Wild Blue (Part I) Last updated September 12, 2025
2019 studio album
Wild Blue (Part I) Released August 16, 2019 (2019-08-16 ) 22, 2021 (2021-10-22 )(Complete) Genre Length 34 :04 Label Producer Hunter Hayes, [ 1] Sam Ellis "Heartbreak" [ 2] Complete edition cover
Wild Blue (Part I) Hunter Hayes ,released on August 16,2019,through Warner Music Nashville . Hayes co-produced and co-wrote every track on the album. [ 3]
Background Hayes initially planned to release the album on October 11,2019,the eighth anniversary of his first studio album , [ 4] but in August 2019,Hayes made a surprise announcement on NBC 's Today show revealing that the album would be released on August 16,2019. [ 5] [ 6] The album is the first part of a trilogy of albums. [ 7] The album was only released digitally and to streaming platforms. In October 2021,Hayes released Wild Blue Complete ,an extended,altered version of the album with six new songs. [ 8]
The album debuted at number 44 on Billboard ' [ 9]
Track listing Track listing adapted from Rolling Stone . [ 10]
Wild Blue (Part I) Title Writer(s) 1. "Madness" 3:32 2. "Wild Blue" 3:50 3. "Heartbreak" 2:53 4. "One Good Reason" 3:28 5. "Dear God" 2:55 6. "Loving You" 3:58 7. "My Song Too" 3:27 8. "One Shot" 2:31 9. "Night and Day" Hayes Ellis Derrick Southerland 3:45 10. "Still" Hayes Verges Tommee Profitt 3:46 Total length: 34:04
Wild Blue (Complete) Title Writer(s) 1. "Madness" 3:32 2. "Wild Blue" 3:50 3. "Tell Me" 2:53 4. "One Good Reason" 3:28 5. "Night and Day" Hayes Ellis Derrick Southerland 3:45 6. "No" 3:23 7. "If I Didn't Care" 3:19 8. "Dressed in Blue" Hayes Bonnie Baker John Fields 3:08 9. "Dear God" 2:55 10. "My Song Too" 3:26 11. "Loving You" 3:58 12. "One Shot" 2:31 13. "What If I Do" 3:26 14. "Heartbreak" 2:53 15. "Preacher" 3:40 16. "Still" Hayes Verges Tommee Profitt 3:46 Total length: 54:57
Personnel David Angell – violin Monisa Angell – viola Chris Ashburn – engineer Neal Avron – mixing Dave Barnes – acoustic guitar, background vocals Drew Bollman – mixing Martín Ceballos – engineer Seanad Chang – viola Dave Cook – mixing Janet Darnell – violin Sean Daugherty – engineer David Davidson – violin Desmond Davis – drums, programming, background vocals Sam Ellis – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboard, mixing, piano, producer, programmer, background vocals Conni Ellisor – violin Hunter Hayes – banjo , bass, dobro , drums, engineer, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, mandolin , organ, piano, producer, programmer, programming, strings, vocals, background vocals Jack Jezioro – bass Jeff Juliano – mixing Jared Kneale – drums, background vocals Elizabeth Lamb – viola, violin Erik Madrid – mixing Aaron Mattes – mixing Chris McHugh – drums Andrew Mendelson – mastering Colton Parker – bass, background vocals Taylor Pollert – engineer Carole Rabinowitz – cello Sari Reist – cello Jordan Reynolds – background vocals Tawgs Salter – programming Gordie Sampson – acoustic guitar, background vocals Andy Sheridan – piano, background vocals Scott Skrzynski – mixing Dave Spencer – engineer, producer, programming, synthesizer, bass synthesizer Todd Tidwell – engineer, recording Matt Utterback – double bass, background vocals Kristin Wilkinson – viola Karen Winnkelmann – violin Adapted from AllMusic. [ 11]
References ↑ Krol, Jacklyn (August 14, 2019). "HUNTER HAYES ANNOUNCES 'WILD BLUE' ALBUM, RELEASES TITLE TRACK [ LISTEN] " . Taste of Country . ↑ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations" . All Access Media . Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019 . ↑ Newman, Melinda (August 14, 2019). "Hunter Hayes on His New Album, 'Wild Blue': 'What This Record Did for Me Was Something Pretty Profound' . Billboard . ↑ Parton, Chris (August 16, 2019). "HUNTER HAYES TAKES FLIGHT WITH 'WILD BLUE (PART 1)' ALBUM" . Sounds Like Nashville . ↑ "HUNTER HAYES SOARS ON NEW ALBUM "WILD BLUE (PART I)" . Warner Music Nashville . August 14, 2019. ↑ Watts, Cindy (August 14, 2019). "Hunter Hayes to drop 'Wild Blue,' surprise album of heartbreak, turbulence" . The Tennessean . ↑ Kruh, Nancy (August 16, 2019). "Hunter Hayes Hits 'Reset' with New Album: 'This Was My Chance to Start Over as If No One Was Watching' . People . ↑ Hervoix, Lex (November 12, 2021). "Hunter Hayes Reveals Origins Behind 'Wild Blue Complete' . Stage Right Secrets . ↑ Bjorke, Matt (September 4, 2019). "Top 10 Country Album Sales Chart: September 4, 2019" . Roughstock . Retrieved September 13, 2019 . ↑ Hudak, Joseph (August 15, 2019). "Hunter Hayes Previews Surprise Album 'Wild Blue' With Groove-Heavy Title Track" . Rolling Stone . ↑ "Hunter Hayes – Wild Blue, Pt. 1" . AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2019 . ↑ "Hunter Hayes Dupe 1 Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard ↑ "Hunter Hayes Album & Song Chart History – Country Airplay" . Billboard . Retrieved August 27, 2019 .
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