Country Squire | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 2, 2019 | |||
Studio | The Butcher Shoppe, Nashville, Tennessee[1] | |||
Genre | Country[2] | |||
Length | 35:10 | |||
Label | Hickman Holler/RCA | |||
Producer | ||||
Tyler Childers chronology | ||||
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Singles from Country Squire | ||||
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Country Squire is the third studio album by American country musician Tyler Childers. Recorded at the Butcher Shoppe in Nashville, the album was produced by Sturgill Simpson and was released on August 2, 2019, through Childers' own Hickman Holler label.[4]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 85/100[5] |
Review scores | |
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Pitchfork | 7.8/10[7] |
The album received a Metacritic rating of 85 based on six reviews, indicating universal acclaim.[5]
Country Squire debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums and American/Folk Albums, his first on No. 1 on these charts. It sold 24,000 in traditional albums, 32,000 in equivalent album units in the first week.[8] As of March 2020, the album has sold 65,400 copies in the United States.[9]
Country Squire was met with immediate critical acclaim. Writing for Pitchfork Magazine, Stephen Deusner remarks that "[Childers] has a remarkable facility with telling details, which pepper Country Squire as vividly they did his 2017 breakout Purgatory."[10]
The penultimate track of the album, "All Your'n", was nominated for Best Solo Country Performance at the 2019 Grammy Awards, but lost out to Willie Nelson and his song "Ride Me Back Home".[11][12]
All tracks are written by Tyler Childers
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Country Squire" | 3:21 |
2. | "Bus Route" | 3:07 |
3. | "Creeker" | 5:01 |
4. | "Gemini" | 2:32 |
5. | "House Fire" | 3:52 |
6. | "Ever Lovin' Hand" | 4:38 |
7. | "Peace of Mind" | 4:42 |
8. | "All Your'n" | 3:38 |
9. | "Matthew" | 4:13 |
Total length: | 35:04 |
From Country Squire liner notes.[13]
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[14] | 44 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] | 86 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] | 40 |
UK Country Albums (OCC)[17] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[18] | 12 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[19] | 1 |
Chart (2019) | Position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[20] | 64 |
Chart (2023) | Position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[21] | 67 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[22] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |