{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Red River Blue | type = studio | artist = Blake Shelton | cover = RedRiverBlue.jpg | alt = The cover consists of Shelton wearing a grey suit against a blue background. The artist's name and album title is placed beside him on the left: "Blake" and "Red River Blue" are colored black, and "Shelton" is colored white. | released = {{Start date|2011|07|12}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = Country | length = 38:08 | label = Warner Bros. Nashville | producer = Scott Hendricks (all tracks)<br>Chris Stevens (track 10)<br>Craig Wiseman (track 10) | prev_title = Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = Cheers, It's Christmas | next_year = 2012 | misc = {{Singles | name = Red River Blue | type = studio | single1 = Honey Bee | single1date = April 4, 2011 | single2 = God Gave Me You | single2date = July 25, 2011 | single3 = Drink on It | single3date = January 9, 2012 | single4 = Over | single4date = May 21, 2012 }} }}
'''''Red River Blue''''' is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released on July 12, 2011, via Warner Bros. Records,<ref>{{cite news|last=Wyland|first=Sarah|title=Blake Shelton to Release Red River Blue on July 12|url=http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2011/05/20/blake-shelton-to-release-red-river-blue-on-july-12/|access-date=July 6, 2011|newspaper=Great American Country|date=May 20, 2011|archive-date=October 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009033511/http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2011/05/20/blake-shelton-to-release-red-river-blue-on-july-12/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is Shelton's inaugural No. 1 album on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, debuting at the top spot on July 30, 2011.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/469172/blake-sheltons-river-runs-to-no-1-on-billboard-200|title=Blake Shelton's 'River' Runs to No. 1 on Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|date=20 July 2011|access-date=July 20, 2011}}</ref> Four singles were released from the album: "Honey Bee", "God Gave Me You", "Drink on It", and "Over". All four singles peaked at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' charts for Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay. "God Gave Me You" is a cover, written and originally recorded by Christian rock singer Dave Barnes. ''Red River Blue''<nowiki/>'s title track is a duet with Shelton's then-wife and fellow country singer Miranda Lambert.
''Red River Blue'' earned Shelton his first Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Album, and "Honey Bee" earned him his first Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Solo Performance. "Over" earned him a second nomination in the latter category. Shelton's cover of "God Gave Me You" earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Song.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oklahomans to vie for Grammy Awards |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/music/2011/12/01/oklahomans-to-vie-for-grammy-awards/61114843007/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Background== Shelton's marriage to Miranda Lambert and his debut as a judge on ''The Voice'' both occurred earlier in the same year as ''Red River Blue''{{'}}s release; one year before the album's release, Shelton joined the Grand Ole Opry and won the Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year. The proximity of all these milestones to the album's release led Matt Bjorke of the website ''Roughstock'' to write that ''Red River Blue'' marked "the biggest album release of [Shelton's] career" since Shelton's self-titled debut album.<ref name="rough" />
Although the release date for ''Red River Blue'' was originally scheduled for September 2011, this was moved up to July of that year, so as to capitalize on the success of the album's lead single, "Honey Bee".<ref name=":2">{{cite news |last=Hughes |first=Donna |date=June 13, 2011 |title=Blake Shelton's Chart-Topping 'Honey Bee' Is a 'No-Brainer' |newspaper=The Boot |url=http://www.theboot.com/2011/06/13/blake-shelton-honey-bee-charts/ |access-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 29, 2011 |title=His voice will never grow soft |work=The Los Angeles Times}}</ref> In April 2011, Shelton said, "Playing your cards too close to your chest doesn't pay out. I feel like right now if I've got a single that's exploding, easily my fastest climber, I don't want to do something like wait and put (the album) out in the fall. It's when you rally the troops and say, 'Man, we've got to get this thing done.'"<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 25, 2011 |title=Success of 'Honey Bee' spurs country singer Blake Shelton into the studio to finish new album |work=Associated Press}}</ref> According to Thom Jurek of AllMusic, Shelton "only had half an album finished" at the time and was "given two weeks to complete the rest".<ref name="allmusic" />
