Gypsy Road (album)

Gypsy Road is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music artist Dean Brody. It was released on April 21, 2015 via Open Road Recordings.[3] The first single, "Upside Down", was released on February 9.[4] The album's second single, "Bring Down the House", was released to Canadian country radio on May 25, 2015. The album's third single, "Love Would Be Enough", was released to Canadian country radio on October 23, 2015. The album's fourth single, "Monterey", was released to Canadian country radio on March 18, 2016.

Gypsy Road
Studio album by
Dean Brody
ReleasedApril 21, 2015 (2015-04-21)
GenreCountry
LabelOpen Road
ProducerMatt Rovey
Dean Brody chronology
Crop Circles
(2013)		 Gypsy Road
(2015)		 Beautiful Freakshow
(2016)
Singles from Gypsy Road
  1. "Upside Down"
    Released: February 9, 2015
  2. "Bring Down the House"
    Released: May 25, 2015
  3. "Love Would Be Enough"
    Released: October 23, 2015
  4. "Monterey"
    Released: March 18, 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Vancouver Sun[1]
Winnipeg Free Press[2]

Content

Two of the album's songs were previously recorded by other artists: "Hillbilly" by Billy Currington on his second studio album, Doin' Somethin' Right, and "As Country as She Gets" by Joe Nichols for his 2005 album, III.

Critical reception

Francois Marchand of The Vancouver Sun gave the album four and a half stars out of five, writing that "Gypsy Road is one of the finest Canadian country albums released in recent years and even if country ain’t really your thang, you should get a kick out of this one."[1] Bruce Leperre of the Winnipeg Free Press gave the album four stars out of five, calling it Brody's "most satisfying offering yet."[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Upside Down"Dean Brody4:05
2."Hillbilly"Brett Jones4:06
3."Monterey"Brody3:45
4."Bring Down the House"Brody3:28
5."Sweet Lola"Brody3:47
6."Love Would Be Enough"Brody2:54
7."Footprints of a Giant"Brody4:44
8."Castaways"Brody3:52
9."Everything's Better"Clay Mills, Billy Montana3:42
10."Like I Know This Town"Jaron Boyer, Jamie Moore, Chris Wallin3:21
Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."As Country as She Gets"Jim Collins, Tony Martin, Wendell Mobley3:40
12."Old Friend" (demo)Brody3:57
13."Trail in Life" (acoustic)Brody4:39

Chart performance

In its debut week, the album peaked at number seven on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 2,700 copies.[5]

Album
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6] 7

Singles
Year Single Peak chart
positions
CAN Country
[7]		 CAN
[8]
2015 "Upside Down" 5 80
"Bring Down the House" 7 43
"Love Would Be Enough" 4 100
2016 "Monterey" 7 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References
  1. Marchand, Francois (April 23, 2015). "Album of the week: Dean Brody's Gypsy Road". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  2. Leperre, Bruce (April 23, 2015). "New music". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  3. Tinson, Kayla (March 19, 2015). "Travel Down a 'Gypsy Road' to new music from Dean Brody!". Top Country. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  4. "Dean Brody releases brand new single 'Upside Down'". Top Country. February 13, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  5. http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-and-analysis-29-april-2015/
  6. "Dean Brody Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  7. "Dean Brody Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  8. "Dean Brody Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
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