Music City USA

Music City USA
Studio album by Charley Crockett
Released	September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)
Studio	Soil of the South Studios (Georgia)
Genre	Country
Length	49:50
Label	Son of Davy
Producer	Mark Neill
Charley Crockett chronology
Welcome to Hard Times (2020) Music City USA (2021) Lil G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley (2022)

Music City USA is the 9th studio album by American singer Charley Crockett, released on September 17, 2021, through Son of Davy and distributed by Thirty Tigers. It was produced by Mark Neill at Soil of the South Studios in Valdosta, Georgia.

The album's cover art pays tribute to Waylon Jennings' 1966 album, Leavin' Town . ^[1]

Documentary

Release poster for The Road To Music City USA.

A 45-minute length documentary entitled The Road To Music City USA was filmed around the recording of the album and released 2 days before the release of the album, following Crockett and producer Mark Neill between various sessions at Neill's studio in Valdosta, Georgia. ^{[2] [3]}

Track listing

Music City USA track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Honest Fight"	Charley Crockett Mark Neill	3:25
2.	"I Need Your Love"	Crockett Neill	3:21
3.	"The World Just Broke My Heart"	Crockett Neill	2:38
4.	"Are We Lonesome Yet"	Crockett Neill Taylor Grace	2:54
5.	"This Foolish Game"	Crockett Neill	3:30
6.	"Round This World"	Crockett	3:06
7.	"Music City USA"	Crockett Neill	3:02
8.	"Just So You Know"	Crockett Neill	3:14
9.	"Lies and Regret"	Crockett Neill	2:31
10.	"I Won't Cry"	Crockett	3:35
11.	"Smoky"	Crockett	3:08
12.	"Muddy Water"	Joseph T. Babcock	2:55
13.	"518"	Crockett Neill	2:57
14.	"Only Game in Town"	Dallas Burrow Crockett	4:01
15.	"Hanger On"	Crockett	2:36
16.	"Skip a Rope"	Jack Moran Glenn Douglas Tubb	2:57
Total length:			49:50

Personnel

Musicians

• Charley Crockett – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
• Alexis Sanchez – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• Nathan Fleming - pedal steel
• Kullen Fox - Hammond B3 organ, piano, trumpet, vibraphone
• Billy Horton - bass
• Mario Valdez - congas, drums
• Ben Davis - saxophone
• Colin Colby - guitar, background vocals
• Erik Hokkanen - fiddle
• Roger Brainard - dobro
• Makinsey Rosser - background vocals
• Taylor Grace - background vocals

Technical

• Mark Neill – production
• Lee Dyess – engineering, mastering

Visuals

• Alice Maule – artwork
• Bobby Cochran – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Music City USA

Chart (2021)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums [4]	10

References

1. "SPOTLIGHT: Charley Crockett Builds His Own 'Music City USA'". No Depression. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
2. "Charley Crockett Skewers the Nashville Star-Making Machine in 'Music City USA'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
3. "Charley Crockett - "The Road To Music City USA" (Documentary)". YouTube. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
4. Peak chart positions on the US Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. "Heatseekers Albums - September 25, 2021". Billboard . September 25, 2021.^{[ dead link ]}