Sweet Southern Sugar
Sweet Southern Sugar is the eleventh studio album by American recording artist Kid Rock. It was released on November 3, 2017, by Broken Bow Records,[2] Top Dog Records and BMG Rights Management.[4][5] The album spawned four singles: "Po-Dunk", "Greatest Show on Earth", "Tennessee Mountain Top", and "American Rock 'n Roll", along with their music videos.[6] Its lead single, "Po-Dunk", peaked at number 27 on the Hot Country Songs.[7] "Greatest Show on Earth" peaked at number 16 on the Mainstream Rock chart[8] and it was used as the main theme for WWE pay-per-view Survivor Series (2017). "Tennessee Mountain Top" peaked at number 36 on the Hot Country Songs.[9] Sweet Southern Sugar is Kid Rock's first album since his self-titled 2003 album not to feature a title track, though the album's name comes from a lyric in "Tennessee Mountain Top". The album also features a cover of the Four Tops song "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)", titled "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch". "Grandpa's Jam" features a return to the rapping vocals of Rock's earlier work.
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Released | November 3, 2017 | |||
Genre | country rock | |||
Length | 43:02 | |||
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Detroit Free Press | (favorable)[1] |
Commercial performance
Sweet Southern Sugar debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 and number four on the US Billboard Top Country Albums with 43,000 album-equivalent units, with almost all of that figure (41,000) coming from pure album sales.[10] It has sold 184,600 copies in the United States as of April 2019.[11]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Greatest Show on Earth" | 3:59 |
2. | "Po-Dunk" | 4:31 |
3. | "Tennessee Mountain Top" | 4:34 |
4. | "I Wonder" | 3:18 |
5. | "American Rock 'n Roll" | 4:35 |
6. | "Back to the Otherside" | 4:51 |
7. | "Raining Whiskey" (Frankie Miller/Ralph Murphy) | 3:59 |
8. | "Stand the Pain" | 4:44 |
9. | "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch" (Four Tops cover) | 4:11 |
10. | "Grandpa's Jam" | 4:14 |
Total length: | 43:02 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
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- Thiel, Mike. "Album Spotlight: Kid Rock's 'Sweet Southern Sugar'". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sweet Southern Sugar - Kid Rock". AllMusic. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- "Sweet Southern Sugar by Kid Rock on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- Kennedy, Mark (November 6, 2017). "Review: Kid Rock delivers on strong 'Sweet Southern Sugar'". Associated Press. The Washington Post.
- "Kid Rock". YouTube. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- "Kid Rock Po-Dunk Chart History". Hot Country Songs. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- "Kid Rock Greatest Show On Earth Chart History". Mainstream Rock. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- "Kid Rock Tennessee Mountain Top Chart History". Hot Country Songs. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- Caulfield, Keith (November 12, 2017). "Sam Smith's 'The Thrill of It All' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- Bjorke, Matt (April 8, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums: April 8, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- "Austriancharts.at – Kid Rock – Sweet Southern Sugar" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- "Kid Rock Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Kid Rock – Sweet Southern Sugar" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- "Swisscharts.com – Kid Rock – Sweet Southern Sugar". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- "Kid Rock Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- "Kid Rock Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- "Kid Rock Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2020.