''Can't Say I Ain't Country'' is the fourth studio album by American country music duo
Florida Georgia Line
Florida Georgia Line is an American country music duo founded in 2010 by Tyler Hubbard of Georgia and Brian Kelley of Florida, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. Their 2012 debut single " Cruise" broke two major sales records: it was ...
. It was released on February 15, 2019, through the
Big Machine Label Group
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.
It includes the singles "
Simple
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Arts and entertainment
* ''Simple'' (album), by Andy Yorke, 2008, and its title track
* "Simple" (Florida Georgia Line song), 2018
* "Simple", a song by Johnn ...
" and "
Talk You Out of It
"Talk You Out of It" is a song recorded by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line. It is their sixteenth solo single release, and the second from their fourth studio album ''Can't Say I Ain't Country''. The song was written by Hardy (sin ...
", as well as the tracks "Colorado"
and "Sittin' Pretty". It was supported by a tour
of the same name from May 2019.
Background and composition
Tyler Hubbard told ''
Entertainment Tonight
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'': "We've been working on that album for over a year now, so BK and I are definitely ready."
On the sound of the album, he remarked: "A lot of the music is just kind of a throwback -- an FGL take on kind of what we grew up on, '90s country. It's a well-rounded album. We got stuff we wrote and recorded just for the live show. We got some collaborations with
Jason Derulo
Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (; formerly stylized as Derülo), is an American singer and songwriter. ,
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean (born Jason Aldine Williams; February 28, 1977) is an American country music singer. Since 2005, he has been signed to BBR Music Group, Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released ten albums and 40 singles. His 2010 ...
. So, there's a little bit of everything."
Critical reception
At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 58 based on 5 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Commercial performance
''Can't Say I Ain't Country'' debuted at number four on the US
''Billboard'' 200, giving the duo their fourth US top-five album.
It entered with 50,000
album-equivalent unit
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s, including 29,000 pure album sales.
The album has sold 107,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020, and 644,000 units consumed in total in the United States.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from
AllMusic
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.
Florida Georgia Line
*Tyler Hubbard – vocals
*Brian Kelley – vocals
Additional personnel
*
Jason Aldean
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– duet vocals on "Can't Hide Red"
*Dave Cohen – keyboards, piano, programming
*
Jason Derulo
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*
Paul Franklin –
steel guitar
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*
Jesse Frasure
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Biography
A Detroit native, Frasure (DJ Telemitry), now lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wif ...
– programming
*
David Garcia – programming
*
Hardy – electric guitar, programming, duet vocals on "Y'all Boys"
*Mark Holman – programming
*Byron House –
upright bass
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*Rob Ickes –
dobro
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*Brother Jervel – featured vocals on "Tyler Got Him a Tesla", "All Gas No Brakes", "Sack'a Puppies", and "Catfish Nuggets"
*Rob McNelley – electric guitar
*
Joey Moi
Joey Moi is a Canadian record producer, audio engineer, mixer, songwriter, and musician. He is known for his work with the rock groups Nickelback and My Darkest Days, and country music acts Chris Lane, Dallas Smith, Florida Georgia Line, Jake Ow ...
– bass guitar, electric guitar, programming
*Russ Pahl – steel guitar
*Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
*Justin Schipper – steel guitar
*Jordan Schmidt – programming
*
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Jimmie Lee Sloas is an American session musician, producer, and songwriter, who plays bass guitar.
History
Jimmie Lee Sloas, born in Ashland, Kentucky, grew up in Fairborn, Ohio and Isonville, Kentucky. His father, Dave, was a member of the p ...
– bass guitar
*
Bryan Sutton
Bryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicking acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and electric guitar. He also sings and writes songs.
Biography Early career
Sutton's grandfather and ...
– acoustic guitar,
mandolin
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*
Ilya Toshinsky
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–
banjo
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, dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
*Alysa Vanderheym – programming
*
Derek Wells
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Early life and education
Born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, he graduate ...
– acoustic guitar, electric guitar
*
Nir Z
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. – drums, percussion
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2019 albums
Florida Georgia Line albums
Big Machine Records albums
Albums produced by Joey Moi