Redneck Crazy

Redneck Crazy
Studio album by Tyler Farr
Released September 30, 2013 (2013-09-30)
Recorded 2013
Genre Country
Length 38:45
Label Columbia Nashville
Producer
Tyler Farr chronology
Camouflage
(2010)
Redneck Crazy
(2013)
Suffer in Peace
(2015)
Singles from Redneck Crazy
  1. "Hot Mess"
    Released: February 6, 2012
  2. "Hello Goodbye"
    Released: August 27, 2012
  3. "Redneck Crazy"
    Released: February 25, 2013
  4. "Whiskey in My Water"
    Released: November 4, 2013

Redneck Crazy is the debut studio album by American country music artist Tyler Farr. It was released on September 30, 2013 via Columbia Nashville.[1] The album includes the singles "Hot Mess", "Hello Goodbye", the title track, and "Whiskey in My Water" as well as "Chicks, Trucks and Beer", [2] a duet with Colt Ford

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Country WeeklyB+[3]
Roughstock[4]

The album received mixed reviews from music critics. Giving it a "B+", Jon Freeman of Country Weekly thought that the album contained several "rural tropes" that "wear out their welcome later in the album", but thought that most of the songs were "interesting" for their lyrical content and Farr's "raspy, expressive voice".[3] Giving it 3 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "This inherent politeness does mean his rowdy redneck ways feel a bit like schtick, but it's a good act performed with enough cheer that Farr's slickness sells Redneck Crazy whenever the tunes drift toward the generic."[2] It received 4 out of 5 stars from Matt Bjorke of Roughstock, writing that "strong, likable voice that is put to ample use on the eleven tracks held within and it also suggests there's even more to the man that we've only scratched the surface of."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dirty"  
3:42
2."Makes You Wanna Drink"  
2:52
3."Redneck Crazy"  3:36
4."Whiskey in My Water"  
  • Farr
  • Phillip Larue
  • Jon Ozier
3:08
5."Hot Mess"  3:16
6."Hello Goodbye"  
  • Farr
  • Kris Bergsnes
  • Skip Black
3:41
7."Ain't Even Drinkin'"  
  • Farr
  • J.R. McCoy
  • Houston Phillips
3:36
8."Wish I Had a Boat"  
3:09
9."Chicks, Trucks and Beer" (featuring Colt Ford)
  • Akins
  • Wiseman
3:36
10."Cowgirl"  
3:55
11."Living with the Blues"  Channing Wilson4:14

Personnel

Credits for Redneck Crazy adapted from AllMusic.[5]

  • Tony Harrell – keyboards
  • Wes Hightower – background vocals
  • Julian King – crowd noise, drum programming, percussion, synthesizer
  • David LaBruyere – bass guitar
  • Troy Lancaster – electric guitar
  • B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar, resonator guitar
  • Ben Maki – crowd noise
  • Haley McLemore – crowd noise
  • Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
  • Jeff Roach – synthesizer
  • Risha Rodgers – crowd noise
  • Channing Wilson – acoustic guitar
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Chart performance

The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, the highest-charting debut by a new male country artist in two years.[6] It sold 29,000 copies in its debut week.[7] The album has sold 187,000 copies as of May 2015.[8]

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 5
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Top Country Albums[11] 63
Chart (2014) Position
US Top Country Albums[12] 46

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country
[13]
CAN
2012 "Hot Mess" 49
"Hello Goodbye" 52 47
2013 "Redneck Crazy" 2 3 29 7 57
"Whiskey in My Water" 11 3 52 10 73
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. Wyland, Sarah (August 29, 2013). "Tyler Farr Wants to See Your "Redneck Crazy"". Great American Country. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Redneck Crazy - Tyler Farr". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Freeman, Jon (October 7, 2013). "Redneck Crazy review". Country Weekly. 20 (40): 51. ISSN 1074-3235.
  4. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (September 29, 2013). "Redneck Crazy review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  5. "Redneck Crazy - Tyler Farr | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  6. Wade Jessen (October 10, 2013). "Tyler Farr, Luke Bryan Dominate Country Charts". Billboard.
  7. Matt Bjorke (October 9, 2013). "Country Album Chart News: The Week of October 9, 2013: Tyler Farr Debuts, Luke Bryan Leads, Colt Ford Returns". Roughstock.
  8. Trust, Gary (May 19, 2015). "Tyler Farr Scores First No. 1 on Country Airplay, Steven Tyler Debuts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  9. "Tyler Farr – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Tyler Farr.
  10. "Tyler Farr – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Tyler Farr.
  11. "Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  12. "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  13. "Tyler Farr – Chart history – Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
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