Let It Roll (Midland album)

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Let It Roll
Studio album by
Midland
ReleasedAugust 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
GenreNeotraditional country
Length51:39
LabelBig Machine
Producer
Midland chronology
On the Rocks
(2017) 		Let It Roll
(2019) 		The Sonic Ranch
(2021)
Singles from Let It Roll
  1. "Mr. Lonely"
    Released: April 15, 2019
  2. "Cheatin' Songs"
    Released: January 21, 2020[1]

Let It Roll is the second studio album by American country music group Midland. It was released on August 23, 2019 via Big Machine Records.

Content[edit]

Midland released the album's lead single "Mr. Lonely" in February 2019.[2] As with their previous album On the Rocks, the project was produced by Dann Huff, Shane McAnally, and Josh Osborne.[3] In support of the album, the band began the Let It Roll Tour in June 2019.[4]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Rolling Stone[6]

The album received a Metacritic rating of 74 based on 5 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews.[5]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating that " It's a record that gets by on feel, not songs, which may mean that it doesn't provide many distinguishing hooks, but it does sound awfully good as it plays."[3] Also rating it 3.5 out of 5 stars, Jon Freeman of Rolling Stone called the album "immaculately disheveled" and noted influences of non-country artists, which he described as "a statement that the group’s fluid musical identity is a feature, not a bug."[6]

Commercial performance[edit]

Let It Roll debuted at No. 1 on Billboard' Top Country Albums with 22,000 units, 16,000 of which are traditional album sales. This is Midland's first number one on the chart.[7] On Billboard 200, the album debuted at No. 16.[8] The album has sold 41,300 copies in the United States as of March 2020.[9]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let It Roll"Jess Carson4:07
2."Fourteen Gears"
3:32
3."Mr. Lonely"
3:00
4."Cheatin' Songs"
  • Carson
  • Wystrach
  • Duddy
  • McAnally
  • Osborne
3:35
5."Put the Hurt on Me"
  • Carson
  • Wystrach
  • Duddy
  • McAnally
  • Osborne
3:04
6."I Love You, Goodbye"
  • Carson
  • Wystrach
  • Duddy
  • McAnally
  • Osborne
3:08
7."Every Song's a Drinkin' Song"
  • Carson
  • Wystrach
  • Duddy
  • Liz Rose
  • Jeremy Spillman
3:56
8."21st Century Honky Tonk American Band"
4:38
9."Fast Hearts and Slow Towns"
3:19
10."Cheatin' by the Rules"
  • Carson
  • Wystrach
  • Duddy
  • DiPiero
  • Akins
3:41
11."Playboys"
  • Carson
  • Wystrach
  • Duddy
  • McAnally
  • Osborne
3:41
12."Lost in the Night"
2:55
13."Gettin' the Feel"Carson4:33
14."Roll Away"
4:30
Total length:51:39

Personnel[edit]

From Let It Roll notes.[10]

Midland
  • Jess Carson - background vocals (all tracks except 14), lead vocals (14), acoustic guitar (all tracks), electric guitar (8)
  • Cameron Duddy - background vocals (all tracks except 12), lead vocals (12), bass guitar (all tracks)
  • Mark Wystrach - lead vocals (all tracks except 12 & 14), background vocals (12, 14), acoustic guitar (8)
Additional musicians
  • Dave Cohen - piano (12, 13), Hammond B-3 organ (14), Rhodes piano (6, 12), accordion (10)
  • Robbie Crowell - piano (7, 10), Hammond B-3 organ (3, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13), Wurlitzer electric piano (4), Mellotron (14), Rhodes piano (8), synthesizer (9), saxophone (12), drums (1, 2, 7-9), percussion (11), tambourine (1)
  • Luke Cutchen - electric guitar (all tracks except 4 & 11)
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar (all tracks)
  • Dann Huff - electric guitar (1, 2, 4-6, 9, 11, 12) acoustic guitar (2, 3), gut string guitar (5), 12-string guitar (4), slide guitar (1), mandolin (2, 4), Solina (4), bouzouki (11), sitar (1), Hammond B-3 organ (1), synthesizer (6), programming (3, 4, 8, 10), percussion (11), shaker (1)
  • David Huff - programming (1-6, 8-12)
  • Laur Joamets - electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11), acoustic guitar (2, 9), high strung guitar (9), acoustic slide guitar (7)
  • Charlie Judge - piano (3), Hammond B-3 organ (4), Wurlitzer electric piano (11), keyboards (5)
  • Rob McNelley - electric guitar (3-5, 11)
  • Greg Morrow - drums (3-5, 11)
  • Gordon Mote - piano (9), Hammond B-3 organ (9)
  • Jerry Roe - drums (6, 10, 12-14), congas (12), tambourine (6)
  • Derek Wells - electric guitar (6, 10, 12, 13)
Technical
  • Adam Ayan - mastering
  • Cameron Duddy - art direction
  • Mike "Frog" Griffith - production coordination
  • Joseph Holguin - recording assistant (1, 3-7, 8, 10-14)
  • Dann Huff - producer
  • David Huff - digital editing
  • Steve Marcantonio - recording (all tracks except 8)
  • Shane McAnally - producer
  • Seth Morton - recording (all tracks except 8)
  • Britt Murray - recording (9)
  • Justin Niebank - mixing
  • Josh Osborne - producer
  • Jordan Reed - recording assistant (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11)
  • Jacob Sciba - recording (8)
  • Chris Small - digital editing
  • Harper Smith - photography

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Marissa R. Moss (March 29, 2019). "Midland Play the Lothario in Mischievous New Song 'Mr. Lonely'". Rolling Stone.
  3. ^ a b c Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Let It Roll". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Carena Liptak (August 20, 2019). "Everything we know about Midland's new album, Let It Roll". The Boot. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Let It Roll by Midland". Metacritic.
  6. ^ a b Jon Freeman (August 22, 2019). "Midland's 'Let it Roll' is an Immaculately Disheveled Success". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  7. ^ Asker, Jim (September 3, 2019). "Midland Scores First Top Country Albums No. 1, Tanya Tucker and Vince Gill Return to Top 10". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. September 7, 2019.
  9. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 10, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020". RoughStock. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  10. ^ Let It Roll (CD insert). Midland. Big Machine Records. 2019. BMRML0200A.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #540". auspOp. August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  12. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Midland – Let It Roll". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  16. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  17. ^ "Midland Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  18. ^ "Midland Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  19. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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