How Country Feels | ||||
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Studio album by Randy Houser | ||||
Released | January 22, 2013 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 56:30 | |||
Label | Stoney Creek | |||
Producer | Derek George | |||
Randy Houser chronology | ||||
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Singles from How Country Feels | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Country Weekly | A- |
Taste of Country |
How Country Feels is the third studio album by American country music artist Randy Houser. It was released on January 22, 2013, through Stoney Creek Records. Houser wrote seven of the album's fifteen tracks. The album was produced by Derek George, a former member of the bands Pearl River and Williams Riley. The album's first single, the title track, became Houser's first Number One song on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Its second single, "Runnin' Outta Moonlight", was released to country radio on March 4, 2013. Both singles were certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album's third single, "Goodnight Kiss", was released to country radio on September 23, 2013. The album's fourth single, "Like a Cowboy", was released to country radio on May 19, 2014. The third and forth singles were certified Gold.
The album has sold 228,000 copies in the US as of January 2015.
The album features a duet with Kristy Lee Cook on "Wherever Love Goes," which was later re-recorded and released in August 2013 as a single with Cook as the lead artist and Houser as the featured.
Giving How Country Feels an A-minus, Tammy Ragusa of Country Weekly praised the "authenticity" of Houser's voice and said that the "project is overflowing with hooky, singalong tracks."Taste of Country gave the album four stars out of five, saying that it was an "even effort with no bruises, but few moments that take your breath away," and saying Houser proved he "is one of country music’s top male vocalists."
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone