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Revision as of 15:44, 21 July 2024

2023 studio album by Darius Rucker

Carolyn's Boy

Studio album by Darius Rucker

Released

October 6, 2023 (2023-10-06)

Genre

Country

Language

English

Label

Capitol Nashville

Producer

Darius Rucker chronology

When Was the Last Time
(2017)

Carolyn's Boy
(2023)

Singles from Carolyn's Boy

"Beers and Sunshine"
Released: August 6, 2020
"Fires Don't Start Themselves"
Released: April 3, 2023

"It was during the pandemic and we were writing the record, and I was having a bad day/ I just said to myself, 'At the end of the day, I'm just my mama's boy,' so I decided I was going to name it Carolyn's Boy after that. She was such a big influence on me and she was so important in my life. It was time for me to do something special like that."

—Rucker on writing and recording Carolyn's Boy

Carolyn's Boy is the eighth studio album and sixth in the country genre by American singer Darius Rucker, released on October 6, 2023. The album is dedicated to Rucker's mother Carolyn, who raised him and his siblings as a single mother and died before her son experienced success in the music industry. The album was preceded by the singles "Beers and Sunshine" and "Fires Don't Start Themselves"; the former topped the country charts and the latter reached the top 40. It also includes a collaboration with Chapel Hart on "Ol' Church Hymn" and cover of Rihanna's "Lift Me Up".

Recording

Rucker set out to record new music and encountered an emotionally difficult day writing and he realized that he was a "mama's boy" and began to focus on writing in memory of his dead mother, Carolyn. He enlisted several co-writers to help him explore his personal life and experience, including British pop musician Ed Sheeran, who helped him co-write a song about a childhood girlfriend.

Reception

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3 out of 5 stars, with critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine writing that the songs have a "funny, cheerful, and just clever enough not to be dull" quality.

Brennen Kelly of Country Chord gave the album a 6 out of 10, writing that the album is "not breaking any ground lyrically or sonically, but it's not an unpleasant listen by any stretch of the imagination."

Track listing

*Carolyn's Boy* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Beers and Sunshine"	Darius Rucker Ross Copperman JT Harding Josh Osborne	2:58
2.	"In This Together"	Rucker Derek George Bobby Hamrick Joy Williams	3:01
3.	"Never Been Over"	Rucker Lee Thomas Miller Osborne	3:25
4.	"Fires Don't Start Themselves"	Ben Hayslip Dan Isbell Jacob Rice }	3:46
5.	"Ol' Church Hymn" (featuring Chapel Hart)	Rucker Hayslip Greylan James Josh Miller	3:30
6.	"7 Days"	Rucker Copperman Ashley Gorley Charles Kelley	3:20
7.	"Same Beer Different Problem"	Rucker Topher Brown Sarah Buxton Brad Tursi	3:01
8.	"Sara"	Rucker Joel Crouse Kyle Rife Ed Sheeran	3:39
9.	"Have a Good Time"	Rucker Monty Criswell George Hamrick	3:31
10.	"Sure Would Have Loved Her"	Rucker Wyatt Durrette Levi Lowrey	3:08
11.	"Southern Comfort"	Chris LaCorte Osborne Matt Rogers	3:10
12.	"3am in Carolina"	Rucker Copperman Michael Hardy	3:19
13.	"Lift Me Up"	Ryan Coogler Robyn Fenty Ludwig Goransson Temilade Openiyi	3:11
14.	"Stargazing"	Rucker Brinley Addington Jess Cayne Matt Morrisey	2:58
Total length:			46:04

Personnel

Musicians

Darius Rucker – lead vocals
Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3, 8, 10, 12), banjo (1, 3), electric guitar (1, 8, 12); Dobro, ukulele (1); baritone guitar (10), mandolin (10)
Ross Copperman – programming (1, 5–7, 12); background vocals, keyboards (1, 6, 7, 12); acoustic guitar (1, 6, 10, 12), electric guitar (12)
Tony Lucido – bass guitar (1, 3, 5–8, 10, 12, 14)
Aaron Sterling – drums (1, 4, 11, 13), percussion (4, 11)
Charles Kelley – background vocals (1)
Hillary Scott – background vocals (1)
Dave Haywood – background vocals (1)
Lee Turner – keyboards (1)
Mark Hill – bass guitar (2, 4, 9, 11, 13)
Charlie Worsham – acoustic guitar (2, 9, 14)
Jerry Roe – drums (2, 9, 14), percussion (2, 9)
Derek Wells – electric guitar (2, 9, 14)
Gordon Mote – Hammond B3 (2, 9), piano (9, 14), keyboards (14)
Wes Hightower – background vocals (2, 9)
Aubrey Haynie – mandolin (2, 3), fiddle (9, 10, 12, 14)
Frank Rogers –percussion, programming (2, 9)
Mike Johnson – Dobro (2)
Dan Dugmore – pedal steel (3, 5–8, 10, 12)
Dave Cohen – keyboards (3, 8, 10, 12); Hammond B3, piano (6)
John Osborne – acoustic guitar (3)
Danny Radar – acoustic guitar (4, 6, 11, 13), electric guitar (6), banjo (11)
Kris Donegan – electric guitar (4, 5, 11), acoustic guitar (7)
Josh Reedy – background vocals (4, 11, 13)
Rob McNelley – electric guitar (4, 11)
Stuart Duncan – fiddle (4, 11)
David Dorn – Hammond B3, piano (4); keyboards (11, 13)
Chapel Hart – vocals, background vocals (5)
Carolyn Dawn Johnson – background vocals (5)
Nir Z – drums (5, 7)
Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (5, 7)
Jeff Roach – keyboards (5, 7)
Fred Eltringham – drums (6, 8, 10, 12), percussion (12)
Tofer Brown – background vocals (7)
Micah Wilshire – background vocals (8)
Bobby Hamrick – background vocals (9)
Derek George – background vocals (9)
Monty Criswell – background vocals (9)
Dann Huff – electric guitar (11), programming (13)
David Huff – fiddle (11), programming (13)
Paul Franklin – steel guitar (11, 13)
Everett Drake – choir (13)
Kyla Harris – choir (13)
Michael Mishaw – choir (13)
Robert Bailey – choir (13)
Vicki Hampton – choir (13)
Wendy Moten – choir (13)
Charlie Judge – strings (13)
Jess Cayne – background vocals (14)
Matt Morrisey – background vocals (14)

