You Hear Georgia

2021 studio album by Blackberry Smoke
You Hear Georgia
Blackberry Smoke in large block letters with the American stars and stripes across them, with two orchid flowers in the bottom left and a watertower with the words "You Hear Georgia" on it in the bottom right
Studio album by
Blackberry Smoke
ReleasedMay 28, 2021 (2021-05-28)
Length40:21
Label3 Legged
ProducerDave Cobb
Blackberry Smoke chronology
Find a Light
(2018) 		You Hear Georgia
(2021) 		Be Right Here
(2024)

You Hear Georgia is the seventh studio album by American rock band Blackberry Smoke, released on May 28, 2021, through 3 Legged Records, with distribution by Thirty Tigers. It was produced by Dave Cobb and includes contributions from Jamey Johnson and Warren Haynes. The album received positive reviews from critics and charted across Europe, the UK and the US.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Mojo[2]
Uncut6/10[3]

You Hear Georgia is an ode to the band's home state. In the title track, the band's lyrics celebrate where they're from, while also give a warning to others to not underestimate the south. Singer Charlie Starr said that the title track is "about the South being misunderstood," as reported by the Rolling Stone.[4]

You Hear Georgia received a score of 70 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on eight critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.[1]

Uncut stated that "Lynyrd Skynyrd's Rickey Medlocke co-writes one song, and most others sound like someone from Skynyrd did. But the best tracks, counterintuitively, are those furthest from Blackberry Smoke's trademark boogie".[3] Mojo felt that "deep into side two You Hear Georgia starts to drag a little as they ditch the choogle and attempt to foray into the cosmic Americana territory of My Morning Jacket".[2]

Louder, a publication focused on rock and alternative genres, wrote that You Hear Georgia was comfortably in line with Blackberry Smoke's previous albums. "A couple of other unremarkable tracks leave this album just short of being a stunner, but for the most part Blackberry Smoke have done Georgia proud once again," Louder wrote.[5]

Track listing

You Hear Georgia track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Live It Down"4:06
2."You Hear Georgia"4:05
3."Hey Delilah"3:26
4."Ain't the Same"4:20
5."Lonesome for a Livin'" (featuring Jamey Johnson)4:28
6."All Rise Again" (featuring Warren Haynes)4:13
7."Old Enough to Know"3:28
8."Morningside"4:24
9."All Over the Road"3:48
10."Old Scarecrow"3:36
Total length:40:21

Charts

Chart performance for You Hear Georgia
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 53
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 48
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 21
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] 50
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 53
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 9
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 17
US Billboard 200[16] 55
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[17] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] 6
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[19] 5
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[20] 8

References

  1. ^ a b "You Hear Georgia by Blackberry Smoke Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Blackberry Smoke – You Hear Georgia". Mojo. July 2021. p. 82.
  3. ^ a b "Blackberry Smoke – You Hear Georgia". Uncut. August 2021. p. 24.
  4. ^ Hudak, Joseph (February 24, 2021). "Blackberry Smoke Preview New 'You Hear Georgia' Album With Greasy Title Track". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Sharppublished, Johnny (May 28, 2021). "Blackberry Smoke do Georgia proud once again". louder. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Blackberry Smoke – You Hear Georgia" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blackberry Smoke – You Hear Georgia" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blackberry Smoke – You Hear Georgia" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Blackberry Smoke – You Hear Georgia" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blackberry Smoke – You Hear Georgia" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  12. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Blackberry Smoke – You Hear Georgia". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Blackberry Smoke – You Hear Georgia". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Blackberry Smoke – You Hear Georgia". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  16. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  17. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  18. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  19. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  20. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
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