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About a Woman

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About a Woman
The cover features Thomas Rhett lying down on the front top of a brown vehicle, wearing a green jacket, blue jeans, brown cowboy boots and a white cowboy hat on top of his face. The artist's name appears sideways on the left and the album title is on the top-right corner, both colored in white.
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 2024 (2024-08-23)
GenreCountry
Length43:52
LabelValory
Producer
Thomas Rhett chronology
20 Number Ones
(2023)
About a Woman
(2024)
Singles from About a Woman
  1. "Beautiful as You"
    Released: May 13, 2024

About a Woman is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Thomas Rhett. It was released on August 23, 2024, through Valory.[1] The album's lead single, "Beautiful as You", was released on May 13, 2024.[2]

Content

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Thomas Rhett co-wrote 13 of the 14 tracks on About a Woman, and longtime collaborators Julian Bunetta and Dan Huff executive produced the album.[3] Rhett, who first began working on the album in April 2023, noted that the title's inspiration came from his wife, Lauren, and his commitment to her.[4] He described the album's recording process as wanting "to exude joy and fun with this project—and really just make people move".[3] The album is largely described as up-tempo, with the closing track, "I Could Spend Forever Loving You", being its only ballad.[1] The track "Don't Wanna Dance" interpolates Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", one of many examples of the album's influence of "retro 80s sounds and thumping beats" over a more organic country foundation.[3][1]

Track listing

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About a Woman track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Fool"
3:00
2."Overdrive"
3:38
3."Gone Country"
  • Rhett
  • Block
  • Bunetta
  • Byron
  • Hindlin
  • Joe Reeves
  • Vojtesak
  • Bunetta
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Huff
  • Reeves
2:43
4."Beautiful as You"
2:43
5."Can't Love You Anymore"
  • Rhett
  • Bunetta
  • Hindlin
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Huff
  • Ryan
3:34
6."After All the Bars Are Closed"
  • Rhett
  • Bunetta
  • Byron
  • Jaxson Free
  • Hindlin
  • Bunetta
  • Huff
3:11
7."Church"
  • Bunetta
  • Huff
  • Trussell
3:24
8."Back to Blue"
  • Rhett
  • Bunetta
  • Andrew Haas
  • Ryan
  • Afterhrs
  • Bunetta
  • Huff
2:50
9."Country for California"
  • Bunetta
  • Huff
3:37
10."Somethin' 'Bout a Woman"
  • Rhett
  • Bunetta
  • Haas
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Huff
3:30
11."What Could Go Right"
  • Rhett
  • Block
  • Byron
  • Josh Kerr
  • Bunetta
  • Huff
  • Kerr
3:31
12."Boots"
  • Rhett
  • Bunetta
  • Haas
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Huff
  • Micah Tawlks
2:25
13."Don't Wanna Dance"
  • Bunetta
  • Huff
2:58
14."I Could Spend Forever Loving You"
  • Rhett
  • Mark Holman
  • Huff
  • Bunetta
  • Holman
  • Huff
2:48
Total length:43:52

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Thomas Rhett – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 4, 14)
  • Julian Bunetta – programming (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13), background vocals (1, 2, 8, 11), drums (1, 4, 6, 8, 10), acoustic guitar (1, 4, 10), keyboards (1, 4, 11, 14), drum programming (2), bass guitar (4, 10), percussion (4), electric guitar (10)
  • Charlie Handsome – acoustic guitar, bass guitar (tracks 1, 3); drum programming, electric guitar (1); drums, programming (3)
  • Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 5–14)
  • John Ryan – keyboards (tracks 2, 4, 7), background vocals (2, 4), drum programming (2), drums (4, 6), acoustic guitar (4, 8), bass guitar (4, 10); percussion, programming (4); electric guitar (5, 8, 13)
  • Derek Wells – electric guitar (tracks 2, 5–12, 14)
  • Kris Donegan – electric guitar (tracks 2, 5–8, 10, 13)
  • Charlie Judge – keyboards (2, 5–8, 10, 13)
  • Paul Franklinsteel guitar (tracks 2, 5–7)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar (tracks 2, 8, 13)
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar (tracks 3, 14); banjo, mandolin (3); acoustic guitar (4)
  • Whit Wright – steel guitar (3)
  • John Byron – background vocals (tracks 3, 6), acoustic guitar (6)
  • Joe Reeves – acoustic guitar (track 3)
  • Ammo – programming (tracks 4, 7), drums (4, 11); acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion (4)
  • Zai1k – background vocals (track 4)
  • Mark Hill – bass guitar (tracks 5–7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
  • Chris Kimmerer – drums (tracks 5, 7–9, 11)
  • David Huff – programming (tracks 5, 7, 8)
  • Jaxson Free – drums, programming (track 6)
  • Josh Reedy – background vocals (tracks 7–13)
  • Mark Trussell – background vocals, electric guitar, programming, synthesizer (track 7)
  • Andrew Haas – keyboards, programming (track 8)
  • Alex Wright – keyboards (tracks 9, 11, 12, 14)
  • Will Bundy – background vocals, electric guitar (track 9)
  • Josh Kerr – acoustic guitar, drum programming, piano, synthesizer, vocal programming (track 11)
  • Jerry Roe – drums (tracks 12–14)
  • Micah Tawlks – electric guitar (track 12)
  • Matt Dragstrem – electric guitar, piano, programming, synthesizer (track 13)

Technical

  • Nathan Dantzler – mastering
  • Julian Bunetta – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 14), recording (1, 3, 4), additional engineering (1–3, 5–14)
  • Jeff Gunnell – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 14), recording (3, 4), additional engineering (1–3, 5–14)
  • Alex Tumay – mixing (tracks 3, 11)
  • Alex Ghenea – mixing (tracks 4, 6)
  • Sean Moffitt – mixing (tracks 7, 8, 13)
  • Micah Tawlks – mixing (track 12)
  • Charlie Handsome – recording (track 1)
  • Buckley Miller – recording (tracks 2, 5–8, 10, 13)
  • Drew Bollman – recording (tracks 9, 11, 12, 14)
  • David Huff – editing (tracks 5, 7, 8)
  • Chris Small – editing (tracks 5, 7, 8)
  • Jase Keithley – additional mixing (track 7), mixing assistance (8, 13)
  • Josh Reedy – additional engineering (tracks 2, 7–13)
  • Harrison Tate – mastering assistance
  • Nacor Zuluaga – mixing assistance (track 3)
  • Kai Tsao – mixing assistance (track 3)
  • Zach Kuhlman – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 5–8, 10, 13)
  • Sean Badum – engineering assistance (tracks 8, 9, 11, 12, 14)

Charts

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Chart performance for About a Woman
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[5] 21
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6] 42
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 40
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[8] 38
UK Country Albums (OCC)[9] 5
US Billboard 200[10] 19
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] 4
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 10

References

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  1. ^ a b c Josh Sharpe (June 5, 2024). "Thomas Rhett Details Fearless New Album About a Woman". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Country Aircheck Weekly May 6, 2024, Issue 908" (PDF). Country Aircheck. May 6, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c LB Cantrell (June 5, 2024). "Thomas Rhett Slates New Album, About a Woman, For August". Music Row. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Ali Patton (June 5, 2024). "Thomas Rhett Unveils His Forthcoming Album Is About a Woman". Holler. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 2, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  10. ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  11. ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2024.