Volunteer
Studio album by
Old Crow Medicine Show
ReleasedApril 20, 2018 (2018-04-20)
GenreFolk
Length37:50
LabelColumbia Nashville
ProducerDave Cobb
Old Crow Medicine Show chronology
50 Years of Blonde on Blonde
(2017) 		Volunteer
(2018) 		Paint This Town
(2022)

Volunteer is the sixth studio album by folk band Old Crow Medicine Show. It was released in April 2018 by Columbia Nashville. The album is the band's only one to feature Joe Andrews, who plays on every track and subsequently became a full band member.[1] It is the last album to feature founding members Kevin Hayes and Critter Fuqua as well as Chance McCoy, all of whom departed the group prior to the release of their next album Paint This Town.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The album received a Metacritic score of 85 based on 6 critics, indicating universal acclaim.[2]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 14 on Top Country Albums, No. 1 on Bluegrass Albums, and No. 7 on Americana/Folk Albums, with 7,000 equivalent album units (6,500 in traditional album sales) in its first week.[4][5] It is Old Crow Medicine Show's seventh No. 1 on the Bluegrass Albums chart, tying with Ricky Skaggs and Rhonda Vincent for the most No. 1s in the history of chart.[4] It has sold 11,500 copies in the United States as of June 2018.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalLength
1."Flicker & Shine"Ketch Secor, Kevin HayesSecor2:23
2."A World Away"Secor, Critter Fuqua, Chance McCoySecor3:19
3."Child of the Mississippi"Secor, Fuqua, McCoySecor5:00
4."Dixie Avenue"Secor, FuquaFuqua2:35
5."Look Away"SecorSecor5:10
6."Shout Mountain Music"Secor, McCoyFuqua2:31
7."The Good Stuff"HayesHayes2:42
8."Old Hickory"Secor, FuquaSecor5:09
9."Homecoming Party"SecorSecor3:06
10."Elzick's Farewell"TraditionalInstrumental1:51
11."Whirlwind"SecorSecor4:04

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 100
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[8] 7
US Top Bluegrass Albums (Billboard)[9] 1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 14

References

  1. ^ "Old Crow Medicine Show Looks to the Future While Picking at the Past". The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Volunteer by Old Crow Medicine Show". Metacritic. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Volunteer – Old Crow Medicine Show". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Asker, Jim (May 1, 2018). "Brothers Osborne Bow at No. 2 on Top Country Albums Chart With 'Port Saint Joe'". Billboard.
  5. ^ Bjorke, Matt (April 30, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: April 30, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  6. ^ Bjorke, Matt (June 22, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: June 20, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  7. ^ "Old Crow Medicine Show Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Old Crow Medicine Show Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Old Crow Medicine Show Chart History (Top Bluegrass Albums)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Old Crow Medicine Show Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
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