Halfway to Hazard (album)

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Halfway to Hazard
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 14, 2007 (2007-08-14)
Genre Country
Label Mercury Nashville/StyleSonic
Producer Tim McGraw
Byron Gallimore
Halfway to Hazard chronology
Halfway to Hazard
(2007)
Come on Time
(2009)

Halfway to Hazard is the debut studio album by American country music duo Halfway to Hazard. It was released through a joint venture of Mercury Nashville Records and StyleSonic Records on August 14, 2007. The tracks "Daisy" and "Devil and the Cross" were both released as singles. The album was produced by singer Tim McGraw, owner of the StyleSonic label, and Byron Gallimore, who has co-produced all of McGraw's albums. The song 8."Country 'Til the Day I Die" was featured in NASCAR 08.

Contents

Critical reception

David McPherson of Country Standard Time gave the album a positive review, stating that "This country fried concoction blends Southern rock with a generous helping of modern country for a concoction that goes down as smooth as bourbon from their home state." [1]

Tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Countrified"Kip Raines, Jeffrey Steele 4:31
2."Taking Me On" Bobby Pinson, David Tolliver, Chad Warrix4:21
3."Cold"Kris Bergsnes, Tolliver, Warrix4:34
4."Daisy" Anthony Smith, Tolliver, Warrix5:38
5."I'm Tired"Arlis Albritton, Tolliver, Warrix5:06
6."Devil and the Cross"Jim Dowell4:17
7."Die by My Own Hand" Rivers Rutherford, Tolliver, Warrix5:34
8."Country 'til the Day I Die"Albritton, Tolliver, Warrix3:30
9."Got Back Up"Smith, Tolliver, Warrix4:34
10."Burn It Down"Bergsnes, Tolliver, Warrix5:10
11."Welcome to Nashville" Shannon Lawson, Tolliver3:08

Personnel

Halfway to Hazard
Additional Musicians

Chart performance

Chart (2007)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 87
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] 14

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References

  1. "Halfway to Hazard review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  2. "Halfway to Hazard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  3. "Halfway to Hazard Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.