Love Story (Yelawolf album)

After releasing his debut album Radioactive in 2011, Yelawolf, along with Lil Wayne and Travis Barker, embarks on an I Am Music tour. In 2012, Yelawolf and Ed Sheeran joint album The Slumdon Bridge , as well as his fifth mixtape Heart of Dixie ^{[1], was released} . In November 2013, together with Travis Barker, he released the mini-album Psycho White ^[2] . In the same year, Yelawolf released two mixtapes: Trunk Muzik Returns , produced by WLPWR ^[3] and Black Fall , which was produced by DJ Paul , member of the rap group Three 6 Mafia ^[4] .

In November 2013, it was announced that the Love Story album would be released during 2014 ^[5] , however, in the future, the release date is repeatedly shifted.

On January 28, 2014, Yelawolf released the song “Box Chevy V” as the first single from Love Story . ^[6] April 4 release a clip for this song ^[7] . On September 16, the second single from the upcoming album - “Till It's Gone” - sounds in the second episode of the seventh season of the series “ Sons of Anarchy ”. The next day, he became available on the network ^{[8] [9] [10]} , and on October 14 a video was released on him ^[11] . February 17, 2015 released the third single “Whiskey in a Bottle” ^[12] . February 25, 2015 Yelawolf announces the final release date - April 21 - and shows the cover of the upcoming album. On March 3, a video for the song “Whiskey in a Bottle” ^{[13] is released} . On March 19, a list of songs is published: the album will include 18 songs, including "Best Friend" with the participation of Eminem. On March 24, the fourth single “American You” and a video for it ^{[14] are released} . On April 13th, the fifth single, a joint song with Eminem, "Best Friend" ^{[15], is released} . On April 21, Love Story goes on sale ^[14] .

Love Story received generally positive reviews from critics. Based on 10 reviews, the Metacritic review aggregator rated the album an average rating of 64 out of 100 ^[16] . The Boston Globe noted the significant growth of the musician, compared with the debut album Radioactive . The author of the review writes about the emotional appeal of songs and the impact on country musician musicians ^[26] . Rolling Stone , put the album three stars out of five. The reviewer noted that this time on the album "less Eminem and more Kid Rock ", and also that Yelawolf, despite the use of traditional music, did not refuse the idea of ​​popularizing his work ^[23] . Complex magazine, evaluating the album for 3 stars out of 5, criticized it for the excess, in his opinion, duration, indicating that the last songs are inferior to the previous ones in emotionality and pressure ^[18] . writes that Yelawolf manages to successfully maneuver between different areas of music in an attempt to find a common language with both fans of southern hip-hop culture and people far from this style. The reviewer calls the mixture of traditional folk folk music and hip-hop elements "a kind of musical alchemy." According to him, Yelawolf shows himself not only as an MC , but also as a singer ^[20] . The author of the review for DJBooth writes that he is impressed with Love Story , noting that the album may appeal to fans of almost any musical style ^[27] .

In the United States, Love Story made its debut on the third line of the Billboard 200 chart with sales of 51,000 copies in its first week. It became the first Yelawolf album to debut in the top ten of the Billboard 200, its first album to take first place in Top R & B / Hip Hop Albums and, in general, its most successful release at that time ^{[28] [29]} . In the second week, sales amounted to 14,000 copies and the album dropped to the fifteenth line ^[30] .

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