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artist

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."Colt Ford's 'Declaration' Ignores Rules"
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" and " Drivin' Around Song."

Reviews

An uncredited review from the

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was favorable, saying that "Ford not only illustrates that country music can continue to draw on other contemporary musical styles, he also shows that modern-era rednecks can mix with the rest of the world, too." Bobby Peacock of Roughstock rated it four stars out of five, similarly saying that it "finds him once again bridging the gap between two diametrically opposite genres with skill." Giving it three-and-a-half stars out of five, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of

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compared the sound to Kid Rock, saying that Ford had "swagger" and "bravado". Sam Gazdziak of ''

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'' gave a mixed review, praising "All In" and "Way Too Early" as the countriest-sounding, and calling "Angels & Demuns" a standout, but criticizing some of the songs' themes by saying that "The 'country pride' songs dominate, and there are so many of them saying essentially the same thing that they become indistinguishable." As of Oct. 28,2012 the album has sold 106,000 copies.

Track listing

Production

Producer: Dann Huff: Tracks 2, 5, 8 and 11 Producer: Mike Hartnett and Corey Smith: Track 10 Producer: Phive Starr: Tracks 7 and 12 Producer: Shannon Houchins: Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, 14 and 15 Mixing: Billy Decker: Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14 and 15 Mixing: Justin Niebank: Tracks 2, 5, 8 and 11 Mixing: Phive Starr: Track 7 Mixing: Billy Hume: Track 10 Mastering - Noah Gordon

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

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