Eric Church's Sophomore Album Enjoys Success
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Eric Church is enjoying success after the release of his second album, Carolina, as it currently rests at the No. 4 spot on Billboard’s Country Album Chart and No. 17 on the Billboard 200. The album also spent its first week of release in the No. 1 spot on iTunes' Country album chart.
Church continues to promote his new album while on the predominantly sold-out The Young & Wild tour, alongside Jonathan Singleton and The Grove. He has also been named Rhapsody’s Artist of the Month and recently performed on NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
“This week is a culmination of a lot of hard work. I have always believed in building fans one show at a time, and the band and I have spent the last three years doing just that,” Church said.
Carolina follows Sinners Like Me, his freshman album that debuted in the in the summer of 2006 on the Top 10 Billboard Country Albums, produced three Top 20 singles and was hailed as a potential candidate for Country album of the year.
Church’s Young & Wild tour has sold out in seven venues thus far in Evansville, Ind., Grand Rapids, Mich., Boston, Md., Starkville, Miss., Philadelphia, Pa., and Raleigh and Asheville, N.C.
Tour dates and locations are as follows:
April 1 Lyric Theatre Oxford, MS
April 2 Minglewood Hall Memphis, TN
April 8 Jupiter Bar and Grill Tuscaloosa, AL
April 9 The Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN
April 10 Joe’s Sports Bar Chicago, IL
April 11 The Cabooze Minneapolis, MN
April 15 The Valarium Knoxville, TN
April 16 State Theatre Falls Church, VA
April 17 Coyote Joe’s Charlotte, NC
April 18 Blind Horse Saloon Greenville, SC
April 22 George’s Majestic Lounge Fayetteville, AR
April 23 Stubb’s Jr. Austin, TX
April 24 Billy Bob’s Ft. Worth, TX
April 25 Firehouse Saloon Houston, TX
April 28 Capitol Arts Theatre Bowling Green,KY
April 29 Canopy Club Urbana, IL
April 30 Barrymore Theatre Madison, WI
May 1 8 Seconds Indianapolis, IN
May 2 Neon Armadillo Ft. Wayne, IN
May 7 Voodoo Lounge Kansas City, MO
May 8 Grizzly Rose Denver, CO
May 9 Cowboy’s Colorado Springs, CO
May 13 Joyland IV Bradenton, FL
May 14 The Round Up Davie, FL
May 15 Dallas Bull Tampa, FL
May 16 The County Line Melbourne, FL