When Was the Last Time

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When Was the Last Time
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)
Genre Country
Length48:49
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer Ross Copperman
Darius Rucker chronology
Southern Style
(2015)
When Was the Last Time
(2017)
Carolyn's Boy
(2023)
Singles from When Was the Last Time
  1. "If I Told You"
    Released: July 5, 2016
  2. "For the First Time"
    Released: July 24, 2017
  3. "Straight to Hell"
    Released: June 25, 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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When Was the Last Time is the seventh studio album and fifth in the country genre by American country music singer Darius Rucker. It was released on Capitol Records Nashville on October 20, 2017.

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"If I Told You" was released as the album's lead single on July 5, 2016. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated June 24, 2017, becoming his first No. 1 since "Wagon Wheel" in 2013. The album's second single, "For the First Time", was released on July 24, 2017. [2] It reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated June 2, 2018. [3]

"Straight to Hell", which features guest vocals from Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Charles Kelley, was previously recorded by Drivin' N' Cryin' on their 1989 album Mystery Road . This song was released as the album's third single on June 25, 2018.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album 3 out of 5 stars, saying that "not much separates" it from Rucker's previous country albums, but noting the vocal performances on "Story to Tell" and "Another Night with You" while calling "Straight to Hell" the "rowdiest country he's ever done". [4]

Commercial performance

On its debut week, the album charted at No. 8 on the US Billboard 200, which is Rucker's fifth top 10 album on the chart. It also debuted at No. 2 on the Top Country Albums chart, with 30,000 copies sold in the first week, 34,000 units, including track sales and streams. [5] In its second week, it sold a further 9,300 copies. [6] It has sold 123,400 copies in the United States as of April 2019. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For the First Time"
3:17
2."Bring It On"3:13
3."Life's Too Short"3:35
4."If I Told You"
3:32
5."Don't"
  • A.J. Babcock
  • Adam Doleac
  • Pete Good
3:54
6."Twenty Something"3:10
7."Straight to Hell" (featuring Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Charles Kelley) Kevn Kinney 4:13
8."Count the Beers"3:27
9."Another Night with You"
  • Rucker
  • Dillon
  • Thompson
2:59
10."Hands on Me"
3:43
11."She"4:53
12."Story to Tell"
  • Rucker
  • Copperman
  • Gorley
3:17
Total length:43:18
Digital/Streaming Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Straight to Hell (Full Length Version)" (featuring Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Charles Kelley)Kinney5:35
Total length:48:53

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic

Chart performance

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