Mr. Misunderstood is the fifth studio album of American country singer Eric Church , released November 3, 2015 at EMI Nashville , the album reached second place in the American charts Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums . The circulation in the first week amounted to 76,000 copies [8] , and in the second week another 65,000 copies [9] . By December 2015, 202,000 copies of the album were sold in the United States [10] .
| Mr. Misunderstood | |||||||
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| Eric Church Studio Album | |||||||
| Date of issue | March 11, 2015 | ||||||
| Recorded by | 2015 | ||||||
| Genre | Country , country rock , satellite rock and others | ||||||
| Duration | 38:41 | ||||||
| Producers | Jay Joyce, Arturo Buenahora, Jr. (exec.) | ||||||
| Label | Emi nashville | ||||||
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| Reviews | |
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| Cumulative rating | |
| A source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100 [1] |
| Critics' ratings | |
| A source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Absolutepunk | 8.0 / 10 [3] |
| Nash country weekly | A [4] |
| Popmatters |   [five] |
| Rolling stone |  [6] |
| Spin | 7/10 [7] |
Content
Music and Lyrics
The musical style of this album is a mixture of many genres, includes their huge variety, depth and complexity of the combination [3] . Various critics have pointed out the following: country [2] [11] [12] [13] [7] , rock [2] [12] [7] [14] , blues [2] [11] [12] [13 ] [6] , folk [2] [13] , gospel [11] , soul [2] [12] [7] [6] [15] , funk [6] [16] , heavy metal [7] , hard rock [7] , alternative country [6] , alternative rock [12] [6] , country rock [11] [12] [13] [14] , country blues [11] [12] , country gospel [11] , gospel blues [11] [13] , bluegrass [2] , folk rock [13] , heartland rock [14] , progressive rock [7] , roots rock [11] [14] , rock and roll [2] , rhythm and blues [2] , southern gospel [11] , northern rock [11] [12] [16] [17] and southern soul [12] [6] [15] . His music was compared with artists such as The Allman Brothers Band [11] , John Mellencamp [11] , The Marshall Tucker Band [16] , Stevie Wonder [6] , Fleetwood Mac [6] and Wilco 's Jeff Tweedy [2] [ 6] [2] .
History
The album received positive reviews from music critics and online publications [1] , for example, Rolling Stone [6] , AllMusic [2] , Spin [7] . Rolling Stone magazine named it one of the best country albums of 2015 and included it in its list of “40 Best Country Albums of 2015” [18] .
Ratings
| Publication | Rank | List |
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| Allmusic | N / a | AllMusic Best of 2015 [19] |
| Entertainment weekly | 2 | The 10 Best Country Albums of 2015 [20] |
| The guardian | 3 | The 10 Best Country Albums of 2015 [21] |
| Popmatters | 6 | The Best Country Music of 2015 [22] |
| Rolling stone | 27 | 50 Best Albums of 2015 [23] |
| four | 40 Best Country Albums of 2015 [18] |
List of Songs
| No. | Title | Author | Duration | ||||||
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| one. | " Mr. Misunderstood » | Eric Church, Casey Beathard | 5:18 | ||||||
| 2. | "Mistress Named Music" | Eric Church, Beathard | 5:22 | ||||||
| 3. | “Chattanooga Lucy” (with the participation of Joanna Cotten [24] ) | Eric Church, Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndell | 3:23 | ||||||
| four. | "Mixed Drinks about Feelings" (with the participation of Susan Tedeschi [24] ) | Eric Church | 3 o'clock | ||||||
| five. | "Knives of New Orleans" | Eric Church, Travis Meadows , Jeremy Spillman | 4:02 | ||||||
| 6. | "Round Here Buzz" | Eric Church, Luke Dick, Hyde | 3:35 | ||||||
| 7. | “Kill a Word” (with the participation of Andrea Davidson and Rhiannon Giddens [24] ) | Eric Church, Dick, Hyde | 3:20 | ||||||
| eight. | "Holdin 'My Own" | Eric Church | 3:56 | ||||||
| 9. | "Record Year" | Eric Church, Hyde | 3 o'clock | ||||||
| ten. | "Three Year Old" | Eric Church, Beathard, Monty Criswell | 3:45 | ||||||
| 38:41 | |||||||||
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Best result |
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| Canada ( Billboard Canadian Albums ) [25] | 3 |
| USA ( Billboard 200 ) [26] | 2 |
| USA ( Billboard Top Country Albums ) [27] | 2 |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Metacritic . Reviews for Mr. Misunderstood by Eric Church . CBS Interactive . Date of treatment December 7, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas Mr. Misunderstood - Eric Church: Review . AllMusic . Date of treatment November 16, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Manning, Craig Album Review: Eric Church - Mr. Misunderstood . AbsolutePunk (November 16, 2015). Date of treatment November 23, 2015.
