Red Sky (Hunter Hayes album)

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Red Sky
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ReleasedApril 21, 2023
Genre Pop music
Length48:03 [1]
LanguageEnglish
Label LP Entertainment
Hunter Hayes chronology
Wild Blue (Part I)
(2019)
Red Sky
(2023)

Red Sky is American country music artist Hunter Hayes' ninth studio album. This album was released on April 21, 2023 [2] and is classified as pop music. Writers of various of his songs for this album include Kane Parfitt and Lauren Frawley.

Contents

Critical reception

Noah Wade of Melodic magazine stated that "Hayes' foray into pop, despite songs like "Tattoo" and "Everybody's Got Somebody but Me" deep in his discography, isn't a complete left turn" and that "His time as The Astronaut on "The Masked Singer," which saw him cover a litany of pop tunes including "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran and "If I Can't Have You" by Shawn Mendes, was a reminder to many of just how versatile of a vocalist he can be." [3]

Nicholas Roberts of Square One Magazine voiced that "A consistent issue in Red Sky, greater than any to do with the songs themselves, is a matter of pacing" going on to indicate that "Every time one track builds pace and excitement, or lulls the listener into introspection, the tone suddenly changes and forces you to adjust to the new mood, it's not until the last half of the album that the pace is allowed to build more consistently to suit the overall theme of the album." [4]

Track listing

  1. "High Tide" – 3:04
  2. "About a Boy" – 4:14
  3. "Normal" – 3:52
  4. "Missing You" – 2:43
  5. "Lonely Loves Me" – 2:13
  6. "If You Change Your Mind" – 3:31
  7. "Sober" – 3:45
  8. "Friend" – 3:36
  9. "Feelings" – 3:05
  10. "Wallflower" – 3:25
  11. "Someone Will" – 2:52
  12. "The One That Got Away" – 2:54
  13. "Could've Been You" – 2:58
  14. "Falling and Flying" – 3:24
  15. "Victory" – 2:57

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