Dirt Road Communion

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Dirt Road Communion
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 20, 2012 (2012-03-20)
Genre Country rock
Length59:14
Label Dack Janiels
Producer
Chase Rice chronology
Bring on Summer
(2011)
Dirt Road Communion
(2012)
Ready Set Roll
(2013)
Singles from Dirt Road Communion
  1. "Only a Country Girl"
    Released: February 21, 2012
  2. "How She Rolls"
    Released: April 3, 2013

Dirt Road Communion is the second studio album by American country music artist Chase Rice. It was released on March 20, 2012 via Dack Janiels Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Matt Bjorke of Roughstock rated the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying that "Dirt Road Communion is a diverse, well-crafted modern country album. It showcases Chase Rice as a talented stylist with a conversational, charming singing ability and the ability to connect with both tempo and ballads in a way that makes Chase Rice his own artist and not a carbon copy of anyone else past or present and that, my friends, is a true mark of an artist ready to burst into stardom.". [2]

Commercial performance

In April 2012, the album peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dirt Road Communion"
3:36
2."How She Rolls"
  • Rice
  • Kelley
2:57
3."The Little Things"
  • Rice
  • Kelley
2:18
4."PBJ's & PBR's"
  • C. Rice
  • Jesse Rice
  • Kelley
3:17
5."Whoa"
3:15
6."Room 205"
  • C. Rice
  • Scooter Carusoe
5:29
7."Pop a Top Off (Good Time On)"
  • C. Rice
  • J. Rice
  • Kelley
2:48
8."Shades of Green"
  • C. Rice
  • J. Rice
  • Kelley
  • Jaron Boyer
3:34
9."You Ain't Livin' Yet"
  • Boyer
  • Ben Stennis
3:01
10."Country Boy's Kryptonite"
  • C. Rice
  • J. Rice
  • Hubbard
  • Kelley
3:09
11."Every Song I Sing"Rice3:02
12."Only a Country Girl"
  • Rice
  • Hubbard
  • Kelley
  • Dickerson
3:33
13."I Like Drinking, Cause It's Fun"
  • C. Rice
  • J. Rice
  • Hubbard
  • Kelley
3:13
14."Shakin' the Wheels"Rice3:38
15."Jack Daniels & Jesus"
  • Rice
  • Kelley
  • Amanda Flynn
4:41
16."Happy Hour (Worktape)"
  • Rice
  • Kelley
7:43

Notes

Personnel

Adapted from Dirt Road Communion liner notes. [5]

Musicians

Technical

Chart performance

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] 48
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [7] 15

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References

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  2. Matt Bjorke (May 22, 2014). "Album Review: Chase Rice – Dirt Road Communion". Roughstock.
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  7. "Chase Rice Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.