Let It Roll (Midland album)
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| Let It Roll | ||||
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| Released | August 23, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Neotraditional country | |||
| Length | 51:39 | |||
| Label | Big Machine | |||
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| Singles from Let It Roll | ||||
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Let It Roll is the second studio album by American country music group Midland. It was released on August 23, 2019 via Big Machine Records.
Midland released the album's lead single "Mr. Lonely" in February 2019.[2] As with their previous album On the Rocks, the project was produced by Dann Huff, Shane McAnally, and Josh Osborne.[3] In support of the album, the band began the Let It Roll Tour in June 2019.[4]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
The album received a Metacritic rating of 74 based on 5 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews.[5]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating that " It's a record that gets by on feel, not songs, which may mean that it doesn't provide many distinguishing hooks, but it does sound awfully good as it plays."[3] Also rating it 3.5 out of 5 stars, Jon Freeman of Rolling Stone called the album "immaculately disheveled" and noted influences of non-country artists, which he described as "a statement that the group’s fluid musical identity is a feature, not a bug."[6]
Commercial performance
Let It Roll debuted at No. 1 on Billboard' Top Country Albums with 22,000 units, 16,000 of which are traditional album sales. This is Midland's first number one on the chart.[7] On Billboard 200, the album debuted at No. 16.[8] The album has sold 41,300 copies in the United States as of March 2020.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let It Roll" | Jess Carson | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Fourteen Gears" |
| 3:32 |
| 3. | "Mr. Lonely" |
| 3:00 |
| 4. | "Cheatin' Songs" |
| 3:35 |
| 5. | "Put the Hurt on Me" |
| 3:04 |
| 6. | "I Love You, Goodbye" |
| 3:08 |
| 7. | "Every Song's a Drinkin' Song" |
| 3:56 |
| 8. | "21st Century Honky Tonk American Band" |
| 4:38 |
| 9. | "Fast Hearts and Slow Towns" |
| 3:19 |
| 10. | "Cheatin' by the Rules" |
| 3:41 |
| 11. | "Playboys" |
| 3:41 |
| 12. | "Lost in the Night" |
| 2:55 |
| 13. | "Gettin' the Feel" | Carson | 4:33 |
| 14. | "Roll Away" |
| 4:30 |
| Total length: | 51:39 | ||