4×4 (Granger Smith EP)
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| Released | May 4, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 17:59 | |||
| Label | Pioneer Music/Wheelhouse | |||
| Producer | Frank Rogers Granger Smith | |||
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4x4 is the second extended play by American country music artist Granger Smith. It serves as his official debut EP to mainstream radio. The album's first single, "Backroad Song", was released to digital retailers and radio on March 24, 2015. Also included on the album is a song from his comedic alter-ego "Earl Dibbles Jr.". This extended play is also a preview of Smith's upcoming debut major label album, "Remington", which was released on March 4, 2016.
Critical reception
The website "For the Country Record" gave the EP a positive review, stating that the EP is "definitely easy on the ears", and "the lead single is the perfect summer song to jam out to while cruising down your own back roads".[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Backroad Song" | Frank Rogers, Granger Smith | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Tonight" | Rogers, Smith | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Tailgate Town" | Rogers, Smith | 5:47 |
| 4. | "City Boy Stuck" | Earl Dibbles Jr., Austin Outlaw | 4:25 |
| Total length: | 17:59 | ||
Personnel
- Geoff Ashcraft- electric guitar
- Richard Barrow- background vocals
- Stewart Blake- background vocals
- Mitch Connell- organ
- Eric Darken- percussion
- Earl Dibbles Jr.- lead vocals on "City Boy Stuck"
- Shannon Forrest- drums
- Kenny Greenberg- electric guitar
- Wes Hightower- background vocals
- Todd Howard- electric guitar, background vocals
- Tim Lauer- keyboards
- Jeremy Lee- background vocals
- Frank Maglin- background vocals
- Carl Miner- mandolin
- Gordon Mote- piano
- Danny Rader- banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Michael Rhodes- bass guitar
- Frank Rogers- background vocals
- Manny Rogers- background vocals
- Dusty Saxton- drums, background vocals
- Bull Shipley- background vocals
- Granger Smith- acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion, lead vocals, background vocals
- Heath Tiner- background vocals
- Derek Wells- bouzouki, electric guitar
- Jonathan Wisinski- bass guitar, background vocals
Chart performance
The album debuted on the Top Country Albums chart at No. 6, and Billboard 200 at No. 51, selling 8,700 copies for the week.[2]
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[3] | 51 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] | 6 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] | 4 |
References
- ^ "Granger Smith '4x4' - EP Review". ForTheRecordCountry. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ Matt Bjorke (May 13, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For May 13, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
- ^ "Granger Smith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Granger Smith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Granger Smith Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.