Boom (stylized as boom.) is the second studio album by American country pop singer Walker Hayes.[3] The album, containing 10 songs, was released on December 8, 2017.[4][5]
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| Released | December 8, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 31:05 | |||
| Label | Monument | |||
| Producer | Walker Hayes Shane McAnally[2] | |||
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Background
editThe release date was announced by Hayes label in the first week of September 2017.[6][7][8] The album's lead single, "You Broke Up with Me", was released on June 26, 2017.[9][10][11] Hayes spoke of the album, he said "'Boom!' It's my favorite word. It's what I text my team every time another station adds 'You Broke Up With Me'... It's the first thing I say after I play a song from the album for anyone... So, it's what we had to call the album."[2]
Commercial performance
editThe album debuted at No. 6 on Billboard's Top Country Albums, with 12,300 copies sold.[12] It has sold 32,600 copies in the United States as of May 2018.[13]
Track listing
editTrack listing adapted from Megacountry[14]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beautiful" | Walker Hayes | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Shut Up Kenny" |
| 3:00 |
| 3. | "You Broke Up with Me" |
| 3:16 |
| 4. | "Halloween" (featuring Nicolle Galyon) |
| 3:20 |
| 5. | "Dollar Store" |
| 3:17 |
| 6. | "Beer in the Fridge" |
| 2:27 |
| 7. | "Beckett" |
| 2:55 |
| 8. | "Mind Candy" |
| 3:40 |
| 9. | "Prescriptions" |
| 3:00 |
| 10. | "Craig Brogan" | Hayes | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 31:05 | ||
Personnel
edit- Dave Cohen - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, synthesizer
- Kris Donegan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Fred Eltringham - drums, drum loops, percussion
- Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar
- Nicolle Galyon - duet vocals on "Halloween"
- Ryan Gore - percussion, drum programming
- Walker Hayes - beat box, clapping, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, drum loops, percussion, drum programming, synthesizer, synthesizer bass, lead vocals, background vocals, whistle
- Lee Hendricks - bass guitar
- Tony Lucido - bass guitar
- Matt McGinn - background vocals
- Justin Niebank - keyboards, drum programming
- Derek Wells - electric guitar
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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References
edit- ^ "Fall country music albums set to drop from legendary and rising stars". Usatoday.com. 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ a b Smith, Sydney (2017-09-16). "Walker Hayes Reveals Release Date for Debut Album". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ Kat (2017-09-18). "Walker Hayes Releases "Beautiful" Video « Seattle Country Music Radio, News, Artists, Gossip – 94.1 KMPS". CBSlocal. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ "Walker Hayes Announces New Album, 'boom.'". WBEE. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ "Walker Hayes Is Much Cooler Than He Thinks He Is". Tasteofcountry.com. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ Emily Yahr, The Washington Post (2017-09-15). "Songs about failure fuel Walker Hayes' success - Connecticut Post". Ctpost.com. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ Gugala, Jon (2017-09-15). "Walker Hayes' 'Beautiful': See New Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ Yahr, Emily. "Walker Hayes isn't afraid to sing about struggling, and it's making him a success". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ "Walker Hayes Releases New Single, 'You Broke Up With Me'". Theboot.com. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ "Walker Hayes' New Album Set For December Release". MusicRow - Nashville's Music Industry Publication - News, Songs From Music City. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ "Walker Hayes Announces New Album, 'boom.' | 93.1 The Wolf". 931wolfcountry.com. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 17, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: December 18, 2017". Roughstock.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (May 14, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: May 14, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ "Walker Hayes Announces New Album: 'boom.' | News". MegaCountry. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ "Walker Hayes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ "Walker Hayes Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2020.