The Outsiders | ||||
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Released | February 11, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2013–14 | |||
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Length | 50:42 | |||
Label | EMI Nashville | |||
Producer | Jay Joyce | |||
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The Outsiders is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Eric Church. It was released on February 11, 2014, via EMI Nashville. Like all of his previous albums, it is produced by Jay Joyce.[1] It was before the release that Church received media attention for saying "I think genres are dead."[2]
Two singles were released prior to the album's release: the title track and "Give Me Back My Hometown". Both were met with positive reviews from critics, and charted in the top 10 Hot Country Songs chart. The latter also reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, becoming his fourth chart-topping single. The album's third single, "Cold One", was released in June 2014 and was a top 20 hit. The fourth single, "Talladega", was released to country radio on September 15, 2014, and became Church's fourth No. 1 hit.[3] The fifth single, "Like a Wrecking Ball", was released to country radio on March 9, 2015.
The album received critical acclaim, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums chart, with sales of 288,000 in its first week of release.[4] It was the best-selling country album of 2014 in the United States.[5]
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