''Honkytonk Revival'' is the second studio album by Canadian

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artist

Jade Eagleson Jade Eagleson (born May 23, 1994) is a Canadian country singer and songwriter from Bailieboro, Ontario. He has released nine singles (including the #1 Canada Country hits " Lucky", " All Night to Figure It Out", " More Drinkin' Than Fishin'" and ...

. It was released on November 12, 2021 via Starseed Records. The album features three singles: " All Night to Figure It Out", " More Drinkin' Than Fishin', and "

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". Each single reached number one on the

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chart, making Eagleson the second Canadian country artist to land three consecutive number ones from their second studio album, following

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who accomplished this feat with '' The Woman in Me'' in 1995. The album was named "Top Selling Canadian Album" at the 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards.

Background

Eagleson aimed to return to the sound of

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with the release of ''Honkytonk Revival'', citing

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, and

as artists he listened to growing up that influenced the sound of this album. He remarked that it was "important to have the same sounds" as his "heroes" on the album, and was pleased to have

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playing lead guitar on the tracks. Eagleson noted that he is "very big" on "making people smile" with his music.

Critical reception

Kim Hughes of ''Parton and Pearl'' reviewed the album favourably, stating that it is "studiously well-crafted," "buoyed by the top tools of the trade and by a slick 90s-era country sensibility," while noting the prevalence of "

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, nd steel guitars". She said that while the lyrics are "built for belted singalongs," they are also "especially compelling on closer listen". Eric Volmers of the ''

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'' stated that Eagleson is "blessed with an earthy baritone that makes every word convey old-school authenticity, which perhaps lets him get away with having his tongue planted in his cheek on many of those drinking songs" on the album.

Track listing

Charts

Singles

Awards and nominations

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2021 albums Jade Eagleson albums Albums produced by Todd Clark