Mixtape, Vol. 1 (EP) explained

Mixtape, Vol. 1
Type:ep
Artist:Kane Brown
Cover:Mixtape,-Vol.-1-by-Kane Brown.jpg
Genre:Country
Length:22:09
Label:RCA Records Nashville
Producer:Andrew Goldstein (track 6)
Charlie Handsome (track 2)
Dann Huff (all tracks except 2 & 6)
Lindsay Rimes (tracks 1 & 5)[1]
Prev Title:Experiment
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Different Man
Next Year:2022

Mixtape, Vol. 1 is the third extended play (EP) by American country music singer Kane Brown.[2] The seven-song EP was released on August 14, 2020, as his second EP with the Sony Music Nashville label, with the first Sony EP being Chapter 1. He had earlier released an independent EP on his own label, titled Closer.

Background and release

Brown co-wrote all seven songs on the EP, with co-writing songwriters being Shy Carter, Sam Ellis and Matt McGinn. Dann Huff produced or co-produced five of the seven songs.[2]

Mixtape Vol. 1 includes the single "Cool Again", a pre-release from April 2020,[3] [4] [5] and the lead single off the EP.[6]

It was followed by "Worldwide Beautiful" in June 2020, aimed to highlight peace and equality; it benefits the Boys and Girls Club of America.[7] It also gained notability being released after the murder of George Floyd. The music video, winner of the 2021 ACM Awards Video of the Year, was filmed partly on the property of session and touring bassist Todd Ashburn in the Nashville area, and in downtown Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee.[8]

"Be Like That", a collaboration with Swae Lee and Khalid, was the last release in July 2020, immediately preceding the release of the EP on August 14.[9] Brown also had some chart success with the track "Worship You",[10] which was later released as a single to country radio.[11]

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[12]

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kane Brown Hits Play on Seven-Track 'Mixtape Vol. 1'. Sounds Like Nashville. August 10, 2020 . October 29, 2020.
  2. Web site: Kane Brown Announces 'Mixtape Vol. 1' EP . Taste of Country. 10 August 2020. 30 September 2020.
  3. Kane Brown Just Wants to Be 'Cool Again' Like Last Summer on New Single . Melinda. Newman. April 23, 2020. Billboard.
  4. Web site: Kane Brown releases new single Cool Again . Pip. Elwood-Hughes. May 7, 2020. Entertainment Focus. April 27, 2020 .
  5. Web site: Listen To Kane Brown's New Single, 'Cool Again'. Lauren Jo. Black. April 23, 2020. Country Now.
  6. Web site: Kane Brown Says New Song 'Cool Again' Has Taken on New Meaning. Billy. Dukes. April 23, 2020. Taste of Country.
  7. Web site: 2020-06-04. Country Star Kane Brown Drops Hopeful New Song, 'Worldwide Beautiful' (Listen). 2020-06-04. Variety.
  8. News: First postcard on the left: Winston-Salem native Todd Ashburn lends his Tennessee property for filming of two award-winning videos. Daniel. Fran. Winston-Salem Journal. June 3, 2021.
  9. Web site: Kane Brown Teases Superstar Collaboration, 'Be Like That'. Country Now. Lauren Jo. Black. July 7, 2020.
  10. Billboard Country Update – August 24, 2020. Billboard.
  11. Web site: Kane Brown Sends Steamy Love Song 'Worship You' to Country Radio [Listen]]. Taste of Country. Billy. Dukes. October 12, 2020.
  12. Mixtape, Vol. 1 - EP . Kane Brown . 2020 . CD booklet . RCA Records Nashville . 19439-84493-2.
  13. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 10, 2020.
  14. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 12, 2021.

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