Country Squire
album by Tyler Childers
Country Squire is the third studio album and major label debut by American country musician Tyler Childers. Recorded at the Butcher Shoppe in Nashville, the album was produced by Sturgill Simpson and was released on August 2, 2019, jointly through Childers' own independent label Hickman Holler Records and major label RCA.
The album received a Metacritic rating of 85 based on six reviews, indicating universal acclaim.
Commercial performance
Country Squire debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums and Americana/Folk Albums, his first on No. 1 on these charts. It sold 24,000 in traditional albums, 32,000 in equivalent album units in the first week. As of March 2020, the album has sold 65,400 copies in the United States.
Background
Following the critical success of his breakthrough 2017 album Purgatory, Childers signed an exclusive licensing deal with major label RCA Records and announced his follow up album, named Country Squire, on May 16, 2019. On the same day, the music video for "House Fire" was released.
As part of his deal with RCA, Childers would own the copyright through his own Hickman Holler Records and have creative control.
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