RaeLynn - WildHorse

[tryexp]

I couldn't find a thread for this, please merge if there is one, or edit if not properly formatted. NPR is streaming the full thing on their website.

Wildhorse



1.“Your Heart” (RaeLynn/Nicolle Galyon/Jimmy Robbins)
2.“WildHorse” (RaeLynn /Blair Daly/Hillary Lindsey)
3.“Love Triangle” (RaeLynn /Nicolle Galyon/Jimmy Robbins)
4.“Lonely Call” (RaeLynn /Nicolle Galyon/Rob Hawkins)
5.“Insecure” (RaeLynn /Nicolle Galyon/Jimmy Robbins)
6.“The Apple” (Nicolle Galyon/Emily Weisband/Marshall Altman)
7.“Young” feat. Leeland Mooring (RaeLynn/Nicolle Galyon/Leeland Mooring)
8.“Diamonds” (RaeLynn/Emily Weisband/Jimmy Robbins)
9.“Trigger” (RaeLynn/Emily Weisband/Jordan Reynolds)
10.“Graveyard” (RaeLynn /Nicolle Galyon/Jimmy Robbins)
11.“Say” feat. Dan + Shay (RaeLynn/Barry Dean/Jimmy Robbins)
12.“Praying For Rain” (RaeLynn/Nicolle Galyon/Leeland Mooring)

[.indulgecountry]

4 years in-the-making and 2.5 years after releasing her debut single to country radio, RaeLynn's debut album is finally out!



01. "Your Heart" (RaeLynn/Nicolle Galyon/Jimmy Robbins)
02. "WildHorse" (RaeLynn/Blair Daly/Hillary Lindsey)
03. "Love Triangle" (RaeLynn/Nicolle Galyon/Jimmy Robbins)
04. "Lonely Call" (RaeLynn/Nicolle Galyon/Rob Hawkins)
05. "Insecure" (RaeLynn/Nicolle Galyon/Jimmy Robbins)
06. "The Apple" (Nicolle Galyon/Emily Weisband/Marshall Altman)
07. "Young" feat. Leeland Mooring (RaeLynn/Nicolle Galyon/Leeland Mooring)
08. "Diamonds" (RaeLynn/Emily Weisband/Jimmy Robbins)
09. "Trigger" (RaeLynn/Emily Weisband/Jordan Reynolds)
10. "Graveyard" (RaeLynn/Nicolle Galyon/Jimmy Robbins)
11. "Say" feat. Dan + Shay (RaeLynn/Barry Dean/Jimmy Robbins)
12. "Praying for Rain" (RaeLynn/Nicolle Galyon/Leeland Mooring)

[sabre14]

I merged the post from .indulgecountry into the per-existing one. Thanks for including the writers, tracklisting and links for audio to both of you though. :)

[.indulgecountry]

I'll post more thoughts later when I have had more listens of this album under my belt but I am definitely LOVING this. One thing I must say off the bat is that "Lonely Call" is incredible. That one is right up there with "Love Triangle" for me and it would be my pick for single #2 because it sounds like a hit to me. "Your Heart," "Diamonds," and "Say" (with Dan+Shay) are also early standouts for me as well. It's a very modern and slick pop-country record for the most part, and fits right in the company of recent albums from the likes of Maren Morris, Lauren Alaina, and Kelsea Ballerini, imo.

I'm really glad that they took a chance on "Love Triangle" because there's definitely far less risky material on the album for country radio, but it was nice to see such a fantastic song get sent to radio, and even though I wish it would've done a whole lot better, a Top 30 placement for a song like that by a female artist is still pretty good. I think "Your Heart," "Lonely Call," or the title track would all be solid picks for country radio going forward; "Lonely Call" definitely gets my vote though. Just like on "Love Triangle" she really bares it all out there with that song emotionally.

[zaclord 🌈]

I am loving this album more than I expected to! "Love Triangle" is incredible and easily one of my favorite songs in the past few years, so I was definitely going to check this one out, but there are a lot of great songs on here.

