Georgia Hard is the sixth studio album by the American country musician Robbie Fulks, released on May 17, 2005 on Yep Roc Records.

Georgia Hard
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 17, 2005 (2005-05-17)
RecordedOcean Way, Nashville
GenreCountry
Length57:15
LabelYep Roc
Robbie Fulks chronology
13 Hillbilly Giants
(2001)
Georgia Hard
(2005)
Revenge!
(2007)

Critical reception

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Georgia Hard received mainly favorable reviews from critics. For instance, Robert Christgau gave it an A−, and later ranked it #38 on his 2005 Pazz & Jop list.[1][2] PopMatters also named it the 4th best country album of the year,[3] and CMT's Edward Morris named it one of his ten favorite country albums of the year.[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
Country Standard Time(favorable)[6]
Entertainment WeeklyA[7]
Exclaim!(mixed)[8]
No Depression(favorable)[9]
Pitchfork Media4.1/10[10]
PopMatters          [11]
The Village VoiceA–[2]

Track listing

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  1. Where There's a Road – 3:54
  2. It's Always Raining Somewhere – 3:17
  3. Leave It to a Loser – 3:28
  4. Georgia Hard – 4:14
  5. I'm Gonna Take You Home (And Make You Like Me) – 3:01
  6. Coldwater, Tennessee – 5:13
  7. All You Can Cheat – 2:50
  8. Countrier Than Thou – 3:25
  9. If They Could Only See Me Now – 4:26
  10. I Never Did Like Planes – 3:29
  11. Each Night I Try – 3:10
  12. Doin' Right (For all the Wrong Reasons) – 4:24
  13. You Don't Want What I Have – 5:43
  14. Right On Redd – 3:30
  15. Goodbye, Cruel Girl – 3:11

References

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  1. ^ "Robert Christgau: Pazz & Jop 2005: Dean's List". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  2. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (2005-06-14). "Sustenance Enough?". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  3. ^ "Best Country Albums of 2005". PopMatters. 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  4. ^ "Top 10 Country Albums of 2005". CMT News. 2005-12-23. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  5. ^ Deming, Mark. "Georgia Hard". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  6. ^ Baker, Brian. "Robbie Fulks finds life is hard, 'Georgia Hard' – May 2005". www.countrystandardtime.com. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  7. ^ Willman, Chris (2005-05-23). "Georgia Hard". EW.com. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  8. ^ Doole, Kerry (2005-06-01). "Robbie Fulks Georgia Hard". Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  9. ^ Alden, Grant (2005-04-30). "Robbie Fulks - The man in the mirror". No Depression. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  10. ^ Deusner, Stephen (2005-05-16). "Robbie Fulks: Georgia Hard Album Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  11. ^ Lundy, Zeth (2005-05-15). "Robbie Fulks: Georgia Hard". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-08-06.