Ripcord (album)

Ripcord
Studio album by Keith Urban
Released 6 May 2016 (2016-05-06)
Recorded 2015-16
Hollywood
Genre
Length 45:42
Label
Producer
Keith Urban chronology
Fuse
(2013)		 Ripcord
(2016)
Singles from Ripcord
  1. "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
    Released: 9 June 2015
  2. "Break on Me"
    Released: 23 October 2015
  3. "Wasted Time[1]"
    Released: 4 April 2016

Ripcord is the ninth studio album by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released on 6 May 2016, through Capitol Nashville. For this album, Urban collaborated with musicians such as Carrie Underwood, Pitbull and Nile Rodgers.

Background

This album has been called Urban's most experimental album to date. Urban told Rolling Stone, "It was a lot of searching, a lot of experimenting, and when you get to work with as many people as I did, you end up with a lot of stuff." On one of the tracks "Sun Don't Let Me Down" it features Pitbull, and Nile Rodgers on guitar. The first verse in the song makes reference to Urban's wife Nicole Kidman's 1995 film To Die For. [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB-[4]

Promotion

Urban promoted the album by performing "Wasted Time" on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on 6 May[5]. On 12 May he will appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[6]Urban will embark on a world tour in support of the album which is titled RipCORD World Tour. The tour will begin on 2 June 2016, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Singles

The albums lead single "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" was released on 9 June 2015. It reached number two on both the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts.[7][8]The song was nominated for Best Country Solo Performance at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards but lost to Chris Stapleton's "Traveler". The second single "Break on Me" was released on 23 October and peaked at number one on the Country Airplay Chart. "Wasted Time" was released as the third single on 4 April 2016.[1]

Track listing

[9]

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Gone Tomorrow (Here Today)"  
Bhasker 2:48
2. "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"  
 3:42
3. "Wasted Time"  
Wells 3:53
4. "Habit of You"  
  3:44
5. "Sun Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Nile Rodgers & Pitbull)
busbee 3:23
6. "Gettin' in the Way"  
  3:48
7. "Blue Ain't Your Color"  
  3:50
8. "The Fighter" (featuring Carrie Underwood)
  • Urban
  • busbee
  3:04
9. "Break on Me"  
  • Copperman
  • Jon Nite
 3:29
10. "Boy Gets a Truck"  
  • Ash Bowers
  • Aaron Scherz
  3:29
11. "Your Body"  
  • Urban
  • busbee
  2:45
12. "That Could Still Be Us"  
  • John Duke
  • Jesse Lee
  • Jonathan Price
  3:57
13. "Worry 'Bout Nothin'"  
  3:50
Total length:
 45:42

Credits and personnel

Performance credits
Production

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions, catalog number and reference
Region Date Format(s) Label Edition(s) Catalog number Ref
Australia 6 May 2016 Universal Music Standard [10]
Canada [11]
Japan [12]
New Zealand [13]
United Kingdom Capitol Nashville [14]
United States
  • Hit Red
  • Capitol Nashville
 [15]

References

  1. 1 2 Dukes, Billy. "Keith Urban Announces New Single, ‘Wasted Time’". Taste of Country. Taste of Country Networks. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ Eliscu, Jenny (March 28, 2016). "Keith Urban on 'Ripcord' Album's Sonic Curveballs". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone.
  3. ↑ "Keith Urban - Ripcord". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. May 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ Farber, Jim (May 6, 2016). "Keith Urban's Ripcord: EW Review". Entertainement Weekly. Entertainment Weekly, Inc.
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/KeithUrban/status/728790227720888320
  6. ↑ http://www.ellentv.com/episodes/alec-baldwin-keith-urban/
  7. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/305660/Keith+Urban/chart?f=357
  8. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/305660/Keith%20Urban/chart?page=1&f=1226
  9. ↑ Reuter, Annie (March 30, 2016). "Keith Urban Reveals ‘Ripcord’ Track Listing". Taste of Country. Taste of Country Network.
  10. ↑ "iTunes (Australia) - Music - Keith Urban - Ripcord". iTunes (AU). May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Amazon (Canada) - Ripcord- Keith Urban". Amazon (Canada). Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  12. ↑ "iTunes (Japan) - Music - Keith Urban - Ripcord". iTunes (JP). May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  13. ↑ "iTunes (New Zealand) - Music - Keith Urban - Ripcord". iTunes (NZ). May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Amazon (U.K.) - Ripcord- Keith Urban". Amazon (U.K.). Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  15. ↑ "iTunes (U.S.) - Music - Keith Urban - Ripcord". iTunes (U.S.). May 6, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
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