| Wild Blue (Part I) | ||||
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| Released | August 16, 2019 October 22, 2021(Complete) | |||
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| Length | 34:04 | |||
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| Producer | Hunter Hayes, [1] Sam Ellis | |||
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| "Wild Blue Complete" | ||||
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Wild Blue (Part I) is the fourth major label studio album released by American singer-songwriter Hunter Hayes,released on August 16,2019 through Warner Music Nashville. Hayes co-produced and co-wrote every track on the album. [3]
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's Top Country Albums. It has sold 1,400 copies in the United States as of September 2019. [9]
Track listing adapted from Rolling Stone . [10]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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" |
| 3:45 |
| 10. | "Still" |
| 3:46 |
| Total length: | 34:04 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Madness" |
| 3:32 |
| 2. | "Wild Blue" |
| 3:50 |
| 3. | "Tell Me" |
| 2:53 |
| 4. | "One Good Reason" |
| 3:28 |
| 5. | "Night and Day" |
| 3:45 |
| 6. | "No" |
| 3:23 |
| 7. | "If I Didn't Care" |
| 3:19 |
| 8. | "Dressed in Blue" |
| 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" |
| 3:46 |
| Total length: | 54:57 | ||
Adapted from AllMusic. [11]
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [12] | 44 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country Airplay [13] | ||
| 2019 | "Heartbreak" | 56 |
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