1. Your Heart
A: This is really good and catchy. A favorite from the first couple listens. Great opening to the album

2. WildHorse
B+: A solid song and I've been enjoying it as a pre-release track since November. But I'm glad there are several songs much better than this on the album. None of the pre-release songs got me excited for this album like LT did

3. Love Triangle
A+++: Seriously one of my favorite songs of the last few years. People can dislike her voice all they want, but you cannot deny how well she connects to the lyrics in this song, and when artists do that, it just makes the story so much more heartbreaking and sad songs are my weakness. RaeLynn absolutely kills this one.

4. Lonely Call
A+: Definitely my second favorite on the album and the song that should be the next single.

5. Insecure
B-: This one is still good, but not a favorite of mine.

6. The Apple
A: Okay, musically this is incredible and so catchy. I missed the metaphor after first listen and was confused at the lyrics, but now I get the naive/innocent metaphor with taking a bite of the apple and I think it's a great spin on a similar subject done very well by many in the past.

7. Young (feat. Leeland Mooring)
B: Not a favorite of mine after the first couple listens, but this one is still pretty good.

8. Diamonds
B-: Not crazy about the hook for this one - "the right left hand" line bothers me for some reason, but the rest of the premise of the song is good. Just something about this one doesn't click super well for me.

9. Trigger
A: This one catches you instantly with the music, which I love about this one. But lyrically this is also awesome. Another highlight from me.

10. Graveyard
B-: Not a favorite of mine, but this still is pretty decent.

11. Say (feat. Dan + Shay)
A-: This one is pretty good. Love the harmonies on this one a lot.

12. Praying for Rain
A: The production on this one sounds like it could be a worship song from Hillsong, which is absolutely a good thing from my end, but the lyrics here are great too.

Overall a very good album with a few STELLAR songs on it. Very glad we've finally got this album!

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Only had a single listen so far, but "Your heart", "Lonely call" & "Trigger" seems the stand-outs so far. "Insecure" not far behind either.
Seems like a very solid debut CD - songs may grow on me more after a few more listens.

[bigfan101]

Very solid!

Please, please, please release Say next. Listened the whole album once, but that song sticks out in a very good way.

[seak05]

This is a pop-country sound, but it fits who Raelynn is. RaeLynns voice will always be polarizing, but her lyric writing shines through on this.

[bigfan101]

Mar 25, 2017 12:59:16 GMT -5 bigfan101 said:

Very solid!

Please, please, please release Say next. Listened the whole album once, but that song sticks out in a very good way.

Okay listened everything again.

And I'm wrong. Lonely Call needs to be next. Very good, relatable, and catchy.

[bigfan101]

Wow! Color me impressed. Raelynn is expected to sell 17-20k this week. Very, very solid numbers!

[Kanenrá:ke]

Finally got a chance to listen to this and "Graveyard" is amazing! 😊

[Deleted]

I don't really get the criticism levelled at RaeLynn re: her voice. Okay, it's not outstanding, but she seems to have a pleasant voice (to me) which works well with her songs.
Or is it just me?

[wilddustin]

Really enjoy this album! I liked the promo tracks she released ahead of the album, so I was anxious to hear the whole thing. I expected those songs to be the best tracks, but I actually like some of the others even more. She knows how to write catchy songs with a hook.

Also nice to see that Lonely Call stood out to others. This should have been the first single IMO.

[.indulgecountry]

This was pretty hard but I think this is how I'd rank the album tracks:

01. Lonely Call
02. Love Triangle
03. Diamonds
04. Your Heart
05. Say
06. Insecure
07. WildHorse
08. Graveyard
09. Praying for Rain
10. Trigger
11. The Apple
12. Young

[zaclord 🌈]

Lonely Call next plz. Although I am pleased that Love Triangle is getting another shot on radio so I'm fine with "Lonely Call" waiting awhile longer for a release :)

[onebuffalo]

#1 country, #20 top 200 album with 16,000 sold. Congratulations, RaeLynn!