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2022 studio album by Thomas Rhett
Where We Started is the sixth studio album by American
country music singer
Thomas Rhett , released by
Big Machine Records ' Valory imprint on April 1, 2022. Rhett collaborated with
Katy Perry ,
Riley Green ,
Tyler Hubbard and
Russell Dickerson .
The album was preceded by its lead single "
Slow Down Summer " which peaked at No. 43 on
Billboard Hot 100 . The album debuted at number 12 on US
Billboard 200 with 29,000
album-equivalent units .
History
Thomas Rhett began writing songs for the album in 2019, but found out that he was experiencing
writer's block . He told the blog Sounds Like Nashville that he took six months away from writing songs before coming back to continue the album's material. The album includes the lead single "
Slow Down Summer ", along with three collaborations:
Tyler Hubbard (of
Florida Georgia Line ) and
Russell Dickerson on "
Death Row ",
Riley Green on "Half of Me", and
Katy Perry on the title track.
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Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of
AllMusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating that it was "sunny and sweet, an ideal soundtrack for any afternoon activity from housecleaning to day drinking: it sustains its cheerful mood from stem to stern." He compared the title track to the sound of
Sam Hunt , and criticized "Death Row" for its lyrics and Hubbard's vocals.
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Commercial performance
In the United States, Where We Started debuted at number 12 on
Billboard 200 with 29,000
equivalent album units sold in its first week.
[4] The album also opened at number two on
Top Country Albums , becoming his sixth top 10 on the chart.
Track listing
Where We Started track listingTitle Writer(s) 1. "The Hill" 2:45 2. "Church Boots" 2:56 3. "Bass Pro Hat" 2:55 4. "Anything Cold" 2:45 5. "
Angels (Don't Always Have Wings) " 3:34 6. "
Half of Me " (featuring
Riley Green ) 3:02 7. "Bring the Bar" Rhett Akins Gorley Frasure Parker Welling 3:29 8. "Paradise" Rhett Dragstrem Smith Thompson 3:08 9. "
Death Row " (featuring
Tyler Hubbard and
Russell Dickerson ) 3:50 10. "Mama's Front Door" Rhett Dragstrem Gorley Chase McGill 2:41 11. "
Slow Down Summer " 3:36 12. "Simple as a Song" 3:20 13. "Us Someday" Rhett Akins Frasure Amy Wadge 2:22 14. "Somebody Like Me" Rhett Akins Dragstrem Thompson 2:49 15. "Where We Started" (with
Katy Perry ) Rhett Katy Perry Frasure Gorley Jon Bellion 3:01 Total length: 46:13
Personnel
Thomas Rhett – lead vocals, backing vocals (2–4, 7–9, 11–14), whistle (4, 8)
Charlie Judge – acoustic piano (2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14), synthesizers (1, 8–10, 12, 13),
Hammond B3 organ (2–7, 9, 10, 14, 15),
Wurlitzer electric piano (4, 12),
Rhodes piano (8, 14)
Justin Niebank – programming (1–3, 6–15)
Jesse Frasure – programming (1, 2, 6–15), electric guitar (2), synth bass (2, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15), acoustic piano (4), synthesizers (4, 15), backing vocals (4), synth strings (11, 13)
David Huff – programming (2, 3, 5, 7–14)
Matt Dragstrem – programming (3, 14), backing vocals (8, 14), acoustic piano (14), synthesizers (14), electric guitar (14)
Luke Laird – programming (12), synthesizers (12), synth strings (12), synth bass (12)
Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitars,
gut string guitar (1),
dobro (2, 3),
ganjo (3),
mandolin (3, 11),
ukulele (4, 12),
banjo (13)
Derek Wells – electric guitar (1–4, 6, 8–15),
slide electric guitar (7), electric guitar solo (14)
Dann Huff – electric guitar (2, 4–8, 10–12), electric guitar solo (2–4, 6, 9, 10), mandolin (6, 11), synth flute (8), slide electric guitar (8, 11),
sitar (8, 11, 12), programming (9, 10, 15), synth bass (10)
Tom Bukovac – electric guitar (5)
Julien Bunetta – acoustic guitar (5)
Paul Franklin –
steel guitar (1, 3, 5–11, 13, 15)
Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
Shannon Forrest – drums (1, 6)
Chris Kimmerer – drums (2–4, 7–14), percussion (4, 12, 15)
Jerry Roe – drums (5)
Stuart Duncan –
fiddle (3)
Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements (1, 11–13, 15)
Stephen Lamb – copyist (11, 12, 15)
Kevin Bate – cello (1, 11–13, 15)
Austin Hoke – cello (1, 13)
Sari Reist – cello (11, 12, 15)
Monisa Angell – viola (1, 11–13, 15)
Betsy Lamb – viola (1, 13)
Chris Farrell – viola (11, 12, 15)
David Angell – violin (1, 11–13, 15), string contractor (11, 12, 15)
Jenny Bifano – violin (1, 13)
David Davidson – violin (1, 11–13, 15)
Alicia Engstrom – violin (1, 13)
Jun Iwasaki – violin (1, 11–13, 15)
Karen Winklemann – violin (1, 13)
Conni Ellisor – violin (11, 12, 15)
Josh Reedy – backing vocals (1–4, 6–14)
Stevie Frasure – backing vocals (2, 11, 13)
Teddy Swims – backing vocals (5)
Riley Green – featured vocals (6)
Russell Dickerson – featured vocals (9)
Tyler Hubbard – featured vocals (9)
Katy Perry – featured vocals (15)
Jon Bellion – backing vocals (15)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
^ Where We Started (CD booklet). Thomas Rhett. The Valory Music Co. 2022. VMCTR0550F.{{
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^ Vaughn, Grace Lenehan (April 4, 2022).
"Thomas Rhett talks creating 'Where We Started' and beating writer's block" . Sounds Like Nashville.
Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022 .
^
"Where We Started review" . AllMusic.
Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022 .
^ Asker, Jim (April 12, 2022).
"Thomas Rhett & Katy Perry Get 'Started' on Billboard Country Charts" . Billboard .
Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022 .
^
"Thomas Rhett Chart History (Canadian Albums)" .
Billboard .
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"Thomas Rhett Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard .
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"Thomas Rhett Chart History (Top Country Albums)" .
Billboard .
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"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022" . Billboard .
Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2023 .
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