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The Reason Why

The Reason Why is the fourth studio album by American country music group Little Big Town. It was released on August 24, 2010, through Capitol Records Nashville. "Little White Church," which was released in March 2010 as the album's lead-off single, has since become a Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

For other uses, see The Reason Why (disambiguation).

The Reason Why

August 24, 2010

Country

45:55

Capitol Nashville

Content[edit]

The album's title track was released as a digital single on July 27, 2010, to begin an iTunes countdown to the album release on August 24, 2010. Three further digital singles — "Kiss Goodbye," "Why, Oh Why," and "All the Way Down" — were released weekly leading up until the album release. "Little White Church," the album's first single release to radio, was a Top 10 on the Hot Country Songs charts, with a peak of number 6. "Rain on a Tin Roof," written by Chris Stapleton and Trent Willmon, previously appeared on Julie Roberts's 2004 self-titled debut album.[1] "Kiss Goodbye" and the title track were released as the album's second and third singles, respectively; both reached a peak of number 42 on the Hot Country Songs chart.

Karen Fairchild - vocals,

tambourine

Kimberly Schlapman - vocals, tambourine

Phillip Sweet - vocals,

piano

Jimi Westbrook - vocals,

acoustic guitar

Chart performance[edit]

Album[edit]

The Reason Why debuted at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and became their first number 1 record on the U.S. Billboard Country Albums charts, with first week sales of 41,939.[6] As of the chart date January 8, 2011, the album has sold 150,298 copies in the U.S.[7]