Take the Week Off

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Take the Week Off
TaketheWeekOff.jpg
Studio album by Deric Ruttan
Released October 15, 2013 (2013-10-15)
Genre Country
Length41:29
Label Black T/Universal
Producer Deric Ruttan
Luke Wooten
Deric Ruttan chronology
Up All Night – Deric Ruttan Live
(2011)		Take the Week Off
(2013)
Singles from Take the Week Off
  1. "Take the Week Off"
    Released: August 2013
  2. "Pass It Around"
    Released: January 2014
  3. "Country Mile"
    Released: June 2014
  4. "Good Thing Gone"
    Released: September 2014
  5. "Don't It Feel Good"
    Released: April 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Take the Week Off is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music artist Deric Ruttan. It was released on October 15, 2013 by Black T Records/Universal Music Canada. [2] Ruttan wrote or co-wrote all twelve tracks. [3]

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as folk music and blues.

Deric Ruttan Canadian singer

Deric J. Ruttan is a Grammy-nominated songwriter, country music artist, and record producer from Bracebridge, Ontario. A Nashville, Tennessee resident, he has released four studio albums and has written or co-written more than 60 songs that have been recorded by other recording artists.

Universal Music Group American music corporation

Universal Music Group is an American global music corporation that is a subsidiary of the French media conglomerate Vivendi. UMG's global corporate headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. It is considered one of the "Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Since 2004, the corporation is no longer related to the film studio Universal Studios.

Contents

Critical reception

Shenieka Russell-Metcalf of Top Country gave the album four stars out of five, writing that "the twelve track album delivers some real good tunes." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pass It Around"Deric Ruttan, Derek George3:29
2."Take the Week Off"Ruttan, Ryan Tyndell2:59
3."City Lights"Ruttan, Jonathan Singleton 3:39
4."Don't It Feel Good"Ruttan, Singleton3:20
5."The Space Between"Ruttan, Tia Sillers3:46
6."Hey Paulina"Ruttan, Rodney Clawson, Marv Green, Tim Nichols 3:04
7."What a Memory"Ruttan2:36
8."Happy Place"Ruttan, David Lee3:28
9."Good Thing Gone"Ruttan, Brett Beavers 3:47
10."Mine Would Be You"Ruttan, Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington3:54
11."Country Mile"Ruttan, Mark Nesler 3:21
12."Hometown"Ruttan, Alexander, Harrington4:06
Total length:41:29

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
CAN Country
[4] 		CAN
[5]
2013"Take the Week Off"1066
2014"Pass It Around"17—
"Country Mile"——
"Good Thing Gone"42—
2015"Don't It Feel Good"——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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References

  1. 1 2 Russell-Metcalf, Shenieka (October 22, 2013). "Reviewed: Deric Ruttan's "Take The Week Off"". Top Country. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Take The Week Off With Deric Ruttan On October 15". CMR Nashville. September 19, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Take the Week Off – Deric Ruttan". AllMusic . Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Deric Ruttan Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Deric Ruttan Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 20, 2013.
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