Beautiful Freakshow
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Beautiful Freakshow is the sixth studio album by Canadian country music artist Dean Brody. It was released on October 21, 2016 via Open Road Recordings.[1] Brody wrote or co-wrote all but one of the album's tracks. Beautiful Freakshow debuted at number 15 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[2] Its lead single, "Bush Party", has charted in the top 10 of the Canada Country airplay chart.
Singles
"Bush Party" was released as the album's lead single on July 29, 2016.[3] An accompanying music video premiered August 8, 2016.[4] The song entered the Billboard Canada Country chart at number 39 and has since reached a peak position of 6.[5]
"Time" was released to digital retailers on September 9, 2016 as the first promotional single.[6] It debuted at number 37 on the Canadian Digital Songs component chart.[7] It was later serviced to Canadian radio on November 18, 2016 as the second official single.[8]
Other songs
The title track, "Beautiful Freakshow", was released October 7, 2016 as the record's second promotional single.[9] It features a rap from co-writer Shevy Price, a recording artist from Halifax.[10]
Promotion
Brody is scheduled to go on tour in support of the album in the spring of 2017.[11] The Beautiful Freakshow Tour will commence on April 25, 2017 in Hamilton, Ontario, with dates announced through June 3, 2017 (as of November 2016).[12] High Valley will accompany Brody on seven dates in Ontario, while Madeline Merlo will accompany the tour for the dates in the prairie provinces; the James Barker Band will serve as an opening act on all tour dates.[12]
Critical reception
Anthony Easton of Exclaim! gave the album a mixed review and a 6-out-of-10 rating, labelling inconsistency as the album's downfall. "An album needs a frame, and a ruthless culling instinct," he writes. "Freakshow has neither. I keep wanting more from Brody, and he doesn't quite deliver."[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bush Party" | Dean Brody | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Soggy Bottom Summer" (featuring Alan Doyle) | Brody | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Little Blue Volkswagen" (featuring Sarah Blackwood) | Brody | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Beautiful Freakshow" (featuring Shevy Price) |
| 3:30 |
| 5. | "8th Day" |
| 3:02 |
| 6. | "Blueberry Sky" | Brody | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Beautiful Girl" | Brody | 4:55 |
| 8. | "Memory Lane" |
| 3:22 |
| 9. | "Time" | Brody | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Another Saturday Night" | Sam Cooke | 3:42 |
| Total length: | 37:01 | ||
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] | 15 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country [15] |
CAN [16] | ||
| 2016 | "Bush Party" | 6 | — |
| "Time" | 42 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
References
- ^ "Beautiful Freakshow - Dean Brody | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
{{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in|website=at position 1 (help) - ^ FYI Staff (October 31, 2016). "On The Charts". FYI Music News. Music Canada. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ "Bush Party - Dean Brody | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
{{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in|website=at position 1 (help) - ^ Johnson, Bobby (August 31, 2016). "Dean Brody - Bush Party Music Video". Top Country. TC Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ ""Bush Party" on Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "Time - Dean Brody | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
{{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in|website=at position 1 (help) - ^ "Dean Brody – Chart history (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ Dean Brody (November 18, 2016). "Dean Brody - Timeline" (video). Facebook. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
Dean's powerful new single 'Time' is officially at Canadian country radio!
- ^ "Bush Party - Dean Brody | Release Info" (Single). AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
{{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in|website=at position 1 (help) - ^ "Now Streaming: Dean Brody's Beautiful Freakshow". CMT Canada. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ^ "Dean Brody announces Beautiful Freakshow tour". Regina Leader-Post. Postmedia Network. October 31, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ a b Admin (November 2, 2016). "DEAN BRODY'S BEAUTIFUL FREAKSHOW TOUR 2017 DATES RELEASED". Open Road Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ Easton, Anthony (October 19, 2016). "Dean Brody Beautiful Freakshow". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "Dean Brody Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Dean Brody – Chart history (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "Dean Brody – Chart history (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2016.