Hunter Hayes (album)
Hunter Hayes | ||||
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Released | October 11, 2011 | |||
Recorded | Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Studio | Castle Recording Studios, The Grip, The Good Noise Room, Dark Horse Recording, Blackbird Studios | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 44:46 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
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Hunter Hayes chronology | ||||
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Singles from Hunter Hayes | ||||
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Hunter Hayes (Encore) | ||||
Singles from Hunter Hayes (Encore) | ||||
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Hunter Hayes is the debut studio album by American country musician Hunter Hayes. It was released on October 11, 2011, by Atlantic Records.[1] Hayes wrote or co-wrote every track on the album and plays every instrument and sings every vocal track[2] with the exception of the Encore tracks.
At the
Background
Hunter Hayes moved to Nashville in 2009, and Rascal Flatts recorded a song he co-wrote, "Play," on their 2010 album Nothing Like This. The producer on the Rascal Flatts album, Dann Huff, then teamed up with Hayes to produce Hayes' first major-label album after he signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records.[4] For the album, he intended to do it his own way, "playing everything on the album, having fun and experimenting."[5] He wrote or co-wrote every songs in the album, and played every instrument, and co-produced the project with Dann Huff.[6]
The first singles released from the album was "Storm Warning" which he co-wrote with Gordie Sampson and busbee. The single was a moderate hit, but his next single Wanted became a considerable success, hitting No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
A deluxe edition of the album, titled Encore, was released in June 2013 with five new tracks, including the singles "I Want Crazy" and a duet version of "Everybody's Got Somebody but Me" that he re-recorded with Jason Mraz. Hayes said that really wanted "I Want Crazy" to be on a record and that it was a new direction for him musically.[7] "Light Me Up", a track from the Encore edition, was re-recorded for Hayes' 2015 UK-only compilation, I Want Crazy, and was released as that record's second single in March 2015.[8]
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Taste of Country | [11] |
The album is generally well received by the critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of
Commercial performance
The album peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 and No. 7 on the Country Albums chart, with 18,000 copies sold in the United States during its initial week.[12] With the success of the song "Wanted", sales of the album also increased. In June 2013, on its 71st week, it jumped to No. 7 on the Billboard 200 with the release of the deluxe version of the album, Encore, selling 40,000 copies for the week.[13] The album was certified platinum by the (RIAA) on August 8, 2013, and as of February 2014, the album including the Encore edition has sold 1,105,000 copies in the US.[14]
The album produced 5 singles, 3 of them were consecutive No. 1s on the country charts. A total of over 8 million singles were sold from the album.[15]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Storm Warning" | 3:59 | |
2. | "Wanted" |
| 3:49 |
3. | "If You Told Me To" |
| 3:26 |
4. | "Love Makes Me" |
| 3:20 |
5. | "Faith to Fall Back On" |
| 3:08 |
6. | "Somebody's Heartbreak" |
| 3:49 |
7. | "Rainy Season" |
| 5:08 |
8. | "Cry with You" |
| 3:48 |
9. | " Everybody's Got Somebody But Me " |
| 2:40 |
10. | "What You Gonna Do" | Hayes | 4:48 |
11. | "More Than I Should" | 3:15 | |
12. | "All You Ever" |
| 3:36 |
Total length: | 44:46 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Storm Warning" (Live) |
| 5:28 |
14. | "Wanted" (Live) |
| 4:06 |
15. | "Somebody's Heartbreak" (Live) |
| 5:34 |
Total length: | 59:54 |
Encore edition
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Storm Warning" |
| 3:59 |
2. | "Wanted" |
| 3:49 |
3. | "If You Told Me To" |
| 3:26 |
4. | "Love Makes Me" |
| 3:20 |
5. | "Faith to Fall Back On" |
| 3:08 |
6. | "Somebody's Heartbreak" |
| 3:49 |
7. | "Rainy Season" |
| 5:08 |
8. | "Cry with You" |
| 3:48 |
9. | "Everybody's Got Somebody But Me" (featuring Jason Mraz) |
| 2:39 |
10. | "What You Gonna Do" (with Ashley Monroe) | Hayes | 5:38 |
11. | "More Than I Should" (Re-recorded) |
| 3:22 |
12. | "All You Ever" |
| 3:36 |
13. | "In a Song" |
| 4:18 |
14. | "I Want Crazy" |
| 3:56 |
15. | "A Thing About You" |
| 3:18 |
16. | "Better Than This" |
| 3:32 |
17. | "Light Me Up" |
| 4:04 |
Total length: | 64:55 |
No. | Title | Length |
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18. | "The Making of Encore" | 9:32 |
19. | "Behind the Scenes of "What You Gonna Do" (with Ashley Monroe) | 4:30 |
20. | "I Want Crazy" (Music video) | 4:43 |
Personnel
- Hunter Hayes – accordion, bass guitar, bouzouki, clavinet, drums, acoustic and electric guitars, baritone guitar, electric piano, organ, mandocello, mandolin, piano, resonator guitar, sitar, slide guitar, synthesizer, vocals
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Charlie Judge – programming
- Tony Lucido – bass guitar
- Ashley Monroe – duet vocals on "What You Gonna Do"
- Jason Mraz – duet vocals on "Everybody's Got Somebody but Me"
- Steve Sinatra – drums
- Matt Utterback – bass guitar
- Nir Z. – drums
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Decade-end charts
Certifications
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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US Country | US Country Airplay | US | US
Pop |
US Adult |
US AC |
CAN Country
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CAN [30] | ||
2011 | "Storm Warning" | 14 | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |
2012 | "Wanted" | 1 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 13 | — | 27 |
"Somebody's Heartbreak" | 7 | 1 | 54 | — | — | — | 5 | 66 | |
2013 | "I Want Crazy" | 2 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | 14 |
"Everybody's Got Somebody but Me" (featuring Jason Mraz) | 18 | 15 | 77 | — | — | — | 33 | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
References
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
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- ^ Matt Bjorke (October 19, 2011). "Chart News For October 19, 2011: Scotty & Lauren Make Country History!". Roughstock. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014.
- ^ Paul Grein (June 26, 2013). "Week Ending June 23, 2013. Albums: Yeezus!". Yahoo Chart Watch.
- ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (February 26, 2014). "Country Album Chart News: The Week of February 26, 2014: Cole Swindell's Big Debut, Eric Church Still #1; Info on Scotty, Hunter, Carrie & Taylor's Latest Albums". Roughstock. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
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