==Content== The album's second single is a cover of "God Gave Me You", which was written and originally recorded by Contemporary Christian music artist Dave Barnes.<ref name="allmusic"/><ref name="as"/> Shelton explained that he first heard the song during "a low point" in his relationship with Miranda Lambert and said, "for whatever reason I was flipping through stations and landed on a contemporary Christian station, and that song came on and I almost had to pull the truck over. It was one of those moments for me where I felt like I was hearing that song at that moment for a reason."<ref name=":0">{{cite news |date=July 6, 2011 |title=Blake Shelton, 'God Gave Me You' -- Exclusive Song Premiere |newspaper=The Boot |url=http://www.theboot.com/2011/07/06/blake-shelton-god-gave-me-you |access-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stromblad |first=Cory |title=Blake Shelton's 'Red River Blue' Leads New Album Releases |url=https://theboot.com/blake-shelton-chris-young-ashton-shepherd-new-albums/ |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=The Boot |language=en}}</ref>
Shelton duets with Lambert on the album's title track. The song was originally recorded by Ray Stephenson, who co-wrote it with Buddy Owens.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sciarretto |first=Amy |title=Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert Duet on New Song ‘Red River Blue’ |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/blake-shelton-miranda-lambert-duet-red-river-blue/ |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=Taste of Country |language=en}}</ref> Shelton has said that his decision to cover the song was inspired by a time three years before the album's release when he and Lambert briefly broke up.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Drew |first=Ian |date=July 11, 2011 |title=Miranda Saved Me |journal=US Weekly}}</ref>
Shelton duets with Martina McBride on "I'm Sorry", which had first been pitched to Shelton for one of his earlier albums, but Shelton was initially unsure if he was the right vocalist to record it. Calling it "a hard song to sing", he explained, "Once we got in there and cut it, I realized I can be comfortable with this."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stromblad |first=Cory |title=Blake Shelton Says 'I'm Sorry' on Upcoming Album |url=https://theboot.com/blake-shelton-im-sorry/ |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=The Boot |language=en}}</ref>
Shelton wanted ''Red River Blue''<nowiki/>'s third single to be "one of the rowdier songs on the album" and considered "Get Some"<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Blake Shelton Wishes Country Would Take Collaboration Cues From Other Genres |url=https://theboot.com/blake-shelton-red-river-blue-duet-miranda-lambert/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=The Boot |language=en}}</ref> before "Drink On It" was chosen.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Blake Shelton, 'Drink On It' — New Song (LISTEN) |url=https://theboot.com/blake-shelton-drink-on-it-new-song-listen/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=The Boot |language=en}}</ref> "Drink On It" was the last song Shelton recorded for the album.<ref name=":1" />
The album's fourth single, "Over", was written by Paul Jenkins and David Elliott Johnson, who originally planned on recording the song themselves for a rock band they were going to start together. They wrote the song at least a decade before Shelton recorded it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conaway |first=Alanna |date=May 27, 2012 |title=Blake Shelton, 'Over' – Lyrics Uncovered |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/blake-shelton-over-lyrics/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=Taste of Country |language=en}}</ref>
==Reception==
===Commercial=== The album debuted on the ''Billboard'' 200 at number one with 116,000 sold in the US in its debut week.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on/posts/blake-sheltons-red-river-blue-flows-to-no-1-on-billboard-200 |title=Blake Shelton's 'Red River Blue' flows to No. 1 on Billboard 200 |author=Melinda Newman |date=July 20, 2011 |work=Hitfix |access-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814173635/http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on/posts/blake-sheltons-red-river-blue-flows-to-no-1-on-billboard-200 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is Blake Shelton's highest charting album and his first album to reach number one on this chart.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/1667568/blake-shelton-incubus-billboard/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140815042347/http://www.mtv.com/news/1667568/blake-shelton-incubus-billboard/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= August 15, 2014 |title=Blake Shelton, Incubus Take Over Billboard Chart |author=Gil Kaufman |date=July 20, 2011 |work=MTV }}</ref> As of March 2015, the album has sold 1,240,000 copies in the US.<ref name="SALES">{{cite magazine|url=http://m.billboard.com/entry/view/id/118324|title=Billboard 200 Chart Moves: 'Hozier' Has Sold a Half-Million|author=Keith Claufield|magazine=Billboard|date=March 14, 2015|access-date=March 14, 2015|archive-date=March 15, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150315032016/http://m.billboard.com/entry/view/id/118324|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, it was certified double-platinum with sales of 2,000,000 units.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=BLAKE+SHELTON&ti=RED+RIVER+BLUE|title = Gold & Platinum|website = Recording Industry Association of America}}</ref>
