''Gypsy Road'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian

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artist

Dean Brody Dean Brody (born August 12, 1975) is a Canadian country music artist who has won 16 CCMA Awards and 2 JUNO Awards. Originally signed to Broken Bow Records in 2008, Brody made his debut later that year with the single "Brothers". This song, a Top ...

. It was released on April 21, 2015 via

Open Road Recordings Open Road Recordings, a division of RGK Entertainment Group Ltd., is a Canadian record label specializing in country music. it was established by Ron Kitchener in 2003 and distributed through Universal Music Canada. The label also owns an American ...

. The first single, "Upside Down", was released on February 9. The album's second single, " Bring Down the House", was released to Canadian country radio on May 25, 2015. The album's third single, " Love Would Be Enough", was released to Canadian country radio on October 23, 2015. The album's fourth single, "

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", was released to Canadian country radio on March 18, 2016.

Content

Two of the album's songs were previously recorded by other artists: "Hillbilly" by

Billy Currington William Matthew Currington (born November 19, 1973) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Mercury Records Nashville in 2003, he has released seven studio albums for the label: his self-titled debut (2003), '' Doin' Someth ...

on his second studio album, ''

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'', and "As Country as She Gets" by

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for his 2005 album, '' III''.

Critical reception

Francois Marchand of ''

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'' gave the album four and a half stars out of five, writing that "''Gypsy Road'' is one of the finest Canadian country albums released in recent years and even if country ain’t really your thang, you should get a kick out of this one." Bruce Leperre of the ''

Winnipeg Free Press The ''Winnipeg Free Press'' (or WFP; founded as the ''Manitoba Free Press'') is a daily (excluding Sunday) broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It provides coverage of local, provincial, national, and international news, as well as ...

'' gave the album four stars out of five, calling it Brody's "most satisfying offering yet."

Track listing

Chart performance

In its debut week, the album peaked at number seven on the

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, selling 2,700 copies.

Album

Singles

References

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