Weekends Look a Little Different These Days

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Weekends Look a Little Different These Days
Brett Young - Weekends Look a Little Different These Days.jpg
Studio album by
Brett Young
ReleasedJune 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)
Genre Country
Length25:36
Label Big Machine
Producer Dann Huff
Brett Young chronology
Ticket to L.A.
(2018)		Weekends Look a Little Different These Days
(2021)		 Across the Sheets
(2023)
Singles from Weekends Look a Little Different These Days
  1. "Lady"
    Released: April 30, 2020
  2. "Not Yet"
    Released: April 26, 2021
  3. "You Didn't"
    Released: November 15, 2021 [1]

Weekends Look a Little Different These Days is the third studio album by American country music singer Brett Young. It was released on June 4, 2021 via Big Machine Label Group. The album has produced three singles, "Lady", "Not Yet" and "You Didn't", the first of which has reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Young co-wrote all eight tracks on the album.

Contents

Background

Weekends Look a Little Different These Days is Young's third album released under the Big Machine label. The title is a reference to Young's life as a father to his daughter, Presley. Although most of the tracks are about his family, Young also includes songs about his past experiences, as well as the experiences of his co-writers. One such track, "Dear Me", details a narrator speaking to his younger self, in the midst of heartbreak, and encouraging him to move on. [2]

Young confirmed the album's track listing on April 23, 2021. Like his previous two albums, the album is produced by Dann Huff. "Lady", "Not Yet" and "You Didn't" have been issued as singles. [3]

Critical reception

Pip Ellwood-Hughes of Entertainment Focus gave the album a generally positive review. Although he criticized the project for only containing eight songs, his review was favorable toward Young's "soulful" singing voice and the lyrical content of the title track and "Lady" in particular. [4] An uncredited review published by Off the Record was also positive, with the reviewer noting themes of fatherhood and family in the lyrics, as well as a "groovier sound" on the second half of the album. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brett Young, with additional co-writers as noted

Weekends Look a Little Different These Days track listing [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Weekends Look a Little Different These Days"
3:04
2."Lady"
3:14
3."This"
2:54
4."Dear Me"
3:40
5."Leave Me Alone"
3:03
6."Not Yet"
  • Kelly Archer
  • Ebach
2:54
7."You Got Away with It"
  • Ebach
  • Gorley
  • Nite
  • Robbins
3:02
8."You Didn't"
  • Gorley
  • Nite
  • Robbins
3:45
Total length:25:36

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [7]

Charts

Chart performance for Weekends Look a Little Different These Days
Chart (2021)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [8] 79
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [9] 9

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References

  1. ↑ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". AllAccess. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ Vaughn, Grace (June 7, 2021). "Brett Young Opens New Chapter with 'Weekends Look a Little Different These Days'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  3. ↑ ""Weekends Look a Little Different These Days" for Young". Country Standard Time. April 23, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Brett Young – 'Weekends Look A Little Different These Days' Review". Entertainment Focus. June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ "REVIEW: Weekends Look A Little Different These Days – Brett Young". Off the Record UK. June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ Parton, Chris (April 27, 2021). "Brett Young Announces 'Weekends Look a Little Different These Days'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  7. ↑ Weekends Look a Little Different These Days (CD booklet). Brett Young. BMLG Records. 2021. 00843930064212.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ "Brett Young Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Brett Young Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
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