Reckless (Morgan Wade album)

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Reckless
Wade reckless.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)
StudioThe Bakery (Nashville)
Genre
Length38:49
Label
Producer
Morgan Wade chronology
Puppets with My Heart
(2018)
Reckless
(2021)
Psychopath
(2023)

Reckless is the second studio album and major-label debut by American country music artist Morgan Wade. It was released on March 19, 2021, through the Thirty Tigers label.

Contents

Release

The track "Wilder Days" was released as a single and peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 29 on the Country Airplay chart. [1]

On January 28, 2022, a deluxe edition of the album was released with six additional tracks. This re-release was done through Arista Nashville. One of the six bonus tracks is a cover of Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds". [2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Slant Magazine critic Jim Malec stated that Wade "blends pop and country without subjugating either, all the while covering a wide swath of stylistic ground". [3] No Depression critic Rachel Cholst praised the album, stating that "the songs are easy on the ears, but transgressive in insisting that listeners wrestle with tough topics." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wilder Days"4:11
2."Matches and Metaphors"
  • Wade
  • Vaden
3:17
3."Other Side"Wade3:12
4."Don't Cry"
  • Wade
  • Paul Ebersold
3:39
5."Mend"Wade4:54
6."Last Cigarette"
  • Wade
  • Ebersold
  • Vaden
2:49
7."Take Me Away"Wade3:45
8."Reckless"
  • Wade
  • Vaden
3:44
9."Northern Air"
  • Wade
  • Vaden
4:51
10."Met You"Wade4:33
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Carry Me Home"Wade3:40
12."When the Dirt All Settles"
2:22
13."Run"Wade3:33
14."The Night"Wade4:23
15."Through Your Eyes"
  • Wade
  • Vaden
3:22
16."Suspicious Minds" Mark James 3:39

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Visuals

Chart performance

Chart (2022)Peak
position
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [5] 8
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] 30

References

  1. "Billboard country update" (PDF). Billboard. June 20, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  2. "Morgan Wade Expands on Breakthrough Album 'Reckless': 'If I'm Honest, People Will Connect With That'". Billboard. January 28, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Malec, Jim (March 11, 2021). "Review: Morgan Wade's Reckless Is a Rural Pop Album That Upends Expectations". Slant Magazine . Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  4. "Morgan Wade's 'Reckless' Brings New Voice and Vitality to Outlaw Country". No Depression. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  5. "Morgan Wade Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  6. "Morgan Wade Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.