Feels Like Carolina

Feels Like Carolina is the major label debut album by American country music group Parmalee. It was released on December 10, 2013 via Stoney Creek Records.[1] The album produced four singles with "Musta Had a Good Time", "Carolina", "Close Your Eyes", and "Already Callin' You Mine".[2]

Feels Like Carolina
Studio album by
Parmalee
ReleasedDecember 10, 2013 (2013-12-10)
GenreCountry
Length40:29
LabelStoney Creek
ProducerNew Voice Entertainment
Parmalee chronology
Complicated
(2008)		 Feels Like Carolina
(2013)		 27861
(2017)
Singles from Feels Like Carolina
  1. "Musta Had a Good Time"
    Released: July 9, 2012
  2. "Carolina"
    Released: February 4, 2013
  3. "Close Your Eyes"
    Released: February 3, 2014
  4. "Already Callin' You Mine"
    Released: February 2, 2015

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Country WeeklyB-[4]
Digital Journal[5]
Got Country Online[6]
NewsdayB+[7]
USA Today[8]

Feels Like Carolina garnered generally positive reception by music critics. Joseph Hudak of Country Weekly gave the album a B- grade, praising the lyrics by saying that "While the album draws liberally from the country pool of shopworn images…the guys…have a knack for making them their own." He thought that the songs written by the band members were the strongest tracks, but criticized the "prevailingly generic sound".[4] At USA Today, Brian Mansfield rated the album two-and-a-half out of four stars, feeling that "these guys are a throwback to bands that fleshed out melodies and tight harmonies and classic rock guitar riffs."[8] Glenn Gamboa of Newsday gave the album a B+ grade, calling the album "well-crafted".[7] At Allmusic, Steve Leggett rated the album four out of five stars, noting the release "shows a band that, at its best, combines gritty Southern garage rock with lead singer Matt Thomas' pure country vocals."[3] Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal rated the album four-and-a-half out of five stars, affirming that the release was "solid from start to finish."[5] At Got Country Online, Tara Toro rated the album four-and-a-half out of five stars, stating that as a listener, they "can listen to from start to finish."[6] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock wrote an unrated review of the album, writing that the album "showcases a tight band with a strong ear for melodies and lyrics which suit the same part of the genre which is also home to Eric Church and Jason Aldean, among others."[9]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Musta Had a Good Time"Matt Thomas, Scott Thomas, Josh McSwain, Barry Knox, David Fanning3:35
2."Day Drinkin'"M. Thomas, Blair Daly3:14
3."Move"Arlis Albriton, Brandon Kinney, Ben Daniel3:19
4."Close Your Eyes"Adam Craig, Trent Tomlinson, Shane Minor3:34
5."Dance"M. Thomas, Knox, Tommy Cecil, Landis Frier3:12
6."Carolina"M. Thomas, S. Thomas, McSwain, Knox, Rick Beato3:21
7."Think You Oughta Know That"M. Thomas, Jason Sever, Rachel Thibodeau3:04
8."Back in the Day"Chris Janson, Jaron Boyer, Ben Stennis, Preston Brust3:17
9."My Montgomery"Kyle Jacobs, Ben Glover, Randy Montana4:07
10."Already Callin' You Mine"M. Thomas, S. Thomas, Knox, Phil O'Donnell, Wade Kirby3:04
11."I'll Bring the Music"Keith Anderson, Craig Wiseman3:23
12."Another Day Gone"M. Thomas, S. Thomas, McSwain, Knox, Bobby Pinson3:19

Personnel
Parmalee
Additional Musicians

Chart performance

Weekly charts

The album debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 46 with sales of 14,000.[10] The album has sold 91,200 copies in the U.S as of February 2015.[11]

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[12] 46
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 5

Year-end charts
Chart (2014) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] 66
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16] 45

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
[17]		 US Country Airplay
[18]		 US
[19]		 CAN Country
[20]		 CAN
[21]
2012 "Musta Had a Good Time" 42 38 — — —
2013 "Carolina" 2 1 36 12 53
2014 "Close Your Eyes" 11 4 69 16 93
2015 "Already Callin' You Mine" 16 10 91 33 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
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References
  1. Wyland, Sarah (November 1, 2013). "Parmalee to Release Debut Album on December 10". Great American Country. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  2. Bjorke, Matt (October 31, 2013). "Parmalee "Feels Like Carolina" Tracklist and Cover Art". Roughstock. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  3. Leggett, Steve. "Feels Like Carolina – Parmalee". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  4. Hudak, Joseph (9 December 2013). "Reviews: Feels Like Carolina". Country Weekly. 20 (49): 51. ISSN 1074-3235.
  5. Papadatos, Marcos (December 9, 2013). "Review: Country group Parmalee soars on new album 'Feels Like Carolina'". Digital Journal. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  6. Toro, Tara (November 26, 2013). "ALBUM REVIEW: Parmalee "Feels Like Carolina"". Got Country Online. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  7. Gamboa, Glenn (December 6, 2013). "Parmalee's 'Feels Like Carolina' review: Well-crafted debut". Newday. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  8. Mansfield, Brian (December 9, 2013). "Listen Up: Childish Gambino, Parmalee". USA Today. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  9. Bjorke, Matt (December 8, 2013). "Album Review: Parmalee - Feels Like Carolina". Roughstock. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  10. Bjorke, Matt (December 18, 2013). "Country Album Chart News: The Week of December 18, 2013: Garth Brooks, Duck Dynasty, Cassadee Pope, Parmalee, & Scotty McCreery". Roughstock. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  11. Matt Bjorke (February 4, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For February 4, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure give here
  12. "Parmalee Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  13. "Parmalee Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  14. "Parmalee Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  15. "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  16. "Top Independent Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard.
  17. "Parmalee Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  18. "Parmalee Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  19. "Parmalee Album & Song Chart History - Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  20. "Parmalee Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  21. "Parmalee Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
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