Between the Pines

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Between the Pines
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Mixtape by
Released
  • October 2013 (original release)
  • October 27, 2015 (re-release)
Genre Country
Length46:19
Label
Producer Zach Crowell
Sam Hunt chronology
Between the Pines
(2013)
X2C
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Between the Pines is an acoustic mixtape by American country music singer Sam Hunt. Hunt released the mixtape for free in October 2013, by his website. [2] Some of the songs later appeared on his debut studio album Montevallo , while some were recorded by other artists. [3] The mixtape was re-released on October 27, 2015, by MCA Nashville to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hunt's debut studio album Montevallo. [4] The album has sold 34,000 copies in the US as of January 2016. [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five, writing that "what's most interesting about this 'acoustic mixtape' is how, even without the shiny veneer of Shane McAnally's studio production, Hunt's lithe soul and hip-hop influences are evident, both in the drum loops and his fleet cadences". [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Raised on It"
3:24
2."Cop Car"
3:26
3."Ex to See"2:48
4."House Party"
  • Crowell
  • Flowers
  • Hunt
3:07
5."Leave the Night On"
2:44
6."We Are Tonight"
2:52
7."Make You Miss Me"
  • Hunt
  • Osborne
  • Ramsey
3:40
8."I Met a Girl"
2:53
9."Bottle It Up"
  • Hunt
  • Jenkins
  • Rosen
2:40
10."Saturday Night"
  • Beeson
  • Hunt
  • Osborne
3:11
11."Speakers"
  • Brandon Hood
  • Hunt
  • Kylie Sackley
3:03
12."Vacation"2:43
13."Vandalizer"
  • Jaron Boyer
  • Crowell
  • Hunt
2:37
14."Goodbye"
  • Nicholas Hayes
  • Hunt
  • Brian Warren
3:10
15."Come Over"
  • Hunt
  • McAnally
  • Osborne
4:01

Chart performance

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [6] 80
US Billboard 200 [7] 31
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [8] 7

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