Happy Hour (Uncle Kracker album)
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Released | September 15, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
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Length | 43:34 | |||
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Happy Hour is the fourth studio album by American musician Uncle Kracker. It was released on September 15, 2009 via Top Dog/Atlantic Records. Production was handled by Rob Cavallo, except for "Good to Be Me", which was produced by Kid Rock, and "Hot Mess", which was produced by S*A*M and Sluggo.
The album peaked at number 38 on the
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+[2] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying "his attitude gets in his way, his party-hearty quips never jibing with his marshmallow music".[1] Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Uncle Kracker's always believed in the power of positive thinking (or at least in the power of a case of Coors Light), so there's little here that hints at his recent troubles. Instead, you get smarmy frat-country jams about taking a seat at the corner bar and discovering that your girlfriend has a girlfriend now. On "Livin’ the Dream", he even comforts himself by quoting Whitesnake".[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Smile" |
| 3:21 |
2. | "Another Love Song" |
| 3:32 |
3. | "My Girlfriend" |
| 3:00 |
4. | "Livin' the Dream" |
| 3:45 |
5. | "Corner Bar" |
| 4:18 |
6. | "Me Again" (featuring Jesse Lee) |
| 3:36 |
7. | "Good to Be Me" |
| 4:12 |
8. | "I Hate California" |
| 3:38 |
9. | "Hot Mess" |
| 2:52 |
10. | "Hey Hey Hey" |
| 3:29 |
11. | "I'm Not Leaving" |
| 4:30 |
12. | "Mainstreet" | Robert Clark Seger | 3:27 |
Total length: | 43:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Celebrate" | 3:40 | |
14. | "Josephine" | Dave Bassett | 3:29 |
15. | "Let Me Love You" | 3:36 | |
16. | "Smile" (Video) |
| 3:30 |
No. | Title | Length |
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17. | "Happy Hour" (featuring Leo Sayer) | 4:55 |
- Outtakes
- "Vegas Baby" (featuring Mr. Hahn of Linkin Park) - 4:07
- "The One That Got Away" - 3:34
- "That's What's Happenin" - 3:37
Personnel
- Matthew "Uncle Kracker" Shafer – main artist, vocals
- Jessica Lee "Jesse Lee" Levin – featured artist, vocals (track 6)
- Alfie Silas Durio – backing vocals
- Carmen Carter – backing vocals
- Clydene Jackson – backing vocals
- Rae Rae Jensen – backing vocals
- Ty Stone – backing vocals
- Herschel Boone – backing vocals (track 7)
- Dave Katz – backing vocals & programming (track 9)
- Sam Hollander – backing vocals & programming (track 9)
- Neal Tiemann – guitar
- Tim Pierce – guitar
- Marlon Young – acoustic guitar & bass (track 7)
- Sean Gould – guitar & engineering (track 9)
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
- James "Jimmie Bones" Trombly– B3 electric piano (track 7)
- Ben Levels – organ (track 9)
- Alex Al – bass
- Chris Chaney – bass
- Michael Bradford – bass
- Paul Bushnell – bass
- Sean Hurley – bass
- Rashawn Ross – trumpet
- Dorian Crozier – percussion & programming
- Steve Stetson – drums (track 7)
- Dan Chase – programming
- Doug McKean – programming, engineering
- Mike Fasano – drum technician
- David Campbell – strings arranger (track 1)
- Rob Cavallo – producer
- Robert "Kid Rock" Ritchie – producer & programming (track 7)
- Jaime Neely – assistant producer
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Al Sutton – engineering & mixing (track 7)
- Lars Fox – Pro-Tools engineering
- Aaron Walk – engineering assistant
- Russ Waugh – engineering assistant
- Steve Rea – engineering assistant
- Andrew Schubert – additional mixing
- Brad Townsend – additional mixing
- Keith Armstrong – mixing assistant
- Nik Karpen – mixing assistant
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Alex Kirzhner – art direction, design
- Chris Woehrle – design
- Kristie Borgmann – design
- Chapman Baehler – photography
- Craig Rosen – A&R
- Lesley Melincoff – A&R
- Pete Ganbarg – A&R
- Cheryl Jenets – product management
- Lee Trink – management
- Vera Salamone – management
- Chris Stang – marketing
- Thomas Valentino – legal
- Kyle Wilensky – booking
- Mitch Rose – booking
- Rick Roskin – booking
Charts
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[3] | 38 |
US | 13 |
References
- ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Uncle Kracker - Happy Hour Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c Wood, Mikael (September 9, 2009). "Happy Hour". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Uncle Kracker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Uncle Kracker Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
External links
- Uncle Kracker – Happy Hour at Discogs (list of releases)