''How Country Feels'' is the third studio album by American

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. It was released on January 22, 2013, through Stoney Creek Records. Houser wrote seven of the album's fifteen tracks. The album was produced by Derek George, a former member of the bands

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and Williams Riley. The album's first single, the

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, became Houser's first Number One song on the '' Billboard'' Country Airplay chart. Its second single, " Runnin' Outta Moonlight", was released to country radio on March 4, 2013. Both singles were certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album's third single, " Goodnight Kiss", was released to country radio on September 23, 2013. The album's fourth single, " Like a Cowboy", was released to country radio on May 19, 2014. The third and fourth singles were certified Gold. The album had sold 228,000 copies in the US as of January 2015. sales figures give
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Content

The album features a duet with Kristy Lee Cook on "Wherever Love Goes," which was later re-recorded and released in August 2013 as a single with Cook as the lead artist and Houser as the featured artist.

Critical reception

Giving ''How Country Feels'' an A-minus, Tammy Ragusa of ''

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'' praised the "authenticity" of Houser's voice and said that the "project is overflowing with hooky, singalong tracks." ''

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'' gave the album four stars out of five, saying that it was an "even effort with no bruises, but few moments that take your breath away," and saying Houser proved he "is one of country music’s top male vocalists."

Track listing

Personnel

;Musicians *

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–

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* Vanessa Campagna – background vocals * Kristy Lee Cook – background vocals on "Wherever Love Goes" *

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– electric guitar *

Derek George Derek George (born in Philadelphia, Mississippi) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist currently signed to Spirit Music Group. He is known for his work in Pearl River and Williams Riley, and his frequent collaborations ...

– acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica,

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, background vocals * Lee Hendricks –

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* Wes Hightower – background vocals *

– lead vocals * Mike Johnson – pedal steel guitar * Troy Lancaster – electric guitar * B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar * Rob McNelley – electric guitar * James Mitchell – electric guitar * Steve Nathan – keyboards *

Mickey Raphael Michael Siegfried "Mickey" Raphael (born November 7, 1951) is an American harmonica player, music producer and actor best known for his work with Willie Nelson, with whom he has toured as part of The Family since 1973. He has performed or rec ...

– harmonica * Michael Rhodes – bass guitar * Russell Terrell – background vocals * Scotty Sanders – pedal steel guitar * John Henry Trinko – keyboards *

Lonnie Wilson Lonnie Wilson is an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Wilson was originally the lead singer of the band Bandana, which charted ten singles on the Hot Co ...

– drums,

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* Casey Wood – accordion, keyboards, percussion ;Technical *

– editing, engineer, producer, programming * Larry Hall – string arrangements * Andrew Mendelson – mastering * Mike Molinar – production coordinator * Elijah Sandoval – assistant engineer * Casey Wood – editing, engineer, mixing, production coordinator

Chart performance

Album

Certifications

References

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