Feels Like Carolina

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Feels Like Carolina
FeelsLikeCarolina.jpg
Studio album by
Parmalee
ReleasedDecember 10, 2013 (2013-12-10)
Genre Country
Length40:29
Label Stoney Creek Records
Producer New Voice Entertainment
Parmalee chronology
Feels Like Carolina
(2013)		 27861
(2017)
Singles from Feels Like Carolina
  1. "Musta Had a Good Time"
    Released: July 9, 2012
  2. "Carolina"
    Released: February 4, 2013
  3. "Close Your Eyes"
    Released: February 3, 2014
  4. "Already Callin' You Mine"
    Released: February 2, 2015

Feels Like Carolina is the fifth studio album and major label debut by American country music group Parmalee. It was released on December 10, 2013 by Stoney Creek Records. [1] The album produced four singles: "Musta Had a Good Time", "Carolina", "Close Your Eyes", and "Already Callin' You Mine". [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Country Weekly B− [4]
Digital JournalStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Got Country OnlineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Newsday B+ [7]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Feels Like Carolina garnered generally positive reception by music critics. Joseph Hudak of Country Weekly gave the album a B− grade, praising the lyrics by saying that "While the album draws liberally from the country pool of shopworn images…the guys…have a knack for making them their own." He thought that the songs written by the band members were the strongest tracks but criticized the "prevailingly generic sound". [4] At USA Today , Brian Mansfield rated the album two-and-a-half out of four stars, feeling that "these guys are a throwback to bands that fleshed out melodies and tight harmonies and classic rock guitar riffs." [8] Glenn Gamboa of Newsday gave the album a B+ grade, calling the album "well-crafted". [7] At Allmusic, Steve Leggett rated the album four out of five stars, noting the release "shows a band that, at its best, combines gritty Southern garage rock with lead singer Matt Thomas' pure country vocals." [3] Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal rated the album four-and-a-half out of five stars, affirming that the release was "solid from start to finish." [5] At Got Country Online, Tara Toro rated the album four-and-a-half out of five stars, stating that as a listener, they "can listen to from start to finish." [6] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock wrote an unrated review of the album, writing that the album "showcases a tight band with a strong ear for melodies and lyrics which suit the same part of the genre which is also home to Eric Church and Jason Aldean, among others." [9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Musta Had a Good Time"Matt Thomas, Scott Thomas, Josh McSwain, Barry Knox, David Fanning 3:35
2."Day Drinkin'"M. Thomas, Blair Daly3:14
3."Move"Arlis Albriton, Brandon Kinney, Ben Daniel3:19
4."Close Your Eyes" Adam Craig, Trent Tomlinson, Shane Minor 3:34
5."Dance"M. Thomas, Knox, Tommy Cecil, Landis Frier3:12
6."Carolina"M. Thomas, S. Thomas, McSwain, Knox, Rick Beato 3:21
7."Think You Oughta Know That"M. Thomas, Jason Sever, Rachel Thibodeau3:04
8."Back in the Day" Chris Janson, Jaron Boyer, Ben Stennis, Preston Brust3:17
9."My Montgomery" Kyle Jacobs, Ben Glover, Randy Montana 4:07
10."Already Callin' You Mine"M. Thomas, S. Thomas, Knox, Phil O'Donnell, Wade Kirby3:04
11."I'll Bring the Music" Keith Anderson, Craig Wiseman 3:23
12."Another Day Gone"M. Thomas, S. Thomas, McSwain, Knox, Bobby Pinson 3:19

Personnel

Parmalee
Additional Musicians

Chart performance

Weekly charts

The album debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 46 with sales of 14,000. [10] The album has sold 91,200 copies in the U.S. as of February 2015. [11]

Chart (2013–14)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [12] 46
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [13] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [14] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [15] 66
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [16] 45

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country
[17] 		US Country Airplay
[18] 		US
[19] 		CAN Country
[20] 		CAN
[21]
2012"Musta Had a Good Time"4238———
2013"Carolina"21361253
2014"Close Your Eyes"114691693
2015"Already Callin' You Mine"16109133—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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