What Makes You Country

What Makes You Country
Studio album by Luke Bryan
Released December 8, 2017 (2017-12-08)
Genre Country
Length 51:32
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer
Luke Bryan chronology
Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer
(2016)		 What Makes You Country
(2017)
Singles from What Makes You Country
  1. "Light It Up"
    Released: August 23, 2017
  2. "Most People Are Good"
    Released: January 8, 2018
  3. "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset"
    Released: May 29, 2018[1]

What Makes You Country is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It was released on December 8, 2017 via Capitol Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Light It Up", "Most People Are Good", and "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset".

Critical reception

The Guardian reviewer Alexis Petridis rated the album 3 out of 5 stars, stating that "you'd have a hard time arguing that What Makes You Country doesn't feature some pretty bulletproof songwriting. If it sounds like mainstream pop in a pickup truck, that's partly because the melodies and structure are up to the standard of the best stuff pumped out by Swedish hit manufacturers."[2] A mixed-to-positive review came from Variety writer Chris Willman, who wrote that the album "suggests that Bryan has zero interest in fixing what ain't broke. It's a 15-song guidebook to What Makes Him Successful, filled with good-time drinking, better-time sex, a little bit of family, and no particular sadness that can't be cured as soon as a certain ex-girlfriend texts back."[3]

Commercial performance

What Makes You Country debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 108,000 album-equivalent units, of which 99,000 were pure album sales, giving Bryan his fourth US number-one album.[4] The album has sold 328,700 copies in the US as of September 2018.[5]

In Australia, the album entered at number six on the ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his second to reach the top 10 there after Kill the Lights (2015).[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What Makes You Country"
3:55
2."Out of Nowhere Girl"
  • Bryan
  • Davidson
  • Gorley
3:38
3."Light It Up"
2:57
4."Most People Are Good"
3:41
5."Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset"
3:36
6."Bad Lovers"
  • Davidson
  • Kyle Fishman
  • Justin Wilson
3:36
7."Drinking Again"
3:45
8."Land of a Million Songs"
3:31
9."Like You Say You Do"
3:40
10."Hooked on It"
  • Bryan
  • Davidson
  • Murphy
3:17
11."She's a Hot One"
  • Carter
  • McGill
2:55
12."Hungover in a Hotel Room"
3:54
13."Pick It Up"
  • Bryan
  • Clawson
  • Matt Dragstrem
2:59
14."Driving This Thing"
2:56
15."Win Life"
3:12
Total length:51:32

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 6
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] 5
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[9] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 68
US Billboard 200[11] 1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 1

References

  1. ↑ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". AllAccess. May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Luke Bryan: What Makes You Country review – pop in a pickup truck". The Guardian. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ Willman, Chris. "Album Review: Luke Bryan's 'What Makes You Country'". Variety. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (December 18, 2017). "Luke Bryan Lands Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'What Makes You Country'". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (September 24, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: September 24, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (December 16, 2017). "Australian Charts: Ed Sheeran 'Divide' Is No 1 Again". Noise11. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Luke Bryan – What Makes You Country". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  9. ↑ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Luke Bryan – What Makes You Country". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
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