Recorded 2010–11 Producer Jay Joyce Artist Eric Church Label Humphead Records | Length 39:39 Chief
(2011) The Outsiders
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Released July 26, 2011 (2011-07-26) Genres Country music, Outlaw country, Southern rock Awards Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for Album of the Year Similar Eric Church albums, Country music albums | ||
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Chief is the third studio album by American country music artist Eric Church. It was released on July 26, 2011, via EMI Nashville. The album produced five singles, including the first two number one singles of his career on the Hot Country Songs chart: "Drink in My Hand" and "Springsteen", two additional top tens on the country chart: "Creepin'" and "Like Jesus Does", as well as the top 20 country hit "Homeboy". On June 20, 2012, Chief was certified Platinum by the RIAA for having shipped 1,000,000 records. As of January 2017, the album has sold 1,944,900 copies in the United States.
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The album received a nomination for Best Country Album at the 54th Grammy Awards.
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Critical reception
Upon its release, Chief received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 9 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Allmusic reviewer Thom Jurek gave it 4 stars out of 5, saying that it is "defiant, well-conceived, and more carefully executed than it sounds, with some excellent songs".
Rolling Stone placed the album at number 19 on its Best Albums of 2011 list.
Personnel
Compiled from Allmusic.
Songs
1Creepin'3:53
2Drink in My Hand3:11
3Keep On2:39