===Critical=== {{Music ratings | MC = (62/100)<ref name="metacritic">[http://www.metacritic.com/music/red-river-blue/critic-reviews Critical Reviews for Red River Blue at Metacritic]</ref> | rev1 = About.com | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://countrymusic.about.com/od/cdreviewsmz/fr/Blake-Shelton-Red-River-Blue.htm|title=''Red River Blue'' review|last=Sexton|first=Scott|publisher=About.com|access-date=January 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117135905/http://countrymusic.about.com/od/cdreviewsmz/fr/Blake-Shelton-Red-River-Blue.htm|archive-date=January 17, 2012}}</ref> | rev2 = AllMusic | rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2219151|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Red River Blue'' review|last=Jurek|first=Thom|website=AllMusic|access-date=July 11, 2011}}</ref> | rev3 = ''American Songwriter'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="as">{{cite web|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/07/blake-shelton-red-river-blue/|title=''Red River Blue'' review|last=Morrison|first=Allen|work=American Songwriter|date=8 July 2011|access-date=January 29, 2013}}</ref> |rev4 = ''The A.V. Club'' |rev4Score = C<ref name="av"/> |rev5 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' |rev5Score = B<ref name="ew"/> | rev6 = Nashville Country Club | rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="ncc">{{cite web|url=http://nashvillecountryclub.com/News.php?id=2286|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411104042/http://nashvillecountryclub.com/News.php?id=2286|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2013|title=NCC Review of Blake Shelton's Red River Blue Album|last=Wetta|first=Emily|publisher=Nashville Country Club|access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref> | rev7 = PopMatters | rev7Score = {{Rating|5|10}}<ref name="pm">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/146136-blake-shelton-red-river-blue/|title=''Red River Blue'' review|last=Heaton|first=Dave|magazine=PopMatters|access-date=January 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111130447/https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/146136-blake-shelton-red-river-blue/|archive-date=November 11, 2012}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev8Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/red-river-blue-20110712|title=''Red River Blue'' review on ''Rolling Stone''|last=Hermes|first=Will|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=July 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919121504/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/red-river-blue-116814/|archive-date=September 19, 2020}}</ref> | rev9 = Roughstock | rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="rough">{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/blake-shelton-red-river-blue|title=''Red River Blue'' review|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|publisher=Roughstock|access-date=January 29, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229003901/http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/blake-shelton-red-river-blue|archive-date=February 29, 2012}}</ref> | rev10 = Slant Magazine | rev10Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="slant">{{Citation|last=Keefe|first=Jonathan|title=Blake Shelton: Red River Blue|date=July 11, 2011|url=http://slantmagazine.com/music/review/blake-shelton-red-river-blue/2560|access-date =July 12, 2011}}</ref> | rev11 = Taste of Country | rev11Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="toc">{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/blake-shelton-red-river-blue/|title=''Red River Blue'' review|last=Dukes|first=Billy|publisher=Taste of Country|access-date=January 29, 2013}}</ref> | rev12 = Urban Country News | rev12Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="ucn">{{cite web|url=http://www.urbancountrynews.com/cd-review-red-river-blue-blake-shelton/|title=CD Review – Red River Blue – Blake Shelton|last=Carter|first=Liv|publisher=Urban Country News|access-date=March 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111111729/http://www.urbancountrynews.com/cd-review-red-river-blue-blake-shelton/|archive-date=January 11, 2012}}</ref> | rev13 = ''USA Today'' | rev13Score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="usa">{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2011-07-11-blake-shelton-red-river-blue_n.htm|title='River Blue' carries Shelton into pool of country's best|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|access-date=March 1, 2013|work=USA Today|date=July 11, 2011}}</ref> }} ''Red River Blue'' received a mixed to positive response from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 9 reviews.<ref name= "metacritic"/>
