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The Foundation
Studio album by Zac Brown Band
Released	November 18, 2008
Genre	Country
Length	42:42
Label	Atlantic Home Grown Southern Ground Big Picture
Producer	Zac Brown Keith Stegall
Zac Brown Band chronology
Live from the Rock Bus Tour (2007)Live from the Rock Bus Tour2007 The Foundation (2008) Live from Bonnaroo (2009)Live from Bonnaroo2009
Singles from The Foundation
"Chicken Fried" Released: June 16, 2008 "Whatever It Is" Released: January 24, 2009 "Toes" Released: July 6, 2009 "Highway 20 Ride" Released: November 23, 2009 "Free" Released: April 12, 2010

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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