If it seems like it took Sam Hunt a long time to deliver his second album, because it did.
It took nearly six years, to be precise, with Southside arriving in April of 2020, a very long time after the release of Montevallo in 2014.
Back then, Montevallo was rushed into stores because "Leave the Night On" became a sensation online and on air, helping to usher in a new era of country-pop where singer after singer attempted to emulate Hunt's blend of sensual modern-R&B, pop melodies and country signifiers.
Hunt was hardly quiet during this half-decade.
He wound up shattering Billboard Hot Country Songs records in 2017 with "Body Like a Back Road," a sexy, laid-back number that wound up spending a staggering 34 weeks at the top of the charts.
Most artists would hurry out an album to capitalize on such success but Hunt didn't, perhaps because "Downtown's Dead" -- the 2018 sequel to "Body Like a Back Road" -- wound up being a comparative stiff, not even cracking the Top Ten.
"Kinfolks" righted his course in 2019, reaching number one on Billboard's Country Airplay, and helping to set up the release of Southside in 2020.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Josh Thompson | Sam Hunt | Play | 03:55 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Hard to ForgetAshley Gorley, Audrey Grisham, Russ Hull, Sam Hunt, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Mary Jean Shurtz | Sam Hunt | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | KinfolksZach Crowell, Jerry Flowers, Sam Hunt, Josh Osborne | Sam Hunt | Play | 03:01 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Young OnceZach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Matt Jenkins, Josh Osborne | Sam Hunt | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | Body Like a Back RoadZach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne | Sam Hunt | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 6 | That Ain't BeautifulZach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally | Sam Hunt | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 7 | Let It DownZach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Chris Lacorte, Josh Osborne, Ernest Keith Smith | Sam Hunt | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | Downtown's DeadZach Crowell, Charlie Handsome, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne | Sam Hunt | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Nothing Lasts ForeverZach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne | Sam Hunt | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 10 | Sinning With YouPaul DiGiovanni, Sam Hunt, Josh Osborne, Emily Weisband | Sam Hunt | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 11 | Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90'sZach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Chris Lacorte, Josh Osborne, Ernest Keith Smith | Sam Hunt | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 12 | Drinkin' Too MuchZach Crowell, Stuart Hine, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally | Sam Hunt | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 39 mins | 90 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 251 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Autry | Recording |
| 2 | Gideon Boley | Pedal Steel |
| 3 | Tim Braisted | Bass, Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Josh Burkett | Guitar |
| 5 | Joshua Burkett | Guitar (Electric) |
| 6 | Bryce Cain | Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 7 | Tyrone Carreker | Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Jamil Chammas | Guitar (Electric) |
| 9 | Dave Cohen | Keyboards |
| 10 | Jim Cooley | Engineer, Mixing, Recording |
| 11 | Zach Crowell | Bass, Composer, Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Programming, Recording, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Billy Decker | Mixing |
| 13 | Paul DiGiovanni | Composer |
| 14 | Ian Fitchuck | Keyboards |
| 15 | Ian Fitchuk | Keyboards, Organ |
| 16 | Jeneé Fleenor | Fiddle |
| 17 | Jerry Flowers | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Ashley Gorley | Composer |
| 19 | Audrey Grisham | Composer |
| 20 | Charlie Handsome | Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Programming |
| 21 | Stuart Hine | Composer |
| 22 | Russ Hull | Composer |
| 23 | Sam Hunt | Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 24 | Evan Hutchings | Drums |
| 25 | Matt Jenkins | Composer |
| 26 | Scott Johnson | Production Coordination, Rap |
| 27 | Zach Kuhlman | Assistant Engineer |
| 28 | Chris Lacorte | Banjo, Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Keyboards |
| 29 | Luke Laird | Composer, Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Producer, Programming |
| 30 | Kam Luchterhand | Assistant Engineer |
| 31 | Devin Malone | Cello, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Pedal Steel |
| 32 | Josh Matheny | Dobro, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 33 | Logan Matheny | Engineer |
| 34 | Shane McAnally | Composer |
| 35 | Andrew Mendelson | Engineer, Mastering Engineer |
| 36 | Anthony Olympia | Dobro |
| 37 | Josh Osborne | Composer, Guitar, Vocals (Background) |
| 38 | Justin Ostrander | Guitar (Electric) |
| 39 | Russ Pahl | Dobro, Pedal Steel |
| 40 | Sol Philcox | Guitar (Electric) |
| 41 | Joshua Sales | Drums |
| 42 | Scotty Sanders | Dobro, Pedal Steel |
| 43 | Mary Jean Shurtz | Composer |
| 44 | Jimmie Lee Sloas | Bass |
| 45 | Ernest Keith Smith | Composer |
| 46 | Bryan Sutton | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 47 | Russell Terrell | Vocals (Background) |
| 48 | Josh Thompson | Composer |
| 49 | Ilya Toshinskiy | Banjo, Dobro, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 50 | Emily Weisband | Composer |
| 51 | Derek Wells | Guitar (Electric) |
| 52 | Nir Z | Drums |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |