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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Down Home Sessions
| name = Down Home Sessions II
| Type = ep
| type = ep
| Artist = [[Cole Swindell]]
| artist = [[Cole Swindell]]
| Cover = Down home II.jpg
| cover = Down home II.jpg
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| Released = {{Start date|2015|11|13}}
| released = {{Start date|2015|11|13}}
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| Recorded =
| recorded = 2015
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| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Length =
| venue =
| studio =
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| Label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. Nashville]]
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| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
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| Producer = [[Michael Carter (musician)|Michael Carter]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/down-home-sessions-ii-mw0002895741/credits|title=''Down Home Sessions II'' credits|work=Allmusic|accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref>
| length = 16:40
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| Last album = ''[[Down Home Sessions]]''<br />(2014)
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| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. Nashville]]
| This album = '''''Down Home Sessions II'''''<br />(2015)
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| producer = [[Michael Carter (musician)|Michael Carter]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/down-home-sessions-ii-mw0002895741/credits|title=''Down Home Sessions II'' credits|work=Allmusic|accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref>
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| prev_title = [[Down Home Sessions]]
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| next_title = [[You Should Be Here (Cole Swindell album)|You Should Be Here]]
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''''' Down Home Sessions II''''' is the second extended play album from American [[country music]] artist [[Cole Swindell]]. The album includes five tracks, all co-written by Swindell.
''''' Down Home Sessions II''''' is the second extended play album from American [[country music]] artist [[Cole Swindell]]. The album includes five tracks, all co-written by Swindell.


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
Mark Deming of ''[[Allmusic]]'' rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying that Swindell "sings five more songs of good times, good music, beautiful women, cold beer, and broken hearts, accompanied by uptempo arrangements and polished production that bridge the gap between the worlds of country and pop."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/down-home-sessions-ii-mw0002895741|title=''Down Home Sessions II''|last=Deming|first=Mark|work=Allmusic|accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref> ''[[Nash Country Weekly]]'' reviewer Jon Freeman was less favorable, saying that "His music, tuneful as it is, often feels precisely calibrated for a certain lifestyle segment as if it’s a soft drink or a friendly fast food chain", ultimately giving the album a "C".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/reviews/down-home-sessions-ii-cole-swindell|title=''Down Home Sessions II''|last=Freeman|first=Jon|date=19 November 2015|work=[[Nash Country Weekly]]|accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref>
Mark Deming of [[AllMusic]] rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying that Swindell "sings five more songs of good times, good music, beautiful women, cold beer, and broken hearts, accompanied by uptempo arrangements and polished production that bridge the gap between the worlds of country and pop."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/down-home-sessions-ii-mw0002895741|title=''Down Home Sessions II''|last=Deming|first=Mark|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=December 7, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Nash Country Weekly]]'' reviewer Jon Freeman was less favorable, saying that "His music, tuneful as it is, often feels precisely calibrated for a certain lifestyle segment as if it’s a soft drink or a friendly fast food chain", ultimately giving the album a "C".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/reviews/down-home-sessions-ii-cole-swindell|title=''Down Home Sessions II''|last=Freeman|first=Jon|date=November 19, 2015|work=[[Nash Country Weekly]]|accessdate=December 7, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122134121/http://www.countryweekly.com/reviews/down-home-sessions-ii-cole-Swindell|archivedate=November 22, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' contributor [[Chuck Dauphin]] put "Should've Ran After You" at number eight on his top 10 list of Swindell's best songs.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7889743/cole-swindell-songs-best-hits-list|title=Cole Swindell's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks|last=Dauphin|first=Chuck|authorlink=Chuck Dauphin|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=August 8, 2017|accessdate=May 18, 2020}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
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| headline =
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| writing_credits = yes


| title1 = Dangerous After Dark
| title1 = Dangerous After Dark
| writer1 = Cole Swindell, [[Rhett Akins]], [[Ben Hayslip]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|Cole Swindell|[[Rhett Akins]]|[[Ben Hayslip]]}}
| length1 = {{duration||3|17}}
| length1 = {{duration||3|17}}


| title2 = My First Radio
| title2 = My First Radio
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| note2 =
| writer2 = Swindell, [[Dallas Davidson]], [[Ashley Gorley]]
| writer2 = {{hlist|Swindell|[[Dallas Davidson]]|[[Ashley Gorley]]}}
| length2 = {{duration||3|42}}
| length2 = {{duration||3|42}}


| title3 = [[Should've Ran After You]]
| title3 = Should've Ran After You
| writer3 = Swindell, Brandon Kinney, [[Michael Carter (musician)|Michael Carter]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Swindell|Brandon Kinney|[[Michael Carter (musician)|Michael Carter]]}}
| length3 = {{duration||3|31}}
| length3 = {{duration||3|31}}


| title4 = Shuttin' It Down
| title4 = Shuttin' It Down
| writer4 = Swindell, [[Rodney Clawson]], Matt Dragstrem
| writer4 = {{hlist|Swindell|[[Rodney Clawson]]|Matt Dragstrem}}
| length4 = {{duration||3|10}}
| length4 = {{duration||3|10}}


| title5 = Blue Lights
| title5 = Blue Lights
| writer5 = Swindell, Gorley, [[Chris DeStefano]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Swindell|Gorley|[[Chris DeStefano]]}}
| length5 = {{duration||3|00}}
| length5 = {{duration||3|00}}
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Pat Buchanan- [[electric guitar]]
*[[Pat Buchanan (musician)|Pat Buchanan]] – [[electric guitar]]
*[[Michael Carter]]- [[acoustic guitar]], electric guitar, [[keyboards]], programming, background vocals
*[[Michael Carter (musician)|Michael Carter]] – [[acoustic guitar]], electric guitar, [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], programming, background vocals
*Dave Cohen- keyboards
*Dave Cohen – keyboards
*James Mitchell- electric guitar
*James Mitchell – electric guitar
*Greg Morrow- [[drums]], [[percussion]]
*[[Greg Morrow]] – [[drums]], [[percussion]]
*Billy Panda- acoustic guitar
*Billy Panda – acoustic guitar
*[[Cole Swindell]]- lead vocals
*[[Cole Swindell]] – lead vocals
*Russell Terrell- background vocals
*Russell Terrell – background vocals
*Mike Wolofsky- [[bass guitar]]
*Mike Wolofsky – [[bass guitar]]


==Charts==
==Chart performance==
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{{albumchart|BillboardCanada|74|artist=Cole Swindell}}
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{{albumchart|Billboard200|43|artist=Cole Swindell}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|43|artist=Cole Swindell}}
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{{albumchart|BillboardCountry|11|artist=Cole Swindell}}
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|11|artist=Cole Swindell}}
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== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:Warner Records EPs]]

Latest revision as of 15:56, 22 April 2023

Down Home Sessions II
EP by
Cole Swindell
ReleasedNovember 13, 2015 (2015-11-13)
Recorded2015
GenreCountry
Length16:40
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerMichael Carter[1]
Cole Swindell chronology
Down Home Sessions
(2014) 		Down Home Sessions II
(2015) 		You Should Be Here
(2016)

Down Home Sessions II is the second extended play album from American country music artist Cole Swindell. The album includes five tracks, all co-written by Swindell.

Critical reception

[edit]

Mark Deming of AllMusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying that Swindell "sings five more songs of good times, good music, beautiful women, cold beer, and broken hearts, accompanied by uptempo arrangements and polished production that bridge the gap between the worlds of country and pop."[2] Nash Country Weekly reviewer Jon Freeman was less favorable, saying that "His music, tuneful as it is, often feels precisely calibrated for a certain lifestyle segment as if it’s a soft drink or a friendly fast food chain", ultimately giving the album a "C".[3] In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin put "Should've Ran After You" at number eight on his top 10 list of Swindell's best songs.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dangerous After Dark"
3:17
2."My First Radio"
3:42
3."Should've Ran After You"
3:31
4."Shuttin' It Down"
3:10
5."Blue Lights"
3:00

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] 74
US Billboard 200[6] 43
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 11

References

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  1. ^ "Down Home Sessions II credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "Down Home Sessions II". AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Freeman, Jon (November 19, 2015). "Down Home Sessions II". Nash Country Weekly. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  4. ^ Dauphin, Chuck (August 8, 2017). "Cole Swindell's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Cole Swindell Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Cole Swindell Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Cole Swindell Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
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