Days of Gold

Days of Gold
Studio album by Jake Owen
Released December 3, 2013
Genre Country
Label RCA Nashville
Producer Joey Moi
Jake Owen chronology

Barefoot Blue Jean Night
(2011)		 Days of Gold
(2013)
Singles from Days of Gold
  1. "Days of Gold"
    Released: August 12, 2013
  2. "Beachin'"
    Released: February 3, 2014
  3. "What We Ain't Got"
    Released: August 11, 2014

Days of Gold is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Jake Owen. It was released on December 3, 2013 via RCA Records Nashville.[1] The album's track listing was announced on October 9.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]
Country Weekly A-[4]
Got Country Online [5]
Music Is My Oxygen Weekly [6]
Rolling Stone [7]
USA Today [8]

The album got some positive reviews from Allmusic, Country Weekly, Got Country Online and USA Today. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave it a three-and-a-half out of five stars, and thought that the album had a less polished sound than its predecessor. He wrote that "There's no mistaking Days of Gold for anything earthy, but this sonic thawing winds up emphasizing Owen's inherent sweetness in an appealing fashion."[3] At Country Weekly, Tammy Ragusa graded the album to be an A-, saying that Owen's voice was "[e]ffortless and easy", and that its themes seemed like an artistic evolution from the previous album.[4] Donna Block of Got Country Online gave it a perfect five star rating, and called this album "precious", which fans and listeners alike should own this album.[5] At USA Today, Brian Mansfield rated it a three out of four stars, and felt that after the first three songs that the album goes south somewhat, which he noted that the hits are likely to be the "party songs"; however, he affirmed that "the others separate him from the pack."[8]

However, the album got some mixed to unfavorable reviews from Rolling Stone, Country Standard Time and Music Is My Oxygen Weekly. At Rolling Stone, Chuck Eddy rated the release three stars out of five, and noted that the listener should "drink up" to this good album.[7] Jeffrey B. Remz of Country Standard Time was less favorable, saying that "Owen sings well enough, although not especially distinctive on materials that is not the most exciting. Parties, relationships and drinking…are part of the mix, but frankly we’ve heard it all before. And that’s the problem. Kenny Chesney has done these types of songs, only a lot better and with far more introspection and depth."[9] At Music Is My Oxygen, Rob Burkhardt rated the album three out of five stars, noting the album has good material that touches on many topics which the likes of Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton and Florida Georgia Line do, and this causes it to get lost amongst the others; however, he wrote that "Days of Gold deserves to be heard, but Owen is going to have to dig a little deeper."[6]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Days of Gold"  Jaren Johnston, Neil Mason 3:22
2. "Beachin'"  Johnston, Jon Nite, Jimmy Robbins 3:11
3. "1972"  Johnston, Jim Beavers 3:26
4. "Ghost Town"  Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley, Shane McAnally 3:29
5. "Life of the Party"  Dallas Davidson, DeStefano, Gorley 3:04
6. "Good Timing"  Davidson, Gorley, Zach Crowell 3:16
7. "Tall Glass of Something"  Johnston, Luke Laird, Barry Dean 2:55
8. "One Little Kiss (Never Killed Nobody)"  Gorley, Robbins, McAnally 2:59
9. "What We Ain't Got"  Travis Meadows, Travis Jerome Goff 3:39
10. "Tipsy"  Matt Jenkins, McAnally, Trevor Rosen 3:39
11. "Drivin' All Night"  Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell 3:56
12. "Sure Feels Right"  Johnston, Zac Maloy, Jeremy Stover 4:00
Deluxe edition
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
13. "After the Music's Stopped"  Tom Douglas, Johnston 4:05
14. "I Like You a Lot"  Phillip White, Adam Wright 3:39
15. "Summer Jam" (featuring Florida Georgia Line)Craig Wiseman, Brian Kelley, Tyler Hubbard 3:41
16. "Surefire Feeling"  Ryan Hurd, Matthew McGinn, Steve Moakler 3:35

Chart performance

Days of Gold debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 15 and on the Top Country Albums chart at No.4, with 40,000 albums sold for the week.[10] The album has sold 215,400 copies in the US as of February 2015.[11]

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 24
US Billboard 200[13] 15
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Billboard 200[15] 105
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[16] 17

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country
[17]		 CAN
2013 "Days of Gold" 19 15 83 28 —
2014 "Beachin'" 1 1 26 1 39
"What We Ain't Got" 19 14 89 30 90
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ↑ Whitaker, Sterling (October 9, 2013). "Jake Owen Reveals Track Listing for ‘Days of Gold’". The Boot. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (October 9, 2013). "Jake Owen "Days Of Gold" Tracklist & Cover Art". Roughstock. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Days of Gold – Jake Owen". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ragusa, Tammy (December 3, 2013). "Days of Gold by Jake Owen". Country Weekly. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Block, Donna (November 29, 2013). "ALBUM REVIEW: Jake Owen "Days of Gold"". Got Country Online. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Burkhardt, Rob (December 5, 2013). "Jake Owen "Days Of Gold" –Album Review". Music Is My Oxygen Weekly. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Eddy, Chuck (December 9, 2013). "Jake Owen 'Days of Gold' Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Mansfield, Brian (December 2, 2013). "Album of the week: Jake Owen's 'Days of Gold'". USA Today. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  9. ↑ Remz, Jeffrey B. "Days of Gold review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  10. ↑ Matt Bjorke (December 11, 2012). "Country Album Chart News: The Week of December 11, 2013: Garth Brooks, Duck Dynasty, The Sound of Music, Blake, Lady A & Scotty McCreery". Roughstock.
  11. ↑ Matt Bjorke (January 21, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For January 21, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given in link here
  12. ↑ "Jake Owen Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Jake Owen.
  13. ↑ "Jake Owen Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Jake Owen.
  14. ↑ "Jake Owen Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Country Albums for Jake Owen.
  15. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
  16. ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Jake Owen Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.