Up All Night | ||||
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Released | April 24, 2012 | |||
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Genre | Country | |||
Length | 45:35 | |||
Label | MCA Nashville | |||
Producer | Brett James | |||
Kip Moore chronology | ||||
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Singles from Up All Night | ||||
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Up All Night is the debut studio album by American country music artist Kip Moore. It was released on April 24, 2012, by MCA Nashville.[1] The album includes the number one single, "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck".[2] In 2017, the album was certified Platinum in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3]
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 67/100[4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Billboard | [6] |
PopMatters | [7] |
Roughstock | favorable[8] |
Taste of Country | [9] |
USA Today | [10] |
Up All Night received generally positive reception from music critics. Metacritic assigns a "weighted average" metascore to albums based upon the reviews and ratings of selected independent reviewers, and the album score is a 67, which means it received "generally favorable" reviews.[4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave it three stars, saying that it is "shameless in its attempt to win you over, and […] that eager-to-please nature winds up ingratiating whether you like it or not."[5] Bobby Peacock of Roughstock praised Moore's voice and the production, saying that Moore "touches on so many country cornerstones […] in a believable fashion."[8] A positive review also came from the Great American Country writer Daryl Addison, who said that it "carries a unique sound that fits somewhere between ramblin’ man storytelling, hook-driven contemporary country and atmospheric blue-collar rock."[11] Country Standard Time's Michael Rampa was less favorable, criticizing the themes of some songs for "paying women with alcohol".[12]
At Country Weekly, Jessica Nicholson gave a positive review of the album, remarking that "Kip's grainy, warm and confident vocal delivery ties the tales together into a believable tapestry.[13] Brian Mansfield of USA Today rated the album two-and-a-half stars, observing that "Moore's blue-collar grit is welcome, but only on Reckless (Still Growin' Up) does he approach his heroes."[10] Billboard rated the album a 3.5 out of 5, stating, "Moore spends much of his debut album, Up All Night, outlining the pleasures to be had from hot women and cold beverages."[6] Taste of Country's Billy Dukes rated the album four stars, writing, "Like Eric Church before him, this singer may struggle to find consistent mainstream success, but it’s not because of a lack of high-quality material."[9] At PopMatters, Dave Heaton rated the album six out of ten discs, saying, "It’s still generic, but takes a somewhat different turn, which is true for the entire LP."[7]
In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin placed four tracks from the album on his top 10 list of Moore's best songs: "Beer Money" at number one, "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" at number three, "Hey Pretty Girl" at number five and "Faith When I Fall" at number ten.[14]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Drive Me Crazy" |
| 4:05 |
2. | "Beer Money" |
| 3:38 |
3. | "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" |
| 3:34 |
4. | "Everything but You" |
| 3:56 |
5. | "Crazy One More Time" | 4:25 | |
6. | "Where You Are Tonight" |
| 4:16 |
7. | "Hey Pretty Girl" |
| 3:36 |
8. | "Reckless (Still Growin' Up)" |
| 4:37 |
9. | "Up All Night" |
| 4:28 |
10. | "Fly Again" |
| 4:18 |
11. | "Faith When I Fall" |
| 4:42 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Mary Was the Marrying Kind" |
| 3:36 |
13. | "Motorcycle" |
| 4:14 |
14. | "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" (Acoustic version) |
| 3:34 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Up All Night liner notes.[15]
Musicians
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Technical
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Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
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US Country | US Country Airplay | US | CAN Country [22] |
CAN | ||
2011 | "Mary Was the Marrying Kind" | 45 | — | — | — | — |
"Somethin' 'bout a Truck" | 1 | — | 29 | — | 33 | |
2012 | "Beer Money" | 7 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 58 |
2013 | "Hey Pretty Girl" | 8 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 62 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[23] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ↑ Duvall, Erin (March 2, 2012). "Kip Moore, 'Up All Night' Album Coming in April". The Boot. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ↑ Wyland, Sarah (April 13, 2012). "Kip Moore's "Somethin' 'Bout A Truck" Nears Gold". Great American Country. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- 1 2 "Critic Reviews for Up All Night". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. October 29, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (April 24, 2012). "Up All Night review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- 1 2 "Album Review: Kip Moore, 'Up All Night'". Billboard. May 2, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- 1 2 Heaton, Dave (October 28, 2012). "Kip Moore: Up All Night". PopMatters. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- 1 2 Peacock, Bobby (April 20, 2012). "Album Review: Kip Moore - Up All Night". Roughstock. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- 1 2 Dukes, Billy (April 24, 2012). "Kip Moore, 'Up All Night' – Album Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- 1 2 Mansfield, Brian (April 24, 2012). "Listen Up: Lee Brice, The Wanted, Eve 6, Kip Moore". USA Today. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ↑ Addison, Daryl (April 16, 2012). "GAC Album Review: Kip Moore's Up All Night". GAC. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ Rampa, Michael. "Up All Night review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ↑ Nicholson, Jessica (April 23, 2012). "Up All Night by Kip Moore". Country Weekly. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ↑ Dauphin, Chuck (September 27, 2017). "Kip Moore's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ↑ Up All Night (booklet). Kip Moore. MCA Nashville. 2012. B001643202.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Kip Moore Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Kip Moore Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Kip Moore Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Kip Moore – Up All Night". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 16, 2017.