Never Enders is the tenth studio album by American country music band Lonestar, produced single-handedly by band member Dean Sams. It was released on April 29, 2016 via Shanachie Records.[1] The album's lead single and title track was delivered to country radio on March 17, 2016. This is the final Lonestar album to feature lead singer Richie McDonald before he departed the band a second time in March 2021.[2]

Never Enders
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 4, 2016 (2016-29-04)
Recorded2014–2016
Studio
  • Blackbird, Nashville
  • Ocean Way, Nashville
  • The Mix Mill, Nashville
Genre
Length35:59
LabelShanachie
ProducerDean Sams
Lonestar chronology
Life as We Know It
(2013)
Never Enders
(2016)
Singles from Never Enders
  1. "Never Enders"
    Released: March 17, 2016

Track listing

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Never Enders track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Never Enders"3:26
2."I Know It Was You"
3:12
3."My Own Hometown"
3:41
4."Twice"
  • Eric Arjes
  • Jeremy Bussey
  • Jeff Pardo
3:21
5."This Time"
  • Bussey
  • McDonald
3:59
6."I've Been Wrong Before"
  • Susan Ruth
  • Sams
  • Adam Wood
3:34
7."I Want a Love"
  • Michael Britt
  • McDonald
  • Keech Rainwater
  • Sams
3:54
8."Us"
  • McDonald
  • Myers
  • Sams
3:32
9."Here We Go Again"
  • Ruth
  • Sams
  • Wood
3:36
10."Boomerang"
  • Bussey
  • McDonald
  • Sams
3:44
Total length:35:59

Personnel

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Lonestar

Additional musicians

Production

  • Dean Sams – producer, digital editing
  • Brady Barnett – digital editing
  • Mills Logan – mixing, tracking engineer
  • Josh Ditty – second engineer
  • Ernesto Olvera – second engineer
  • Ken Love – mastering at Five Points Mastering (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Jon-Paul Bruno – photography
  • Glenn Sweltzer – art direction, design

Charts

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Chart performance of Never Enders
Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 48

References

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  1. ^ "Lonestar to Release 'Never Enders' in April, Share Title Track". The Boot. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  2. ^ Parton, Chris (March 5, 2021). "Richie McDonald Departs Lonestar for Second Time". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lonestar Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.