Recorded 2012–13 Label High Top Mountain Records Genre Country music | Length 37:33 Release date 11 June 2013 | |
Released June 11, 2013 (2013-06-11) Similar Metamodern Sounds in Country, A Sailor's Guide to Earth, Adobe Sessions, Modern Sounds in Country a, Sonic Ranch | ||
High Top Mountain is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson. The album was produced by Dave Cobb and was released on June 11, 2013. Simpson self-funded the album. The record is named after a cemetery near Jackson where many of his family are buried.
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Reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated High Top Mountain 3 1/2 stars out of 5, comparing its sound favorably to Waylon Jennings. Erik Ernst of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel also compared it to Jennings, saying that it had "rich vintage sounds, heartbreaking ballads and juke-joint ramblers".
The album did not received much attention on its release and debuted at No. 47 on the Top Country Albums chart. It re-entered the chart after the release of Simpson's second album Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, eventually reaching No. 31 on Top Country Albums for chart dated November 8, 2014. The album has sold 105,600 copies in the United States as of January 2017.
Chart performance
As of July 2014, the album has sold 14,000 copies in the US.
Musicians and contributors
Technical personnel
Songs
1Life Ain't Fair and the World Is Mean2:06
2Railroad of Sin2:04
3Water in a Well3:19