If I Should Go Before You Explained

If I Should Go Before You
Type:	studio
Artist:	City and Colour
Cover:	City and Colour – If I Should Go Before You.png
Released:	October 9, 2015
Genre:	Alternative rock indie rock blues rock country rock folk rock
Length:	50:54
Label:	Dine Alone
Producer:	Dallas Green
Prev Title:	The Hurry and the Harm
Prev Year:	2013
Next Title:	A Pill for Loneliness
Next Year:	2019

If I Should Go Before You is the fifth studio album by City and Colour. It was released on October 9, 2015, through Dine Alone Records. The release was City and Colour's third consecutive studio album to reach No. 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart.^[1]

Reception

The album received very positive reviews upon release, with some believing it may be Green's best album to date.^[2] The album also did well commercially, becoming the band's first number one album on the Canadian iTunes Store.^[3] The album was nominated for several Juno Awards, including an Artist of the Year nomination for Green, as well as nominations for the songwriting on "Blood", "Lover Come Back", and "Wasted Love".^[4]

Personnel

• Dallas Green – vocals, guitar, producer, congas on "Northern Blues"^[5]
• Dante Schwebel – guitar
• Doug MacGregor – drums, percussion
• Jack Lawrence – bass guitar
• Matt Kelly – pedal steel, keys, trumpet

Notes and References

1. City and Colour Chart History . May 10, 2019 . Billboard.
2. Web site: Rolling Stone Australia - Album Review: City and Colour - if I Should Go Before You . . September 20, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170825105210/http://rollingstoneaus.com/reviews/post/city-and-colour-if-i-should-go-before-you/2459 . August 25, 2017 . dead.
3. Web site: thestar.com - The Star - Canada's largest daily. metronews.ca.
4. Web site: Juno Nominations 2016: Drake, The Weeknd, Bieber In The Spotlight. HuffPost. February 2, 2016.
5. Web site: If I Should Go Before You . October 9, 2015 . metacritic.