{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Road Between | type = Studio | artist = Lucy Hale | cover = Lucy-Hale-Road-Between-Album-Cover-Art.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2014|6|3}} | recorded = 2012–2013 | venue = | studio = | genre = Country pop | length = 39:35 | label = {{hlist|Hollywood|DMG Nashville}} | producer = {{hlist|Mike Daly|Mark Bright}} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Road Between | type = Studio | single1 = You Sound Good to Me | single1date = January 7, 2014 | single2 = Lie a Little Better | single2date = July 21, 2014 }} }} '''''Road Between''''' is the debut studio album by American singer Lucy Hale. The album was released on June 3, 2014, by Hollywood Records and DMG Nashville.<ref name="Road Between Deluxe on iTunes">{{cite web| url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/road-between-deluxe-edition/850531966 |title=Road Between (Deluxe) on iTunes|website=iTunes }}</ref>
==Background== On June 12, 2012, Hale announced she had signed a record deal with Hollywood Records (co-partnership with DMG Nashville).<ref>{{cite web|last=Bentley|first=Jean|title='Pretty Little Liars' star Lucy Hale lands record deal with Hollywood Records|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/06/pretty-little-liars-star-lucy-hale-lands-record-deal-with-hollywood-records.html|work=Zap2it|date=June 12, 2012|accessdate=June 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615203307/http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/06/pretty-little-liars-star-lucy-hale-lands-record-deal-with-hollywood-records.html|archivedate=June 15, 2012}}</ref> The album is a country album, which was recorded through late 2012 and mid 2013,<ref>{{cite web|title=Hollywood Records Signs "Pretty Little Liars" Star Lucy Hale|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hollywood-records-signs-pretty-little-liars-star-lucy-hale-158623225.html|publisher=PR Newswire|accessdate=January 8, 2014|date=June 12, 2012}}</ref> during Hale's schedule filming her television series ''Pretty Little Liars''. On March 31, 2014, ''Road Between'' was unveiled due to a fan contest to reveal the album's cover art.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lucy Hale Reveals 'Road Between' Album Cover + Track List|url=http://popcrush.com/lucy-hale-road-between-album-cover-track-list/|work=PopCrush|accessdate=March 31, 2014|date=July 26, 2018}}</ref> A web series titled ''The Road Between with Lucy Hale'', which consisted of four episodes, released from July 25 to August 6, 2014, on the CMT website. It follows the journey of Hale, visiting her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee and on set with the filming of the music video for the song "Lie a Little Better".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/lucy-hale-web-series-the-road-between/|title=Lucy Hale Launches 'The Road Between' Web Series|work=Taste of Country|accessdate=July 30, 2018}}</ref> In 2016, New Zealand singer-songwriter Kaylee Bell released a cover of album track "That's What I Call Crazy" as a standalone single.<ref>{{cite web |title=Whats new on Australian Country Radio |url=https://www.auscountry.com.au/new-music.html |publisher=Australian Country Radio |access-date=8 November 2021 |archive-date=November 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109062908/https://www.auscountry.com.au/new-music.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Singles== The lead single "You Sound Good to Me" was released on January 7, 2014. A music video was directed by Philip Andelman, is about Hale going on a road trip with her friends and arriving at a late-night bonfire.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lucy Hale Debuts "You Sound Good to Me" Music Video|url=http://www.wetpaint.com/lucy-hale-you-sound-good-to-me-music-video-799372/|work=Web Paint|date=January 8, 2014|accessdate=July 26, 2018|archive-date=July 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706162357/http://www.wetpaint.com/lucy-hale-you-sound-good-to-me-music-video-799372/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The second and final single, "Lie a Little Better" was released on July 21, 2014. Hale explained the song is about her love crush with actor Drew Van Acker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clevver.com/lucy-hale-lie-a-little-better-drew-van-acker/|title=Lucy Hale Reveals Which PLL Co-Star Inspired "Lie a Little Better" Track|first=Georgie|last=Guinane|work=Clevver|date=March 28, 2018|accessdate=July 26, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> It debuted at No. 60 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week ending on July 30, 2014.
