Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer

Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer
EP by Luke Bryan
Released September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)
Genre Country
Length 17:27
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer
Luke Bryan chronology
Kill the Lights (2015) Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer
(2016)

Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer is the eighth extended play (EP) by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released on September 23, 2016 by Capitol Nashville.[1][2]

Background

The extended play was released prior to Bryan's annual Farm Tour concert series, held in October of every year. It was his first release to accompany the Farm Tour.[3]

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the EP three-and-a-half stars out of five, writing that Here's to the Farmer is "a bright, sentimental little record, one that feels more like the old Luke Bryan than the spangly, modern 2015 album Kill the Lights."[4] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country described the EP as "a slice-of-life album that paints beautiful images of the American heartland," and wrote that "Bryan's storytelling is honest and his moral compass pointed true north during each song."[2] Chuck Dauphin of Sounds Like Nashville voiced his appreciation for the more traditional country style of Here's to the Farmer, writing that "it makes for a little bit different appreciation of an artist, and shows another side of what he can do." He also said that the EP was "one of his most entertaining [bodies of work] in quite a while."[5]

Commercial performance

Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart with 34,000 units, including 32,000 in traditional album sales, making it Bryan's ninth top 10 on the albums chart.[6] It also debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart.[7]

Track listing

Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "I Do All My Dreamin' There"  
 3:39
2. "Here's to the Farmer"  
 3:31
3. "Love Me in a Field"  
 2:57
4. "You Look Like Rain"  
 3:55
5. "Southern Gentleman"  
 3:25
Total length:
 17:27

[8][9][10]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 9
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[12] 5
US Billboard 200[6] 4
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] 1

References

  1. ↑ McClellan, Laura (June 20, 2016). "Luke Bryan Announces Debut Farm Tour EP Details". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Dukes, Billy (September 23, 2016). "Album Spotlight: Luke Bryan, 'Farm Tour … Here's to the Farmer'". Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ Cooper, Amy (June 21, 2016). "Luke Bryan's "Farm Tour... Here's To The Farmer" - DETAILS!". Country 102.5. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Farm Tour: Here's to the Farmer - Luke Bryan | Songs, Credits, Reviews". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ Dauphin, Chuck (September 19, 2016). "EP Review: Luke Bryan's 'Farm Tour…Here's to the Farmer'". Sounds Like Nashville. SpinMedia. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  6. 1 2 Caulfield, Keith (October 2, 2016). "Shawn Mendes Earns Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'Illuminate'". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ Asker, Jim (November 4, 2016). "Luke Bryan and Billy Currington Reap New No. 1s on Country Charts".
  8. ↑ Radio.com staff (September 2, 2016). "Luke Bryan Shares 'Farm Tour… Here's To The Farmer' Track List". Radio.com. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Luke Bryan Reveals Track Listing for His First-Ever Farm Tour EP". Luke Bryan. September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Luke Bryan Remembers His Roots with "Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer"". ABC News Radio. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Luke Bryan – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Luke Bryan. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  12. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 3, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Luke Bryan – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Luke Bryan. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
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