The Foundation (Zac Brown Band album)

The Foundation
Studio album by
Zac Brown Band
ReleasedNovember 18, 2008
StudioBrighter Shade Studio, Atlanta, GA; Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas; The Sound Station Nashville, TN; Wedgewood Sound.
GenreCountry
Length42:42
Label
Producer
Zac Brown Band chronology
The Foundation
(2008) 		You Get What You Give
(2010)
Singles from The Foundation
  1. "Chicken Fried"
    Released: June 16, 2008
  2. "Whatever It Is"
    Released: January 24, 2009
  3. "Toes"
    Released: July 6, 2009
  4. "Highway 20 Ride"
    Released: November 23, 2009
  5. "Free"
    Released: April 12, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Engine 145[2]
Billboard(favorable)[3]

The Foundation is the first major-label studio album by American country music band Zac Brown Band. It was released on November 18, 2008.[4] Originally slated for release on the Home Grown label and Big Picture Records, the album is distributed by Atlantic Nashville in association with those two labels. The financing for the album was provided by Atlanta, GA entrepreneur Braden Copeland through his investment company Braden Copeland Ventures, LLC.[5] On December 2, 2009, the album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Album.[6] and also earned the band the Grammy Award for Best New Artist on January 31. The album also has been nominated for the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards "Album of the Year" award. As of September 2015, the album has sold 3.4 million copies in the US.[7] It is the only album to feature Joel Williams, who left the band prior to its release.

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "The Foundation review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  2. ^ Greenberg, Pierce (November 20, 2008). "The Foundation review". Engine 145. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  3. ^ Tucker, Ken (November 22, 2008). "Music reviews". Billboard. p. 77. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  4. ^ Billboard.com - Zac Brown Band Signs With Atlantic
  5. ^ BradenCopeland.com - About
  6. ^ "The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List", Grammy.com, December 2, 2009
  7. ^ Caulfield, Keith (September 4, 2015). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Bon Jovi Earns 15th Top 20 Album". Billboard.