==Cancelled tour== In December 2014, Hale was originally set to embark on The Road Between Tour in spring 2015, to promote the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/lucy-hale-road-between-tour-dates/|title=Lucy Hale Announces Road Between Tour|work=Taste of Country|date=2 December 2014 |accessdate=October 6, 2018}}</ref> However, she later announced the tour was cancelled shortly before it was slated to begin citing vocal issues as the reason.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/lucy-hale-road-between-tour-dates-canceled/|title=Lucy Hale Cancels Road Between Tour Dates Due to Illness|work=Taste of Country|date=19 December 2014 |accessdate=October 6, 2018}}</ref>
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/road-between-mw0002642740|title=''Road Between'' - Lucy Hale | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|date=June 3, 2014|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=June 3, 2014}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Country Weekly'' | rev2Score = C+<ref name=countryweekly>{{cite web|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/reviews/|title=''Road Between'' by Lucy Hale|last=Paxman|first=Bob|date=June 23, 2014|work=Country Weekly|volume=21|issue=25|page=67|publisher=American Media, Inc.|issn=1074-3235|accessdate=June 17, 2014}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Billboard'' | rev3Score = 83/100<ref name=billboard>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6106394/lucy-hale-road-between-track-by-track-album-review|title=Lucy Hale Takes The Appealing 'Road Between': Track-By-Track Review|last=Ayers|first=Mike|date=June 2, 2014|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=June 3, 2014}}</ref> | rev4 = Roughstock | rev4score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=roughstock>{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/album-review-lucy-hale-road-between|title=Album Review: Lucy Hale - Road Between|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=May 2, 2014|work=Roughstock|publisher=Cheri Media Group|accessdate=June 4, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606203013/http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/album-review-lucy-hale-road-between|archivedate=June 6, 2014}}</ref> }}
''Road Between'' was met with mostly positive reception from music critics. At AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, remarking how the music on the release "is irrepressibly charming commercial pop" that "is better when it's lighter", and the music sounds like "pristine pop, thanks in large part to Hale's crisp, chipper delivery."<ref name=allmusic /> Mike Ayers of ''Billboard'' rated the album an 83 out of 100, indicating how the release "is filled with powerful, catchy choruses and moments that display Hale's voice in many different ways."<ref name=billboard /> At Roughstock, Matt Bjorke rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, writing how the music on the release is not going to be everyone's cup-of-tea, yet it evidences her potential in country music because according to him that is "where she's always wanted to be."<ref name=roughstock /> Bob Paxman of ''Country Weekly'' graded the album a C+, noting how some songs don't work out well for her voice and "Like most contemporary records, the production sounds overly busy and much too polished, stripping away all semblance of real emotion."<ref name=countryweekly /> Yet, Paxman says "for the target audience, namely young females, Lucy and her material should resonate and find its target", but eventually "she may be able to reach a broader base, because the potential is definitely there."<ref name=countryweekly />
==Track listing== {{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 39:35
| title1 = You Sound Good to Me | writer1 = {{flat list| * Ashley Gorley * Luke Laird * Hillary Lindsey }} | extra1 = Mike Daly | length1 = 3:12
| title2 = From the Backseat | writer2 = {{flat list| * Daly * Jimmy Robbins * Nicolle Galyon }} | extra2 = Daly | length2 = 3:08
| title3 = Nervous Girls | writer3 = {{flat list| * Lindsey * Tom Douglas * James Slater }} | extra3 = Daly | length3 = 4:04
| title4 = Red Dress | note4 = duet with Joe Nichols | writer4 = {{flat list| * Todd Sherman Clark * Jessica Lee Mitchell }} | extra4 = Mark Bright | length4 = 4:39
| title5 = Goodbye Gone | writer5 = {{flat list| * J. T. Harding * Melissa Peirce * Andy Dodd }} | extra5 = Bright | length5 = 2:57
