| When Was the Last Time | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Darius Rucker |
| Cover: | Rucker last.jpg |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 48:49 |
| Label: | Capitol Nashville |
| Producer: | Ross Copperman |
| Prev Title: | Southern Style |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Carolyn's Boy |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
When Was the Last Time is the seventh studio album and fifth in the country genre by American country music singer Darius Rucker. It was released on Capitol Records Nashville on October 20, 2017.
"If I Told You" was released as the album's lead single on July 5, 2016. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated June 24, 2017, becoming his first No. 1 since "Wagon Wheel" in 2013. The album's second single, "For the First Time", was released on July 24, 2017.[1] It reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated June 2, 2018.[2]
"Straight to Hell", which features guest vocals from Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Charles Kelley, was previously recorded by Drivin' N' Cryin' on their 1989 album Mystery Road. This song was released as the album's third single on June 25, 2018.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album 3 out of 5 stars, saying that "not much separates" it from Rucker's previous country albums, but noting the vocal performances on "Story to Tell" and "Another Night with You" while calling "Straight to Hell" the "rowdiest country he's ever done".[3]
On its debut week, the album charted at No. 8 on the US Billboard 200, which is Rucker's fifth top 10 album on the chart. It also debuted at No. 2 on the Top Country Albums chart, with 30,000 copies sold in the first week, 34,000 units, including track sales and streams.[4] In its second week, it sold a further 9,300 copies.[5] It has sold 123,400 copies in the United States as of April 2019.[6]
Adapted from AllMusic
| Chart (2017) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] | 76 | |
| Chart (2018) | Position | |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] | 50 |