Love Story (Yelawolf album)
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| Studio album by Yelawolf | ||||
| Released | April 21, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–15 | |||
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| Length | 74:48 | |||
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| Metacritic | 64/100 |
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| DJBooth | 4/5 |
| HipHopDX | 3.5/5 |
| Pitchfork | 4.9/10 |
| RapReviews.com | 6/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | 6/10 |
| XXL | 4/5 (XL) |
Love Story is the second studio album by American rapper Yelawolf. It was released on April 21, 2015, by Slumerican, Shady Records and Interscope Records. The album was described by Yelawolf as a more passionate album than his debut album. Recording process took place primarily in Nashville, Tennessee from 2012 to 2015. The production on the album was handled by Yelawolf himself, along with Eminem (who also served as the executive producer), Malay and WLPWR, among others. The album was influenced by aspects of country and rock.
Love Story was supported by five singles: "Box Chevy V", "Till It's Gone", "Whiskey in a Bottle", "American You" and "Best Friend" featuring Eminem. Love Story received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the album's emotional feel as well as its ambition and production, but criticized its length. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, selling 51,000 copies in its first week.
In April 2012, Yelawolf said, "The focus of the album is the experience since Radioactive (2011) and just putting all that into a project." In December 2012, Yelawolf addressed the status of all of his upcoming projects in an interview. He also spoke about Love Story, and how it would be different compared to his debut effort Radioactive. He said, "With Radioactive, I gave up a lot of creative space, and like I predicted would happen, there were some records that didn't translate to my audience." Yelawolf also said this album contains more straight up passion in the songs and there is no guidelines for the album. He also said, "I'm telling the truth about a lot of things. This album is in line with it having a concept and a theme. This is what makes my music special and makes me want to keep making music. I try to be as honest as I can with everything I do."
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