The positive reviews came in from About.com, ''American Songwriter'' ''Entertainment Weekly'', Nashville Country Club, Roughstock, Taste of Country, Urban Country News and the ''USA Today''. Critic Scott Sexton of About.com rated the album a four out of five stars, and called this effort "Blake Shelton being at the top of his game".<ref name="about" /> Critic Allen Morrison of ''American Songwriter'' rated the album a three and a half out of five stars, and evoked how "''Red River Blue'' should do nothing to slow his momentum."<ref name="as" /> Critic Melissa Maerz of ''Entertainment Weekly'' graded the album a B, and exclaimed "Aww!"<ref name="ew">{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/07/14/red-river-blue-review-blake-shelton/|title=''Red River Blue'' review |access-date=July 15, 2011 | work=Entertainment Weekly|date=July 14, 2011}}</ref> Emily Wetta music critic for Nashville Country Club wrote that "While most of the songs have a word or phrase that is continually repeated, it still won't stop you from listening to the album on repeat. With heart warming love songs and the occasional feel good song, Red River Blue has great balance. Full of honest and raw emotion, Blake wins the hearts of all women and with songs like 'Get Some' wins the male audience."<ref name="ncc" /> Roughstock critic Matt Bjorke rated the album a four out of five stars, and called the album "...a collection of songs that may be the most satisfying album of Blake Shelton's career."<ref name="rough" /> Music-critic Billy Dukes of Taste of Country rated the album as being perfect, and said "‘Red River Blue’ is Shelton hitting a homerun [''sic''] in a clutch situation as the eyes of the country music world are bearing down on him."<ref name="toc" /> Liv Carter music critic for Urban Country News wrote "''Red River Blue'' shows Shelton has reached the point in his career where he does exactly what he wants. Well put-together, greatly executed and (mostly) well-written...''Red River Blue'' is a confident, contemporary country album which will cement Blake Shelton's country superstar status."<ref name="ucn" /> Music critic Brian Mansfield from ''USA Today'' wrote that "Longtime fans can hear ''Red River Blue'''s roguishly charming performances and feel confident that the Country Music Association's male vocalist of the year will find his biggest success."<ref name="usa" />
However, the album had some mixed reviews come in from AllMusic, ''The A.V. Club'', PopMatters, ''Rolling Stone'' and Slant Magazine. Critic Thom Jurek of AllMusic rated the album a three out of five stars, and called the album "uncharacteristically tender."<ref name="allmusic" /> ''The A.V. Club'' critic Steven Hyden gave the album a C grade, and commented that "He's in the creamy, mushy middle, which is exactly where he aims on ''Red River Blue''."<ref name="av">{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/blake-shelton-red-river-blue-1798169166|title=''Red River Blue'' review|access-date=January 29, 2013|work=The A.V. Club}}</ref> Critic Dave Heaton of PopMatters gave the album a five out of ten stars, and noted that "''Red River Blue'''s songs generally feel both cynical and overly familiar".<ref name="pm" /> ''Rolling Stone'' music critic Will Hermes rated the album a two and a half out of five stars, and wrote that "''Red River Blue'' is unlikely to offend anyone...[and it] shows similarly versatile market savvy."<ref name="rs" /> Likewise, critic Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine gave it the same rating, and criticized the album because it "...proves that he's a capable singer who chooses to sing some lackluster songs."<ref name="slant" />
==Track listing== {{track listing | title1 = Honey Bee | writer1 = Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | length1 = 3:30 | title2 = Ready to Roll | writer2 = Jim Beavers, Jonathan Singleton, Chris Stapleton | length2 = 3:36 | title3 = God Gave Me You | writer3 = Dave Barnes | length3 = 3:50 | title4 = Get Some | writer4 = Zac Maloy, Chris Tompkins, Craig Wiseman | length4 = 3:32 | title5 = Drink on It | writer5 = Jessi Alexander, Rodney Clawson, Jon Randall | length5 = 3:31 | title6 = Good Ol' Boys | writer6 = Dallas Davidson | length6 = 3:08 | title7 = I'm Sorry | note7 = featuring Martina McBride | writer7 = Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley, Stapleton | length7 = 3:29 | title8 = Sunny in Seattle | writer8 = Beavers, DuBois, Stapleton | length8 = 3:27 | title9 = Over | writer9 = Paul Jenkins, David Elliott Johnson | length9 = 3:13 | title10 = Hey | writer10 = Clint Lagerberg, Tompkins, Wiseman | length10 = 3:31 | title11 = Red River Blue | note11 = duet with Miranda Lambert | writer11 = Ray Stephenson, Buddy Owens | length11 = 3:21 |total_length = 38:08 }}
