What It Is (Hayes Carll album)

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What It Is
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)
Length38:36
Label Dualtone
Producer
[1]
Hayes Carll chronology
Lovers and Leavers
(2016)
What It Is
(2019)

What It Is is the sixth studio album by American musician Hayes Carll. It was released on February 15, 2019, through Dualtone Records. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Exclaim! 9/10 [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Substack (Consumer Guide)B+ [9]

What It Is has been given a Metacritic score of 79 based on 9 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews. [3]

Commercial performance

The album has sold 11,800 copies in the United States as of March 2020. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."None'ya"3:30
2."Times Like These"2:59
3."Things You Don't Wanna Know"3:12
4."If I May Be So Bold"3:12
5."Jesus and Elvis"3:22
6."American Dream"4:00
7."Be There"3:08
8."Beautiful Thing"3:02
9."What It Is"3:12
10."Fragile Men"2:41
11."Wild Pointy Finger"3:44
12."I Will Stay"2:34
Total length:38:36

Charts

ChartPeak
position
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [11] 39
US Digital Albums (Billboard) [12] 24
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [13] 10
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [14] 23
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [15] 26
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [16] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [17] 39

References

  1. Gage, Jeff (February 26, 2019). "Hayes Carll on Harnessing Humor, Dance-Hall Vibe of New Album 'What It Is'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. Moss, Marissa (November 8, 2018). "Hayes Carll Readies New Album 'What It Is'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  4. Deming, Mark. "What It Is - Hayes Carll". AllMusic . Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  5. Bernstein, Jonathan (February 11, 2019). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter . Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  6. Freeman, Doug (March 22, 2019). "Austin Chronicle Review". Austin Chronicle . Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  7. Henderson, Stuart (February 12, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  8. Hermes, Will (February 18, 2019). "Hayes Carll's Wiseass, Lovestruck 'What It Is'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  9. Christgau, Robert (September 18, 2019). "Consumer Guide: September 2019". Substack. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  10. Bjorke, Matt (March 3, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums In Pure Sales: March 2, 2020". Roughstock. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  11. "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  12. "Hayes Carll Chart History (Digital Albums)".[ dead link ] Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  13. "Hayes Carll Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  14. "Hayes Carll Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  15. "Hayes Carll Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  16. "Hayes Carll Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  17. "Hayes Carll Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.