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Tyler Hubbard took his time delivering his eponymous solo debut, teasing out the record with a succession of singles prior to its January 2023 release. Strong, on the other hand, appeared rather swiftly: 15 months after Tyler Hubbard, not long after its first single, "Back Then Right Now," scaled the Billboard Country charts. Strong benefits from its quick conception, playing into Hubbard's chief strength: he's relaxed without seeming mellow. Retaining the same chilled-out vibe as the best of Florida Georgia Line, the singer whittles away the beery excesses while slowly stepping away from the party-hearty rhythms that fueled his former band's prime. Hubbard -- who had a hand in writing every one of the album's 13 songs -- doesn't shy away from incorporating electric elements in his production, yet those sequenced drums and the synth gloss often arrive in service of ballads and smooth pop, the kinds of tunes designed to be humming away in the background somewhere. Hubbard delivers such sweet melodies as "Take Me Back" with ease, but he sounds best when there's a livelier pulse to the production. He's switched booming arena beats for a smooth, new wave gloss, an aesthetic that gives the sunny nostalgia of "Back Then Right Now" and "American Mellencamp" a modern sheen, one that echoes on the insistent opener "Wish You Would." The cool veneer makes it clear that Hubbard isn't particularly interested in living in yesteryear. Instead, he seems comfortable making unapologetically polished, finely crafted modern country-pop -- the kind that emphasizes pop in its craft and production but still plays as pure country.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Nathan Dantzler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mastering Engineer - Ilya Toshinsky, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Lucido, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Bollman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris LaCorte, ComposerLyricist - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Corey Crowder, ComposerLyricist - Alex Wright, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Hubbard, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Braun, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Jordan Schmidt, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Schipper, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alyson McAnally, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonny Fung, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Tate, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Chudyk, Immersive Mix Engineer - Jake Moss, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 Hubbard House Records, Inc.
Ashley Gorley, ComposerLyricist - Nathan Dantzler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mastering Engineer - Ilya Toshinsky, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Lucido, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Bollman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Juliano, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Jesse Frasure, ComposerLyricist - Canaan Smith, ComposerLyricist - Alex Wright, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Hubbard, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Schmidt, Producer, Editor, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Schipper, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alyson McAnally, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonny Fung, Electric Guitar, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Tate, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jake Moss, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Nate Juliano, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 Hubbard House Records, Inc.
Nathan Dantzler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ilya Toshinsky, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Lucido, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Bollman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Wright, Piano, Synthesizer, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - Parker Welling, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Hubbard, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Casey Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Braun, Mix Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Schmidt, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Schipper, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alyson McAnally, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonny Fung, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Tate, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Hubbard House Records, Inc.
Nathan Dantzler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mastering Engineer - Drew Bollman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Wright, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Hubbard, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Braun, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Jordan Schmidt, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Andy Albert, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alyson McAnally, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonny Fung, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Bass, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Tate, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Chudyk, Immersive Mix Engineer
℗ 2024 Hubbard House Records, Inc.
Nathan Dantzler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mastering Engineer - Ilya Toshinsky, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Bollman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris LaCorte, ComposerLyricist - Nir Z, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Corey Crowder, ComposerLyricist - Alex Wright, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Hubbard, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Braun, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Jordan Schmidt, Producer, Editor, Electric Guitar, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Schipper, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alyson McAnally, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonny Fung, Electric Guitar, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Tate, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Chudyk, Immersive Mix Engineer - Jake Moss, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 Hubbard House Records, Inc.
Nathan Dantzler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Lucido, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Bollman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Garcia, ComposerLyricist - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Juliano, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Wright, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Hubbard, Producer, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jessie Jo Dillon, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Schmidt, Producer, Electric Guitar, Recording Engineer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Schipper, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Warburton, ComposerLyricist - Alyson McAnally, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonny Fung, Electric Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Tate, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Renee Blair, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jake Moss, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Nate Juliano, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Hubbard House Records, Inc.
Nathan Dantzler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mastering Engineer - Ilya Toshinsky, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Lucido, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Bollman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Juliano, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Alex Wright, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Hubbard, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Schmidt, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Justin Schipper, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Albert, ComposerLyricist - Alyson McAnally, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonny Fung, Electric Guitar, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Tate, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jake Moss, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Nate Juliano, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 Hubbard House Records, Inc.
