You Should Be Here

You Should Be Here

by Cole Swindell
You Should Be Here

You Should Be Here

by Cole Swindell

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Overview

As a partial architect of bro-country, Cole Swindell can't be expected to jettison the swaggering sound once it starts to get a little long in the tooth. As a commercially savvy songwriter, however, he knows he needs to expand his reach for a second album, which is what he does on 2016's You Should Be Here. Dialing back the party tunes that gave him number one hits, Swindell nevertheless doesn't entirely abandon his suburbanite anthems. He does, however, move his way toward minor keys and adopts hints of the looped R&B rhythms Sam Hunt popularized in 2015. Tellingly, he also embraces themes that bely a slight maturation, or at least heartbreak: he's no longer chillin' while asking a girl to dance for him, he's wishing the party wasn't over and grappling with memories that don't leave. Such ruminations mean You Should Be Here moves along at a slightly slow gait -- the one time the tempo really gets kicking is in "No Can Left Behind," a drinking song stowed away at the end -- but that does give it a casual crossover vibe, one that never suggests Swindell is gunning for the middle of the road. That slyness turns out to be his greatest asset: beneath that everyday grin he not only knows what sells, but he knows how to look like he's not selling any wares, which is the key to a successful country-pop artist. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 05/06/2016
Label: East West / Rhino / Warner Bros.
UPC: 0093624920489
Rank: 65319

Tracks

  1. Flatliner
  2. Middle of a Memory
  3. Broke Down
  4. Home Game
  5. Up
  6. Party Wasn't Over
  7. Stay Downtown
  8. You Should Be Here
  9. Stars
  10. Making My Way to You
  11. No Can Left Behind
  12. Remember Boys

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cole Swindell   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kerri Edwards   Vocals (Background)
Stephanie Greene   Vocals (Background)
Jacoby Knott   Vocals (Background)
Ethan Helms   Vocals (Background)
Brad Rae   Vocals (Background)
Dustin Eichten   Vocals (Background)
Cait Murphy   Vocals (Background)
Michael Carter   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Russell Terrell   Vocals (Background)
Pat Buchanan   Guitar (Electric)
Greg Morrow   Drums,Percussion
Billy Panda   Guitar (Acoustic)
Dierks Bentley   Vocals,Featured Artist
Waylon Weatherholt   Vocals (Background)
John Palmieri   Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Mike Wolofsky   Bass
James Mitchell   Guitar (Electric)
Brandon Kinney   Vocals (Background)
Randy Montana   Shouts
Dave Cohen   Organ,Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer

Technical Credits

Tyler Hubbard   Composer
Brian Kelley   Composer
Brandon Lay   Composer
Chase McGill   Composer
Zack Pancoast   Engineer,Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Matt Brownleewe   Composer
Mike Stankiewicz   Engineer,Assistant
Michael Carter   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Engineer,Digital Editing,Overdub Engineer
Terry McBride   Composer
Andrew Dorff   Composer
Ashley Gorley   Composer
Mills Logan   Engineer,Recording
Adam Ayan   Mastering
John Palmieri   Engineer,Vocal Engineer,Digital Editing,Overdub Engineer
Ben Hayslip   Composer
Patrick Thrasher   Mixing,Programming
Shane Tarleton   Creative Packaging Direction
Scott Johnson   Producer,Assistant
Brad Tursi   Composer
Heather Morgan   Composer
Matt Dragstrem   Composer
Brandon Kinney   Composer
Aaron Eshuis   Composer
Joseph Llanes   Photography
Zach Crowell   Composer
Canaan Smith   Composer
Jaron Boyer   Composer
Cole Taylor   Composer
Cris Lacy   A&R
Mike Moore   Design,Art Direction
Cole Swindell   Composer
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