Declaration of Independence (album)

Declaration of Independence is the fourth studio album by American country rap artist Colt Ford.^[5] It was released on August 7, 2012 through Average Joe's Entertainment Group. The album includes the singles "Answer to No One," "Back" and "Drivin' Around Song."

Declaration of Independence
Studio album by Colt Ford
Released	August 7, 2012 (2012-08-07)
Genre	Country rap
Label	Average Joe's Entertainment
Producer	Noah Gordon Mike Hartnett Shannon Houchins Dann Huff Phive Starr Terry Smith
Colt Ford chronology
Every Chance I Get (2011) Declaration of Independence (2012) Thanks for Listening (2014)
Singles from Declaration of Independence
"Answer to No One" Released: 2012 "Back" Released: July 2, 2012 "Drivin' Around Song" Released: July 29, 2013

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Associated Press	favorable[2]
Roughstock	[3]
Country Standard Time	mixed[4]

Reviews

An uncredited review from the Associated Press was favorable, saying that "Ford not only illustrates that country music can continue to draw on other contemporary musical styles, he also shows that modern-era rednecks can mix with the rest of the world, too."^[2] Bobby Peacock of Roughstock rated it four stars out of five, similarly saying that it "finds him once again bridging the gap between two diametrically opposite genres with skill."^[3] Giving it three-and-a-half stars out of five, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic compared the sound to Kid Rock, saying that Ford had "swagger" and "bravado".^[1] Sam Gazdziak of Country Standard Time gave a mixed review, praising "All In" and "Way Too Early" as the countriest-sounding, and calling "Angels & Demuns" a standout, but criticizing some of the songs' themes by saying that "The 'country pride' songs dominate, and there are so many of them saying essentially the same thing that they become indistinguishable."^[4] As of Oct. 28,2012 the album has sold 106,000 copies.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Answer to No One" (with JJ Lawhorn)	Colt Ford Noah Gordon Mike Hartnett Shannon Houchins	3:32
2.	"Drivin' Around Song" (with Jason Aldean)	Chris Tompkins Craig Wiseman	3:40
3.	"All In" (with Kix Brooks)	Ford Gordon Hartnett Houchins	3:16
4.	"Ain't Out of the Woods" (with Montgomery Gentry)	Ford	3:04
5.	"Lucky" (with Jonathan Singleton)	Ford Wiseman	3:09
6.	"Back" (with Jake Owen)	Ford Gordon Hartnett Houchins	4:02
7.	"Dancin' While Intoxicated (DWI)" (with LoCash Cowboys and Redneck Social Club)	Ford Lex Lipsitz	3:55
8.	"It's All" (with Jeffrey Steele)	Ford Jeffrey Steele	3:43
9.	"Hugh Damn Right" (with Laura Bell Bundy)	Ford Wiseman	3:43
10.	"Room at the Bar" (with Corey Smith)	Ford Terry Smith	3:19
11.	"All of My Tomorrows" (with Russell Dickerson)	Ford Gordon Dakota Bradley	3:09
12.	"Happy in Hell" (with Wanya Morris)	Ford	3:58
13.	"50/50"	Ford Wiseman	2:50
14.	"Way Too Early" (with Darius Rucker)	Ford Ben Hayslip	2:46
15.	"Angels & Demuns" (with Lamar Williams, Jr.)	Ford Wiseman	6:38

Production

Producer: Dann Huff: Tracks 2, 5, 8 and 11

Producer: Mike Hartnett and Corey Smith: Track 10

Producer: Phive Starr: Tracks 7 and 12

Producer: Shannon Houchins: Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, 14 and 15

Mixing: Billy Decker: Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14 and 15

Mixing: Justin Niebank: Tracks 2, 5, 8 and 11

Mixing: Phive Starr: Track 7

Mixing: Billy Hume: Track 10

Mastering - Noah Gordon

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peak position US Billboard 200[6] 5 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 1 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 1 US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[9] 60

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 45 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] 24 Chart (2013) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 53

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US Country Airplay	US
2012	"Answer to No One" (with JJ Lawhorn)	—	—	—
	"Back" (with Jake Owen)	40	50	—
2013	"Drivin' Around Song" (with Jason Aldean)	41	56	106
"—" denotes releases that did not chart