Can't Say I Ain't Country

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Can't Say I Ain't Country
Studio album by
Florida Georgia Line
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)
Genre
Length53:07
Label
Producer
Florida Georgia Line chronology
Dig Your Roots
(2016) 		Can't Say I Ain't Country
(2019) 		6-Pack
(2020)
Singles from Can't Say I Ain't Country
  1. "Simple"
    Released: June 1, 2018
  2. "Talk You Out of It"
    Released: November 5, 2018
  3. "Blessings"
    Released: September 23, 2019

Can't Say I Ain't Country is the fourth studio album by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line. It was released on February 15, 2019, through the Big Machine Label Group.[2] It includes the singles "Simple" and "Talk You Out of It", as well as the tracks "Colorado"[2] and "Sittin' Pretty".[3] It was supported by a tour of the same name from May 2019.[4]

Background and composition[edit]

Tyler Hubbard told Entertainment Tonight: "We've been working on that album for over a year now, so BK and I are definitely ready."[4] On the sound of the album, he remarked: "A lot of the music is just kind of a throwback -- an FGL take on kind of what we grew up on, '90s country. It's a well-rounded album. We got stuff we wrote and recorded just for the live show. We got some collaborations with Jason Derulo, Jason Aldean. So, there's a little bit of everything."

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic58/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Exclaim!7/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 58 based on 5 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]

Commercial performance[edit]

Can't Say I Ain't Country debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200, giving the duo their fourth US top-five album.[9] It entered with 50,000 album-equivalent units, including 29,000 pure album sales.[9] The album has sold 107,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020,[10] and 644,000 units consumed in total in the United States.[11]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tyler Got Him a Tesla" (skit) (featuring Brother Jervel) 0:41
2."Can't Say I Ain't Country"
2:56
3."Simple"
  • Hubbard
  • Kelley
  • Hardy
  • Mark Holman
3:05
4."Talk You Out of It"
3:22
5."All Gas No Brakes" (skit) (featuring Brother Jervel) 0:46
6."Speed of Love"
2:33
7."Women" (featuring Jason Derulo)
3:31
8."People Are Different"
3:34
9."Told You"
3:59
10."Sack'a Puppies" (skit) (featuring Brother Jervel) 0:40
11."Y'all Boys" (featuring Hardy)
2:33
12."Small Town"
  • Hubbard
  • Kelley
  • Hardy
  • Schmidt
3:16
13."Sittin' Pretty"
  • Nick Donley
  • Hardy
  • Jake Mitchell
3:06
14."Catfish Nuggets" (skit) (featuring Brother Jervel) 0:50
15."Can't Hide Red" (featuring Jason Aldean)
  • Hubbard
  • Kelley
  • Rob Hatch
  • James McNair
  • Ben Stennis
3:02
16."Colorado"
  • Drew Green
  • Hardy
  • Phelps
2:57
17."Like You Never Had It"
2:58
18."Swerve"
  • Hubbard
  • Kelley
  • Garcia
  • Miller
3:21
19."Blessings"
3:16
Total length:53:07

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from AllMusic.[12]

Florida Georgia Line[edit]

  • Tyler Hubbard – vocals
  • Brian Kelley – vocals

Additional personnel[edit]

  • Jason Aldean – duet vocals on "Can't Hide Red"
  • Dave Cohen – keyboards, piano, programming
  • Jason Derulo – duet vocals on "Women"
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar
  • Jesse Frasure – programming
  • David Garcia – programming
  • Hardy – electric guitar, programming, duet vocals on "Y'all Boys"
  • Mark Holman – programming
  • Byron House – upright bass
  • Rob Ickes – dobro
  • Brother Jervel – featured vocals on "Tyler Got Him a Tesla", "All Gas No Brakes", "Sack'a Puppies", and "Catfish Nuggets"
  • Rob McNelley – electric guitar
  • Joey Moi – bass guitar, electric guitar, programming
  • Russ Pahl – steel guitar
  • Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
  • Justin Schipper – steel guitar
  • Jordan Schmidt – programming
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
  • Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar, mandolin
  • Ilya Toshinsky – banjo, dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
  • Alysa Vanderheym – programming
  • Derek Wells – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Nir Z. – drums, percussion

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[25] Platinum 80,000‡
United States (RIAA)[26] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen. [1]. AllMusic
  2. ^ a b Hudak, Joseph (December 11, 2018). "Florida Georgia Line Ready New Album 'Can't Say I Ain't Country'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Weatherby, Taylor (December 11, 2018). "Florida Georgia Line Announces Fourth Album 'Can't Say I Ain't Country'". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Murphy, Desiree (December 11, 2018). "Florida Georgia Line Announces New Album 'Can't Say I Ain't Country' (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Reviews for Can't Say I Ain't Country by Florida Georgia Line". Metacritic. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  6. ^ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Can't Say I Ain't Country - Florida Georgia Line". AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  7. ^ Ashley, Mario (February 14, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  8. ^ Bertstein, Jonathan (February 13, 2019). "Florida Georgia Line Sound Awfully Defensive on 'Can't Say I Ain't Country'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (February 24, 2018). "Ariana Grande's 'Thank U, Next' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  10. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 10, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020". RoughStock. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  11. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 9, 2020). "Country Music's Most-Consumed Albums Chart: March 9, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  12. ^ "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  13. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Florida Georgia Line – Can't Say I Ain't Country". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  14. ^ "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Florida Georgia Line – Can't Say I Ain't Country". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  17. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  18. ^ "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  19. ^ "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  20. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  21. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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  23. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  24. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  25. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Florida Georgia Line – Can't Say I Ain't Country". Music Canada. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  26. ^ "American album certifications – Florida Georgia Line – Can't Say I Ain't Country". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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