| title6 = Kiss Me | writer6 = {{flat list| * Daly * Gorley * Chris DeStefano * Lindy Robbins }} | extra6 = Bright | length6 = 3:13
| title7 = Road Between | writer7 = {{flat list| * Daly * Peirce }} | extra7 = Daly | length7 = 3:33
| title8 = Lie a Little Better | writer8 = {{flat list| * Daly * DeStefano * Peirce }} | extra8 = Bright | length8 = 3:43
| title9 = That's What I Call Crazy | writer9 = {{flat list| * DeStefano * Gorley * Kacey Musgraves }} | extra9 = Bright | length9 = 3:26
| title10 = Love Tonight | writer10 = {{flat list| * Lucie Silvas * Jeremy Spillman * Jonathan Ian Green }} | extra10 = Bright | length10 = 3:15
| title11 = Just Another Song | writer11 = {{flat list| * Daly * Lucy Hale * Catt Gravitt }} | extra11 = Bright | length11 = 4:25 }} {{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 42:51 | headline = ''Road Between'' – Walmart edition (bonus track)<ref>{{cite web |author=on |url=http://tv.entuarea.com/preview-lucy-hales-new-album-road-between-in-stores-63/ |title=Preview Lucy Hale's new album "Road Between" in-stores 6/3 | ENTUAREA TV |publisher=Tv.entuarea.com |accessdate=2014-06-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140531225203/http://tv.entuarea.com/preview-lucy-hales-new-album-road-between-in-stores-63/ |archivedate=2014-05-31 }}</ref>
| title12 = Come On | writer12 = {{flat list| * Kurt Allison * Vicky McGehee * Brian Davis }} | extra12 = Bright | length12 = 3:16 }} {{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 57:39 | headline = ''Road Between'' – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/road-between-deluxe-edition/850531966 |title=iTunes - Music - Road Between (Deluxe Edition) by Lucy Hale |publisher=iTunes |date=1989-06-14 |access-date=2014-06-03}}</ref>
| title12 = My Little Black Wedding Dress | writer12 = {{flat list| * Daly * Trey Bruce }} | extra12 = Daly | length12 = 3:25 | title13 = Feels Like Home | writer13 = {{flat list| * Hale * Daly * Kristian Bush }} | extra13 = Bright | length13 = 4:05 | title14 = Loved | writer14 = {{flat list| * Hale * Brett James * Caitlyn Smith }} | extra14 = Bright | length14 = 3:42 | title15 = Kiss Me | writer15 = {{flat list| * Daly * Gorley * DeStefano * Robbins }} | extra15 = Daly | note15 = Live Acoustic | length15 = 3:13 | title16 = Road Between | writer16 = {{flat list| * Daly * Peirce }} | extra16 = Daly | note16 = Live Acoustic | length16 = 3:39 }} {{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 60:48 | headline = ''Road Between'' – United States limited digital deluxe edition (bonus track)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6lbgIdf7vZ38oVUotrLntv | title=Road Between (Deluxe Edition) | website=Spotify }}</ref>
| title17 = Runaway Circus | writer17 = {{flat list| * Jenn Schott * Jason Saenz }} | extra17 = Bright | length17 = 3:09 }} {{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 63:57 | headline = ''Road Between'' – Target exclusive deluxe edition (bonus track)<ref>{{cite web|author=Lucy Hale - Road Between (Deluxe Edition) - Only at Target |url=http://www.target.com/p/lucy-hale-road-between-deluxe-edition-only-at-target/-/A-15640017 |title=Lucy Hale - Road Between (Deluxe Edition) - Only... |publisher=Target |date=2013-03-27 |accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref>
| title18 = Those Three Words | writer18 = {{flat list| * Lindsay Ell * Jon Nite * Robbins }} | extra18 = Bright | length18 = 3:09 }}
== Personnel == * Lucy Hale – vocals * Charlie Judge – Hammond B3 organ (1, 12), programming (1–3, 7), keyboards (2–11, 13, 14, 17, 18), strings (11), string arrangements and composing (11) * Jimmy Nichols – Wurlitzer electric piano (1), acoustic piano (2–8, 10–14, 17, 18), Hammond B3 organ (3), celesta (3), strings (7) * F. Reid Shippen – programming (4–6, 8–11, 13, 14, 17, 18), percussion (4–6, 8–11, 13, 14, 17, 18) * Jerry McPherson – electric guitars (1–14, 17, 18), slide guitar (1) * Ilya Toshinsky –ukulele (1, 7), acoustic guitars (2–6, 8–14, 17, 18), mandolin (7, 9, 12, 14) * Tom Bukovac – electric guitars (4, 11, 13, 14) * Paul Franklin – steel guitar (2, 3, 7, 12) * Mike Johnson – steel guitar (9, 18) * Kristian Bush – bouzouki (13), backing vocals (13) * Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (1–14, 17, 18) * Shannon Forrest – drums (1–5, 7, 11–14) * Chris McHugh – drums (6, 8–10, 17, 18) * Eric Darken – percussion (1–14, 17, 18) * Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle (1), mandolin (2), cello (7, 12) * Aubrey Haynie – fiddle (6) * Bob Bailey – backing vocals (1) * Mike Daly – backing vocals (1) * Jake "Fancy" Hagood – backing vocals (1) * Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (1) * Rachel Reinert – backing vocals (1, 3) * Kim Keyes – backing vocals (2, 4, 7, 12) * Gene Miller – backing vocals (2) * Joe Nichols – vocals (4) * Wes Hightower – backing vocals (4, 11, 13) * Jenifer Wrinkle – backing vocals (4–6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 18) * Perry Coleman – backing vocals (5, 6, 8–10, 17, 18) * Sarah Buxton – backing vocals (10) * Lucie Silvas – backing vocals (10) * Brett James – backing vocals (14) * Caitlyn Smith – backing vocals (14) * Jennifer Schott – backing vocals (17)
'''Acoustic Live (Tracks 15 & 16)''' * Lucy Hale – lead vocals * Scotty Alexander – guitar, backing vocals * Lance Konnerth – guitar, backing vocals * Craig Macintyre – percussion
== Production == * Mike Daly – A&R * Kirsten Wines – A&R (for Mark Bright) * Ed Reyes – A&R coordinator * Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator * Dave Snow – creative director * Enny Joo – art direction, design * Sasha Eisenman – photography * Elissa Leeds for Reel Talent Management, Inc. – management
'''Technical''' * Adam Ayan – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine) * Steve Marcantonio – recording (1–3, 7, 12, 15, 16) * Derek Bason – recording (4–6, 8–11, 13, 14, 17, 18), digital editing (4–6, 8–11, 13, 14, 17, 18) * Ben Fowler – recording (4–6, 8–11, 13, 14, 17, 18), mixing (4) * Todd Tidwell – recording (4–6, 8–11, 13, 14, 17, 18) * Serban Ghenea – mixing (1) * Justin Niebank – mixing (2, 3, 7, 12) * F. Reid Shippen – mixing (5, 6, 8–11, 13, 14, 17, 18) * Brian Malouf – mixing (15, 16) * John Hanes – mix engineer (15, 16) * Seth Morton – recording assistant (1–3, 7, 12) * Chris Ashburn – recording assistant (4–6, 8–11, 13, 14, 17, 18) * Chris Small – recording assistant (4–6, 8–11, 13, 14, 17, 18) * Ernesto Olvera – recording assistant (15, 16) * Drew Bollman – mix assistant (2, 3, 7, 12) * Paul "Paco" Cossette – mix assistant (4–6, 8–11, 13, 14, 17, 18) * David Huff – digital editing (1–3, 7, 12, 15, 16) * Sean Neff – digital editing * Tony Castle – digital editing (4–6, 8–11, 13, 14, 17, 18)
==Charts== The album debuted on the ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 14 and No. 4 on the Top Country Albums chart with 18,000 copies sold in the US during its first week.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-music-s-top-10-albums-the-week-of-june-11-2014 |title= Country Music's Top 10 Albums: The Week Of June 11, 2014 |first= Matt |last= Bjorke |date= June 11, 2014 |work= Roughstock |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140614114841/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-music-s-top-10-albums-the-week-of-june-11-2014 |archivedate= June 14, 2014 }}</ref> The album has sold 44,000 copies in the US as of August 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/country-album-sales-report-august-13-2014/ |title=Country Album Sales Report – August 13, 2014 |first=Matt |last=Bjorke |date=August 13, 2014 |work=Roughstock |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814020909/http://roughstock.com/news/country-album-sales-report-august-13-2014/ |archivedate=August 14, 2014 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Chart (2014) ! Peak<br />position |- | Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ryan|first1=Gavin|title=The Amity Affliction Top ARIA Album Chart|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/the-amity-affliction-top-aria-album-chart-20140614|website=Noise 11|date=14 June 2014 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=16 June 2014}}</ref> | align=center| 57 |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|13|artist=Lucy Hale}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|14|artist=Lucy Hale}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCountry|4|artist=Lucy Hale}} |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! scope="row"| United States | June 3, 2014 | rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Hollywood|DMG Nashville}} | <ref name="Road Between Deluxe on iTunes"/> |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand | June 6, 2014 | |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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