Happy Hour (Uncle Kracker album)

Happy Hour
Studio album by Uncle Kracker
Released	September 15, 2009
Recorded	2009
Genre	Rock, country pop, alternative rock, rap rock, pop rock
Length	45:12
Label	Top Dog/Atlantic
Producer	Rob Cavallo
Uncle Kracker chronology
Seventy Two and Sunny (2004) Happy Hour (2009) Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions (2010)
Singles from Happy Hour
"Smile" Released: July 13, 2009 "Good to Be Me" Released: July 12, 2010

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[2]

Happy Hour is Uncle Kracker's fourth studio album. It was released on September 15, 2009 under Atlantic Records. The album includes the single "Smile". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying "his attitude gets in his way, his party-hearty quips never jibing with his marshmallow music".^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Smile"	Matthew Shafer, Blair Daly, J.T. Harding, Jeremy Bose	3:22
2.	"Another Love Song"	Shafer, Mark McGuinn, Kevin Fish, Michael Bradford	3:32
3.	"My Girlfriend"	Shafer, Daly, Harding	3:00
4.	"Livin' the Dream"	Shafer, Josh Abraham, Luke Walker, Oliver Goldstein, David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden	3:45
5.	"Corner Bar"	Shafer, Martin Gross	4:18
6.	"Me Again" (featuring Jesse Lee)	Shafer, Daly, Harding, Jesse Lee	3:36
7.	"Good to Be Me" (featuring Kid Rock)	Shafer, Brett James, Harding, Robert J. Ritchie	4:12
8.	"I Hate California"	Shafer, James	3:38
9.	"Hot Mess"	Shafer, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz	2:52
10.	"Hey Hey Hey"	Shafer, Daly, Harding	3:29
11.	"I'm Not Leaving"	Shafer, Bradford	4:30
12.	"Mainstreet"	Bob Seger	3:27

iTunes Deluxe Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Celebrate"		3:40
14.	"Josephine"		3:29
15.	"Let Me Love You"		3:36
16.	"Smile" (Video)	Shafer, Daly, Harding, Bose	3:30

iTunes Deluxe Edition (Pre-Order Only)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
17.	"Happy Hour" (featuring Leo Sayer)		4:55

Outtakes

• "Vegas Baby" (featuring Mr. Hahn of Linkin Park) - 4:07
• "The One That Got Away" - 3:34
• "That's What's Happenin" - 3:37

Personnel

• Alex Al - bass guitar
• Herschel Boone - background vocals
• Mike Bradford - bass guitar
• Paul Bushnell - bass guitar
• David Campbell - string arrangements
• Carmen Carter - background vocals
• Chris Chaney - bass guitar
• Daniel Chase - programming
• Sheryl Crow - background vocals on "Smile"
• Dorian Crozier - drums, percussion, programming
• The Crushettes - background vocals
• Alfie Durio - background vocals
• Sean Gould - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Sam Hollander - programming, background vocals
• Sean Hurley - bass guitar
• Clydene Jackson - background vocals
• Dave Katz - programming, background vocals
• Uncle Kracker - lead vocals
• Jesse Lee - vocals on "Me Again"
• Ben Levels - Hammond organ
• Doug McKean - programming
• Jamie Muhoberac - keyboards
• Tim Pierce - electric guitar
• Rae Rae - background vocals
• Kid Rock - programming and vocals on "Good To Be Me"
• Rashawn Ross - trumpet
• Steve Stetson - drums
• Ty Stone - background vocals
• Neal Tiemann - acoustic guitar
• James Trombly - Hammond organ, piano
• Marlon Young - bass guitar, acoustic guitar

Chart performance

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	38
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums	13

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1627629/review
2. Wood, Mikael (2009-09-18). "Happy Hour Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-05-04.