Chief (album)

Chief
Studio album by Eric Church
Released July 26, 2011 (2011-07-26)
Recorded 2010–11
Genre
Length 39:39
Label EMI Nashville
Producer Jay Joyce
Eric Church chronology
Carolina
(2009)Carolina2009		 Chief
(2011)		 The Outsiders
(2014)The Outsiders2014
Singles from Chief
  1. "Homeboy"
    Released: February 28, 2011
  2. "Drink in My Hand"
    Released: August 15, 2011
  3. "Springsteen"
    Released: February 21, 2012
  4. "Creepin'"
    Released: July 16, 2012
  5. "Like Jesus Does"
    Released: January 28, 2013

Chief is the third studio album by American country music artist Eric Church. It was released on July 26, 2011, via EMI Nashville.[1] The album produced five singles, including the first two number one singles of his career on the Hot Country Songs chart: "Drink in My Hand" and "Springsteen", two additional top tens on the country chart: "Creepin'" and "Like Jesus Does", as well as the top 20 country hit "Homeboy". On June 20, 2012, Chief was certified Platinum by the RIAA for having shipped 1,000,000 records.[2] As of April 2017, the album has sold 1,957,700 copies in the United States.[3]

The album received a nomination for Best Country Album at the 54th Grammy Awards.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
Engine 145[6]
Slant Magazine[7]
Under The Gun Review9/10 [8]

Upon its release, Chief received generally positive reviews from most music critics.[9] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 9 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[9] Allmusic reviewer Thom Jurek gave it 4 stars out of 5, saying that it is "defiant, well-conceived, and more carefully executed than it sounds, with some excellent songs".[5]

Rolling Stone placed the album at number 19 on its Best Albums of 2011 list.[10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Creepin'"
3:52
2."Drink in My Hand"
3:11
3."Keep On"
  • Church
  • Ryan Tyndell
2:38
4."Like Jesus Does"
3:18
5."Hungover & Hard Up"
  • Church
  • Laird
2:53
6."Homeboy"
  • Church
  • Beathard
3:47
7."Country Music Jesus"
  • Church
  • Jeremy Spillman
3:52
8."Jack Daniels"
  • Church
  • Jeff Hyde
  • Lynn Hutton
5:04
9."Springsteen"
  • Church
  • Hyde
  • Tyndell
4:23
10."I'm Gettin' Stoned"
  • Church
  • Hyde
  • Beathard
  • Jeremy Crady
4:02
11."Over When It's Over"
  • Church
  • Laird
2:39

Personnel

Adapted from Allmusic.[11]

Musicians

Technical

  • Arturo Buenahora, Jr. – executive production
  • Joanna Carter – art direction
  • Jason Hall – assistant, engineer
  • Michelle Hall – art production
  • Scott Johnson – production assistant
  • Jay Joyce – production, engineer, mixing
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering
  • John Peets – photography
  • Matt Wheeler – assistant

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–13) Peak
position
Australian Country Albums Chart[12] 13
Canadian Albums Chart[13] 7
UK Country Albums Chart[14] 4
US Billboard 200[15] 1
US Billboard Top Country Albums[15] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Billboard 200[16] 66
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[17] 15
Chart (2012) Position
US Billboard 200[18] 23
US Billboard Country Albums[18] 7
Chart (2013) Position
US Billboard 200[19] 47
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[20] 11

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[21] Platinum 80,000^
United States (RIAA)[2] 3× Platinum 1,957,700[3]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country
[22]		 CAN
2011 "Homeboy" 13 — 53 — —
"Drink in My Hand" 1 — 40 — 52
2012 "Springsteen" 1 — 19 — 28
"Creepin'" 10 5 56 — 65
2013 "Like Jesus Does" 13 6 59 5 56
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ↑ "Amazon.com: Chief: Eric Church: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  2. 1 2 "American album certifications – Eric Church – Chief". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  3. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (April 18, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales Chart: April 18, 2017". Roughstock. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ Metacritic (Jul 26, 2011). "Critic Reviews for Chief". CBS Interactive. Retrieved Jul 26, 2011.
  5. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Chief review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  6. ↑ Justus, Karlie (July 20, 2011). "Chief review". Engine 145. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  7. ↑ Keefe, Jonathan (July 25, 2011). "Chief review". Slant. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
  8. ↑ "REVIEW: Eric Church: 'Chief'". Under the Gun Review. August 10, 2011.
  9. 1 2 "Chief Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  10. ↑ "50 Best Albums of 2011". Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  12. ↑ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/country-albums/329
  13. ↑ "Eric Church Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  15. 1 2 "Eric Church Lands First No. 1 Album, Amy Winehouse Climbs Into Top 5". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
  17. ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2011 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  18. 1 2 http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-billboard-200-albums
  19. ↑ "2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Eric Church – Chief". Music Canada.
  22. ↑ "Eric Church Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
Preceded by
Red River Blue by Blake Shelton		 Top Country Albums number-one album
August 13–20, 2011 		Succeeded by
Tailgates & Tanlines by Luke Bryan
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