- ↑ Paxman, Bob “Mr. Misunderstood ”by Eric Church (November 19, 2015). Date of treatment November 23, 2015.
- ↑ Easton, Anthony Eric Church: Mr. Misunderstood . PopMatters (December 3, 2015). Date of treatment December 20, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Dolan, Jon Eric Church's New Album: Mr. Misunderstood (November 12, 2015). Date of treatment November 13, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bernstein, Jonathan Review: Eric Church Retreats From the Dark Side on 'Mr. Misunderstood ' (November 11, 2015). Date of treatment November 12, 2015.
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith . Chris Stapleton Soars to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart After CMAs , Billboard , Prometheus Global Media (November 8, 2015). Date of treatment November 9, 2015.
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith Chris Stapleton Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media (November 15, 2015). Date of treatment November 18, 2015.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt . Top 10 Country Albums Chart: December 7, 2015 , Roughstock (December 7, 2015). Date of treatment December 7, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Caramanica, Jon On 'Mr. Misunderstood, 'Eric Church Pays Homage to His Influences (November 10, 2015). Date of treatment November 11, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rodman, Sarah No misunderstanding this Eric Church surprise . The Boston Globe . John W. Henry (November 12, 2015). Date of treatment November 15, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ernst, Erik Album Reviews: Ellie Goulding, Eric Church, Tim McGraw, Billy Gibbons (November 6, 2015). Date of treatment November 9, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Trigger. Album Review - Eric Church's “Mr. Misunderstood ” . Saving Country Music (November 7, 2015). Date of treatment November 11, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Dukes, Billy Eric Church, 'Mr. Misunderstood ': Everything You Need to Know . Taste of Country (November 5, 2015). Date of treatment November 6, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Breihan, Tom Album Of The Week: Eric Church Mr. Misunderstood . Stereogum (November 10, 2015). Date of treatment November 11, 2015.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt Album Review: Eric Church - “Mr Misunderstood” . Roughstock (November 5, 2015). Date of treatment November 11, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 ' Rolling Stone Staff. 40 Best Country Albums of 2015 (unspecified) . Rolling Stone (December 8, 2015). Date of treatment December 27, 2015.
- ↑ AllMusic staff. AllMusic Best of 2015 . AllMusic (December 11, 2015). Date of treatment December 20, 2015.
- ↑ EW Staff. The 10 Best Country Albums of 2015 . Entertainment Weekly (December 17, 2015). Date of treatment December 25, 2015.
- ↑ Smith, Grady The 10 Best Country Albums of 2015 . The Guardian (December 17, 2015). Date of treatment December 20, 2015.
- ↑ The Best Country Music of 2015 . PopMatters (December 2, 2015). Date of treatment December 20, 2015.
- ↑ ' Rolling Stone Staff. 50 Best Albums of 2015 (unspecified) . Rolling Stone (December 1, 2015). Date of treatment December 20, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 RS Country. Eric Church's' Mr. Misunderstood ': 10 Best Moments on Surprise LP (November 6, 2015). Date of treatment November 7, 2015.
- ↑ Eric Church - Chart History Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Eric Church.
- ↑ Eric Church - Chart History Billboard 200 for Eric Church.
- ↑ Eric Church - Chart History Billboard Top Country Albums for Eric Church.