| Stay Gold | ||||
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| Studio album by Butch Walker | ||||
| Released | August 26, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Rock & roll, country rock, Americana | |||
| Length | 43:09 | |||
| Label | Dangerbird, Lojinx | |||
| Butch Walker chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | B+ |
| AllMusic |   |
Stay Gold is the eighth full-length studio album from American musician Butch Walker, released on August 26, 2016, through DangerBird records in the United States and Lojinx in Europe. The album was announced in June of that year with the lead single “East Coast Girl”.
Following his previous release, Afraid of Ghosts, an emotional album recorded after the loss of his father, Stay Gold presents a much more upbeat and optimistic outlook, with Walker saying "I spilled it all out on and it was a heavy subject. Where do you go from there? It triggered a lot of bittersweet nostalgia. So I started writing about all that, and it sounded like the template should be more of a celebration, as far as the music goes."
Background and production
Walker cites the 1983 film The Outsiders as a major thematic influence for the record, echoing his own small town childhood, with the title referencing the line spoken by Johnny Cade to Ponyboy Curtis, "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Stay Gold" | Butch Walker | 3:57 |
| 2. | "East Coast Girl" | Walker | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Wilder in the Heart" | Walker | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Ludlow Expectations" | Walker | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Descending" (featuring Ashley Monroe) | Walker, Monroe | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Irish Exit" | Walker | 3:58 |
| 7. | "Mexican Coke" | Walker | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Can We Just Not Talk About Last Night?" | Walker | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Spark: Lost" | Walker | 4:30 |
| 10. | "Record Store" | Walker | 4:56 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.
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Musicians
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Technical personnel
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Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 143 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard) | 4 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 10 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) | 10 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) | 11 |
| US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) | 12 |
References
- "Butch Walker and the Black Widows". Danger Bird Records. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- "Butch Walker - Stay Gold". Lojinx.
- Zaleski, Annie (August 26, 2016). "Butch Walker's classic-rock-leaning Stay Gold is nostalgic about roads not taken". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- "Stay Gold - Butch Walker | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- Stay Gold by Butch Walker, retrieved September 28, 2016
- Dangerbird. "Stay Gold". Dangerbird Records. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- "Butch Walker Stay Gold". Lojinx. July 1, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- Dangerbird. "Butch Walker To Release New Album Stay Gold on August 26". Dangerbird Records. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ Hudak, Joseph (August 26, 2016). "Butch Walker: Why I'll Never Make a 'Radiohead Album'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- "Stay Gold - Butch Walker - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- "Butch Walker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- "Butch Walker Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
- "Butch Walker Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- "Butch Walker Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
- "Butch Walker Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
- "Butch Walker Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard.