| Midnight Special | |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Uncle Kracker |
| Cover: | Uncle-kracker-midnight-special.jpg |
| Released: | November 20, 2012 |
| Recorded: | July–November 2012 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 39:12 |
| Label: | Sugar Hill Records |
| Producer: | Keith Stegall |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | Coffee & Beer |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
Midnight Special is the fifth studio album by Uncle Kracker, released on November 20, 2012, under Sugar Hill Records. It his first full-length country album and his first not to involve Kid Rock in any capacity.
Reception of the album has been mostly mixed to positive. Allmusic described the album as "a sunny, laid-back ride, a record made for lazy afternoons of day drinking." Roughstock gave the album 4/5 stars and stated "It'd be easy to dismiss Uncle Kracker's first full-length country album as yet another attempt by a pop/rock has-been trying to cash in on mainstream country music's popularity." They also added that Uncle Kracker's transition to Country felt like "A natural one." In a mixed review, Country Weekly noted Uncle Kracker "seeks to have him ingrained further in the genre, despite no hint of country instrumentation." On a more positive note, they added the album is "like tuning in to 1970s AM radio, full of sunny melodies and smooth grooves."[1]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] | US Country Airplay [3] | ||
| 2012 | "Nobody's Sad on a Saturday Night" | 42 | 43 |
| 2013 | "Blue Skies" | — | 47 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||