Stereotype (album)

Stereotype
Stereotype
Studio album by Cole Swindell
Released	April 8, 2022
Genre	Country
Length	43:42
Label	Warner Music Nashville
Producer	Michael Carter; Zach Crowell; Chris LaCorte; Jordan Schmidt;
Cole Swindell chronology
Singles from Stereotype
	"Single Saturday Night"; Released: May 22, 2020; "Never Say Never"; Released: November 19, 2021; "She Had Me at Heads Carolina"; Released: June 21, 2022; "Drinkaby"; Released: January 30, 2023;

Stereotype is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Cole Swindell. It was released on April 8, 2022, via Warner Music Nashville. The album contains the singles "Single Saturday Night" and "Never Say Never".

Album history

Stereotype is Swindell's first studio album since All of It four years prior. Before the album's release, Swindell told American Songwriter that the COVID-19 pandemic allowed him more time for song selection than his previous albums, and that he wanted to "put in something for everybody".^[1] The song "She Had Me at Heads Carolina" is a reference to Jo Dee Messina's 1996 debut single "Heads Carolina, Tails California" which changes that song's perspective. Swindell contacted Tim Nichols and Mark D. Sanders, the writers of "Heads Carolina, Tails California", for permission to include elements of that song. According to Swindell, "it sounds a lot like the original song, but the lyrics are changed and it’s a whole different viewpoint".^[1]

Zach Crowell, Chris LaCorte, and Jordan Schmidt produced the album with Swindell's usual producer, Michael Carter. Prior to the album's release, it produced two singles; "Single Saturday Night" was the first, reaching number one on the Billboard Country Airplay charts in 2021. The second single is "Never Say Never", a duet with Lainey Wilson.^[2]

In advance of the album's release, Swindell released two other songs digitally. The first was "Down to the Bar", a duet with Hardy, on March 15, 2022. Hardy also co-wrote "Single Saturday Night" and "Every Beer" on the album. To support the album, Swindell also began a tour called the Down to the Bar Tour, which lasted from February to April.^[3] After this, Swindell released the title track on March 31.^[4]

Track listing

*Stereotype* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stereotype"	Cole Swindell Michael Hardy Jordan Schmidt	3:43
2.	"Every Beer"	Swindell Hardy Schmidt	3:38
3.	"Never Say Never" (with Lainey Wilson)	Swindell Jessi Alexander Chase McGill	2:58
4.	"She Had Me at Heads Carolina"	Swindell Ashley Gorley Jesse Frasure Thomas Rhett Mark D. Sanders Tim Nichols	3:27
5.	"Sayin' You Love Me"	Mark Holman Ernest Keith Smith James McNair	2:59
6.	"I'm Gonna Let Her"	Dustin Lynch Justin Ebach Josh Thompson	2:57
7.	"Down to the Bar" (featuring Hardy)	Swindell Hardy Schmidt Thompson	3:16
8.	"How Is She"	Hunter Phelps Brock Berryhill Greylan James	3:34
9.	"Miss Wherever"	Swindell Chris LaCorte Luke Laird Josh Miller	3:27
10.	"Single Saturday Night"	Swindell Gorley Hardy Mark Holman	3:10
11.	"Some Habits"	LaCorte Miller Scooter Carusoe	3:37
12.	"Girl Goes Crazy"	Swindell Hardy Ross Copperman	3:13
13.	"Walk on Whiskey"	Randy Montana Rodney Clawson Jared Mullins	3:43
Total length:			43:42

*Stereotype Broken* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sad Ass Country Song"	Cole Swindell Joel Hutsell Josh Miller Matt Dragstrem	2:58
2.	"Broken"	Chris LaCorte Swindell Cole Taylor Hillary Lindsay	2:57
3.	"Drinkaby"	Hunter Phelps Jon Pardi Jordan Schmidt Michael Hardy	3:03
17.	"She Had Me at Heads Carolina (Remix)" (featuring Jo Dee Messina)	Swindell Gorley Frasure Rhett Sanders Nichols	3:44