Nathan Dantzler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mastering Engineer - Ilya Toshinsky, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Lucido, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Bollman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Juliano, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Josh Miller, ComposerLyricist - Alex Wright, Piano, Synthesizer, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Hubbard, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Casey Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Schmidt, Producer, Editor, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Schipper, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alyson McAnally, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonny Fung, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Tate, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jake Moss, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Nate Juliano, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 Hubbard House Records, Inc.
Nathan Dantzler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mastering Engineer - Ilya Toshinsky, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Lucido, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Bollman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jaren Johnston, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nir Z, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Wright, Piano, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Hubbard, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Braun, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Jordan Schmidt, Producer, Editor, Electric Guitar, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Justin Schipper, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alyson McAnally, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonny Fung, Banjo, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Tate, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Chudyk, Immersive Mix Engineer - Jake Moss, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 Hubbard House Records, Inc.
Nathan Dantzler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mastering Engineer - Ilya Toshinsky, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Lucido, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Bollman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Wright, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Hubbard, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Braun, Mix Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Jordan Schmidt, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Chase McGill, ComposerLyricist - Justin Schipper, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alyson McAnally, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonny Fung, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Tate, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Chudyk, Immersive Mix Engineer - Jake Moss, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 Hubbard House Records, Inc.
Ashley Gorley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nathan Dantzler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mastering Engineer - Ilya Toshinsky, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Lucido, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Bollman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Juliano, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Jesse Frasure, ComposerLyricist - Alex Wright, Piano, Synthesizer, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Hubbard, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jessie Jo Dillon, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Schmidt, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Schipper, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alyson McAnally, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonny Fung, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Tate, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jake Moss, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Stevie Frasure, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nate Juliano, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 Hubbard House Records, Inc.
Nathan Dantzler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mastering Engineer - Ilya Toshinsky, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Lucido, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Bollman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Juliano, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Alex Wright, Piano, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Hubbard, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Schmidt, Producer, Editor, Electric Guitar, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Schipper, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alyson McAnally, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harrison Tate, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Juliano, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 Hubbard House Records, Inc.
Nathan Dantzler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mastering Engineer - Ilya Toshinsky, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Lucido, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Bollman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nir Z, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Miller, ComposerLyricist - Alex Wright, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Hubbard, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Braun, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Jordan Schmidt, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Dragstrem, ComposerLyricist - Justin Schipper, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alyson McAnally, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonny Fung, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Tate, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Chudyk, Immersive Mix Engineer - Jake Moss, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 Hubbard House Records, Inc.
Album review
Tyler Hubbard took his time delivering his eponymous solo debut, teasing out the record with a succession of singles prior to its January 2023 release. Strong, on the other hand, appeared rather swiftly: 15 months after Tyler Hubbard, not long after its first single, "Back Then Right Now," scaled the Billboard Country charts. Strong benefits from its quick conception, playing into Hubbard's chief strength: he's relaxed without seeming mellow. Retaining the same chilled-out vibe as the best of Florida Georgia Line, the singer whittles away the beery excesses while slowly stepping away from the party-hearty rhythms that fueled his former band's prime. Hubbard -- who had a hand in writing every one of the album's 13 songs -- doesn't shy away from incorporating electric elements in his production, yet those sequenced drums and the synth gloss often arrive in service of ballads and smooth pop, the kinds of tunes designed to be humming away in the background somewhere. Hubbard delivers such sweet melodies as "Take Me Back" with ease, but he sounds best when there's a livelier pulse to the production. He's switched booming arena beats for a smooth, new wave gloss, an aesthetic that gives the sunny nostalgia of "Back Then Right Now" and "American Mellencamp" a modern sheen, one that echoes on the insistent opener "Wish You Would." The cool veneer makes it clear that Hubbard isn't particularly interested in living in yesteryear. Instead, he seems comfortable making unapologetically polished, finely crafted modern country-pop -- the kind that emphasizes pop in its craft and production but still plays as pure country.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:04
- Main artists: Tyler Hubbard
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI Nashville
- Genre: Country
© 2024 Hubbard House Records, Inc. ℗ 2024 Hubbard House Records, Inc.
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