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The Album is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Chase Rice. It was released on May 28, 2021 via Broken Bow Records and Dack Janiels Records.[1]
Content
An EP entitled The Album, Pt. I was released on January 24, 2020, which consisted of the album's first seven tracks, including its lead single "Lonely If You Are".[2] A second EP, The Album, Pt. II, was released on May 15, 2020 and included the next four tracks.[3] The last four tracks, including the album's second single "Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen.", were released with the rest of the full album on May 28, 2021.[4] Rice co-wrote eleven of the album's fifteen tracks.
Critical reception
Will Carter of Rock n' Load Magazine wrote a generally favorable review of the album upon release. While criticizing the album for its country pop sound, he wrote that the album is an "excellent release and will surely please Chase’s legions of fans and certainly win him more."[5]
Commercial performance
The Album peaked at number 34 on both the Billboard Top Country Albums and Independent Albums charts.[6][7]
Track listing
Adapted from album credits.[8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "American Nights" | 3:16 | |
2. | "Lonely If You Are" |
| 2:56 |
3. | "Everywhere" |
| 2:57 |
4. | "Best Night Ever" |
| 3:02 |
5. | "Messy" |
| 3:26 |
6. | "In the Car" |
| 3:03 |
7. | "Forever to Go" |
| 2:57 |
8. | "You" |
| 3:14 |
9. | "Break. Up. Drunk." |
| 2:56 |
10. | "Down Home Runs Deep" | 3:14 | |
11. | "Belong" |
| 3:39 |
12. | "The Nights" |
| 3:46 |
13. | "Bedroom" |
| 2:59 |
14. | "If I Didn't Have You" |
| 3:09 |
15. | "Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen." (featuring Florida Georgia Line) |
| 2:40 |
Personnel
Adapted from The Album liner notes.[9]
Musicians
- Chase Rice – lead and background vocals, acoustic guitar, dobro
- Naomi Cooke – background vocals
- Martin Johnson – background vocals
- Brandon Paddock – background vocals
- Dan Johnson – background vocals
- Linda McKernan – background vocals
- Mark Noel – background vocals
- Russell Terrell – background vocals
- Jordan Minton – background vocals
- Taela Lacour – background vocals
- Kiley Dean – background vocals
- Jonny Fung – electric guitar, programming
- Zach Kale – background vocals, electric guitar, keys, programming
- Rob McNelley – electric guitar
- Tyler Tomlinson – electric guitar
- Ryan Barnette – electric guitar
- Jimmy Robbins – acoustic guitar, programming, keyboards, bass
- Jonathan Singleton – background vocals, electric guitar, banjo
- Derek Wells – electric guitar, steel guitar
- Alex Wright – keys, B3, piano, synth, Wurlitzer
- Chris DeStefano – background vocals, synth, bass, keys, programming, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, live bass, dobro, piano, banjo, keyboards, drums, drum programming
- Miles McPherson – drums, percussion
- Tony Lucido – bass
- Charlie Judge – keys, piano, programming
- Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar, dobro, electric guitar, banjo
- Justin Ostrander – electric guitar
- Tyler Chiarelli – guitar
- Corey Crowder – background vocals, acoustic guitar, programming
- Todd Lombardo – acoustic guitar, banjo, high strung guitar, Resonator
- Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
- Casey Brown – background vocals, keys, electric guitar, programming, acoustic guitar
Technical
- Chase Rice – producer (all tracks except 1, 3, 7, and 12-14)
- Chris DeStefano – producer (all tracks except 1, 3, 7, and 12-15), recording, digital editing
- Martin Johnson – producer, sound production (track 1)
- Brandon Paddock – producer, sound production (track 1)
- Zach Kale – producer (tracks 3 and 12), recording, digital editing
- Casey Brown – producer (track 7)
- Corey Crowder – producer (tracks 13 and 15), recording, digital editing
- Jimmy Robbins – producer (track 14), recording, digital editing
- Jonathan Singleton – producer (track 14), recording
- Tyler Hubbard – producer (track 15)
- Brian Kelley – producer (track 15)
- Pete Lyman – mastering (all tracks except 13 and 15)
- Adam Ayan – mastering (tracks 13 and 15)
- Bryce Roberts – assistant engineer
- Josh Ditty – assistant engineer, digital editing
- David Cook – digital editing
- Miles McPherson – digital editing
- Chris Small – vocal editing engineer
- Alyson McAnally – production coordinator
- Scott Johnson – production coordinator
- Kelsey Granda – production coordinator
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Ref. |
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Various | May 28, 2021 |
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October 1, 2021 | CD | [12] |
References
- ↑ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". AllAccess. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ↑ "The Album, Pt. 1". Genius. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ↑ "The Album, Pt. II". Genius. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ↑ "The Album". Genius. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ↑ Carter, Will. "Chase Rice // 'The Album' // Album Review". Rock 'N' Load. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- 1 2 "Chase Rice Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
- 1 2 "Chase Rice Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ Janes, Lesley (May 28, 2021). "Chase Rice 'The Album' Album Review". The Nash News. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ↑ The Album (CD booklet). Chase Rice. Broken Bow Records/Dack Janiels Records. 2021. 538695732.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ↑ "The Album - Chase Rice". Amazon. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Chase Rice - The Album". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2022.