Rhett co-wrote every song on the album. Most of the writing and work on the album was done during the COVID-19 pandemic , and Rhett called it the "best work [he's] ever done".[ 1] traditional country music in the process of making this album, noted musical influence from Eric Church , and remarked that he wanted to "tell a real, honest story from the heart".[ 6] [ 7]
In the United States, Country Again: Side A debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200equivalent album units (14,000 in album sales), becoming his fifth top 10 entry on the chart.[ 8]
Country Again: Side A track listingTitle Writer(s) 1. "Want It Again" 2:52 2. "Growing Up" Rhett Dragstrem Miller Thompson 3:01 3. "What's Your Country Song " 2:51 4. "Where We Grew Up" 2:45 5. "Heaven Right Now" 3:48 6. "To the Guys That Date My Girls" Rhett Akins Thompson Will Bundy 3:01 7. "More Time Fishin'" 3:05 8. "Country Again " 3:41 9. "Put It on Ice" (featuring Hardy ) Rhett Akins Dragstrem Thompson 3:04 10. "Blame It on a Backroad" 2:47 11. "Ya Heard" Rhett Akins Dragstrem Chase McGill 3:03 Total length: 34:03
Thomas Rhett – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–4, 9), whistle (7)Charlie Judge – keyboards (1, 3–5, 9–11), Hammond B3 organ (2, 6–8, 10), acoustic piano (3), cello (5)
Justin Niebank – programming
Jesse Frasure – programming (1–3, 5–8, 10, 11), acoustic guitar (3), synth bass (3)Luke Laird – programming (4)Josh Miller – programming (4)
David Huff – programming (6)Matt Dragstrem – programming (9, 11), synth bass (9), backing vocals (9), acoustic guitar (11)
Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4–9), mandolin (2, 4, 9), gut string guitar (6), 12-string acoustic guitar (7), banjo (8–10), electric guitar (9), dobro (9), resonator guitar (9)Derek Wells – electric guitars (1, 5, 11)
Dann Huff – electric guitars (2–4, 6–8, 10), electric guitar solo (2, 3), ganjo (3), slide guitar solo (6), synth bass (6, 7), programming (7, 8), acoustic guitar (10)Patrick Droney – electric guitars (9), electric guitar solo (9)
Tyler Chiarelli – dobro (3)
Stuart Duncan – fiddle (7, 8, 10), mandolin (7)Paul Franklin – steel guitar (1–3, 6–10)Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitarChris Kimmerer – drums, percussion (2, 9–11), programming (6)
Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica (11)
Josh Reedy – backing vocals
Hardy – lead and backing vocals (9)Production
Dann Huff – producer
Jesse Frasure – producer (1–3, 5–8, 10, 11)
Matt Dragstrem – producer (9), additional recording (9)
Joe Baldridge – recording
Kam Lucherthand – recording assistant (1, 3, 6–8)
Josh Ditty – recording assistant (2, 4, 5, 9–11)
Drew Bollman – additional recording (9)
David Huff – digital editing (1–8, 10, 11)
Chris Small – digital editing (1–8, 10, 11)
Brian David Willis – digital editing (2)Sam Cooke – digital editing (9)
Justin Niebank – mixing at Blackbird Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) and Hound's Ear Studio (Franklin, Tennessee)
Adam Ayan – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator
Doug Rich – copy coordinator
Janice Soled – copy coordinator
Sandi Spika Borchetta – art direction
Justin Ford – art direction, graphic design
Thomas Rhett – art direction, additional photography
John Shearer – cover photography, additional photography
Grayson Gregory – additional photography
Ali Ryan – grooming
Amanda Valentine – stylist
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