Tornado (Little Big Town album)

Tornado
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2012 (2012-09-11)
GenreCountry
Length38:09
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerJay Joyce
Little Big Town chronology
The Reason Why
(2010)
Tornado
(2012)
Pain Killer
(2014)
Singles from Tornado
  1. "Pontoon"
    Released: April 30, 2012
  2. "Tornado"
    Released: October 1, 2012
  3. "Your Side of the Bed"
    Released: April 8, 2013
  4. "Sober"
    Released: September 30, 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Slant Magazine[3]

Tornado is the fifth studio album by American country music group Little Big Town. It was released on September 11, 2012 via Capitol Nashville.[4][5] "Pontoon," which was released in April 2012 as the album's lead-off single, has since become their first number one song on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and Little Big Town's fastest-rising single to date.[6][7] The album's second single, "Tornado," was released on October 1, 2012. It became their first album since 2005's The Road to Here to produce two top 10 singles and to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

  1. ^ "Tornado Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  2. ^ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Tornado Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  3. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (2012-09-04). "Little Big Town: Tornado". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  4. ^ Whitaker, Sterling (July 18, 2012). "Little Big Town Releasing New Album 'Tornado' on September 11". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  5. ^ "Little Big Town, 'Tornado' Release Date, Cover Art Revealed". The Boot. July 18, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  6. ^ Bjorke, Matt (July 18, 2012). "Little Big Town "Tornado" Tracklist and Cover Art". Roughstock. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  7. ^ Wyland, Sarah (July 19, 2012). "Little Big Town to Release Tornado on September 11". Great American Country. Retrieved July 31, 2012.