''Beautiful Freakshow'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian

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artist

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. It was released on October 21, 2016 via

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. Brody wrote or co-wrote all but one of the album's tracks. ''Beautiful Freakshow'' debuted at number 15 on the

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. Three of its singles have charted in the top 10 of the

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airplay chart, including " 8th Day", which reached number one.

Singles

" Bush Party" was released as the album's lead single on July 29, 2016. An accompanying music video premiered August 8, 2016. The song entered the ''Billboard''

chart at number 39 and has since reached a peak position of 6. "Time" was released to digital retailers on September 9, 2016 as the first

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. It debuted at number 37 on the

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component chart. It was later serviced to Canadian radio on November 18, 2016 as the second official single. The title track, " Beautiful Freakshow", was released October 7, 2016 as the record's second promotional single. It features a

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from co-writer Shevy Price. It was later issued to Canadian country radio April 12, 2017 as the third official single.

Promotion

Brody is scheduled to go on tour in support of the album in the spring of 2017. The Beautiful Freakshow Tour will commence on April 25, 2017 in

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, with dates announced through June 3, 2017 (as of November 2016).

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will accompany Brody on seven dates in Ontario, while

Madeline Merlo Madeline Merlo (born February 9, 1994) is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. She signed to Open Road Recordings in 2013 and released her debut album, '' Free Soul'', three years later. In 2015, Merlo received the "Rising Star" award from t ...

will accompany the tour for the dates in the prairie provinces; the

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will serve as an opening act on all tour dates.

Critical reception

Anthony Easton of ''

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'' gave the album a mixed review and a 6-out-of-10 rating, labelling inconsistency as the album's downfall. "An album needs a frame, and a ruthless culling instinct," he writes. "''Freakshow'' has neither. I keep wanting more from Brody, and he doesn't quite deliver."

Singles

Promotion

Critical reception

Track listing

Chart performance

Album

References

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