Pelago (album)

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Pelago
Pelago album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 15, 2021 (2021-10-15)
Genre Country
Length38:46 (standard version)
51:32 (streaming version)
Label Sony Music Nashville
Producer Aaron Eshuis (all tracks)
Teddy Reimer (track 3)
Jesse Frasure (track 9)
Ryan Hurd chronology
EOM EP
(2020)
Pelago
(2021)
Singles from Pelago
  1. "Chasing After You"
    Released: February 12, 2021
  2. "Pass It On"
    Released: February 22, 2022

Pelago is the debut studio album by American country music artist Ryan Hurd. It was released on October 15, 2021, via Sony Music Nashville. [1] Its lead single, "Chasing After You", is certified Platinum by the RIAA. [2]

Contents

Content

The album's release was preceded by the single "Chasing After You" with Maren Morris. [3] The song reached number two on Country Airplay, giving Hurd his first top 5 single on the chart. [4] "Pass It On" was released as the album's second single on February 22, 2022. Hurd co-wrote all but one of the album's tracks. "Tab With My Name on It" was previously recorded by Dallas Smith for his 2016 album Side Effects . [5]

Critical reception

Nicole Piering of Country Swag wrote that with Hurd "having co-written ten of the album’s eleven tracks, Pelago truly continues" his "introduction as both a brilliant songwriter and an incredibly talented artist" and that "while it would be easy for Ryan Hurd to make a living as a writer, evidenced by his ever-growing and impressive body of work, he’s even more magical as an artist." [6] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic similarly wrote that the album "is filled with easy melodies, gilded surfaces, and soft R&B rhythms, a warm setting that allows Hurd to sound empathetic yet masculine." [7]

Commercial performance

Pelago debuted at number 11 on the Top Country Albums chart, [8] and peaked at number 71 on the Billboard 200. [9]

Track listing

Pelago— CD/digital download versions
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pass It On"2:59
2."Coast"3:50
3."Chasing After You" (with Maren Morris)
  • Brinley Addington
  • Jerry Flowers
3:27
4."June, July, August"
3:01
5."Palm Trees in Ohio"
  • Hurd
  • Joe Clemmons
  • Eshuis
3:35
6."If I Had Two Hearts"
3:29
7."Tab with My Name on It"
  • Hurd
  • Eshuis
  • Joey Hyde
4:18
8."What Are You Drinking"
3:24
9."Hell Is an Island"3:19
10."The Knife or the Hatchet"3:34
11."I Never Said I'm Sorry"
  • Hurd
  • Clemmons
  • Eshuis
3:50
Pelago— Streaming-exclusive bonus tracks [10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Platonic"
  • Hurd
  • McGinn
  • Nathan Spicer
  • Ryan Beaver
2:32
13."Every Other Memory"
  • Hurd
  • Cole Taylor
  • Spicer
3:39
14."To a T"
  • Hurd
  • Veltz
  • Spicer
2:58
15."Diamonds or Twine"
  • Hurd
  • Veltz
  • Mark Trussell
3:31

Personnel

Tracks 1-11 adapted from Pelago liner notes. [11] Tracks 12-15 adapted from Spotify. [10]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

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