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Country Stuff the Album

Country Stuff the Album is the third studio album by American country music singer Walker Hayes. It was released on January 21, 2022, via Monument Records Nashville.

Country Stuff the Album

January 21, 2022 (2022-01-21)

Country[1]

39:33

Monument Nashville

  • Tofer Brown (track 13)
  • Dylan Guthro (track 4)
  • Walker Hayes (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8–11)
  • Shane McAnally (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 9–13)
  • Jordan Mohilowski (track 7)
  • Nash Overstreet (tracks 10–13)
  • Tedd T. (track 7)
  • Joe Thibodeau (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8, 9)

Content[edit]

Country Stuff the Album was preceded in 2021 by its lead single "Fancy Like", which topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts.[3] and also won Billboard Magazines Top Country Song and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Song[4] Also released from the album as singles were "U Gurl" and "AA". Six cuts from the album previously appeared on an EP released in 2021, also titled Country Stuff. In addition, the album features a re-recording of his 2018 single "Craig" featuring guest vocals from MercyMe. Hayes co-produced with Shane McAnally and Joe Thibodeau.[5]

Commercial reception[edit]

In the United States, Country Stuff: The Album debuted at number 9 on Billboard 200 with 33,000 units (16,000 pure sales), becoming his first top 10 album in the country.[6] Thanks to the album, Hayes entered Billboard's Artist 100 chart at number 8 for the very first time.[7]

Tofer Brown – drum programming (track 13), piano (track 13), (track 13)

synthesizer

Nathan Cochren – bass guitar (track 7)

– B-3 organ (track 10), synthesizer (track 10)

Dave Cohen

Bethany Cruz – background vocals (track 7)

Kris Donegan – acoustic guitar (tracks 10–13), (tracks 12, 13), electric guitar (track 10)

banjo

David Dorn – piano (tracks 12, 13), synthesizer (tracks 11–13)

– bass/808 programming (track 4), dobro (track 4) drum programming (track 4), ganjo (track 4), lap steel guitar (track 4), synthesizer (track 4), background vocals (track 4)

Dylan Guthro

Charlie Handsome – acoustic guitar (track 5), electric guitar (track 5)

Lela Hayes – background vocals (track 2)

– acoustic guitar (tracks 1–3, 5–10), bass synthesizer (track 6), beatboxing (tracks 6, 9), drum programming (tracks 10, 11), electric guitar (track 12), mandolin (track 12), organ (track 10), synthesizer (track 11) vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 4, 10–12)

Walker Hayes

David Huff – drum programming (track 10)

Evan Hutchings – drums (tracks 10–13), percussion (tracks 10, 12, 13)

Tony Lucido – bass guitar (tracks 10–13)

– background vocals (track 11)

Lori McKenna

Jordan Mohilowski – programming (track 7)

Montell Moore – background vocals (track 7)

Justin Niebank – drum programming (tracks 10–13)

– drum programming (track 12), synthesizer (track 12)

Nash Overstreet

– featured vocals (track 9)

Jake Owen

– featured vocals (track 13)

Carly Pearce

Sol Philcox-Littlefield – electric guitar (tracks 10–13)

Robby Shaffer – drums (track 7)

Adam Stark – acoustic guitar (tracks 1–3, 5), electric guitar (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8), (track 6), slide guitar (tracks 6, 9)

pedal steel guitar

Tedd T. – programming (track 7)

Joe Thibodeau – bass guitar (track 2), bass programming (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8), bass synthesizer (track 9), drum programming (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8, 9), drums (tracks 1, 2), percussion (track 2), synth programming (tracks 3, 5, 8)