I don’t know how I can do without I just need you now Another shot of whiskey can’t stop looking at the door Wishing you’d come sweeping in the way you did before And I wonder if I ever cross your mind For me it happens all the time Repeat Chorus I guess I’d rather hurt than feel nothing at all Repeat Chorus I just need you now Oh baby I need you now Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. / DWHaywood Music / RADIOBULLETSPUBLISHING (All rights admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.) (BMI), EMI Foray Music / Hillary Dawn Songs (All Rights for Hillary Dawn Songs Controlled and Administered by EMI Foray Music) (SESAC), Year of the Dog Music, a division of Big Yellow Dog, LLC / Darth Buddha Music (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. International Copyright Secured.
Chad Cromwell – Drums Michael Rojas – Piano, Synth Craig Young – Bass Dave Haywood, Paul Worley – Acoustic Guitar Rob McNelley – Electric Guitar, Solo Jason “Slim” Gambill, Paul Worley – Electric Guitar
PRODUCED BY PAUL WORLEY WITH L ADY ANTEBELLUM Recorded and Mixed by Clarke Schleicher at Warner Studios, Nashville, TN Assisted by Andrew Bazinet, Steven Blackmon and Rich Hanson Additional engineering by Erik Hellerman at Warner Studios and Quad Studios, Nashville, Assisted by Brett Lind and John Napier at Soundcheck Mastered by Andrew Mendelson at Georgetown Masters, Nashville, TN Assisted by Shelley Anderson, Daniel Bacigalupi, and Natthaphol Abhigantaphand Production Assistant: Jeremy Witt Production Coordination by Paige Conners Photography: Miranda Penn Turin Hair & Make-Up: Debbie Dover Wardrobe Stylist: Lee Moore Art Direction: Joanna Carter & Jeri Heiden Design: Ryan Corey, SMOG Design, Inc. Production: Michelle Hall Management: Borman Entertainment, Santa Monica, CA & Nashville, TN Booking: Creative Artists Agency, Nashville, TN.
It’s hard to believe almost two years have passed since our first album came out. We have been so overwhelmed by the support and love from everyone since then. Without all of you, this second record would have never been a reality. We are also honored and humbled to have the best behind-the-scenes team who let us focus on making music and performing it every night. Mike Dungan, Steve Hodges, Cindy Mabe, Joanna Carter, Shane Allen,Tom Becci, and everyone at Capitol Records Nashville, EMI Canada, and all the EMI Music family, thank you for letting us record music for a living and share it around the world. Gary Borman, Daniel Miller, John Grady, Donna Jean Kisshauer, Genevieve Jewell, Sandra Westerman, Randy Brown, Andrea Lopez and the Borman Entertainment team, thank you for your passion and dedication. Stan Barnett, John Huie, Rod Essig, Darin Murphy all the agents at CAA Nashville, thank you for making a map for us to follow out on the road. Michelle and Stephanie, thanks for pulling it all together. CAA Los Angeles, Rob Light and Brian Loucks… thank you!! Julie Boos, Mary Ann McCready, Ben Ewen, Emily Walker and every penny pincher at Flood Bumstead McCready & McCarthy. Linda Edell-Howard and Adams & Reese LLP thank you for your legal guidance and friendship. Our producer Paul Worley, engineers Clarke Schleicher, Andrew Bazinett, Erik Hellerman, and all the incredible musicians, Chad Cromwell, David Huff, Michael Rojas, Craig Young, Rob McNelley, Jason “Slim” Gambill, busbee, Bruce Bouton, Stuart Duncan, Kristin Wilkinson and friends, thank you for helping realize our dream with your amazing vision and talent!! Thanks to Paige Conners for keeping everyone together. To the writers and co-writers on this record—Josh Kear, Cary Barlowe, busbee, Tom Douglas, Marv Green, Jerry Flowers, Tony Lane, Hillary Lindsey, David Lee, Monty Powell, Rivers Rutherford, Jason Sellers, Shane Stevens, Anna Wilson and Craig Wiseman—thank you for your music and poetry. Country radio… no one hears our music without you playing it. Thank you for believing in a new band with a really weird name.Your support means everything to us. Our band & crew have let us drag them all over the place and still perform like rock stars every night—Chris Ferrari, Jeff Laughinghouse, Brett “Scoop” Blanden, Jason “Slim” Gambill, Dennis Edwards, Matt Billingslea, Jonathon Long, and Crystal Peppers. Adam Boatman… thank you for capturing our crazy lives and careers on film, and making “Webisode Wednesdays” so much fun. Thank you to each of their families for letting them be away most of the past couple years. Our publicist and friend, Mary Hilliard Harrington and crew… thank you, thank you!! Lang Scott, Craig Dunn, and the Music City Networks team… thanks for keeping LadyAntebellum.com alive and taking care of our faithful fan club members. Also, special thanks to the legion of support from all our friends at CMT, GAC, CMA, ACM, NARAS, and so many more! Thanks to Mocha Club for your vision and inspiration. Special thanks to everyone we’ve toured with the past year—Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert—thanks for making it so much fun. Most importantly… thank you to every Lady A fan who bought this album, our first album, any of our singles or videos. There isn’t anything we love more than making music for you!
