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What It Is (Hayes Carll album)

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What It Is
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)
Length38:36
LabelDualtone
Producer
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Hayes Carll chronology
Lovers and Leavers
(2016)
What It Is
(2019)

What It Is is the sixth studio album by American musician Hayes Carll. It was released on February 15, 2019, through Dualtone Records.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
American Songwriter[5]
Austin Chronicle[6]
Exclaim!9/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Substack (Consumer Guide)B+[9]

What It Is has been given a Metacritic score of 79 based on 9 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.[3]

Commercial performance

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The album has sold 11,800 copies in the United States as of March 2020.[10]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."None'ya"3:30
2."Times Like These"2:59
3."Things You Don't Wanna Know"3:12
4."If I May Be So Bold"3:12
5."Jesus and Elvis"3:22
6."American Dream"4:00
7."Be There"3:08
8."Beautiful Thing"3:02
9."What It Is"3:12
10."Fragile Men"2:41
11."Wild Pointy Finger"3:44
12."I Will Stay"2:34
Total length:38:36

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[11] 39
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[12] 24
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[13] 10
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[14] 23
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] 26
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[17] 39

References

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  1. ^ Gage, Jeff (February 26, 2019). "Hayes Carll on Harnessing Humor, Dance-Hall Vibe of New Album 'What It Is'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Moss, Marissa (November 8, 2018). "Hayes Carll Readies New Album 'What It Is'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Deming, Mark. "What It Is - Hayes Carll". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (February 11, 2019). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  6. ^ Freeman, Doug (March 22, 2019). "Austin Chronicle Review". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Henderson, Stuart (February 12, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Hermes, Will (February 18, 2019). "Hayes Carll's Wiseass, Lovestruck 'What It Is'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (September 18, 2019). "Consumer Guide: September 2019". Substack. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  10. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 3, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums In Pure Sales: March 2, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  12. ^ "Hayes Carll Chart History (Digital Albums)".[dead link] Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  13. ^ "Hayes Carll Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  14. ^ "Hayes Carll Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  15. ^ "Hayes Carll Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  16. ^ "Hayes Carll Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  17. ^ "Hayes Carll Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.