They Don't Know is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released on September 9, 2016, via Broken Bow Records. Its lead single, "Lights Come On", was released on April 1, 2016, and has reached number one on the Country Airplay chart. The album's second single, "A Little More Summertime", was released on July 15, 2016. The album's third single, "Any Ol' Barstool", was released on December 5, 2016. The album's fourth and final single, the title track, was sent to country radio on May 8, 2017.
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Commercial performance
They Don't Know debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming Aldean's third album to top the chart. It earned 138,000 album-equivalent units, of which 131,000 were album sales. The album has sold 430,500 copies in the United States as of February 2018.
Personnel
Musicians
Jason Aldean – lead vocals
Kurt Allison – electric guitar
Kelsea Ballerini – duet vocals on "First Time Again"
Blake Bollinger – drum programming
Jaron Boyer – drum programming
Perry Coleman – background vocals
Tony Harrell – Hammond B3, piano, synthesizer
Mike Johnson – steel guitar
Tully Kennedy – bass guitar
Rob McNelley – electric guitar
Russ Pahl – steel guitar
Danny Rader – bouzouki, acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar, tres
Rich Redmond – drums, percussion
Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
Russell Terrell – background vocals
Neil Thrasher – background vocals
John Willis – acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar
Jonathan Yudkin – cello
Technical
Drew Bollman – engineering assistance
Peter Coleman – engineering
Mickey Jack Cones – vocal engineering
Jay DeMarcus – vocal engineering
Richard Dodd – mastering
Brandon Epps – editing
Michael Knox – production
Sam Martin – engineering assistance
Brady Tillow – engineering assistance
Visuals
Douglas Gledhill – design
Madalyn Hankins – art direction
Jim Wright – photography