Pelago (album)

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Pelago
Pelago album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Ryan Hurd
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)		Midwest Rock & Roll
(2025)
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 on 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

References

  1. ↑ "Pelago – Ryan Hurd". Amazon. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  2. ↑ "American certifications – Ryan Hurd – Chasing After You". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ↑ "Chasing After You (with Maren Morris)". Spotify. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Country Airplay – Week of November 20, 2021" . Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ Side Effects (CD booklet). Dallas Smith. 604 Records / Sony Music Canada. 2016. 25396 10252.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Piering, Nicole (October 15, 2021). "Ryan Hurd: 'Pelago' – Album Review" . Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ryan Hurd – Pelago (review)". AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Week of October 30, 2021" . Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  9. ↑ "The Billboard 200 – Week of October 30, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Pelago – Ryan Hurd". Spotify. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  11. ↑ Pelago (CD booklet). Ryan Hurd. Sony Music Nashville/Arista Nashville. 2021. 88985376642.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ↑ "Ryan Hurd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  13. ↑ "Ryan Hurd Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
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