Happy Hour (Uncle Kracker album)
Happy Hour is the fourth studio album by American musician Uncle Kracker. It was released on September 15, 2009 under Atlantic Records. The album includes the single "Smile", which was originally released to pop, but later remixed to country music. Also released to the country format was the song "Good to Be Me" which was later recorded as a duet with Kid Rock. Rob Cavallo produced the album, except for "Good to Be Me", which was produced by Kid Rock, and "Hot Mess", which was produced by S*A*M and Sluggo.
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| Released | September 15, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
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| Length | 45:12 | |||
| Label | Top Dog/Atlantic | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[2] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying "his attitude gets in his way, his party-hearty quips never jibing with his marshmallow music".[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Smile" | Matthew Shafer, Blair Daly, J. T. Harding, Jeremy Bose | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Another Love Song" | Shafer, Mark McGuinn, Kevin Fish, Michael Bradford | 3:32 |
| 3. | "My Girlfriend" | Shafer, Daly, Harding | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Livin' the Dream" | Shafer, Josh Abraham, Luke Walker, Oliver Goldstein, David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Corner Bar" | Shafer, Martin Gross | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Me Again" (featuring Jesse Lee) | Shafer, Daly, Harding, Jesse Lee | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Good to Be Me" | Shafer, Brett James, Harding, Robert J. Ritchie | 4:12 |
| 8. | "I Hate California" | Shafer, James | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Hot Mess" | Shafer, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz | 2:52 |
| 10. | "Hey Hey Hey" | Shafer, Daly, Harding | 3:29 |
| 11. | "I'm Not Leaving" | Shafer, Bradford | 4:30 |
| 12. | "Mainstreet" | Bob Seger | 3:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Celebrate" | 3:40 | |
| 14. | "Josephine" | 3:29 | |
| 15. | "Let Me Love You" | 3:36 | |
| 16. | "Smile" (Video) | Shafer, Daly, Harding, Bose | 3:30 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 17. | "Happy Hour" (featuring Leo Sayer) | 4:55 |
- Outtakes
- "Vegas Baby" (featuring Mr. Hahn of Linkin Park) - 4:07
- "The One That Got Away" - 3:34
- "That's What's Happenin" - 3:37
Chart performance
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 38 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums | 13 |
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References
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1627629/review
- Wood, Mikael (2009-09-18). "Happy Hour Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
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