Boom (Walker Hayes album)
{{infobox album
| name= boom.
| type= studio
| artist=Walker Hayes
| cover = Boom (Walker Hayes album).jpg
| alt =
| released={{start date|2017|12|08}}
| genre=
- Country pop
- pop{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/09/05/fall-country-music-preview-albums/633170001/ |title=Fall country music albums set to drop from legendary and rising stars |publisher=Usatoday.com |date=2017-09-05 |accessdate=2017-09-24}}
| length = 31:05
| label=Monument
| producer= Walker Hayes
Shane McAnally{{cite web|author=Smith, Sydney|url=http://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/walker-hayes-release-date-boom/ |title=Walker Hayes Reveals Release Date for Debut Album |publisher=Sounds Like Nashville |date=2017-09-16 |accessdate=2017-09-24}}
| prev_title=8Tracks (Vol. 2): Break the Internet
| prev_year=2016
| next_title = 8Tracks (Vol. 3): Black Sheep
| next_year = 2019
| misc= {{singles
| name= boom.
| type= studio
| single1= You Broke Up with Me
| single1date= January 27, 2017
| single2= Craig Brogan
| single2date= April 23, 2018}}
}}
Boom (stylized as boom.) is the second studio album by American country pop singer Walker Hayes.{{cite web|url=http://kmps.cbslocal.com/2017/09/18/205559/|title=Walker Hayes Releases "Beautiful" Video « Seattle Country Music Radio, News, Artists, Gossip – 94.1 KMPS|author=Kat|date=2017-09-18|publisher=CBSlocal|accessdate=2017-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925035517/http://kmps.cbslocal.com/2017/09/18/205559/|archive-date=2017-09-25|url-status=dead}} The album, containing 10 songs, was released on December 8, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.wbee.com/blogs/lauren-hoffman/walker-hayes-announces-new-album-boom|title=Walker Hayes Announces New Album, 'boom.'|first=|date=2017-09-13|website=|publisher=WBEE|accessdate=2017-09-24}}{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/walker-hayes-interview-you-broke-up-with-me/|title=Walker Hayes Is Much Cooler Than He Thinks He Is|date=16 September 2017 |publisher=Tasteofcountry.com|accessdate=2017-09-24}}
Background
The release date was announced by Hayes label in the first week of September 2017.{{cite web|author=Emily Yahr, The Washington Post |url=http://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/article/Songs-about-failure-fuel-Walker-Hayes-success-12201024.php |title=Songs about failure fuel Walker Hayes' success - Connecticut Post |publisher=Ctpost.com |date=2017-09-15 |accessdate=2017-09-24}}{{cite web|last=Gugala |first=Jon |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/videos/walker-hayes-beautiful-see-video-w503359 |title=Walker Hayes' 'Beautiful': See New Video |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2017-09-15 |accessdate=2017-09-24}}{{cite news|last=Yahr |first=Emily |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/walker-hayes-isnt-afraid-to-sing-about-failure-and-its-making-him-a-success/2017/09/13/23d1fece-8ea2-11e7-91d5-ab4e4bb76a3a_story.html |title=Walker Hayes isn't afraid to sing about struggling, and it's making him a success |newspaper=The Washington Post |date= |accessdate=2017-09-24}} The album's lead single, "You Broke Up with Me", was released on June 26, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://theboot.com/walker-hayes-you-broke-up-with-me/|title=Walker Hayes Releases New Single, 'You Broke Up With Me'|author=|first=|date=13 June 2017|website=|publisher=Theboot.com|accessdate=2017-09-24}}{{Cite news|url=https://musicrow.com/2017/09/walker-hayes-new-album-set-for-december-release/|title=Walker Hayes' New Album Set For December Release|date=2017-09-11|work=MusicRow - Nashville's Music Industry Publication - News, Songs From Music City|access-date=2017-09-24}}{{cite web|url=http://www.931wolfcountry.com/blogs/lauren-hoffman/walker-hayes-announces-new-album-boom|title=Walker Hayes Announces New Album, 'boom.' | 93.1 The Wolf|author=|first=|date=2017-09-13|website=|publisher=931wolfcountry.com|accessdate=2017-09-24}} Hayes spoke of the album, he said "'Boom!' It's my favorite word. It's what I text my team every time another station adds 'You Broke Up With Me'... It's the first thing I say after I play a song from the album for anyone... So, it's what we had to call the album."
Commercial performance
The album debuted at No. 6 on Billboard{{'}}s Top Country Albums, with 12,300 copies sold.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/12/42594-top-10-country-albums-chart-december-18-2017 |title=Top 10 Country Albums Chart: December 18, 2017 |first= Matt |last= Bjorke |date= December 17, 2017 |work=Roughstock }} It has sold 32,600 copies in the United States as of May 2018.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2018/05/43003-top-10-country-albums-chart-may-14-2018 |title=Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: May 14, 2018 |first= Matt |last= Bjorke |date= May 14, 2018 |work=Roughstock |accessdate=May 14, 2018}}
Track listing
Track listing adapted from Megacountry{{cite web|url=http://www.megacountry.com/news/12177-walker-hayes-announces-new-album-boom-912 |title=Walker Hayes Announces New Album: 'boom.' | News |publisher=MegaCountry |date=2017-09-11 |accessdate=2017-09-24}}
{{Track listing
| title1 = Beautiful
| writer1 = Walker Hayes
| length1 = 3:00
| title2 = Shut Up Kenny
| writer2 = {{hlist|Hayes|AJ Babcock|Pete Good}}
| length2 = 3:00
| title3 = You Broke Up with Me
| writer3 = {{hlist|Hayes|Thomas Archer|Kylie Sackley}}
| length3 = 3:16
| title4 = Halloween
| note4 = featuring Nicolle Galyon
| writer4 = {{hlist|Hayes|Nicolle Galyon}}
| length4 = 3:20
| title5 = Dollar Store
| writer5 = {{hlist|Hayes|Scott Stepakoff}}
| length5 = 3:17
| title6 = Beer in the Fridge
| writer6 = {{hlist|Hayes|Matt Jenkins|Shane McAnally|Scot Sherrod}}
| length6 = 2:27
| title7 = Beckett
| writer7 = {{hlist|Hayes|McAnally}}
| length7 = 2:55
| title8 = Mind Candy
| writer8 = {{hlist|Hayes|Archer}}
| length8 = 3:40
| title9 = Prescriptions
| writer9 = {{hlist|Hayes|Matt McGinn}}
| length9 = 3:00
| title10 = Craig Brogan
| writer10 = Hayes
| length10 = 3:10
| total_length = 31:05
}}
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic{{cite web|title=Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/boom-mw0003110405/credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=October 21, 2020}}
- Dave Cohen - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, synthesizer
- Kris Donegan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Fred Eltringham - drums, drum loops, percussion
- Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar
- Nicolle Galyon - duet vocals on "Halloween"
- Ryan Gore - percussion, drum programming
- Walker Hayes - beat box, clapping, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, drum loops, percussion, drum programming, synthesizer, synthesizer bass, lead vocals, background vocals, whistle
- Lee Hendricks - bass guitar
- Tony Lucido - bass guitar
- Matt McGinn - background vocals
- Justin Niebank - keyboards, drum programming
- Derek Wells - electric guitar
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|37|artist=Walker Hayes|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 19, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|6|artist=Walker Hayes|rowheader=true }} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 16, 2020}}
| 56 |
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