Country Stuff the Album
Country Stuff the Album is the third studio album by American country music singer Walker Hayes. It was released on January 21, 2022, via Monument Records Nashville.
Content
Country Stuff the Album was preceded in 2021 by its lead single "Fancy Like", which topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. The song also won Billboard's Top Country Song and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Song. Also released from the album as singles were "U Gurl" and "AA". Six cuts from the album previously appeared on an EP released in 2021, also titled Country Stuff. In addition, the album features a re-recording of his 2018 single "Craig" featuring guest vocals from MercyMe. Hayes co-produced with Shane McAnally and Joe Thibodeau.Commercial reception
In the United States, Country Stuff: The Album debuted at number 9 on Billboard 200 with 33,000 units, becoming his first top 10 album in the country. Thanks to the album, Hayes entered Billboard's Artist 100 chart at number 8 for the first time.Personnel
- Tofer Brown – drum programming, piano, synthesizer
- Nathan Cochren – bass guitar
- Dave Cohen – B-3 organ, synthesizer
- Bethany Cruz – background vocals
- Kris Donegan – acoustic guitar, banjo, electric guitar
- David Dorn – piano, synthesizer
- Dylan Guthro – bass/808 programming, dobro drum programming, ganjo, lap steel guitar, synthesizer, background vocals
- Charlie Handsome – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Lela Hayes – background vocals
- Walker Hayes – acoustic guitar, bass synthesizer, beatboxing, drum programming, electric guitar, mandolin, organ, synthesizer vocals, background vocals
- David Huff – drum programming
- Evan Hutchings – drums, percussion
- Tony Lucido – bass guitar
- Lori McKenna – background vocals
- Jordan Mohilowski – programming
- Montell Moore – background vocals
- Justin Niebank – drum programming
- Nash Overstreet – drum programming, synthesizer
- Jake Owen – featured vocals
- Carly Pearce – featured vocals
- Sol Philcox-Littlefield – electric guitar
- Robby Shaffer – drums
- Adam Stark – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, slide guitar
- Tedd T. – programming
- Joe Thibodeau – bass guitar, bass programming, bass synthesizer, drum programming, drums, percussion, synth programming
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart | Position |
| US Top Country Albums | 47 |