Southern Style

Southern Style is the fifth studio album and fourth in the country genre by American artist Darius Rucker. It was released on March 31, 2015, by Capitol Records Nashville. The album's lead single, "Homegrown Honey", was released to country radio on August 25, 2014. The album's second single, the title track was released to country radio on May 4, 2015. The album won International Album of the Year at the British Country Music Association Awards.

Southern Style
Studio album by
Darius Rucker
ReleasedMarch 31, 2015
Recorded2014
GenreCountry
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerFrank Rogers, Keith Stegall[1] (tracks 3, 5, 8, 11, 13)
Darius Rucker chronology
Home for the Holidays
(2014)		 Southern Style
(2015)		 When Was the Last Time
(2017)
Singles from Southern Style
  1. "Homegrown Honey"
    Released: August 25, 2014
  2. "Southern Style"
    Released: May 4, 2015

Background

News about Rucker's working on his fourth country release was first announced in August 2014. Sixty songs were written for the album then with twelve to fifteen of them being cut for the record. Once again Rucker worked with record producer, Frank Rogers on the album. On working with Rogers, Rucker says, "I can't go in to record with the attitude that I want to sound different. It's all about the songs for me. I want great songs. And if we have great songs, then Frank is the genius and does what he does."[2] When Rucker was visiting The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on January 12, 2015, he announced that his new album would be called Southern Style, as well as the release date, and tour to support the album.[3]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums, his fourth No. 1 on the chart. It also debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 7, with 52,000 copies sold in the US for the week.[4] As of September 2016 the album has sold 199,000 copies in the United States.[5]

Track listing
Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Homegrown Honey"Darius Rucker, Charles Kelley, Nathan Chapman3:24
2."Good for a Good Time"Rucker, Kendell Marvel, Jeremy Spillman3:40
3."Baby I'm Right" (featuring Mallary Hope)Rucker, Mark Nesler, Brian Phillip White3:14
4."Southern Style"Rucker, Tim James, Rivers Rutherford3:58
5."High on Life"Rucker, Jessi Alexander, Josh Thompson3:34
6."Perfect"Rucker, Ashley Gorley, Rhett Akins3:21
7."You, Me & My Guitar"Rucker, Gorley, Akins3:17
8."Low Country"Rucker, Troy Verges, Blair Daly, Hillary Lindsey4:12
9."Need You More"Rucker, Deric Ruttan, Jonathan Singleton3:31
10."Half Full Dixie Cup"Rucker, Monty Criswell, Frank Rogers3:34
11."Lighter Up"Rucker, Blake Bollinger, Drew Davis3:16
12."You Can Have Charleston"Rucker, Rogers4:29
13."So I Sang"Rucker, James, Rutherford3:27
14."Down Here" (Bonus track)Rucker3:36
15."It's All Over" (Bonus track)Rucker3:12
Total length:46:57

Personnel

Chart performance

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country CAN
2014 "Homegrown Honey" 6 2 53 11 76
2015 "Southern Style" 38 33 — — —

Release history
List of release dates, showing region, label, format and edition(s)
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelEdition(s)
United States March 31, 2015 CD, digital download Capitol Nashville Standard

References
  1. http://www.charlestonsound.com/darius-rucker-keith-stegall-collaborate-charleston-sound/
  2. Hudak, Joseph. "Darius Rucker Choosing 'Homegrown' Songs for Upcoming Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  3. Betts, Stephen L. (January 13, 2015). "Darius Rucker Announces 'Southern Style' Album and Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  4. "Darius Rucker Makes Fashionable Entrance on Country Albums Chart With 'Southern Style'". Billboard. Gary Trust. April 10, 2015.
  5. Bjorke, Matt (September 6, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: September 6, 2016". Roughstock. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  6. "Darius Rucker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  7. "Darius Rucker Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  8. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  9. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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