Gypsy Road (album) explained

Gypsy Road
Type:studio
Artist:Dean Brody
Cover:GypsyRoad.jpg
Genre:Country
Label:Open Road
Producer:Matt Rovey
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Gypsy Road is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music artist Dean Brody. It was released on April 21, 2015, via Open Road Recordings.[1] The first single, "Upside Down", was released on February 9.[2] The album's second single, "Bring Down the House", was released to Canadian country radio on May 25, 2015. The album's third single, "Love Would Be Enough", was released to Canadian country radio on October 23, 2015. The album's fourth single, "Monterey", was released to Canadian country radio on March 18, 2016.

Content

Two of the album's songs were previously recorded by other artists: "Hillbilly" by Billy Currington on his second studio album, Doin' Somethin' Right, and "As Country as She Gets" by Joe Nichols for his 2005 album, III.

Critical reception

Francois Marchand of The Vancouver Sun gave the album four and a half stars out of five, writing that "Gypsy Road is one of the finest Canadian country albums released in recent years, and even if country ain’t really your thang, you should get a kick out of this one." Bruce Leperre of the Winnipeg Free Press gave the album four stars out of five, calling it Brody's "most satisfying offering yet."

Chart performance

In its debut week, the album peaked at number seven on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 2,700 copies.[3]

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
CAN Country
[4]
CAN
[5]
2015"Upside Down"580
"Bring Down the House"743
"Love Would Be Enough"4100
2016"Monterey"7
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes and References

  1. News: Tinson. Kayla. Travel Down a 'Gypsy Road' to new music from Dean Brody!. April 23, 2015. Top Country. March 19, 2015.
  2. News: Dean Brody releases brand new single 'Upside Down'. April 23, 2015. Top Country. February 13, 2015.
  3. Web site: Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 29 April 2015 - Alan Cross. 2 May 2015.
  4. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dean brody|chart=Canada Country}} Dean Brody Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country]. Billboard. November 20, 2013.
  5. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dean brody|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}} Dean Brody Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100]. Billboard. July 15, 2011.