Personnel

Musicians

Renee Blair – background vocals (1)
Jeff Braun – programming (1, 2, 7)
Pat Buchanan – electric guitar (10)
Michael Carter – bass guitar (10), electric guitar (10), keyboards (10), programming (10)
Ben Caver – background vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13)
Dave Cohen – keyboards (10)
Zach Crowell – keyboards (4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13), organ (3), piano (3), programming (3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13), background vocals (3, 4, 11, 13)
Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (3–5, 8, 9)
Hardy – background vocals (1, 2, 7), featured vocals (7)
Mark Hill – bass guitar (3, 9)
Joel Key – acoustic guitar (10)
Chris LaCorte – electric guitar (5, 12), keyboards (5, 12), programming (5, 12)
Tony Lucido – bass guitar (7)
Devin Malone – acoustic guitar (6, 11, 13), electric guitar (3–6, 8, 9, 11–13), ganjo (4), mandolin (4)
Chris McHugh – drums (3, 9)
Madeline Merlo – background vocals (4)
Josh Miller – background vocals (11)
James Mitchell – electric guitar (10)
Greg Morrow – drums (10)
Sol Philcox-Littlefield – electric guitar (4–6, 8, 11–13)
Danny Rader – acoustic guitar (3, 5, 9, 12), bouzouki (3)
Scotty Sanders – dobro (4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13), pedal steel guitar (4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13)
Justin Schipper – pedal steel guitar (1, 2, 7)
Jordan Schmidt – electric guitar (1, 2), programming (1, 2, 7), background vocals (2, 7)
Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar (4–6, 8, 11–13)
Cole Swindell – lead vocals (all tracks)
Russell Terrell – background vocals (10)
Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 6–8, 11, 13), banjo (1, 2, 7), dobro (2, 7), electric guitar (1, 2), mandolin (1, 2)
Derek Wells – electric guitar (7)
Lainey Wilson – featured vocals (3)
Mike Wolofsky – bass guitar (10)
Alex Wright – B-3 organ (1, 2, 7), piano (1, 2, 7), synthesizer (1, 2)
Nir Z. – drums (1, 2, 4–8, 11–13), percussion (7)

Technical

Michael Carter – producer (10)
Zach Crowell – producer (3–6, 8, 9, 11–13)
Chris LaCorte – producer (5, 8, 13)
Jordan Schmidt – producer (1, 2, 7)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Stereotype*
Chart (2022)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[5]	92
US Billboard 200^[6]	48
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	6

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for *Stereotype*
Chart (2022)	Position
US Billboard 200^[8]	168
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[9]	30

2023 year-end chart performance for *Stereotype*
Chart (2023)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[10]	30

Certifications

Certifications for *Stereotype*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Katherine Yeske Taylor (April 8, 2022). "Defying the Stereotype: Cole Swindell Releases His Fourth Album". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
^ Chris Parton (February 8, 2022). "Cole Swindell will drop fourth album, 'Stereotype' on April 8". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
^ "Cole Swindell Heads 'Down to the Bar' With Hardy on a New Duet". Taste of Country. March 15, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
^ "Hear Cole Swindell's 'Stereotype,' the Title Track of New Album". Taste of Country. March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
^ "Cole Swindell Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
^ "Cole Swindell Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
^ "Cole Swindell Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
^ "American album certifications – Cole Swindell – Stereotype". Recording Industry Association of America.

[american-1] Katherine Yeske Taylor (April 8, 2022). "Defying the Stereotype: Cole Swindell Releases His Fourth Album". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

[2] Chris Parton (February 8, 2022). "Cole Swindell will drop fourth album, 'Stereotype' on April 8". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

[3] "Cole Swindell Heads 'Down to the Bar' With Hardy on a New Duet". Taste of Country. March 15, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

[4] "Hear Cole Swindell's 'Stereotype,' the Title Track of New Album". Taste of Country. March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Cole_Swindell-5] "Cole Swindell Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

[ac_Billboard200_Cole_Swindell-6] "Cole Swindell Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Cole_Swindell-7] "Cole Swindell Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

[8] "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[9] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[10] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

[United_StatesCole_SwindellStereotypealbumCertRef-11] "American album certifications – Cole Swindell – Stereotype". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Discography
Studio albums	Cole Swindell (2014) You Should Be Here (2016) All of It (2018) Stereotype (2022)
EPs	Down Home Sessions (2014) Down Home Sessions II (2015) Down Home Sessions III (2016) Down Home Sessions IV (2017)
Singles	"Chillin' It" "Hope You Get Lonely Tonight" "Ain't Worth the Whiskey" "Let Me See Ya Girl" "You Should Be Here" "Middle of a Memory" "Flatliner" "Stay Downtown" "Break Up in the End" "Love You Too Late" "Single Saturday Night" "Never Say Never" "She Had Me at Heads Carolina" "Drinkaby"