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| Released | May 12, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Label | Open Road | |||
| Producer | Gavin Brown, Scott Baggett, Jason McCoy, David Kalmusky | |||
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The Squeeze is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music group The Road Hammers. It was released on May 12, 2017 via Open Road Recordings. [1] The album includes the singles "One Horse Town", "Crazy About You" and "Your Love is the Drug".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Love Is The Drug" | Jason McCoy, Gavin Brown, Chris Byrne | |
| 2. | "The Squeeze" | McCoy, Andrew Petroff, Byrne, Clayton Bellamy | |
| 3. | "All Your Favorite Bands" | Taylor Goldsmith, Jonny Fritz | |
| 4. | "Crazy About You" | McCoy, Byrne, Bellamy | |
| 5. | "Party Girl" | McCoy, Scott Baggett, Jeffrey Steele | |
| 6. | "Down and Dirty" | McCoy, Baggett, Jeff Coplan | |
| 7. | "Detroit Alison" | McCoy, Byrne, Mike Little | |
| 8. | "Haulin' Ass" | McCoy, Byrne | |
| 9. | "Easy Rider" | McCoy, Petroff, Beckwith York | |
| 10. | "One Horse Town" (Featuring Tim Hicks) | McCoy, Tim Hicks |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
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| CAN Country [2] | ||
| 2015 | "One Horse Town (featuring Tim Hicks)" | 41 |
| 2017 | "Crazy About You" | 7 |
| "Your Love Is the Drug" | 28 | |
| 2018 | "All Your Favorite Bands" | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
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