Icon is a compilation album by American country music artist Josh Turner. It was released on March 22, 2011. It is part of a series of similar Icon albums released by Universal Music Enterprises. The album includes Turner's four number-one singles ("Your Man," "Would You Go with Me," "Why Don't We Just Dance" and "All Over Me") as well as album tracks "As Fast as I Could" and "Backwoods Boy". This album was also released under the name Best of Josh Turner.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Icon | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | March 22, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 40:28 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Frank Rogers, Mark Wright | |||
| Josh Turner chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [6] |
Thom Jurek of Allmusic notes the album "is all one needs for a definitive Turner playlist without any filler."[6]
Commercial performance
editIcon debuted at number 20 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 114 on the Billboard 200,[7] selling 5,144 copies in the first week.[8] It received a boost in May 2011 after an appearance by Turner on American Idol with Scotty McCreery, with 3,086 copies sold,[9] and climbed to number 98 on the Billboard 200.[10] The album continued to sell, peaking at number 93 on Billboard 200 on chart dated December 8, 2012 based on Black Friday week sales of 12,990 copies.[11] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 3, 2019.[12] As of October 2019, the album has sold 506,100 copies in the U.S.[13]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Firecracker" | Shawn Camp, Pat McLaughlin, Josh Turner | 3:29 |
| 2. | "As Fast as I Could" | Jeremy Spillman, Turner | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Would You Go with Me" | Camp, John Scott Sherrill | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Backwoods Boy" | Turner | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Your Man" | Chris DuBois, Jace Everett, Chris Stapleton | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Long Black Train" | Turner | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Everything Is Fine" | Turner | 3:37 |
| 8. | "She'll Go on You" | Mark Narmore | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Me and God" | Turner | 3:01 |
| 10. | "All Over Me" | Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Why Don't We Just Dance" | Jim Beavers, Darrell Brown, Jonathan Singleton | 3:12 |
| Total length: | 40:28 | ||
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14] | 20 |
| US Billboard 200[15] | 93 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2011) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Albums (Billboard)[16] | 60 |
| Chart (2012) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Albums (Billboard)[17] | 41 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ https://open.spotify.com/album/2OBD9Ina3WUXGgzzXwNOkZ
- ^ https://tidal.com/browse/album/15405493
- ^ https://music.apple.com/us/album/best-of-josh-turner/1440739084
- ^ https://www.deezer.com/en/album/3092721
- ^ https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/best-of-josh-turner/0060252763417
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Icon review". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Chart listing for Icon". Billboard. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Aldean Returns to #1 on Album Chart; Thompson Square Has #1 Single". Roughstock. March 30, 2011.
- ^ "Dirt Road Anthem Guides This Week's Album Sales". Roughstock. 2011-05-25.
- ^ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. June 11, 2011.
- ^ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. December 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "American album certifications – Josh Turner – Icon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 9, 2019). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "Josh Turner Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Josh Turner Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Country Albums Year-End Charts: 2011". Billboard.
- ^ "Country Albums Year-End Chart". Billboard.