Ticket to L.A.
Ticket to L.A. is the second studio album by American country music singer Brett Young. It was released on December 7, 2018, through Big Machine Label Group. Its lead single, "Here Tonight", was released in September 2018. The track listing for the album was released on September 10, 2018.
Background
The album is Young's second album released under the Big Machine label. Young co-wrote ten of the album's thirteen tracks. The album was produced by Dann Huff, with engineer Justin Niebank and executive producer Jimmy Harnen. Collaborators on the album include Gavin DeGraw, Ashley Gorley, Shane McAnally, Hillary Lindsey, Charles Kelley and Ross Copperman. The first song written for the album is "Used to Missin' You" he co-wrote with Jimmy Robbins and Jon Nite, which was intended for his previous album Brett Young. He wrote "Chapters" with Gavin Degraw, who wanted the song to be about Young's story. This album has a lighter feel than the previous album, although it ended with a sombre ballad "Don't Wanna Write This Song", which is intended to mirror "Mercy" of that album.Commercial performance
Ticket to L.A. debuted at number one on Billboard Top Country Albums and number 15 on the US Billboard 200, selling 27,000 copies in the first week. As of February 2020, the album has sold 75,900 copies in the United States.Personnel
Adapted from liner notesMusicians
- Ben Caver – background vocals
- Ross Copperman – programming
- Zach Crowell – programming
- Gavin DeGraw – piano, duet vocals
- Charles Dixon – viola, violin
- Justin Ebach – programming
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Nick Gold – cello
- Sara Haze – background vocals
- Dann Huff – bouzouki, Dobro, electric slide guitar, 12-string guitar, electric guitar, gut string guitar, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, little guitar, mandolin, mandocello, piano, programming, soloist, synthesizer
- David Huff – programming
- Charlie Judge – keyboards, programming, string arrangements, strings, synthesizer
- Noah Needleman – background vocals
- Jerry Roe – drums
- Jimmy Robbins – programming
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Aaron Sterling – drums
- Russell Terrell – background vocals
- Ilya Toshinsky – banjo, 12-string acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, ganjo, hi-strung acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Derek Wells – baritone guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar
- Brett Young – lead vocals
Technical
- Adam Ayan – mastering
- Gabe Burch – additional recording assistance
- Ben Caver – additional recording
- Mike Griffith – production coordination
- Jimmy Harnen – executive production
- Dann Huff – production, digital editing
- Laurel Kittleson – production coordination
- Seth Morton – recording
- Noah Needleman – additional recording
- Justin Niebank – recording, mixing
- Chris Small – digital editing
- Janice Soled – production coordination
- Brianna Steinitz – production coordination
Visuals
- Sandi Spika Borchetta – art direction
- Justin Ford – art direction, graphic design
- Riker Brothers – photography
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart | Position |
| US Top Country Albums | 49 |