We the People, Volume 1

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We the People, Volume 1
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ReleasedSeptember 20, 2019
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Length44:11
Label
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Colt Ford chronology
Love Hope Faith
(2017)
We the People, Volume 1
(2019)
Must Be the Country
(2023)
Singles from We the People, Volume 1
  1. "We the People"
    Released: May 28, 2019 [2]
  2. "Slow Ride"
    Released: September 5, 2019 [3]

We the People, Volume 1 is the seventh studio album by American country rap artist Colt Ford. [4] [5] [6] The album was released on September 20, 2019, through Ford's label Average Joes Entertainment. [7] [8] It includes the singles "We the People" and " Slow Ride". [9]

Contents

Background

Ford stated that when making this album, he "let the feeling of the songs guide me", rather than attempting to follow supposed guidelines or unwritten rules. [4]

Track listing

We the People, Volume 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Guest artistLength
1."I'm Still Me" Colt Ford, Sam Grow, George Birge, Taylor Phillips 2:52
2."Slow Ride"Ford, Phillips, Josh Mirenda, Jared Sciullo, Justin David Bertoldie Mitchell Tenpenny 2:54
3."We the People"Corey Crowder, James McNair, Brandon Kinney 2:34
4."Back to them Backroads"Ford, Phillips, Mirenda, Sciullo, Bertoldie Jimmie Allen 3:11
5."Red White Blue & Blessed" Ben Hayslip, J.T. Harding, Matt Jenkins Walker Montgomery3:05
6."Nightcap" Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Russell Dickerson, David Garcia, Josh Miller Michael Ray 3:20
7."Lucky Stars"Ford, Jeffrey Steele, Gregory Alan Moye Eddie Montgomery 3:35
8."Where the Water Is" Walker Hayes, Thomas Archer Dan Tyminski 2:51
9."Bring That "W" Home"Hayslip, David Lee Murphy, Jimmy Yeary  3:22
10."Cooter Brown" Brad Warren, Brett Warren, Morgan Wallen, Chris StevensLarry Fleet3:28
11."Bass Like That"Phillips, Matt Roy, Trea Landon, John Gurney Dan Tyminski 2:57
12."Time Machine"Phillips, Roy, Erik Dylan, Brock Berryhill 2:59
13."How You Lose a Woman" Noah Gordon, Lance Miller, Wade Kirby 2:57
14."We the People" (remix)Crowder, McNair, KinneyDJ KO4:00
Total length:44:11

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [10] 9
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [11] 42

Release history

Release formats for We the People, Volume 1
CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousSeptember 20, 2019 Average Joes Entertainment [1]

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