Volunteer (Old Crow Medicine Show album) explained

Volunteer
Type:Studio
Artist:Old Crow Medicine Show
Cover:Volunteer_album.jpg
Genre:Folk
Label:Columbia Nashville
Producer:Dave Cobb
Prev Title:50 Years of Blonde on Blonde
Prev Year:2017
Next Title:Paint This Town
Next Year:2022

Volunteer is the sixth studio album by folk band Old Crow Medicine Show. It was released in April 2018 by Columbia Nashville. The album is the band's only one to feature Joe Andrews, who plays on every track and subsequently became a full band member.[1] It is the last album to feature founding members Kevin Hayes and Critter Fuqua as well as Chance McCoy, all of whom departed the group prior to the release of their next album Paint This Town.

Critical reception

The album received a Metacritic score of 85 based on 6 critics, indicating universal acclaim.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 14 on Top Country Albums, No. 1 on Bluegrass Albums, and No. 7 on Americana/Folk Albums, with 7,000 equivalent album units (6,500 in traditional album sales) in its first week.[2] It is Old Crow Medicine Show's seventh No. 1 on the Bluegrass Albums chart, tying with Ricky Skaggs and Rhonda Vincent for the most No. 1s in the history of chart.[3] It has sold 11,500 copies in the United States as of June 2018.[4]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Old Crow Medicine Show Looks to the Future While Picking at the Past. The New York Times. October 3, 2018.
  2. News: Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: April 30, 2018. Roughstock. Bjorke. Matt. April 30, 2018. June 28, 2018.
  3. Web site: Brothers Osborne Bow at No. 2 on Top Country Albums Chart With 'Port Saint Joe'. Billboard. Asker. Jim. May 1, 2018.
  4. News: Top 10 Country Albums Chart: June 20, 2018. Roughstock. Bjorke. Matt. June 22, 2018. June 28, 2018.