The Album (Chase Rice album)

The Album is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Chase Rice. It was released on May 28, 2021, by Broken Bow Records and Dack Janiels Records.^[1]

The Album
Studio album by Chase Rice
Released	May 28, 2021 (2021-05-28)
Genre	Country pop country rock
Length	47:22
Label	Broken Bow / Dack Janiels
Producer	Casey Brown Corey Crowder Chris DeStefano Tyler Hubbard Martin Johnson Zach Kale Brian Kelley Brandon Paddock Chase Rice Jimmy Robbins Jonathan Singleton
Chase Rice chronology
Lambs & Lions (2017) The Album (2021) I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell (2023)
Singles from The Album
"Lonely If You Are" Released: June 7, 2019 "Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen." Released: November 30, 2020

Content

An EP entitled The Album, Pt. I was released on January 24, 2020, which consisted of the album's first seven tracks, including its lead single "Lonely If You Are".^[2] A second EP, The Album, Pt. II, was released on May 15, 2020 and included the next four tracks.^[3] The last four tracks, including the album's second single "Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen.", were released with the rest of the full album on May 28, 2021.^[4] Rice co-wrote eleven of the album's fifteen tracks.

Critical reception

Will Carter of Rock n' Load Magazine wrote a generally favorable review of the album upon release. While criticizing the album for its country pop sound, he wrote that the album is an "excellent release and will surely please Chase’s legions of fans and certainly win him more."^[5]

Commercial performance

The Album peaked at number 34 on both the Billboard Top Country Albums and Independent Albums charts.^[6][7]

Track listing

Adapted from album credits.^[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"American Nights"	Kevin Griffin Martin Johnson François Tétaz	Johnson Brandon Paddock	3:16
2.	"Lonely If You Are"	Chase Rice Lindsay Rimes Hunter Phelps	C. Rice Chris DeStefano	2:56
3.	"Everywhere"	C. Rice Zachary Kale James McNair	Kale	2:57
4.	"Best Night Ever"	C. Rice DeStefano Matt Jenkins	C. Rice DeStefano	3:02
5.	"Messy"	Seth Ennis Kylie Sackley	C. Rice DeStefano	3:26
6.	"In the Car"	C. Rice Jesse Rice Phelps Mark Holman	C. Rice DeStefano	3:03
7.	"Forever to Go"	Jordan Minton Casey Brown Geoffrey Warburton	Brown	2:57
8.	"You"	C. Rice Jon Nite Kale	DeStefano	3:14
9.	"Break. Up. Drunk."	C. Rice Jordan Schmidt Phelps	DeStefano	2:56
10.	"Down Home Runs Deep"	Daniel Ross Michael Hardy Mike Walker McNair	DeStefano	3:14
11.	"Belong"	C. Rice DeStefano Nite	DeStefano	3:39
12.	"The Nights"	C. Rice Kale McNair	Kale	3:46
13.	"Bedroom"	C. Rice Nite Jimmy Robbins	Corey Crowder	2:59
14.	"If I Didn't Have You"	C. Rice Channing Wilson Jonathan Singleton	Singleton Jimmy Robbins	3:09
15.	"Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen." (featuring Florida Georgia Line)	C. Rice Crowder Phelps Cale Dodds	C. Rice Crowder Tyler Hubbard Brian Kelley	2:40

Personnel

Adapted from The Album liner notes.^[9]

Vocals

Casey Brown – background vocals Naomi Cooke – background vocals Corey Crowder – background vocals Kiley Dean – background vocals Chris DeStefano – background vocals Dan Johnson – background vocals Martin Johnson – background vocals Zach Kale – background vocals

Taela Lacour – background vocals Linda McKernan – background vocals Jordan Minton – background vocals Mark Noel – background vocals Brandon Paddock – background vocals Chase Rice – background vocals, lead vocals Jonathan Singleton – background vocals Russell Terrell – background vocals

Musicians

Ryan Barnette – electric guitar Casey Brown – keys, electric guitar, programming, acoustic guitar Tyler Chiarelli – guitar Corey Crowder – acoustic guitar, programming Chris DeStefano – banjo, bass, keyboards, synth, programming, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, live bass, dobro, piano, drums, drum programming Jonny Fung – electric guitar, programming Zach Kale – electric guitar, keys, programming Charlie Judge – keys, piano, programming Todd Lombardo – acoustic guitar, banjo, high strung guitar, Resonator Tony Lucido – bass Rob McNelley – electric guitar

Miles McPherson – drums, percussion Justin Ostrander – electric Chase Rice – acoustic guitar, dobro Jimmy Robbins – acoustic guitar, programming, keyboards, bass Jerry Roe – drums, percussion Jonathan Singleton – banjo, electric guitar Tyler Tomlinson – electric guitar Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar, dobro, electric guitar, banjo Derek Wells – electric guitar, steel guitar Alex Wright – B3 keys, piano, synth, Wurlitzer guitar

Technical

Adam Ayan – mastering (tracks 13 and 15) Casey Brown – producer (track 7) David Cook – digital editing Corey Crowder – producer (tracks 13 and 15), recording, digital editing Chris DeStefano – producer (all tracks except 1, 3, 7, 12-15), recording, digital editing Josh Ditty – assistant engineer, digital editing Kelsey Granda – production coordinator Tyler Hubbard – producer (track 15) Martin Johnson – producer, sound production (track 1) Scott Johnson – production coordinator Zach Kale – producer (tracks 3 and 12), recording, digital editing

Brian Kelley – producer (track 15) Pete Lyman – mastering (all tracks except 13 and 15) Alyson McAnally – production coordinator Miles McPherson – digital editing Brandon Paddock – producer, sound production (track 1) Chase Rice – producer (all tracks except 1, 3, 7, 12-14) Bryce Roberts – assistant engineer Jimmy Robbins – producer (track 14), recording, digital editing Chris Small – vocal editing engineer Jonathan Singleton – producer (track 14), recording

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for The Album Chart (2021) Peak position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 34 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] 34

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for The Album Chart (2021) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 92

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Ref.
Various	May 28, 2021	Broken Bow Dack Janiels	Digital download Streaming	[11]
	October 1, 2021		CD	[12]