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The very title "Country Again" suggests Thomas Rhett strayed from country music at some point. To an extent, that is true. Rhett scaled the upper reaches of Billboard's Country charts in the 2010s, but his appeal was based on how he wasn't a traditional country singer. He followed the path carved out by Sam Hunt, playing a slinky, digitally streamlined blend of pop, country, and R&B, a mixture that inherently pushed him to the pop side of the equation. Country Again -- a two-part album delivered as two "sides". Side A arrived in April 2021, and its flip is slated for release later in the year, and its intentions are to emphasize Rhett's deep country roots, pushing the modern production into the background without quite removing it. Maybe Country Again (Side A) doesn't glisten with a digital sheen so bright it shines, but it's filled with easy-rolling melodies, steel guitars that give way to programmed beats, and vocal harmonies that are brick-walled with the acoustic guitars and synthesizer; it's a contemporary country record by any measure. There's nothing wrong with leaning toward the pop side of the equation -- it's served Rhett well through the years -- but the problem with Country Again (Side A) is that it's filled with desperate down-home signifiers, canned cornpone nostalgia, and name-dropping designed to convey authenticity. Rhett sings a lot about Eric Church on Country Again (Side A) and the cumulative effect is to drive home how effortless the Chief makes his blend of rock, country, and soul seem. Here, Rhett is straining to hit similar marks, all while wearing a cheerful grin, and it's impossible to hear anything but how hard he's working to sound country.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Joe Baldridge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Josh Reedy, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Henderson, ComposerLyricist - DANN HUFF, Producer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Frasure, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Miller, ComposerLyricist - Lynn Hutton, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Rhett, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Dragstrem, ComposerLyricist - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kimmerer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Joe Baldridge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Josh Reedy, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Frasure, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Brian David Willis, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Josh Miller, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Rhett, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Dragstrem, ComposerLyricist - Josh Ditty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kimmerer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Joe Baldridge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rhett Akins, ComposerLyricist - Ashley Gorley, ComposerLyricist - Josh Reedy, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Frasure, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Parker Welling, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Rhett, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kimmerer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Chiarelli, Electric Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Luke Laird, ComposerLyricist - Joe Baldridge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Reedy, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Frasure, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Miller, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Rhett, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Ditty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kimmerer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Joe Baldridge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Rhett Akins, ComposerLyricist - Josh Reedy, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Frasure, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Veltz, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Rhett, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Dragstrem, ComposerLyricist - Josh Ditty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kimmerer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Joe Baldridge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Rhett Akins, ComposerLyricist - Josh Reedy, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Frasure, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Rhett, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kimmerer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Will Bundy, ComposerLyricist - Michael Trisler, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Stuart Duncan, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Baldridge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Rhett Akins, ComposerLyricist - Josh Reedy, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Frasure, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Rhett, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kimmerer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Will Bundy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Baldridge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ashley Gorley, ComposerLyricist - Josh Reedy, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Frasure, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Crowell, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Rhett, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kimmerer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Joe Baldridge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Rhett Akins, ComposerLyricist - Josh Reedy, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Hardy, FeaturedArtist - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Rhett, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Scott Cooke, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Dragstrem, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Ditty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kimmerer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Baldridge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ashley Gorley, ComposerLyricist - Josh Reedy, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Frasure, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Crowell, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Rhett, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kimmerer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Joe Baldridge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rhett Akins, ComposerLyricist - Josh Reedy, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Huff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jelly Roll Johnson, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jesse Frasure, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Rhett, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Dragstrem, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chase McGill, ComposerLyricist - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kimmerer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Album review
The very title "Country Again" suggests Thomas Rhett strayed from country music at some point. To an extent, that is true. Rhett scaled the upper reaches of Billboard's Country charts in the 2010s, but his appeal was based on how he wasn't a traditional country singer. He followed the path carved out by Sam Hunt, playing a slinky, digitally streamlined blend of pop, country, and R&B, a mixture that inherently pushed him to the pop side of the equation. Country Again -- a two-part album delivered as two "sides". Side A arrived in April 2021, and its flip is slated for release later in the year, and its intentions are to emphasize Rhett's deep country roots, pushing the modern production into the background without quite removing it. Maybe Country Again (Side A) doesn't glisten with a digital sheen so bright it shines, but it's filled with easy-rolling melodies, steel guitars that give way to programmed beats, and vocal harmonies that are brick-walled with the acoustic guitars and synthesizer; it's a contemporary country record by any measure. There's nothing wrong with leaning toward the pop side of the equation -- it's served Rhett well through the years -- but the problem with Country Again (Side A) is that it's filled with desperate down-home signifiers, canned cornpone nostalgia, and name-dropping designed to convey authenticity. Rhett sings a lot about Eric Church on Country Again (Side A) and the cumulative effect is to drive home how effortless the Chief makes his blend of rock, country, and soul seem. Here, Rhett is straining to hit similar marks, all while wearing a cheerful grin, and it's impossible to hear anything but how hard he's working to sound country.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:49
- Main artists: Thomas Rhett
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: The Valory Music Co.
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC ℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
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