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2017 studio album by Darius Rucker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

When Was the Last Time
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When Was the Last Time is the seventh studio album and fifth in the country genre by American country music singer Darius Rucker. It was released on Capitol Records Nashville on October 20, 2017.

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"If I Told You" was released as the album's lead single on July 5, 2016. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated June 24, 2017, becoming his first No. 1 since "Wagon Wheel" in 2013. The album's second single, "For the First Time", was released on July 24, 2017.[3] It reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated June 2, 2018.[4]

"Straight to Hell", which features guest vocals from Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Charles Kelley, was previously recorded by Drivin' N' Cryin' on their 1989 album Mystery Road. This song was released as the album's third single on June 25, 2018.

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Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album 3 out of 5 stars, saying that "not much separates" it from Rucker's previous country albums, but noting the vocal performances on "Story to Tell" and "Another Night with You" while calling "Straight to Hell" the "rowdiest country he's ever done".[5]

Commercial performance

On its debut week, the album charted at No. 8 on the US Billboard 200, which is Rucker's fifth top 10 album on the chart. It also debuted at No. 2 on the Top Country Albums chart, with 30,000 copies sold in the first week, 34,000 units, including track sales and streams.[6] In its second week, it sold a further 9,300 copies.[7] It has sold 123,400 copies in the United States as of April 2019.[8]

Track listing

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Personnel

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes[1] and Tidal.[9]

Musicians

  • Darius Rucker – lead vocals
  • Fred Eltringham – drums
  • Tony Lucido – bass
  • Derek Wells – acoustic guitar (tracks 1–4, 7, 9, 11, 13), electric guitar (1–4, 7, 9, 11), banjo (11)
  • Rob McNelley – electric guitar (tracks 5, 6, 8, 10, 12), acoustic guitar (5, 6, 10)
  • Dan Dugmorepedal steel guitar (tracks 1–6, 9–12), electric guitar (2–4, 7–9, 11, 13), acoustic guitar (2–5, 11, 12), mandolin (6), lap steel guitar (8)
  • Jason Lehning – keyboards
  • Stuart Duncanfiddle (tracks 1, 7, 13)
  • Andy Leftwich – fiddle (track 8)
  • Zach Crowellprogramming (track 6)
  • Chris Tompkins – electric guitar, programming (track 11)
  • Ross Copperman – electric guitar (tracks 2–4, 9, 10); acoustic guitar, keyboards, programming (2, 4, 10, 12); background vocals (4, 7, 8, 10, 13)
  • Derek George – acoustic guitar, background vocals, programming (track 1)
  • Rodney Clawson – acoustic guitar, background vocals (track 11)
  • Jason Aldean – lead vocals, background vocals (tracks 7, 13)
  • Luke Bryan – lead vocals, background vocals (tracks 7, 13)
  • Perry Coleman – background vocals (track 11)
  • Carolyn Dawn Johnson – background vocals (tracks 7–9, 13)
  • Jaren Johnston – background vocals (track 3)
  • Charles Kelley – lead vocals, background vocals (tracks 7, 13)
  • Josh Osborne – background vocals (track 6)
  • Micah Wilshire – background vocals (tracks 4, 5, 10)
  • Bergen White – string arrangement, conducting (track 9)
  • Conni Ellisor – violin (track 9)
  • Mary Katherine Vanosdale – violin (track 9)
  • Alan Umstead – violin (track 9)
  • David Davidson – violin (track 9)
  • James Grosjean – viola (track 9)
  • Elizabeth Lamb – viola (track 9)
  • Carole Rabinowitz – cello (track 9)

Technical

  • Ross Copperman – production, overdub recording, vocal recording
  • F. Reid Shippen – recording, mixing
  • Chris Taylor – recording assistance (tracks 1–4, 7, 9, 11, 13)
  • Josh Ditty – recording assistance (tracks 5, 6, 8, 10, 12)
  • Mike Shear – overdub and vocal recording assistance (tracks 1–4, 7, 9, 11, 13)
  • Gaylord Holomalia – overdub and vocal recording assistance (tracks 5, 6, 8, 12)
  • Zach Crowell – additional recording (track 6)
  • Dan Frizsell – additional recording (track 11)
  • Brent Truitt – additional recording (tracks 7, 13)
  • Andy Leftwich – additional recording (track 8)
  • Kyle Lehning – strings recording (track 9)
  • Mike Stankiewicz – strings recording assistance (track 9)
  • Chris Parr – vocal production assistance
  • Daniel Bacigalupi – mixing assistance
  • Brian David Willis – digital editing
  • Buckley Miller – digital editing (tracks 5, 6, 8, 10, 12)
  • Scott Johnson – production assistance
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering

Visuals

  • Karen Naff – art direction
  • Craig Allen – design
  • David McClister – photography
  • Lindsay Doyle – groomer
  • Anna Redmon – wardrobe stylist
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Chart performance

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References

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