River Rat (album)

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River Rat
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
Recordedin Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Country rap
Label Redneck Nation Records
Producer
Upchurch chronology
Supernatural
(2018)
River Rat
(2018)
Creeker II
(2019)
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River Rat is the eighth full-length studio album by American country rap artist Ryan Upchurch. It was released on December 21, 2018 via Redneck Nation Records. It was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee and produced by Thomas "Greenway" Toner a.k.a. T-Stoner.

Contents

The album peaked at number 191 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at number 21 on the Top Country Albums chart in the United States

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro" (Skit)1:29
2."Dukes of Hazzard"2:08
3."Yz"2:49
4."C.H.E.A.T.H.A.M."2:19
5."River Rat Defined" (Skit)0:47
6."River Rat"2:04
7."Cornbread"2:29
8."Hank Hill"2:47
9."Don't Come Knockin"3:24
10."Busy"3:02
11."Steer Clear"2:51
12."We Don't"2:01

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 191
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] 21
US Digital Albums (Billboard) [4] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [5] 3

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