Dark Horse (Devin Dawson album)

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Dark Horse
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2018 (2018-01-19)
Genre
Length43:03
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Jay Joyce
Devin Dawson chronology
Dark Horse
(2018)
The Pink Slip
(2021)
Singles from Devin Dawson
  1. "All on Me"
    Released: April 3, 2017
  2. "Asking for a Friend"
    Released: April 30, 2018
  3. "Dark Horse"
    Released: December 10, 2018

Dark Horse is the debut studio album by American country music singer Devin Dawson. It was released on January 19, 2018, via Warner Bros. Records Nashville.

Contents

Content

Dawson co-wrote every song on the album, including lead single "All on Me". Jay Joyce served as the album's producer. [1]

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "there's a fleetness in Dawson's delivery, an exactitude in his songcraft, and a mellowness in his execution that push his music toward the confines of country". [2] Sounds Like Nashville writer Annie Reuter reviewed the album positively, stating that "His unique storytelling partnered with Joyce's standout production give Dark Horse a timeless appeal, which is surely just a taste of Dawson’s promising career." [1]

Commercial performance

The album debuted on Billboard's Top Country Albums at No. 5, selling 7,000 copies (11,000 in album equivalent units) in the first week. [3] It has sold 18,000 copies in the United States as of June 2018. [4]

Track listing

  1. "Dip" (Devin Dawson, Barry Dean, Luke Laird) – 3:22
  2. "All on Me" (Dawson, Jacob Durrett, Austin Smith) – 3:44
  3. "Asking for a Friend" (Dawson, Connie Harrington, Brett Beavers) – 3:59
  4. "Second to Last" (Dawson, Laura Veltz, Mark Trussell) – 3:19
  5. "Symptoms" (Dawson, Austin Smith) – 4:03
  6. "I Don't Care Who Sees" (Dawson, Smith, Jake Mitchell, Jacob Durrett) – 3:21
  7. "Secondhand Hurt" (Dawson, Will Bowen) – 4:01
  8. "Placebo" (Dawson, Jordan Reynolds, David Hodges) – 3:04
  9. "War Paint" (Dawson, Clint Lagerberg, Chris DuBois) – 3:42
  10. "I Can’t Trust Myself" (Dawson, Jillian Jacqueline, Brad Warren, Brett Warren) – 3:10
  11. "Prison" (Dawson, Seth Ennis, Josh Kerr) – 3:41
  12. "Dark Horse" (Dawson, Andy Albert, Andrew DeRoberts) – 3:31

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic [5]

Charts

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