Country Stuff the Album

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Country Stuff the Album
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2022 (2022-01-21)
Genre Country [1]
Length39:33
Label Monument Nashville
Producer
  • Tofer Brown (track 13)
  • Dylan Guthro (track 4)
  • Walker Hayes (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8–11)
  • Shane McAnally (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 9–13)
  • Jordan Mohilowski (track 7)
  • Nash Overstreet (tracks 10–13)
  • Tedd T. (track 7)
  • Joe Thibodeau (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Walker Hayes chronology
Country Stuff
(2021)
Country Stuff the Album
(2022)
Singles from Country Stuff the Album
  1. "Fancy Like"
    Released: August 2, 2021
  2. "U Gurl"
    Released: October 15, 2021
  3. "AA"
    Released: November 19, 2021
Country Stuff the Album ratings
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Country Stuff the Album is the third studio album by American country music singer Walker Hayes. It was released on January 21, 2022, via Monument Records Nashville.

Contents

Content

Country Stuff the Album was preceded in 2021 by its lead single "Fancy Like", which topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. [3] and also won Billboard Magazines Top Country Song and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Song [4] Also released from the album as singles were "U Gurl" and "AA". Six cuts from the album previously appeared on an EP released in 2021, also titled Country Stuff . In addition, the album features a re-recording of his 2018 single "Craig" featuring guest vocals from MercyMe. Hayes co-produced with Shane McAnally and Joe Thibodeau. [5]

Commercial reception

In the United States, Country Stuff: The Album debuted at number 9 on Billboard 200 with 33,000 units (16,000 pure sales), becoming his first top 10 album in the country. [6] Thanks to the album, Hayes entered Billboard's Artist 100 chart at number 8 for the very first time. [7]

Track listing

Country Stuff the Album track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Drinking Songs"
3:12
2."AA"3:09
3."Life with You"3:00
4."U Gurl"
  • Hayes
  • D. Guthro
  • Jodi Guthro
2:32
5."Delorean"
  • Hayes
  • Sno Smith
  • Charlie Handsome
2:39
6."Fancy Like"
2:41
7."Craig" (with MercyMe)Hayes3:35
8."What You Don't Wish For"Hayes3:00
9."Country Stuff" (featuring Jake Owen)
  • Hayes
  • Joe Thibodeau
  • Adam Stark
2:34
10."I Hope You Miss Me"
  • Hayes
  • McAnally
  • Sam Summer
  • Nick Ruth
  • Sean Smalls
3:23
11."Briefcase" (featuring Lori McKenna)
  • Hayes
  • McKenna
3:28
12."Make You Cry"
  • Hayes
  • Nash Overstreet
  • Stevens
3:09
13."What If We Did" (featuring Carly Pearce)
  • Hayes
  • Emily Falvey
  • Tofer Brown
3:11
Total length:39:33

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Country Stuff the Album
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [14] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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