Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? explained

Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?
Type:	studio
Artist:	Tyler Childers
Cover:	Hounds to heaven.jpg
Genre:	Country gospel
Length:	108:44
Label:	Hickman Holler
Producer:	Tyler Childers
Prev Title:	Long Violent History
Prev Year:	2020
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Next Year:	2023

Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Tyler Childers. It was released on September 30, 2022, via Hickman Holler. The album consists of three discs, each containing different remixes of eight gospel music songs.

Content

The album is a gospel music project featuring Childers' touring band, The Food Stamps. The band recorded eight different gospel songs, each in three different versions: a "Hallelujah" version, a "Jubilee" version, and a "Joyful Noise" version. The "Hallelujah" versions were recorded live in the studio; the "Jubilee" versions incorporate horn sections and string sections; and the "Joyful Noise" versions incorporate remixes and sampling. "Old Country Church" is a cover of a Hank Williams song, while "Purgatory" is a re-recording of a song from Childers' 2017 album of the same name.^[1]

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, praising the musicianship of The Food Stamps as well as the influences of soul music and Dixieland jazz present in the "Jubilee" versions of songs.^[2]

Track listing

"The Old Country Church", "Two Coats", and "Jubilee" are public domain; all other tracks written by Tyler Childers.

Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? track listing! #! Title! Length (Hallelujah Version)! Length (Jubilee Version)! Length (Joyful Noise Verson)

1.	"The Old Country Church"	4:46	4:47	3:09
2.	"Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?"	4:04	4:15	4:41
3.	"Two Coats"	3:25	3:30	6:15
4.	"Purgatory"	4:24	4:23	4:55
5.	"The Way of the Triune God"	3:28	3:27	3:10
6.	"Angel Band"	6:12	6:12	5:17
7.	"Jubilee"	4:29	4:37	4:24
8.	"Heart You've Been Tendin'"	4:45	4:46	5:23
Total length		35:33	35:57	37:14

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"

Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	75

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tyler Childers makes an eccentric return with 'Can I Take my Hounds to Heaven' . The Vanderbilt Hustler . October 3, 2022 . October 10, 2022.
2. Web site: Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? . . October 10, 2022.
3. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.