Old Boots, New Dirt
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Old Boots, New Dirt is the sixth studio album by American
A deluxe edition containing three bonus tracks was available exclusively at Target beginning in 2015.[4] Alongside this, a limited edition contained the DVD concert "Night Train to Georgia."[5]
Content
The album's lead single, "Burnin' It Down", was inspired by
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 54/100[7] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Billboard | [8] |
Newsday | B[9] |
Under the Gun | (6.5/10)[10] |
The New York Times | (Favourable)[11] |
AllMusic | [12] |
The Boston Globe | (Neutral)[13] |
Rolling Stone | [14] |
PopMatters | (2/10)[15] |
The album received a metacritic score of 54, indicating mixed or average reviews.
Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone felt that the album had gone further into pop territory.[14] Jim Casey of Country Weekly also noted the "R&B and pop overtones" of some of the songs. Casey also thought that apart from a few upbeat songs and a "hidden gem" of a song in "Two Night Town", the rest were "ho-hum mid-tempos and ballads that don’t move the meter much in either direction."[16] Marc Hirsh of The Boston Globe considered the album to be "all ambition and no boldness, a solidly constructed modern country album without much in the way of inspiration."[13]
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 1 on the
In Canada, the album debuted at number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 16,000 copies.[22]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Brian Kelley | 3:39 | |
4. | "Tryin' to Love Me" |
| 3:45 |
5. | "Sweet Little Somethin'" | 3:24 | |
6. | "Laid Back" |
| 3:04 |
7. | "Tonight Looks Good on You" |
| 3:51 |
8. | "Too Fast" | 3:22 | |
9. | "If My Truck Could Talk" |
| 3:30 |
10. | "Old Boots, New Dirt" |
| 2:53 |
11. | "I Took It with Me" |
| 3:02 |
12. | "Don't Change Gone" |
| 2:56 |
13. | "Miss That Girl" |
| 2:55 |
14. | "Gonna Know We Were Here" |
| 3:44 |
15. | "Two Night Town" |
| 3:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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16. | "Fast Lanes" |
| 3:42 |
17. | "Too Much You for Me" |
| 3:15 |
18. | "Ain't No Easy Way" |
| 3:32 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Jason Aldean – lead vocals, background vocals
- Kurt Allison – electric guitar
- Perry Coleman – background vocals
- Shelly Fairchild – background vocals
- Marv Green – drum programming
- Tony Harrell – Wurlitzer
- Wes Hightower – background vocals
- Mike Johnson – steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- Charlie Judge – Hammond B3
- Tully Kennedy – bass guitar
- Russ Pahl – steel guitar
- hi-string guitar
- Rich Redmond– drum programming, drums, percussion
- e-bow, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Chris Stapleton – background vocals
- Neil Thrasher – background vocals
- Chris Tompkins – drum programming
Technical
- Peter Coleman – mixing, engineering
- Mickey Jack Cones – vocal engineering, editing
- Richard Dodd – mastering
- Brandon Epps – editing
- Shalacy Griffin – production assistance
- Sam Martin – engineering assistance
- Evan Owen – engineering assistance
Visuals
- Jen Joe – creative direction
- Glenn Sweitzer – art direction
- Jim Wright – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[37] | Platinum | 1,150,200[21] |
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- ^ Gamboa, Glenn (October 7, 2014). "Jason Aldean's 'Old Boots, New Dirt' review: Well crafted". Newsday. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ Shotwell, James (October 7, 2014). "REVIEW: Jason Aldean – 'Old Boots, New Dirt'". Under the Gun. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ a b Caramanica, Jon. "Tattletale Trucks and Feet on the Dash". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen. "Old Boots, New Dirt - Jason Aldean". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ a b Hirsh, Marc. "Jason Aldean, 'Old Boots, New Dirt'". Boston Globe. BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ a b Dolan, Jon. "Jason Aldean's New Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Easton, Anthony. "Jason Aldean: Old Boots, New Dirt". PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Jim Casey (October 24, 2014). "Old Boots, New Dirt by Jason Aldean". Country Weekly. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015.
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