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==Personnel== {{div col}} * Tim Akers – Hammond B-3 organ, piano * Jessi Alexander – background vocals * Mike Brignardello – bass guitar * Tom Bukovac – electric guitar * Perry Coleman – background vocals * Eric Darken – percussion * Connie Ellisor – violin * Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar * Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin * Wes Hightower – background vocals * Paul Jenkins – electric guitar * Mike Johnson – pedal steel guitar * Elizabeth Lamb – background vocals * Miranda Lambert – background vocals on "Red River Blue" * Troy Lancaster – electric guitar * Martina McBride – background vocals on "I'm Sorry" * Chris McHugh – drums, percussion * Brent Mason – electric guitar * Greg Morrow – drums, percussion * Gordon Mote – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, programming * Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar * Carole Rabinowitz – cello * Eberhard Ramm – viola * Blake Shelton – lead vocals * Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar * Pamela Sixfin – violin * Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar * Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar * Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar {{div col end}}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2011) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|13|artist=Blake Shelton|rowheader=true|access-date=April 5, 2021}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Blake Shelton|rowheader=true|access-date=April 5, 2021}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Blake Shelton|rowheader=true|access-date=April 5, 2021}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2011) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|access-date=April 5, 2021}}</ref> | 72 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|access-date=April 5, 2021}}</ref> | 17 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2012) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|access-date=April 5, 2021}}</ref> | 67 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|access-date=April 5, 2021}}</ref> | 16 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2013) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2013|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|access-date=April 5, 2021}}</ref> | 129 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2013|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 5, 2021}}</ref> | 44 |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2014) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2014|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 28, 2021}}</ref> | 193 |} {{col-end}}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="5" | Peak chart positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"| US Country<ref>{{Cite web |title="Blake Shelton Chart History – Hot Country Songs" |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/blake-shelton/chart-history/csi/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> !Country Airplay<ref>{{Cite web |title="Blake Shelton Chart History – Country Airplay" |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/scotty-mccreery/chart-history/csa |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> ! width="45" | US<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blake Shelton {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/blake-shelton/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> ! width="45" | US AC ! width="45"| CAN<ref>{{Cite web |title="Blake Shelton Chart History – Canada Country" |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/scotty-mccreery/chart-history/can |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 2011 | align="left"| "Honey Bee" | 1 |1 | 13 | — | 28 |- | align="left"| "God Gave Me You" | 1 |1 | 22 | 29 | 38 |- | rowspan="2"| 2012 | align="left"| "Drink on It" | 1 |1 | 39 | — | 53 |- | align="left"| "Over" | 1 |1 | 43 | — | 59 |- | colspan="7" style="font-size:8pt" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart |- |}
==Accolades== ''Red River Blue'' was nominated for Best Country Album at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. At that same ceremony, "Honey Bee" and "God Gave Me You" were nominated respectively in the Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song categories.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 GRAMMY WINNERS |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/54th-annual-grammy-awards |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=www.grammy.com}}</ref> The following year, "Over" earned Shelton another Grammy nomination in the Best Country Solo Performance category.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 GRAMMY WINNERS |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/55th-annual-grammy-awards |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=www.grammy.com}}</ref>
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Red River Blue|artist=Blake Shelton|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2011|certyear=2016}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}
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Category:2011 albums Category:Blake Shelton albums Category:Warner Records albums Category:Albums produced by Scott Hendricks