What It Is (Hayes Carll album)

What It Is is the sixth studio album by American musician Hayes Carll. It was released on February 15, 2019, through Dualtone Records.[2]

What It Is
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)
Length38:36
LabelDualtone
Producer
[1]
Hayes Carll chronology
Lovers and Leavers
(2016)
What It Is
(2019)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
American Songwriter     [5]
Austin Chronicle     [6]
Exclaim!9/10[7]
Rolling Stone     [8]
Substack (Consumer Guide)B+[9]

What It Is has been given a Metacritic score of 79 based on 9 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.[3]

Commercial performance

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The album has sold 11,800 copies in the United States as of March 2020.[10]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."None'ya"3:30
2."Times Like These"2:59
3."Things You Don't Wanna Know"3:12
4."If I May Be So Bold"3:12
5."Jesus and Elvis"3:22
6."American Dream"4:00
7."Be There"3:08
8."Beautiful Thing"3:02
9."What It Is"3:12
10."Fragile Men"2:41
11."Wild Pointy Finger"3:44
12."I Will Stay"2:34
Total length:38:36

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[11] 39
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[12] 24
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[13] 10
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[14] 23
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] 26
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[17] 39

References

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  1. ^ Gage, Jeff (February 26, 2019). "Hayes Carll on Harnessing Humor, Dance-Hall Vibe of New Album 'What It Is'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Moss, Marissa (November 8, 2018). "Hayes Carll Readies New Album 'What It Is'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Deming, Mark. "What It Is - Hayes Carll". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (February 11, 2019). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  6. ^ Freeman, Doug (March 22, 2019). "Austin Chronicle Review". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Henderson, Stuart (February 12, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Hermes, Will (February 18, 2019). "Hayes Carll's Wiseass, Lovestruck 'What It Is'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (September 18, 2019). "Consumer Guide: September 2019". Substack. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  10. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 3, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums In Pure Sales: March 2, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  12. ^ "Hayes Carll Chart History (Digital Albums)".[dead link] Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  13. ^ "Hayes Carll Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  14. ^ "Hayes Carll Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  15. ^ "Hayes Carll Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  16. ^ "Hayes Carll Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  17. ^ "Hayes Carll Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.