Ocean is the eighth studio album by American
country pop trio
Lady Antebellum, and the final one released under that name before it was shortened to "Lady A". The album was released on November 15, 2019, through
BMLG Records. This is their first album with the label, and first to be produced by
Dann Huff. A deluxe edition of the album was released November 20, 2020 under their name "Lady A".
Background
In August 2018, Lady Antebellum signed with
BMLG Records after their recording contract with
Capitol Nashville ended. In March 2019, while performing in London, the trio announced that they were working on new music.
Singles
"
What If I Never Get Over You" was released on May 17, 2019, as the album's lead single. The song debuted at number 14 on the
Hot Country Songs chart,[2] and at number 25 on the
Country Airplay chart.[3] As of September 2019, it has sold 68,000 units in the United States.[4] The song topped the Country Airplay chart in January 2020, becoming their first number one since 2014.[5]
The title track was released on September 20, 2019 as a promotional single, and was sent to
adult contemporary radio as the album's second single on October 7, 2019.[6][7]
"What I'm Leaving For" was released as a promotional single on October 25, 2019 and was released to country radio on February 18, 2020 as the third official single.[8][5] A ballad about leaving one's family to go to work, it was later pulled from radio in the wake of the
COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
"Pictures", "Boots", and "Be Patient with My Love" were also released as promotional singles ahead of the album.[10][11]
Commercial performance
Ocean debuted at number two on the US
Top Country Albums earning 29,000
equivalent album units (including 21,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week, according to Nielsen Music.[12] The album also debuted at number 11 on the US
Billboard 200 chart, becoming the group's first album to miss the top-ten.[13] As of February 2020, the album has earned with 172,000 album-equivalent units in the US.[14] As of March 2020, the album has sold 62,400 copies in the United States.[15]
Track listing
Adapted from Taste of Country and Lady Antebellum's
Instagram.[16][17]