Texoma Shore Explained
Texoma Shore is the eleventh studio album by American country music singer Blake Shelton. The album was released on November 3, 2017 by Warner Bros. Records. Its lead single is "I'll Name the Dogs". As with his previous several albums, Scott Hendricks served as producer.
Content
The album is named after Lake Texoma, a lake on the border of Texas and Oklahoma. The lead single to the album is "I'll Name the Dogs", which was written by Josh Thompson, Ben Hayslip, and Matt Dragstrem.[1] Shelton described the album to Entertainment Tonight by saying, "There's a song or two on there that are directly personal, but, you know, for the most part I just made an album that feels how I feel now – that's just happy and go with the flow."[2]
Due to daily spins on iHeartMedia stations, five other tracks from the album all charted on Country Airplay dated for November 18, 2017: "At the House", "I Lived It", "Turnin' Me On", "Money", and "Why Me" all charted at numbers 33 through 37 for that chart. This made Shelton the first artist to have six songs in the top 60 of the chart at the same time, after Kenny Chesney and Lady Antebellum, who each charted seven tracks in 2004 and 2011 respectively.[3]
Critical reception
Rating it 3 out of 4 stars, Glenn Gamboa of Newsday felt that Shelton's "charm is on full display".[4] Cillea Houghton of Sounds Like Nashville wrote that he "embodies a sound that's grounded and down-to-earth, much like the beloved early hits that turned him into one of the genre's modern day staples."[5] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock also reviewed the album with favor, saying that a "majority of the album feels ready for radio", while also highlighting his singing on "Why Me" and "Turnin' Me On".[6]
Commercial performance
Texoma Shore debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 63,000 album-equivalent units; 55,000 of that figure were pure album sales.[7] It is Shelton's 11th US top 10 album. It has sold 257,100 copies in the United States as of April 2019.[8]
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic[9]
- Jessi Alexander - background vocals
- Perry Coleman - background vocals
- Paul DiGiovanni - programming
- Charles Dixon - violin, viola
- Matt Dragstrem - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion
- Jeneé Fleenor - fiddle
- Kenny Greenberg - baritone guitar, electric guitar
- Troy Lancaster - electric guitar
- Jamie Moore - synthesizer, whistle
- Gordon Mote - Hammond B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
- Jimmy Olander - electric guitar on "I'll Name the Dogs"
- Russ Pahl - pedal steel guitar
- RaeLynn - background vocals
- Sari Reist - cello
- Blake Shelton - lead vocals
- Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar
- Abe Stoklasa - background vocals
- Bryan Sutton - banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Ilya Toshinsky - banjo, bouzouki, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, hi-string acoustic guitar
- Mark Trussell - acoustic guitar, synthesizer bass, background vocals
- Derek Wells - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Craig Wiseman - acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Nir Z. - drums, percussion, programming
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Everything we know about Blake Shelton's new album, 'Texoma Shore'. The Boot. Stecker. Liv. October 30, 2017. November 4, 2017.
- Web site: Blake Shelton Explains Why He 'Caught Everybody Off Guard' With 'Happy' New Album (Exclusive). Entertainment Tonight. Schillaci. Sophie. October 6, 2017. November 4, 2017.
- Chesney Crowns Billboard 200 & Top Country Albums; Rhett Rules Country Airplay; Shelton Serves Up A Six-Pack. Billboard. Asker. Jim. November 6, 2017. November 7, 2017.
- Web site: 'Texoma Shore' review: Blake Shelton shows off his charm. Newsday. Gamboa. Glenn. November 4, 2017.
- Web site: Album Review: Blake Shelton's 'Texoma Shore'. Sounds Like Nashville. Houghton. Cillea. 31 October 2017 . November 4, 2017.
- Web site: Texoma Shore review. Roughstock. Bjorke. Matt. 3 November 2017 . November 4, 2017.
- Sam Smith's 'The Thrill of It All' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart . Billboard . Caulfield . Keith . November 12, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113040720/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8031332/sam-smith-the-thrill-of-it-all-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart . January 13, 2018 . March 29, 2018.
- News: Top 10 Country Albums Chart: April 15, 2019 . Matt . Bjorke . April 15, 2019 . Roughstock . July 21, 2019 .
- Web site: Credits. AllMusic. September 14, 2020.
- Web site: NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. November 13, 2017. November 10, 2017.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 2017. Billboard. July 17, 2020.
- Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. December 5, 2018.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. June 17, 2020.
