Wild World (Kip Moore album)

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Wild World
Kip moore wild world.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 29, 2020 (2020-05-29)
Studio
Various
  • The Tracking Room (Nashville)
  • Southern Ground (Nashville)
  • The Castle Recording Studio (Nashville)
  • Skulltown Studios (Nashville)
  • Loud Recording (Nashville)
Genre Country
Length48:08
Label MCA Nashville
Producer
Kip Moore chronology
Slowheart
(2017)
Wild World
(2020)
Damn Love
(2023)
Singles from Wild World
  1. "She's Mine"
    Released: August 9, 2019 [1]

Wild World is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Kip Moore. It was released on May 29, 2020, by MCA Nashville. The album includes the single "She's Mine". A deluxe edition containing four extra songs was released on February 12, 2021. [2]

Contents

Content

The album contains thirteen tracks, of which Moore co-wrote all but one. Among his contributions to the album is the lead single "She's Mine". [3] Moore co-produced the album with David Garcia, Luke Dick, and Blair Daly, all of whom also wrote some of the songs on it. Other contributing writers include touring band members Erich Wigdahl, Manny Medina, Dave Nassie, and Adam Browder, who helped him write "South" during a sound check. Moore also said that "Payin' Hard" was inspired by the death of his father, which occurred right before the release of his debut album. [4]

On October 29, 2020, Moore released the song "Don't Go Changing" ahead of the release of the deluxe edition. [5]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country reviewed the album favorably, calling it his "most urgent album to date", praising the lyrics of "Southpaw", "Fire and Flame", and "Payin' Hard" in particular while also noting the varied influences in the arrangement and production. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Janie Blu"
Moore4:01
2."Southpaw"
  • Moore
  • Westin Davis
Moore4:04
3."Fire and Flame"
Moore4:44
4."Wild World"
  • Moore
  • Josh Miller
Moore3:40
5."Red White Blue Jean American Dream"
  • Jimi Bell
  • Barton Davies
  • Luke Dick
  • Philip Lammonds
Dick3:00
6."She’s Mine"
  • Moore
  • Couch
  • Scott Stepakoff
Moore3:49
7."Hey Old Lover"
  • Moore
  • Moore
Moore2:59
8."Grow on You"
  • Moore
  • Davis
  • Blair Daly
  • Moore
  • Daly
3:07
9."More than Enough"
  • Moore
  • Garcia
3:20
10."Sweet Virginia"
  • Moore
  • Manny Medina
  • Erich Wigdahl
Moore4:32
11."South"
  • Moore
  • Couch
  • Medina
  • Wigdahl
  • Adam Browder
  • Dave Nassie
Moore4:17
12."Crazy for You Tonight"
  • Moore
  • Davis
  • Daly
Moore3:47
13."Payin' Hard"
  • Moore
  • Davis
  • Daly
Moore2:48
Total length:48:08
Deluxe Edition [7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Don't Go Changing"
  • Moore
  • Davis
  • Daly
Moore3:27
15."Midnight Slow Dance"
Moore3:13
16."How High"
  • Moore
  • Dick
  • Davis
  • Bobby Terry
Dick3:38
17."Man's Gotta Do"
  • Moore
  • Couch
  • Davis
Moore3:47
Total length:62:05

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. [8]

Vocals
Instruments
Production
Imagery

Charts

Chart performance for Wild World
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 4
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [10] 53
UK Country Albums (OCC) [11] 2
US Billboard 200 [12] 36
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [13] 5

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