Boys & Girls is the debut studio album from American rock band Alabama Shakes. It was released on April 9, 2012. The album peaked at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number 3 on the UK Albums Chart. Los Angeles Times also gave the album a positive review stating, "The Alabama Shakes’ first album, "Boys & Girls," is an electric jolt that anyone who loves blues-based rock music should track down immediately. Consisting of three men and one young explosion named Brittany Howard on vocals and guitar, the group, which formed in northern Alabama in 2009, offers stripped down truth, minus any affectation, histrionics or irony." The album was listed at #34 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012. Boys & Girls is the debut studio album from American rock band Alabama Shakes. It was released on April 9, 2012. The album peaked at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number 3 on the UK Albums Chart. Los Angeles Times also gave the album a positive review stating, "The Alabama Shakes’ first album, "Boys & Girls," is an electric jolt that anyone who loves blues-based rock music should track down immediately. Consisting of three men and one young explosion named Brittany Howard on vocals and guitar, the group, which formed in northern Alabama in 2009, offers stripped down truth, minus any affectation, histrionics or irony." The album was listed at #34 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012. false 2022-11-09 09:22:49 Boys & Girls 8 2012 2012-04-10 2012-04-10 36 Blues Funk Rock Soul Southern Rock Punk Blues 112464 2118455 884363e2-e302-483f-a2bb-fd00609798c1 40419b33-18e9-4d5a-a674-30b4bb14bac2 83024532-0142-4ac5-b473-e38681350db0 /media/data/media7/Music/Alabama Shakes/Boys & Girls (2012)/folder.jpg Alabama Shakes AlbumArtist Alabama Shakes Artist Alabama Shakes Alabama Shakes 1 Hold On 03:45 2 I Found You 02:59 3 Hang Loose 02:24 4 Rise to the Sun 03:07 5 You Ain’t Alone 04:45 6 Goin’ to the Party 01:43 7 Heartbreaker 03:47 8 Boys & Girls 03:25 9 Be Mine 04:15 10 I Ain’t the Same 02:56 11 On Your Way 03:03 Alabama Shakes were an American rock band formed in Athens, Alabama, in 2009. The band consisted of lead singer and guitarist Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, bassist Zac Cockrell, and drummer Steve Johnson. The band began its career touring and performing at bars and clubs around the Southeastern United States for two years while honing its sound and writing music. They recorded their debut album, Boys & Girls, with producer Andrija Tokic in Nashville while still unsigned. Online acclaim led ATO Records to sign the band, which released Boys & Girls in 2012 to critical success. The album's hit single, "Hold On," was nominated for three Grammy Awards. After a long touring cycle, the band recorded its second record, Sound & Color, which was released in 2015, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and won them three Grammy Awards, including Best Rock Song for "Don't Wanna Fight." In 2018, the band won the Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance for their rendition of "Killer Diller Blue" in the film The American Epic Sessions, bringing their Grammy total to four.