Southern Style
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{{Infobox album
| name = Southern Style
| type = studio
| artist = Darius Rucker
| cover = Southern Style Tour (Darius Rucker concert tour poster).jpg
| alt =
| released = March 31, 2015
| recorded = 2014
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length =
| label = Capitol Nashville
| producer = Frank Rogers, Keith Stegallhttp://www.charlestonsound.com/darius-rucker-keith-stegall-collaborate-charleston-sound/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}} (tracks 3, 5, 8, 11, 13)
| prev_title = Home for the Holidays
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = When Was the Last Time
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Southern Style
| type = studio
| single1 = Homegrown Honey
| single1date = August 25, 2014
| single2 = Southern Style
| single2date = May 4, 2015
}}
}}
Southern Style is the sixth studio album and fourth in the country genre by American singer Darius Rucker. It was released on March 31, 2015, by Capitol Records Nashville. The album's lead single, "Homegrown Honey", was released to country radio on August 25, 2014. The album's second single, the title track was released to country radio on May 4, 2015. The album won International Album of the Year at the British Country Music Association Awards.
Background
News about Rucker's working on his fourth country release was first announced in August 2014. Sixty songs were written for the album then with twelve to fifteen of them being cut for the record. Once again Rucker worked with record producer, Frank Rogers on the album. On working with Rogers, Rucker says, "I can't go in to record with the attitude that I want to sound different. It's all about the songs for me. I want great songs. And if we have great songs, then Frank is the genius and does what he does."{{cite magazine|last1=Hudak|first1=Joseph|title=Darius Rucker Choosing 'Homegrown' Songs for Upcoming Album|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/darius-rucker-choosing-homegrown-songs-for-upcoming-album-20140815|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=15 August 2014|accessdate=January 17, 2015}} When Rucker was visiting The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on January 12, 2015, he announced that his new album would be called Southern Style, as well as the release date, and tour to support the album.{{cite magazine|last1=Betts|first1=Stephen L.|title=Darius Rucker Announces 'Southern Style' Album and Tour|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/darius-rucker-announces-southern-style-album-and-tour-20150113|magazine=Rolling Stone|accessdate=January 17, 2014|date=January 13, 2015}}
Commercial performance
The album debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums, his fourth No. 1 on the chart. It also debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 7, with 52,000 copies sold in the US for the week.{{cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6531478/darius-rucker-southern-style-debut |title=Darius Rucker Makes Fashionable Entrance on Country Albums Chart With 'Southern Style' |agency= Gary Trust |date= April 10, 2015 |work=Billboard }} As of September 2016, the album has sold 199,000 copies in the United States.{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/09/40818-top-10-country-albums-chart-september-6-2016|title=Top 10 Country Albums Chart: September 6, 2016|first=Matt|last=Bjorke|accessdate=September 8, 2016|date=September 6, 2016|work=Roughstock}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Standard edition
| all_writing = Darius Rucker, with additional co-writers as noted
| total_length = 46:57
| title1 = Homegrown Honey
| writer1 = {{hlist|Charles Kelley|Nathan Chapman}}
| length1 = 3:24
| title2 = Good for a Good Time
| writer2 = {{hlist|Kendell Marvel|Jeremy Spillman}}
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = Baby I'm Right
| note3 = featuring Mallary Hope
| writer3 = {{hlist|Mark Nesler|Brian Phillip White}}
| length3 = 3:14
| title4 = Southern Style
| writer4 = {{hlist|Tim James|Rivers Rutherford}}
| length4 = 3:58
| title5 = High on Life
| writer5 = {{hlist|Jessi Alexander|Josh Thompson}}
| length5 = 3:34
| title6 = Perfect
| writer6 = {{hlist|Ashley Gorley|Rhett Akins}}
| length6 = 3:21
| title7 = You, Me & My Guitar
| writer7 = {{hlist|Gorley|Akins}}
| length7 = 3:17
| title8 = Low Country
| writer8 = {{hlist|Troy Verges|Blair Daly|Hillary Lindsey}}
| length8 = 4:12
| title9 = Need You More
| writer9 = {{hlist|Deric Ruttan|Jonathan Singleton}}
| length9 = 3:31
| title10 = Half Full Dixie Cup
| writer10 = {{hlist|Monty Criswell|Frank Rogers}}
| length10 = 3:34
| title11 = Lighter Up
| writer11 = {{hlist|Blake Bollinger|Drew Davis}}
| length11 = 3:16
| title12 = You Can Have Charleston
| writer12 = {{hlist|Rogers}}
| length12 = 4:29
| title13 = So I Sang
| writer13 = {{hlist|James|Rutherford}}
| length13 = 3:27
| title14 = Down Here
| writer14 =
| length14 = 3:36
| note14 = Bonus track
| title15 = It's All Over
| writer15 =
| length15 = 3:12
| note15 = Bonus track
}}
Personnel
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Musicians
