| Volunteer | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 20, 2018 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 37:50 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
| Producer | Dave Cobb | |||
| Old Crow Medicine Show chronology | ||||
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Volunteer is the sixth studio album by folk band Old Crow Medicine Show. It was released in April 2018 by Columbia Nashville. The album is the band's only one to feature Joe Andrews, who plays on every track and subsequently became a full band member.[1] It is the last album to feature founding members Kevin Hayes and Critter Fuqua as well as Chance McCoy, all of whom departed the group prior to the release of their next album Paint This Town.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
The album received a Metacritic score of 85 based on 6 critics, indicating universal acclaim.[2]
Commercial performance
The album debuted at No. 14 on Top Country Albums, No. 1 on Bluegrass Albums, and No. 7 on Americana/Folk Albums, with 7,000 equivalent album units (6,500 in traditional album sales) in its first week.[4][5] It is Old Crow Medicine Show's seventh No. 1 on the Bluegrass Albums chart, tying with Ricky Skaggs and Rhonda Vincent for the most No. 1s in the history of chart.[4] It has sold 11,500 copies in the United States as of June 2018.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocal | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flicker & Shine" | Ketch Secor, Kevin Hayes | Secor | 2:23 |
| 2. | "A World Away" | Secor, Critter Fuqua, Chance McCoy | Secor | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Child of the Mississippi" | Secor, Fuqua, McCoy | Secor | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Dixie Avenue" | Secor, Fuqua | Fuqua | 2:35 |
| 5. | "Look Away" | Secor | Secor | 5:10 |
| 6. | "Shout Mountain Music" | Secor, McCoy | Fuqua | 2:31 |
| 7. | "The Good Stuff" | Hayes | Hayes | 2:42 |
| 8. | "Old Hickory" | Secor, Fuqua | Secor | 5:09 |
| 9. | "Homecoming Party" | Secor | Secor | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Elzick's Farewell" | Traditional | Instrumental | 1:51 |
| 11. | "Whirlwind" | Secor | Secor | 4:04 |
Personnel
- Ketch Secor - Vocals, fiddle, harmonica, resophonic plectrum, banjo, guitar.
- Critter Fuqua - Acoustic, electric and slide guitars, banjo, vocals, drums.
- Chance McCoy - Acoustic, 12 string, classical and electric guitars, vocals, fiddle.
- Cory Younts - Mandolin, vocals, drums, percussion, piano.
- Kevin Hayes - Guitjo, lead vocal on track 7.
- Morgan Jahnig - Bass, baritone guitar, vocals.
- Joe Andrews - Ukulele, banjo, mandolin, pedal steel, guitar, vocals.
- Dave Cobb - Percussion tracks 2 and 3, guitar tracks 5 and 9.
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[7] | 100 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard)[8] | 7 |
| US Top Bluegrass Albums (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] | 14 |
References
- ↑ "Old Crow Medicine Show Looks to the Future While Picking at the Past". The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- 1 2 "Volunteer by Old Crow Medicine Show". Metacritic. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Volunteer – Old Crow Medicine Show". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- 1 2 Asker, Jim (May 1, 2018). "Brothers Osborne Bow at No. 2 on Top Country Albums Chart With 'Port Saint Joe'". Billboard.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (April 30, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: April 30, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (June 22, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: June 20, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Old Crow Medicine Show Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Old Crow Medicine Show Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Old Crow Medicine Show Chart History (Top Bluegrass Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Old Crow Medicine Show Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.