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Released | September 15, 2009 | |||
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Length | 43:34 | |||
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Happy Hour is the fourth studio album by American musician Uncle Kracker. It was released on September 15, 2009 via Top Dog/Atlantic Records. Production was handled by Rob Cavallo, except for "Good to Be Me", which was produced by Kid Rock, and "Hot Mess", which was produced by S*A*M and Sluggo.
The album peaked at number 38 on the Billboard 200 and number 13 on the Top Rock Albums in the United States. Its lead single, "Smile" made it to number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+ [2] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying "his attitude gets in his way, his party-hearty quips never jibing with his marshmallow music". [1] Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Uncle Kracker's always believed in the power of positive thinking (or at least in the power of a case of Coors Light), so there's little here that hints at his recent troubles. Instead, you get smarmy frat-country jams about taking a seat at the corner bar and discovering that your girlfriend has a girlfriend now. On "Livin’ the Dream", he even comforts himself by quoting Whitesnake". [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Smile" |
| 3:21 |
2. | "Another Love Song" |
| 3:32 |
3. | "My Girlfriend" |
| 3:00 |
4. | "Livin' the Dream" |
| 3:45 |
5. | "Corner Bar" |
| 4:18 |
6. | "Me Again" (featuring Jesse Lee) |
| 3:36 |
7. | "Good to Be Me" |
| 4:12 |
8. | "I Hate California" |
| 3:38 |
9. | "Hot Mess" |
| 2:52 |
10. | "Hey Hey Hey" |
| 3:29 |
11. | "I'm Not Leaving" |
| 4:30 |
12. | "Mainstreet" | Robert Clark Seger | 3:27 |
Total length: | 43:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Celebrate" | 3:40 | |
14. | "Josephine" | Dave Bassett | 3:29 |
15. | "Let Me Love You" | 3:36 | |
16. | "Smile" (Video) |
| 3:30 |
No. | Title | Length |
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17. | "Happy Hour" (featuring Leo Sayer) | 4:55 |
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [3] | 38 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [4] | 13 |
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