Georgia Clay

Georgia Clay
Studio album by Josh Kelley
Released March 22, 2011
Genre Country
Label MCA Nashville
Producer Clint Lagerberg
Josh Kelley chronology

To Remember
(2008)		 Georgia Clay
(2011)
Singles from Georgia Clay
  1. "Georgia Clay"
    Released: August 9, 2010
  2. "Gone Like That"
    Released: May 23, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Country Weekly [2]
Engine 145 [3]

Georgia Clay is the seventh studio album by American singer Josh Kelley. It is his first country music album, and it was released via MCA Nashville on March 22, 2011.

Content

Georgia Clay is Kelley's first release to the country music format.[4] Kelley co-wrote the title track with his brother, Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum, and album producer Clint Lagerberg.

Critical reception

Karlie Justus of Engine 145 rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that it was "surprisingly satisfactory" but criticizing the production choices on some songs.[3] It also received three-and-a-half stars from Country Weekly reviewer Jessica Phillips, who criticized the title track for being "too familiar to be gripping", but said of the rest of the album, "Overall, Josh's sound boasts enough twang to keep it country and enough soulful passion to keep things interesting."[2] Giving it two-and-a-half stars, Andrew Leahey of Allmusic wrote that Kelley "doesn’t sound entirely convincing as a Nashville star." He also thought that Kelley's voice sounded "forced" and that the lyrics lacked hooks.[1]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Georgia Clay"  Josh Kelley, Charles Kelley, Clint Lagerberg 3:04
2. "A Real Good Try"  J. Kelley 3:38
3. "Gone Like That"  J. Kelley, Lagerberg, Nicole Galyan 3:58
4. "Baby Blue Eyes"  J. Kelley, Lee Brice 3:39
5. "Naleigh Moon"  J. Kelley, Lagerberg 3:43
6. "Two Cups of Coffee"  J. Kelley 3:53
7. "Rainin' Whiskey"  J. Kelley, Robert Hatch, Paul Jenkins 3:28
8. "Great Idea"  J. Kelley, Lagerberg, Lee Thomas Miller 3:26
9. "Learning You"  J. Kelley, Lagerberg, Craig Wiseman 4:17
10. "Ain't Lettin' Go"  J. Kelley, C. Kelley, Patrick Davis 4:02
11. "Don't You Go"  J. Kelley, Kyle Jacobs, Rachel Thibodeau 4:14
Total length:
 41:22

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2011) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 92
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 16

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country US
2010 "Georgia Clay" 17 87
2011 "Gone Like That" 53 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leahey, Andrew. "Georgia Clay". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Phillips, Jessica (28 March 2011). "Reviews". Country Weekly 18 (13): 56. ISSN 1074-3235.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Justus, Karlie (25 March 2011). "Georgia Clay review". Engine 145. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  4. ↑ Fuoco, Christina. "Josh Kelley biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 March 2011.