Technical

Ross Copperman – production, engineering (1, 3, 5–8, 10, 12)
Frank Rogers – production, engineering (2, 9, 14)
Dann Huff – production (4, 11, 13)
Pete Lyman – mastering
F. Reid Shippen – mixing, engineering (1, 3, 5–8, 10, 12)
Justin Niebank – mixing (2, 4, 9, 11, 14), engineering (2, 4, 9, 11, 13, 14)
Sean Moffitt – mixing (13)
Lee Turner – engineering (1, 3, 5–8, 10, 12), editing (1)
Aaron Sterling – engineering (1)
Ilya Toshinskiy – engineering (1)
Julian King – engineering (2, 9, 14)
Josh Reedy – engineering (4, 11)
Brian David Willis – editing (3, 5–8, 10, 12)
David Huff – editing (4, 13)
Drew Bollman – additional mixing (4), additional engineering (2, 9, 14)
Michael Mechling – engineering assistance (1, 3, 5–8, 10, 12)
Jordan Reed – engineering assistance (2, 9, 14)
Kam Luchterhand – engineering assistance (2, 9, 14)
Joel McKenney – engineering assistance (4, 11, 13)
Sean Badum – engineering assistance (13)

Sales and chart performance

The album debuted at No. 27 on the Top Country Albums and on the Billboard 200 at No. 153, with 9,000 first week equivalent units.

Chart performance for *Carolyn's Boy*
Chart (2023)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	153
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	27
Scottish Albums (OCC)	58
UK Country Albums (OCC)	3

References

Nicholson, Jessica (September 26, 2023). "Darius Rucker Announces 'Carolyn's Boy' Release Date". Country. Billboard. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
^ Houghton, Cillea (August 4, 2023). "Darius Rucker Announces 'Carolyn's Boy' Release Date". Latest Music News & Stories. American Songwriter. ISSN 0896-8993. OCLC 17342741. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
Jess (October 19, 2022). "Darius Rucker + Chapel Hart Take Fans to Church on New Song". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
Sexton, Paul (February 11, 2023). "Darius Rucker Releases Version Of Rihanna's 'Beautifully Written' 'Lift Me Up'". u discover music. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
Sherman, Maria (October 9, 2023). "On 'Carolyn's Boy,' Darius Rucker pays loving tribute to his greatest inspiration: his late mother". Entertainment. Associated Press. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
DeSantis, Rachel (October 5, 2023). "Darius Rucker Reveals Ed Sheeran Helped Him Write a Song for an Ex He Hasn't Seen in 40 Years". Entertainment > Music > Country. People. ISSN 0093-7673. OCLC 794712888. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (n.d.). "Darius Rucker – Carolyn's Boy". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
Kelly, Brennen (October 8, 2023). "Darius Rucker's "Carolyn's Boy" Album Review". Country Chord. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
"Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
"Darius Rucker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
"Darius Rucker Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
"Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

External links

Carolyn's Boy at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
Rucker on a promotional appearance for the album and Darius Rucker shares the lyrics that were 'tough' to write in song about his divorce on Today
Darius Rucker reflects on his diverse career and his personal new album for PBS NewsHour

v t e Darius Rucker
Discography
Studio albums	Back to Then Learn to Live Charleston, SC 1966 True Believers Home for the Holidays Southern Style When Was the Last Time Carolyn's Boy
Singles	"Don't Think I Don't Think About It" "It Won't Be Like This for Long" "Alright" "History in the Making" "Come Back Song" "This" "I Got Nothin'" "True Believers" "Wagon Wheel" "Radio" "Homegrown Honey" "Southern Style" "If I Told You" "For the First Time" "Straight to Hell" "Beers and Sunshine"
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