- David Angell – violin {{small|(9)}}
- Eddie Bayers – drums {{small|(3, 8)}}
- Blake Bollinger – background vocals {{small|(11)}}
- Pat Buchanan – slide guitar {{small|(4)}}
- J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar {{small|(1-13)}}
- Eric Darken – percussion {{small|(1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}
- David Davidson – violin {{small|(9)}}
- Drew Davis – background vocals {{small|(11)}}
- Shannon Forrest – drums {{small|(1, 6, 7, 9, 10)}}
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle {{small|(1, 2, 7, 10)}}, mandolin {{small|(9, 12)}}
- Wes Hightower – background vocals {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}
- Mallary Hope – vocals {{small|(3)}}
- Mike Johnson – pedal steel guitar {{small|(6, 9, 12)}}, dobro {{small|(10)}}
- Anthony LaMarchina – cello {{small|(9)}}
- Stephen Lamb – copyist {{small|(9)}}
- Andy Leftwich – mandolin {{small|(3, 5, 8, 11)}}, fiddle {{small|(13)}}
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- Brent Mason – acoustic guitar {{small|(3, 13)}}, electric guitar {{small|(5, 11)}}, slide guitar {{small|(8)}}
- Greg Morrow – drums {{small|(2, 4, 5, 11-13)}}
- Gordon Mote – piano {{small|(2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12)}}, Hammond B-3 organ {{small|(2-5, 7, 8, 11, 12)}}, keyboards {{small|(13)}}, Wurlitzer {{small|(2)}}
- Danny Rader – acoustic guitar {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}, electric guitar {{small|(2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}, banjo {{small|(1)}}
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}
- Rich Robinson – slide guitar {{small|(4)}}
- Frank Rogers – electric guitar {{small|(6)}}, piano {{small|(1)}}
- Darius Rucker – lead vocals
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar {{small|(2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}, banjo {{small|(7)}}
- Russell Terrell – background vocals {{small|(1-13)}}
- Bobby Terry – acoustic guitar {{small|(3, 5, 8, 13)}}, banjo guitar {{small|(11)}}
- Derek Wells – electric guitar {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}
- Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements and viola {{small|(9)}}
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar {{small|(3, 5, 8, 11, 13)}}
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Technical personnel
- Scotty Alexander – digital editing assistant {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}
- Brady Barnett – digital editing assistant {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}
- Richard Barrow – engineer and additional engineering {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}
- Drew Bollman – additional engineering and assistant mix engineer {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}
- Jason Campbell – production coordinator {{small|(3, 5, 8, 11, 13)}}
- Neal Cappellino – additional engineering {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}
- Tom Freitag – assistant engineer {{small|(3, 5, 8, 11, 13)}}
- Jeff Hodges – additional assistant engineering {{small|(3, 5, 8, 11, 13)}}
- Travis Humbert – assistant engineer and additional engineering {{small|(3, 5, 8, 11, 13)}}
- Scott Johnston – production assistance {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}
- John Kelton – engineer and mixing {{small|(3, 5, 8, 11, 13)}}
- Trevor Marron – additional assistant engineering
- Beau Maxwell – assistant engineer {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}
- Justin Niebank – mixing {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}
- Frank Rogers – producer {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}
- Keith Stegall – producer {{small|(3, 5, 8, 11, 13)}}
- Hank Williams – mastering
- Brian David Willis – digital editing and additional engineering {{small|(1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}
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Chart performance
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2015)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|7|artist=Darius Rucker}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Darius Rucker}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2015)
! Position |
|---|
| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 28, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|189 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2015|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 28, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|22 |
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:45px;"| US Country ! style="width:45px;"| US Country Airplay ! style="width:45px;"| US ! style="width:45px;"| CAN Country ! style="width:45px;"| CAN |
| 2014
| style="text-align:left;"| "Homegrown Honey" | 6 | 2 | 53 | 11 | 76 |
| 2015
| style="text-align:left;"| "Southern Style" | 38 | 33 | — | — | — |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+List of release dates, showing region, label, format and edition(s) ! scope="col"| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Edition(s) |
| scope="row"|United States
|March 31, 2015 |CD, digital download |Standard |
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