Critical reception
True Believers has received positive reception from the music critics. Fred Thomas of Allmusic told that "the thing is, with a few songs you have to be listening pretty closely to differentiate the country affectations from the pop songwriting Rucker's been doing all along."[2] Music Is My Oxygen's Rob Burkhardt called the work "a set of highly sing-able, highly memorable tunes, loaded with ear-worm hooks and virtually no mis-steps."[4] At The Oakland Press, Gary Graff found that on this release that Rucker has made "something deeper than the annual ledger-satisfying exercises at which most country acts excel", which he "gets into some genuinely deep subject matter here".[5] Roughstock's Matt Bjorke affirmed that the album "feels solid and ready for the spotlight or setlist."[7] At USA Today, Brian Mansfield wrote that "Rucker sings plenty about driving, spring break and the radio".[9] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country wrote that the release "suffers from a sonic sameness that stays within Rucker’s comfort zone", and noted that "there's a whiff of formula [...] something every artist should work to stay ahead of."[8]
True Believers debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart and No. 2 on the Billboard 200, with 83,000 sold for the week.[10] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 12, 2014.[11] As of April 2015, the album has sold 575,400 copies in the United States[12]
Track listing
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1. | "True Believers" | Darius Rucker, Josh Kear | 4:03 |
2. | "Miss You" | Rucker, Frank Rogers | 4:00 |
3. | "Wagon Wheel (feat. Lady Antebellum on backing vocals)" | Bob Dylan, Ketch Secor | 4:57 |
4. | "Love Without You" (featuring Sheryl Crow) | Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally | 3:19 |
5. | "Radio" | Rucker, Luke Laird, Ashley Gorley | 3:08 |
6. | "Lost in You" | Rucker, Mark Nesler, Phillip White | 3:27 |
7. | "I Will Love You Still" (featuring Mallary Hope) | Rucker, Kear | 3:48 |
8. | "Take Me Home" | Rucker, Rogers, Monty Criswell | 4:08 |
9. | "Shine" | Rucker, Rogers | 4:10 |
10. | "Heartbreak Road" | Rucker, Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins | 3:13 |
11. | "Leavin' the Light On" | Rucker, David Lee Murphy, Phil O'Donnell | 3:55 |
12. | "Lie to Me" | Rucker, Rodney Clawson, Bob DiPiero | 4:04 |
Total length: | 46:12 |
Charts and certifications
Year-end charts
Chart (2013) |
Position |
US Billboard 200[16] |
61 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[17] |
15 |
Chart (2014) |
Position |
US Billboard 200[18] |
195 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[19] |
29 |
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References
- ↑ "Darius Rucker's New Album Arrives May 21". Country Music Television. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- 1 2 Thomas, Fred (January 22, 2013). "True Believers – Darius Rucker : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ↑ Tammy Ragusa
- 1 2 Burkhardt, Rob (May 21, 2013). "Third Time's a Charm for Darius Rucker with "True Believers"". Music Is My Oxygen. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- 1 2 Graff, Gary (May 20, 2013). "Album reviews: Daft Punk, Darius Rucker, Beach Boys, more". The Oakland Press. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ↑ Jody Rosen in Issue 1185.
- 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (May 20, 2013). "Album Review: Darius Rucker – True Believers". Roughstock. Archived from the original on September 19, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- 1 2 Dukes, Billy (May 24, 2013). "Darius Rucker, 'True Believers' – Album Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- 1 2 Mansfield, Brian (May 21, 2013). "Listen Up: Darius Rucker, The National, more". USA Today. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ↑ Jessen, Wade (May 30, 2013). "Darius Rucker Debuts At No. 1 On Top Country Albums". Billboard.
- 1 2 "American album certifications – Darius Rucker – True Believers". Recording Industry Association of America.
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- 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (April 8, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For April 8, 2015". Roughstock.
- ↑ "Darius Rucker Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Darius Rucker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Darius Rucker Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Darius Rucker Album & Song Chart History – Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
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