Remember When Rascal Flatts Released Their Self-Titled Debut Album?

On this day in 2000, chart-topping trio Rascal Flatts released their debut studio album entitled Rascal Flatts. The 11-track album…

Lauren Jo Black

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June 6, 2021

Rascal Flatts; Photo by Andrew Wendowski

On this day in 2000, chart-topping trio Rascal Flatts released their debut studio album entitled Rascal Flatts.

The 11-track album was released on June 6 by Lyric Street Records. The country music group has stayed true to their sound from the beginning, creating projects that are a crossover of country and pop, which is evident in their debut album.

The work gained recognition in the music scene, securing a spot on the Top Ten Billboard Hot Country Songs charts for four songs, including “Prayin’ for Daylight,” “This Everyday Love,” “While You Loved Me” and “I’m Movin’ On.” “Long Slow Beautiful Dance,” a song that featured each member on lead vocals, also made it onto the charts on the lower end.

“Prayin’ for Daylight” not only had an impressive debut, making it to number three on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and holding a spot for 31 weeks, it is also very close to the band’s heart.

Bassist DeMarcus shares what the song means to the country group in an old post from the artists’ website. “It’s a very memorable kind of chorus and it just showcases what we can do as well as the band. I think if somebody said tell us what you’re all about, we could play that song and they’d get a pretty good picture of what we can do.”

Although Rascal Flatts sold 2,303,000 in the United States as of May 2009 and was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA, it remains the sole album from the band that has not featured a number one single or a song produced by the trio.

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Lauren Jo Black

Lauren Jo Black, a University of Central Florida graduate, has immersed herself in the world of country music for over 15 years. In 2008, she co-founded CountryMusicIsLove, eventually selling it to a major record label in 2015. Following the rebranding of the website to Sounds Like Nashville, Black served as Editor-in-Chief for two and a half years. Currently, she assumes the role of Editor-in-Chief at Country Now and oversees Country Now’s content and digital footprint. Her extensive experience also encompasses her previous role as a Country Music Expert Writer for Answers.com and her work being featured on Forbes.com. She’s been spotlighted among Country Aircheck’s Women of Influence and received the 2012 Rising Star Award from the University of Central Florida. Black also spent time in front of the camera as host of Country Now Live, which brought live music directly to fans in 2021 when the majority of concerts were halted due to the pandemic. During this time, she hosted 24 weeks of live concerts via Country Now Live on Twitch with special guests such as Lady A, Dierks Bentley, Jordan Davis, Brett Young, and Jon Pardi. Over the course of her career, she has had the privilege of conducting interviews with some of the industry’s most prominent stars, including Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, and many others. Lauren Jo Black is a longtime member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.