Am I Okay?

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Am I Okay?
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Studio album by
Megan Moroney
ReleasedJuly 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)
Genre Country
Length45:44
Label
Producer Kristian Bush
Megan Moroney chronology
Lucky
(2023)		Am I Okay?
(2024)
Singles from Am I Okay?
  1. "Am I Okay?"
    Released: August 26, 2024

Am I Okay? is the second studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Megan Moroney, and was released on July 12, 2024, via Sony and Columbia Records. [1] The album is produced by Kristian Bush, who also produced Moroney's debut album Lucky . [2] Moroney wrote or co-wrote all fourteen songs on the album, which was preceded by the release of the lead promotional single "No Caller ID" on January 19, 2024. Additional promotional singles followed, including "28th of June", and "Indifferent". [3] [4] In the week leading up to the album's release, Moroney put out two more singles: "Man on the Moon" and "Hell of a Show". The album's title track was released as its lead single to country radio on August 26, 2024. [5]

Contents

A deluxe edition of the album was released on October 4, 2024. [6]

Background

Am I Okay? follows Moroney's debut album Lucky , released the year prior. [7] Moroney announced the album on May 3, 2024, along with the promotional single "Indifferent". [4] The album has been described by a press release as showcasing "endless ways that heartbreak upends our lives". [8] Moroney has established an "emo cowgirl" style since the release of her first single due to the emotions displayed in her songs, and this album has fully committed to that style. [9]

In an interview with Billboard , Moroney discussed re-teaming with Kristian Bush for a second time, stating "he's a huge part of the sound we've created. I love that everything sounds very live. You can tell it's real people playing the instruments. We go into the studio and we're like, 'I'm a songwriter first, so what sounds best to amplify the story I'm telling?' He's brilliant, and I don't see us not working together", and expressed that she felt more pressure making Lucky than Am I Okay? because she was so busy recording this album that she "didn't have time to overthink it". Describing how the songs were written organically, Moroney explained "There would be things going on in my personal life and I wanted to write about it. I wrote it to be therapeutic, and then I look down and I'm like, 'Oh, I have a whole album, and all these songs go together', and added that she assigns a color to each of her projects because she "associates color with emotion". She stated that "when I wrote 'Miss Universe,' the oldest song on the album, I was like, 'That's my royal blue color,' and I hoped the rest of the songs I wrote for the album would fit into that blue. I think, 'Indifferent,' 'Am I Okay?' 'Man on the Moon,' all of those feel like that. Royal blue is this powerful color—it can be strong and it can be sad. So, everything in my world is blue right now." [10]

Moroney stated she had been developing the album "living in the studio" since the release of Lucky, alongside her touring. [11] The track listing was revealed on June 28, 2024. [12]

Critical reception

Am I Okay? received favorable feedback from critics upon release. Rolling Stone described Am I Okay? as displaying Megan Moroney "deep in her feels" with references to therapy ("No Caller ID"), fears of dying alone ("Third Time's the Charm"), blasé resignation ("Indifferent"), and a "mournful goodbye ballad" inspired by the loss of her uncle in the September 11 attacks ("Heaven by Noon"). [13] Despite the heaviness of topics at hand, the outlet said the album avoids being a "dour" project, citing Moroney's "deft way around a lyric" coupled with producer Kristian Bush's "radio-ready" touch combining to make it "one of the most enjoyable listening experiences of the year". [13] Chris Willman of Variety declared that the album "proves that she's a country keeper" with a songwriting effort focused on real-life experiences that "feels closer to the bone than it does in most Music City fare". [14] He highlighted the lyricism and variety in material from the sadness of tracks like "No Caller ID" and "Heaven by Noon" to the humor of "Miss Universe" to the upbeat nature of "Man on the Moon" and "Indifferent", and also spoke favorably about the album's heavy reliance on steel guitar and Moroney's vocals that range between an everyday drawl and a raspy edge. [14] Holler writer Jof Owen rated the album a 9/10, favorably describing it as "something that's been created by a woman, for women and about women". [15] AP writer Maria Sherman referred to Am I Okay? as more "expansive" than her debut album, saying that "while most of the songs on this 14-track collection veer into less optimistic territory, Moroney's increased confidence is heard where it matters most: in the strength of her songwriting". [16] Several publications drew comparisons to Taylor Swift on the track "Noah". [16] [14]

Commercial performance

Am I Okay? debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart dated July 27, 2024, with 43,000 first-week units. [17] [18]

Track listing

Am I Okay? – standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Am I Okay?"
3:55
2."Third Time's the Charm"Moroney3:51
3."No Caller ID"
3:28
4."Man on the Moon"
3:07
5."28th of June"
  • Mackenzie Carpenter
  • Micah Carpenter
  • Mescon
  • Moroney
  • Ben Williams
3:45
6."Indifferent"
  • Mackenzie Carpenter
  • Micah Carpenter
  • Moroney
  • Williams
2:56
7."Noah"
  • Alexander
  • Dillon
  • Harrington
  • Moroney
3:31
8."Miss Universe"
3:01
9."Mama I Lied"
  • Rob Hatch
  • Mescon
  • Moroney
  • Williams
3:27
10."I Know You"
2:40
11."The Girls"
  • Mackenzie Carpenter
  • Micah Carpenter
  • Moroney
  • Williams
3:06
12."Heaven by Noon"
3:42
13."Hope You're Happy"
3:28
14."Hell of a Show"Moroney1:47
Total length:45:44
Am I Okay? – deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Break It Right Back"
  • Hatch
  • Mescon
  • Moroney
  • Williams
3:34
16."Bless Your Heart"
  • Alexander
  • Dillon
  • Harrington
  • Moroney
2:43
17."I'll Be Fine"
  • Hatch
  • Mescon
  • Moroney
  • Williams
3:40
Total length:55:41

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Accolades

Year-end lists
PublicationRankList
Holler2The 25 Best Country Albums of 2024 [29]
Rolling Stone 11The 30 Best Country Albums of 2024 [30]
Taste of Country 3The 10 Best Country Albums of 2024 [31]

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