Gypsy Road (album)
2015 studio album by Dean Brody
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Gypsy Road is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music artist Dean Brody. It was released on April 21, 2015, via Open Road Recordings.[3] The first single, "Upside Down", was released on February 9.[4] The album's second single, "Bring Down the House", was released to Canadian country radio on May 25, 2015. The album's third single, "Love Would Be Enough", was released to Canadian country radio on October 23, 2015. The album's fourth single, "Monterey", was released to Canadian country radio on March 18, 2016.
| Gypsy Road | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 21, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 37:44 50:00 (Deluxe Edition) | |||
| Label | Open Road | |||
| Producer | Matt Rovey | |||
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| Singles from Gypsy Road | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Vancouver Sun |   [1] |
| Winnipeg Free Press |  [2] |
Content
Two of the album's songs were previously recorded by other artists: "Hillbilly" by Billy Currington on his second studio album, Doin' Somethin' Right, and "As Country as She Gets" by Joe Nichols for his 2005 album, III.
Critical reception
Francois Marchand of The Vancouver Sun gave the album four and a half stars out of five, writing that "Gypsy Road is one of the finest Canadian country albums released in recent years, and even if country ain’t really your thang, you should get a kick out of this one."[1] Bruce Leperre of the Winnipeg Free Press gave the album four stars out of five, calling it Brody's "most satisfying offering yet."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Upside Down" | Dean Brody | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Hillbilly" | Brett Jones | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Monterey" | Brody | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Bring Down the House" | Brody | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Sweet Lola" | Brody | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Love Would Be Enough" | Brody | 2:54 |
| 7. | "Footprints of a Giant" | Brody | 4:44 |
| 8. | "Castaways" | Brody | 3:52 |
| 9. | "Everything's Better" | 3:42 | |
| 10. | "Like I Know This Town" |
| 3:21 |
| Total length: | 37:44 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "As Country as She Gets" | 3:40 | |
| 12. | "Old Friend" (demo) | Brody | 3:57 |
| 13. | "Trail in Life" (acoustic) | Brody | 4:39 |
| Total length: | 50:00 | ||
Chart performance
In its debut week, the album peaked at number seven on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 2,700 copies.[5]
Album
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6] | 7 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
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CAN [8] | ||
| 2015 | "Upside Down" | 5 | 80 |
| "Bring Down the House" | 7 | 43 | |
| "Love Would Be Enough" | 4 | 100 | |
| 2016 | "Monterey" | 7 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||