DAVE WOULD LIKE TO THANK: I want to first off say thanks to my two best friends, Hillary and Charles. Who could have thought one little writing session would’ve changed our lives?! You guys are incredible, wonderful
people. I am proud to call you my friends, and it is an honor to work with you and create this music together. I thank God for the opportunities we’ve had thus far, and pray for His continued guidance in our lives. Thank you to my family, Mom and Dad: the two sweetest and most supportive parents in the world; Michael Haywood, Clint & Lisa Wiggins, my grandparents the Haywoods and the Berrys. To Mike Dungan & Capitol Records; Daniel Miller, Gary Borman, John Grady… the coolest producer there is: Paul Worley; Clarke & Andrew; CAA; Josh Kelley; Chris Ferrari, Adam & Ansley Boatman… our studio band for helping us develop our sound: Robby, Slim, Rojas, Cromwell, Craig… and to our guys on the road who keep it a rockin’: Dennis, Matt, Slim, Jono, Adam, Scoop, Jeff, livin’ the dream boys!! And I know there are a lot of friends and family all around who support us: to everyone in Augusta, Atlanta, Nashville, thanks for cheering us on! Special thank you to Bruno Pirecki & Gibson Guitars!!
CHArLES WOULD LIKE TO THANK: First off, I want to thank my wife, Cassie, for being my best friend and supporting my dream even when it means taking time away from us. I love you so much baby. To all my family (the Kelleys, Bishops, McConnells, Fowlers, Robertsons, McClures and extended) thank you so much for all the support and love over the years. Every one of you has encouraged me in whatever I’ve wanted to do in life and it makes things easy when you know your family is behind you all the way. I said it on the first record and I’ll say it again: Josh if you hadn’t talked me into moving to Nashville I never would’ve ended up in this dream, thank you brother. Thanks Mom for all the encouraging letters you send me from out of nowhere, I love you. Thanks Dad for showing so much pride on your face every time you talk about our band to anyone you know. Everyone at Borman Entertainment, you’ve worked your butts off to help get us here and we know without all of you, everything would fall apart. Gary, you’ve delivered everything you’ve promised, you’re the best at what you do. Daniel, you work way too hard, take a vacation, ha. DJ, I love your no “BS” way of doing things. John “Shady” Grady, thanks for being a musical motivator, you’re one of the rare “music men” in this business. Everyone at Capitol Records, thanks for believing in the music and letting us be ourselves. Mike, you’re a one of a kind. To Stan and everyone at CAA, thanks for helping to put us on the biggest tours of the year since we started this thing, you guys rock. To BJ, Tracy, and everyone at WarnerChappell, thanks for helping put together the co-writes that have shaped the sound of this record. To all our co-writers, I’ve learned so much from every one of you I’ve sat down with, thanks for helping teach me the art of songwriting along the way. To MHH, Tyne, Dixie, Ann, and the rest of our press team— you have exceeded all my expectations this past year and helped keep the buzz going time and time again. To Julie and our business management team, FBMM, thanks for helping to keep us fed and manage all the stuff I don’t want to think of. To BMI, thanks for believing in me as a writer. I’ll be gunning for that songwriter of the year award til the day I die. To our producer, Paul Worley, I can’t tell you what your friendship means to me. To talk music with you feeds my soul, you’re my brotha’ from another motha’. To Clarke and Andrew, you guys once again have helped us record the kind of record we can be proud of for years to come. To all the players that played on this record, thanks so much for helping to craft these songs and putting your heart and soul into this project each day in the studio. To our road band and team, you guys are the best “road family” anyone could ever have. Our tour manager, Chris, thanks for having a vision for the future. Let’s keep growing and rocking til we can’t rock no more. To Dave and Hillary, I love you guys so much and it feels like we only get stronger as friends the more time passes. Let’s try and continue that trend and who knows where this may take us. —Love, Charles
