| Thanks for Listening | ||||
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| Released | July 1, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Country rap | |||
| Length | 42:49 | |||
| Label | Average Joe's Entertainment | |||
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Thanks for Listening is the fifth studio album by American country rap artist Colt Ford. Released on July 1, 2014 via Average Joe's Entertainment, the album features singles "Workin' On", [2] "Crank It Up", "The High Life". and "Dirty Side". [3]
The album was mostly produced by Shannon "Fat Shan" Houchins and Noah Gordon, except for tracks 3, 5, and 10, which were produced by Phivestarr Productions (Jared Sciullo and DJKO), and track 8, which was produced by Kevin Kadish. [4]
Along with the release of the album, a comic book included in the deluxe package of the available at Walmart was released entitled The Average Joes— a reference to Ford's record label — which features Ford and others involved with his record company saving the world and fighting crime. [5]
Giving it 3.5 stars out of 5, Steve Leggett of Allmusic wrote that "There isn't much Nashville about Ford, but he certainly understands how things work, and most importantly, he understands his audience, realizing that, while radio segments music into styles, audiences don't". [6]
The album debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 selling 23,000 copies. [7] It also debuted at No. 2 on the Top Country album chart, and No. 1 on the Rap Albums as well as Independent Albums charts. [8] [9] It has sold 95,200 copies in the US as of March 2015. [10]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thanks for Listening" (featuring Daniel Lee) |
| 4:08 |
| 2. | "She's Like" (featuring Keith Urban) |
| 3:45 |
| 3. | "Cut 'Em All" (featuring Willie Robertson) |
| 2:40 |
| 4. | "The High Life" (featuring Chase Rice) |
| 4:05 |
| 5. | "Dirty Side" (featuring Walker Hayes) |
| 3:40 |
| 6. | "Sip It Slow" (featuring Lee Brice) |
| 3:34 |
| 7. | "Workin' On" |
| 3:44 |
| 8. | "Crank It Up" |
| 3:20 |
| 9. | "Farm Life" (featuring Justin Moore) |
| 3:23 |
| 10. | "Outshine Me" |
| 3:52 |
| 11. | "Crickets" (featuring Jerrod Niemann) |
| 3:09 |
| 12. | "Washed in the Mud" (featuring Randy Houser) |
| 3:29 |
| Total length: | 42:49 | ||
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [11] | 10 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [12] | 2 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [13] | 1 |
| US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [14] | 1 |
| Chart (2014) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [15] | 52 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [16] | 25 |
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
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| US Country | ||
| 2014 | "The High Life" (with Chase Rice) | 38 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
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