''When Was the Last Time'' is the seventh studio album and fifth in the country genre by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer

Darius Rucker Darius Carlos Rucker (born May 13, 1966) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Ca ...

. It was released on

Capitol Records Nashville Capitol Records Nashville is a major United States-based record label located in Nashville, Tennessee operating as part of the Universal Music Group Nashville. From 1991 to 1995, Capitol Nashville was known as Liberty Records, before returning ...

on October 20, 2017.

Content

" If I Told You" was released as the album's lead single on July 5, 2016. It reached No. 1 on the '' Billboard'' Country Airplay chart dated June 24, 2017, becoming his first No. 1 since " Wagon Wheel" in 2013. The album's second single, " For the First Time", was released on July 24, 2017. It reached number one on the '' Billboard'' Country Airplay chart dated June 2, 2018. "Straight to Hell", which features guest vocals from Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and

Charles Kelley Charles Burgess Kelley (born September 11, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter and lead singer and founding member of the country music trio Lady A, which was formed in 2006 and are signed to Big Machine Records. Early life and career Kelle ...

, was previously recorded by Drivin' N' Cryin' on their 1989 album '' Mystery Road''. This song was released as the album's third single on June 25, 2018.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of

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rated the album 3 out of 5 stars, saying that "not much separates" it from Rucker's previous country albums, but noting the vocal performances on "Story to Tell" and "Another Night with You" while calling "Straight to Hell" the "rowdiest country he's ever done".

Commercial performance

On its debut week, the album charted at No. 8 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, which is Rucker's fifth top 10 album on the chart. It also debuted at No. 2 on the

Top Country Albums Top Country Albums is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. The 50-position chart lists the most popular country music albums in the country, calculated weekly by Broadcast Data Systems based on physical sales ...

chart, with 30,000 copies sold in the first week, 34,000 units, including track sales and streams. In its second week, it sold a further 9,300 copies. It has sold 123,400 copies in the United States as of April 2019.

Track listing

Personnel

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* Jason Aldean – vocals on "Straight to Hell" * Luke Bryan – vocals on "Straight to Hell" *

Rodney Clawson Rodney Dale Clawson (born in Gruver, Texas, United States) is an American country music songwriter. Clawson has written singles recorded by Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Faith Hill, George Strait and Luke Bryan, among others. Biography Clawson w ...

– acoustic guitar, background vocals *Perry Coleman – background vocals * Ross Copperman – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, background vocals *

Zach Crowell Zach Crowell is a songwriter and record producer, who was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Crowell is involved in a joint publishing agreement with Round Hill Music and Taperoom Music. In 2012, he co-wrote and produced the song "Confe$$io ...

– programming *David Davidson – violin *

Dan Dugmore Dan Dugmore is an American session musician known primarily for playing the pedal steel guitar Born in 1949, Dugmore was raised in Pasadena, California. Influenced by the Flying Burrito Brothers, he learned to play steel guitar after Flying Bur ...

– acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar * Stuart Duncan – fiddle *Conni Ellisor – violin *

Fred Eltringham The Wallflowers is an American rock solo project of American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jakob Dylan. The Wallflowers were originally a roots rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1989 by Dylan and guitarist Tobi Miller. The band ...

– drums *

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, programming, background vocals * Carolyn Dawn Johnson – background vocals *

Jaren Johnston Jaren Ray Johnston (born October 4, 1980) is an American country music and rock singer and songwriter. He is a member of the group The Cadillac Three. Career Jaren is a multiple time Grammy nominated songwriter and producer. Johnston was former ...

– background vocals *

– vocals on "Straight to Hell" *Elizabeth Lamb – viola *Andy Leftwich – fiddle *Jason Lehning – keyboards *Tony Lucido – bass guitar *Rob McNelley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar *Josh Osborne – background vocals *Carole Rabinowitz – cello *

– lead vocals *Chris Tompkins – electric guitar, programming *Alan Umstead – violin *Mary Katherine Vanosdale – violin *Derek Wells – banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar *Bergen White – string arrangements, conductor *Micah Wilshire – background vocals

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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