Down Home Sessions II

Down Home Sessions II
EP by Cole Swindell
Released	November 13, 2015 (2015-11-13)
Recorded	2015
Genre	Country
Length	16:40
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Michael Carter [1]
Cole Swindell chronology
Down Home Sessions (2014) Down Home Sessions II (2015) You Should Be Here (2016)

Down Home Sessions II is the second extended play album from American country music artist Cole Swindell. The album includes five tracks, all co-written by Swindell.

Critical reception

Mark Deming of AllMusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying that Swindell "sings five more songs of good times, good music, beautiful women, cold beer, and broken hearts, accompanied by uptempo arrangements and polished production that bridge the gap between the worlds of country and pop." ^[2] Nash Country Weekly reviewer Jon Freeman was less favorable, saying that "His music, tuneful as it is, often feels precisely calibrated for a certain lifestyle segment as if it’s a soft drink or a friendly fast food chain", ultimately giving the album a "C". ^[3] In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin put "Should've Ran After You" at number eight on his top 10 list of Swindell's best songs. ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dangerous After Dark"	Cole Swindell Rhett Akins Ben Hayslip	3:17
2.	"My First Radio"	Swindell Dallas Davidson Ashley Gorley	3:42
3.	"Should've Ran After You"	Swindell Brandon Kinney Michael Carter	3:31
4.	"Shuttin' It Down"	Swindell Rodney Clawson Matt Dragstrem	3:10
5.	"Blue Lights"	Swindell Gorley Chris DeStefano	3:00

Personnel

• Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
• Michael Carter – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals
• Dave Cohen – keyboards
• James Mitchell – electric guitar
• Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
• Billy Panda – acoustic guitar
• Cole Swindell – lead vocals
• Russell Terrell – background vocals
• Mike Wolofsky – bass guitar

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [5]	74
US Billboard 200 [6]	43
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [7]	11

References

1. "Down Home Sessions II credits". Allmusic. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
2. Deming, Mark. "Down Home Sessions II". AllMusic . Retrieved December 7, 2015.
3. Freeman, Jon (November 19, 2015). "Down Home Sessions II". Nash Country Weekly . Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
4. Dauphin, Chuck (August 8, 2017). "Cole Swindell's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard . Retrieved May 18, 2020.
5. "Cole Swindell Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
6. "Cole Swindell Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
7. "Cole Swindell Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.