Wild Ones (Kip Moore album)

Wild Ones
Studio album by Kip Moore
Released August 21, 2015 (2015-08-21)
Genre
Length 47:32
Label MCA Nashville
Producer Brett James, Chris DeStefano
Kip Moore chronology
Up All Night
(2012)		 Wild Ones
(2015)
Singles from Wild Ones
  1. "I'm to Blame"
    Released: February 2, 2015
  2. "Running for You"
    Released: October 12, 2015

Wild Ones is the second studio album by American country music artist Kip Moore, released on August 21, 2015, through MCA Nashville.[2][3] Moore co-wrote all thirteen tracks on the album.[4][5] The album includes the singles "I'm to Blame" and "Running For You".[6][7]

Promotion

On August 5, 2015, Moore announced a 20-city North American tour to support Wild Ones ahead of its release, beginning at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and ending at Richmond, Virginia.[8] On December 2, Moore announced a second leg of the tour for 2016, starting in Milwaukee and finishing in Anaheim, California.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[11]
Nash Country WeeklyB+[12]
PopMatters[13]

Wild Ones received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 72 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on 4 reviews.[10]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic assigning a three stars out of five rating surmising: "If Kip's songs aren't as hook-heavy or as sticky as his idols, it is nevertheless admirable that he's completely revamped his sound so he doesn't feel like anybody else in contemporary country -- not his bro country peers, not Church, not a red dirt refugee or macho rocker. He's effectively evoked the feel and aesthetic of mid-'80s heartland rock, and if that doesn't necessarily make him a wild one, it does make him a rebel of sorts."[1] Nash Country Weekly's Jon Freeman judging the album a B+ writing: "The result feels a little something like those beloved '80s movies in spirit and aesthetic."[12] Conferring a B+ on the album for Entertainment Weekly, Madison Vain commenting: "His follow-up has bigger ambitions: Wild Ones is Springsteen-style rock that reaches for the stadium’s nosebleeds. Moore hasn’t ditched his country roots entirely, but it’s the burn-the-barn-down stompers like “Come and Get It” that stick."[11] Jonathan Frahm bequeathing six stars out of ten on the album at PopMatters suggesting: "If you're looking for something to break totally out of the rock-ready bro country mold, Wild Ones most certainly isn't your bag. If you're looking for something catchy, and somewhat more relatable than other offerings within the same expanse, than you've found just what you've needed."[13]

Accolades

Publication Rank List
Entertainment Weekly 5 The 10 Best Country Albums of 2015[14]
Rolling Stone 6 40 Best Country Albums of 2015[15]

Commercial performance

Wild Ones debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart and number two on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart with 40,000 equivalent album units; it sold 35,000 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit total reflecting the album's streaming activity and track sales.[16][17] As of February 2016, the album has sold 72,800 copies in the US.[18]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Wild Ones"  Kip Moore, Chris DeStefano, Brett James 3:24
2. "Come and Get It"  Moore, James, Manny Medina 4:57
3. "Girl of the Summer"  Moore, Troy Verges, Blair Daly 2:59
4. "Magic"  Moore, Westin Davis, Luke Dick 3:38
5. "That Was Us"  Moore, Davis, Dan Couch 4:01
6. "Lipstick"  Moore, Justin Weaver, David Frasier, Davis 4:20
7. "What Ya Got On Tonight"  Moore, Verges, Daly 3:02
8. "Heart's Desire"  Moore, Couch, Adam Browder, Erich Wigdahl 4:23
9. "Complicated"  Moore, DeStefano, Rodney Clawson 3:04
10. "I'm to Blame"  Moore, Weaver, Davis 2:17
11. "That's Alright with Me"  Moore, Couch, Dick 3:38
12. "Running for You"  Moore, Verges, Daly 3:35
13. "Comeback Kid"  Moore, Erik Dylan, Ross Copperman, Jeff Hyde 3:14

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[19]

Musicians
Technical personnel
  • Craig Allen — design
  • Kristin Barlowe — photography
  • Nick Brophy — engineer, mixing
  • Chris DeStefano — engineer, mixing, production, programming
  • Mike "Frog" Griffith — production coordination
  • Brett James — production
  • Nate Lowery — production coordination
  • Kip Moore — art direction, production
  • Justin Weaver — programming
  • Hank Williams — mastering

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 46
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[21] 5
US Billboard 200[22] 4
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[23] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[24] 49

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
[25]		 US Country Airplay
[26]		 US
[27]		 CAN Country
[28]		 CAN
[29]
2015 "I'm to Blame" 24 20 100 40 96
"Running for You"A 42 36

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Wild Ones - Kip Moore — Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ Vain, Madison (May 29, 2015). "Kip Moore previews new album, Wild Ones, chats life on the road and why he'll never make the same album twice". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (May 29, 2015). "Kip Moore “Wild Ones” Tracklist & Cover Art". Roughstock. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Gayle (June 1, 2015). "Kip Moore Says ‘Wild Ones’ Will Be ‘More Organic’ Than Freshman Album". The Boot. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ Scott, Jason (May 29, 2015). "Kip Moore's 'Wild Ones' LP set for August 21 release". AXS. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ Reuter, Annie (May 29, 2015). "Kip Moore Announces Sophomore Album ‘Wild Ones’". radio.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ Whitaker, Sterling (May 29, 2015). "Kip Moore Reveals Details for Sophomore Album, ‘Wild Ones’". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ Hostelley, Laura (August 5, 2015). "Kipp Moore Hitting the Road on 'Wild' Tour". Taste of Country. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ Freeman, Jon (December 2, 2015). "Kip Moore Extends Wild Ones Tour into 2016". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Critic Reviews for Wild Ones by Kip Moore". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  11. 1 2 Vain, Madison (August 13, 2015). "'Wild Ones' by Kip Moore: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  12. 1 2 Freeman, Jon (July 22, 2015). "Wild Ones by Kip Moore". Nash Country Weekly. American Media, Inc. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  13. 1 2 Frahm, Jonathan (August 20, 2015). "Kip Moore: Wild Ones". PopMatters. Sarah Zupko. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  14. ↑ EW Staff (December 17, 2015). "The 10 Best Country Albums of 2015". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  15. ↑ Rolling Stone Staff (December 8, 2015). "40 Best Country Albums of 2015". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  16. ↑ Keith Caulfield (August 30, 2015). "Disturbed Scores Fifth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  17. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (August 31, 2015). "Country Albums Chart Report for August 31, 2015". Roughstock. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  18. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (February 6, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: February 8, 2016". Roughstock. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Wild Ones - Kip Moore - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Kip Moore – Wild Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Kip Moore – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Kip Moore. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Kip Moore – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Kip Moore. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Kip Moore – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Kip Moore. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2015 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Kip Moore Album & Song Chart History - Country Singles". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  26. ↑ "Kip Moore Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  27. ↑ "Kip Moore Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  28. ↑ "Kip Moore Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Kip Moore Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  30. ↑ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country". Radio & Records. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
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