Darius Rucker - 'Carolyn's Boy'

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1. Beers And Sunshine [Darius Rucker, JT Harding, Josh Osborne & Ross Copperman]
2. In This Together [Darius Rucker, Derek George, Bobby Hamrick & Joy Williams]
3. Never Been Over [Darius Rucker, Lee Thomas Miller & John Osborne]
4. Fires Don't Start Themselves [Ben Hayslip, Jacob Rice & Dan Isbell]
5. Ol' Church Hymn (feat. Chapel Hart) [Darius Rucker, Greylan James, Ben Hayslip & Josh Miller]
6. 7 Days [Darius Rucker, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Charles Kelley]
7. Same Beer Different Problem [Darius Rucker, Tofer Brown, Sarah Buxton & Brad Tursi]
8. Sara [Darius Rucker, Joel Crouse, Kyle Rife & Ed Sheeran]
9. Have A Good Time [Darius Rucker, Monty Criswell, Derek George & Bobby Hamrick]
10. Sure Would Have Loved Her [Darius Rucker, Wyatt Durrette & Levi Lowrey]
11. Southern Comfort [Chris LaCorte, Matt Rogers & Josh Osborne]
12. 3 am in Carolina [Darius Rucker, Ross Copperman & Michael Hardy]
13. Lift Me Up [Temilade Openiyi, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Ryan Coogler & Ludwig Göransson]
14. Stargazing [Darius Rucker, Brinley Addington, Jess Cayne & Matt Morrisey]




Focus track is Never Been Over.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Solid album. Was surprised that Beers and Sunshine was included, but excluded My Masterpiece (yes, one was a hit and the other was a flop, but the sound of MM fits in this album imo). The overall production was really strong, and most songs have decent melody. I was not too big on FDST, so was not sad that it flopped, but there are some good new songs, including 7 Days, and wow, 3 am In Carolina for sure is the best song in the album, and I must say it has one of the strongest melodies I heard from him. 

[bigd79]

I really like this album, maybe not quite as much as i liked “when was the last time” but its a pretty solid album. Still need more listens. I think if another single gets released a good choice would be “southern comfort”…”3am in carolina” also a strong choice.

Sadly at this point i don’t know if anything he puts out will turn into a big hit. Not ruling it out, but seems unlikely at this point. Won’t be shocked if we don’t see anything else from this go to radio.

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Debut at #27 country and #153 overall with 5k sales and 9k SPS first week.