''Let It Roll'' is the second studio album by American country music group

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. It was released on August 23, 2019 via Big Machine Records.

Content

Midland released the album's lead single "Mr. Lonely" in February 2019. As with their previous album '' On the Rocks'', the project was produced by Dann Huff, Shane McAnally, and

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. In support of the album, the band began the Let It Roll Tour in June 2019.

Critical reception

The album received a Metacritic rating of 74 based on 5 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews.

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of AllMusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating that " It's a record that gets by on feel, not songs, which may mean that it doesn't provide many distinguishing hooks, but it does sound awfully good as it plays." Also rating it 3.5 out of 5 stars, Jon Freeman of '' Rolling Stone'' called the album "immaculately disheveled" and noted influences of non-country artists, which he described as "a statement that the group’s fluid musical identity is a feature, not a bug."

Commercial performance

''Let It Roll '' debuted at No. 1 on ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums with 22,000 units, 16,000 of which are traditional album sales. This is Midland's first number one on the chart. On ''Billboard'' 200, the album debuted at No. 16. The album has sold 41,300 copies in the United States as of March 2020.

Track listing

Personnel

From ''Let It Roll'' notes. ;Midland *Jess Carson - background vocals (all tracks except 14), lead vocals (14), acoustic guitar (all tracks), electric guitar (8) *

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- background vocals (all tracks except 12), lead vocals (12), bass guitar (all tracks) * Mark Wystrach - lead vocals (all tracks except 12 & 14), background vocals (12, 14), acoustic guitar (8) ;Additional musicians *Dave Cohen - piano (12, 13), Hammond B-3 organ (14),

Rhodes piano The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, t ...

(6, 12), accordion (10) *Robbie Crowell - piano (7, 10), Hammond B-3 organ (3, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13), Wurlitzer electric piano (4),

Mellotron The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which pushes a length of magnetic tape against a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. A ...

(14), Rhodes piano (8), synthesizer (9), saxophone (12), drums (1, 2, 7-9), percussion (11), tambourine (1) *Luke Cutchen - electric guitar (all tracks except 4 & 11) * Paul Franklin -

steel guitar A steel guitar ( haw, kīkākila) is any guitar played while moving a steel bar or similar hard object against plucked strings. The bar itself is called a "steel" and is the source of the name "steel guitar". The instrument differs from a conve ...

(all tracks) * Dann Huff - electric guitar (1, 2, 4-6, 9, 11, 12) acoustic guitar (2, 3), gut string guitar (5),

12-string guitar A twelve-string guitar (or 12-string guitar) is a steel-string guitar with 12 strings in six courses, which produces a thicker, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar. Typically, the strings of the lower four courses are tuned in o ...

(4),

slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...

(1),

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

(2, 4), Solina (4), bouzouki (11), sitar (1), Hammond B-3 organ (1), synthesizer (6), programming (3, 4, 8, 10), percussion (11),

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(1) * David Huff - programming (1-6, 8-12) *Laur Joamets - electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11), acoustic guitar (2, 9), high strung guitar (9), acoustic slide guitar (7) *Charlie Judge - piano (3), Hammond B-3 organ (4), Wurlitzer electric piano (11), keyboards (5) *Rob McNelley - electric guitar (3-5, 11) * Greg Morrow - drums (3-5, 11) *

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- piano (9), Hammond B-3 organ (9) *Jerry Roe - drums (6, 10, 12-14),

congas The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest) ...

(12), tambourine (6) *Derek Wells - electric guitar (6, 10, 12, 13) ;Technical *Adam Ayan - mastering *Cameron Duddy - art direction *Mike "Frog" Griffith - production coordination *Joseph Holguin - recording assistant (1, 3-7, 8, 10-14) *Dann Huff - producer *David Huff - digital editing *Steve Marcantonio - recording (all tracks except 8) * Shane McAnally - producer *Seth Morton - recording (all tracks except 8) *Britt Murray - recording (9) *Justin Niebank - mixing *

- producer *Jordan Reed - recording assistant (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11) *Jacob Sciba - recording (8) *Chris Small - digital editing *Harper Smith - photography

Charts

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Year-end charts

References

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