Seventy Two and Sunny is Uncle Kracker's third studio album, released on Lava Records on June 29, 2004. It is Uncle Kracker's first album not to receive a parental advisory sticker and to feature no rap songs. It is also his last to be released on Lava Records.
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| Released | June 29, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
| Studio | Chunky Style Music Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Length | 52:46 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 52/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| Billboard | (favorable)[5] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [1] |
| Spin | (6/10)[2] |
| The Village Voice | (unfavorable)[7] |
Critical reception
editSeventy Two and Sunny was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 52 based on 8 reviews.[3]
Among the positive reviews is Chuck Kosterman's take in Spin Magazine, where he writes "You’d have to work pretty hard not to like these songs, though I’m sure some people will try", a reference to the fact that Uncle Kracker was never a critic's darling, despite his record sales.[8] In a review AllMusic, John Luerssen noted the album is "largely absent of originality", while going on to say "like the bulk of Uncle Kracker's second musical helping, it's dang hard to swallow."[4] David Browne's mixed review in Entertainment Weekly said: "Kracker now sees himself as a scruffy Nashville troubadour, and on his third CD, he pulls off the conceit far better than [Kid] Rock has." On a critical note, Browne adds "Kracker's voice is too banal - and his material too mundane - to cut as deeply as his rural heroes."[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Michael Bradford and Matt Shafer, unless noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "This Time" | 3:41 | |
| 2. | "Rescue" | Diane Warren | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Further Down the Road" | 4:23 | |
| 4. | "Don't Know How (Not to Love You)" |
| 4:10 |
| 5. | "What Do We Want?" | 3:34 | |
| 6. | "Writing It Down" | Bradford | 4:37 |
| 7. | "A Place at My Table" | 4:16 | |
| 8. | "Some Things You Can't Take Back" | 4:11 | |
| 9. | "Blues Man" | 3:19 | |
| 10. | "Songs About Me, Songs About You" | 3:34 | |
| 11. | "Please Come Home" |
| 3:59 |
| 12. | "You're Not Free" | 3:31 | |
| 13. | "Last Night Again" (featuring Kenny Chesney) | 2:57 |
Personnel
edit- Uncle Kracker – lead vocals
- Mike Bradford – banjo, bass guitar, dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, piano, keyboards, drums, background vocals
- Laurie Melanson – dobro, acoustic guitar, harmonica, hi–string guitar
- Frank J. Myers – acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Eric Gorfain – violin
- John Catchings – cello
- Larry Paxton – double bass
- Richard Baker – piano
- Jerome Day – drums
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- Annie Ree Bradford – introduction vocals
- Kenny Chesney – lead vocals on "Last Night Again"
- Bret Michaels – background vocals on "Last Night Again"
- Phil Vassar – piano and background vocals on "Writing It Down"
Charts
edit| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[9] | 39 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
- ^ a b c "Spin review". Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ^ a b Luerssen, John. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Billboard review". Archived from the original on August 8, 2004. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
- ^ a b Browne, David (July 9, 2004). "Entertainment Weekly Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "The Village Voice review". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Uncle Kracker, 'Seventy Two & Sunny' (Lava)". SPIN. 2004-08-11. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ "Uncle Kracker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
