2017 studio album by Walker Hayes
Boom (stylized as boom. ) is the second studio album by American country pop singer Walker Hayes .[ 3] The album, containing 10 songs, was released on December 8, 2017.[ 4] [ 5]
The release date was announced by Hayes label in the first week of September 2017.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] The album's lead single, "You Broke Up with Me", was released on June 26, 2017.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] Hayes spoke of the album, he said "'Boom!' It's my favorite word. It's what I text my team every time another station adds 'You Broke Up With Me'... It's the first thing I say after I play a song from the album for anyone... So, it's what we had to call the album."[ 2]
The album debuted at No. 6 on Billboard ' s Top Country Albums, with 12,300 copies sold.[ 12] It has sold 32,600 copies in the United States as of May 2018.[ 13]
Track listing adapted from Megacountry[ 14]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Beautiful" Walker Hayes 3:00 2. "Shut Up Kenny" 3:00 3. "You Broke Up with Me " Hayes Thomas Archer Kylie Sackley 3:16 4. "Halloween" (featuring Nicolle Galyon ) 3:20 5. "Dollar Store" 3:17 6. "Beer in the Fridge" 2:27 7. "Beckett" 2:55 8. "Mind Candy" 3:40 9. "Prescriptions" 3:00 10. "Craig Brogan" Hayes 3:10 Total length: 31:05
Adapted from AllMusic [ 15]
Dave Cohen - Hammond B-3 organ , keyboards , synthesizer
Kris Donegan - acoustic guitar , electric guitar
Fred Eltringham - drums , drum loops, percussion
Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar
Nicolle Galyon - duet vocals on "Halloween"
Ryan Gore - percussion, drum programming
Walker Hayes - beat box , clapping, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, drum loops, percussion, drum programming, synthesizer, synthesizer bass, lead vocals, background vocals, whistle
Lee Hendricks - bass guitar
Tony Lucido - bass guitar
Matt McGinn - background vocals
Justin Niebank - keyboards, drum programming
Derek Wells - electric guitar
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^ Emily Yahr, The Washington Post (2017-09-15). "Songs about failure fuel Walker Hayes' success - Connecticut Post" . Ctpost.com. Retrieved 2017-09-24 .
^ Gugala, Jon (2017-09-15). "Walker Hayes' 'Beautiful': See New Video" . Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-09-24 .
^ Yahr, Emily. "Walker Hayes isn't afraid to sing about struggling, and it's making him a success" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 2017-09-24 .
^ "Walker Hayes Releases New Single, 'You Broke Up With Me' " . Theboot.com. Retrieved 2017-09-24 .
^ "Walker Hayes' New Album Set For December Release" . MusicRow - Nashville's Music Industry Publication - News, Songs From Music City . 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-24 .
^ "Walker Hayes Announces New Album, 'boom.' | 93.1 The Wolf" . 931wolfcountry.com. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2017-09-24 .
^ Bjorke, Matt (December 17, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: December 18, 2017" . Roughstock .
^ Bjorke, Matt (May 14, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: May 14, 2018" . Roughstock . Retrieved May 14, 2018 .
^ "Walker Hayes Announces New Album: 'boom.' | News" . MegaCountry. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-24 .
^ "Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved October 21, 2020 .
^ "Walker Hayes Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 19, 2017.
^ "Walker Hayes Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018" . Billboard . Retrieved July 16, 2020 .