HILL ARY WOULD LIKE TO THANK: First and foremost I have to thank my Redeemer and Savior Jesus Christ for walking with me though this journey that He’s called me on. To Him be the glory, forever and ever, amen. Rylee Jean, I’m so thankful that God gave me a sister like you… full of joy and laughter and unafraid of everything! I can’t wait to see God’s plan for your life unfold.You teach me something every day! Love you Ry Ry! Mama and Daddy, thank you for living your lives with integrity in and out of the music business… I am honored to be your daughter and have learned so much from both of you. Room, you are the best friend I’ve ever had. You’ve taught me how to be a better friend. Love you! To the rest of my family and friends in South Carolina, Texas, and other places in between, your prayers, support, and love are felt across the miles. Love you all so much. Charles and Dave, thank you for your friendship.You both encourage and inspire me daily.You’re my brothers and I’m so proud of the sweat, tears, fears, and heart we put into this album. Love you very much. Paul Worley, your creative vision and approach to production keeps our creativity flowing to write better songs, and to make better music!! “Let’s play it like it’s already a hit! “ Ha-ha! Love you!!! Gary Borman, Daniel Miller and the team, my appreciation for the hard work and hours spent making the puzzle pieces fit is endless! Capitol Nashville, ALL of you, I know I’m partial but there is not a better staff of hardworking, and FUN people!! I promise my Haiku will be better next year! Ha! Love you all!! Joanna Carter, Lee Moore, Debbie Dover thank you for making me look and feel beautiful on all the many photo shoots, video shoots, award shows and other appearances. I’m so thankful for the friendships I’ve gained with you and love you very much. Julie Boos and all the FBM&M team… THANK YOU for what you do.Y’all make our lives much easier. Everyone at EMI Music Publishing, Gary Overton, Ben Vaughn… thank you for all that you do! Tim Fink and the rest of the SESAC family, you are precious to me!! Thank you for everything.Victoria Shaw, this year has been absolutely mind blowing! Love you and appreciate all the wisdom, laughs, and music!!!! Tom Douglas you are an inspiration.You are anointed in your gift to write a song. Thank you for Hello World, because it has changed mine. Ryan Beuschel, thank you for being my friend, and showing me such a fantastic piece of art… who knew the song that would never get cut, got cut!! Ha! Miranda Lambert, I am so thankful for your friendship and the memories and laughs we’ve had over the past year! I’ve learned so much from you.Your advice and encouragement has done more than you know! You are the purest definition of a true artist. Love you! To the fans: We would not be here without you! You all are beautiful, amazing people who give us a job! I hope you can listen to this album and feel the passion, emotion, and heart we’ve put into it. Look at Need You Now as pages of our diary combined with a love letter to you!! See you on the road!—Hillary
PAUL WOrLEY WOULD LIKE TO THANK: Lady Aliens, I want to thank you for letting me work with you again. Sophomore albums are challenging, but you guys rose to the occasion with even better songs than before! That’s hard to do when your life is taking off like a rocket ship.You guys deserve to be living the dream. Thanks for keeping it musical! —Love, Pdub
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