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Happy Hour
Studio album by
Uncle Kracker
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2009 (2009-09-15)
Recorded2009
Studio
Genre
Length43:34
Label
Producer
Uncle Kracker chronology
Seventy Two and Sunny
(2004) 		Happy Hour
(2009) 		Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions
(2010)
Singles from Happy Hour
  1. " Smile"
    Released: July 13, 2009
  2. " Good to Be Me"
    Released: July 12, 2010

Happy Hour is the fourth studio album by American musician Uncle Kracker. It was released on September 15, 2009 via Top Dog/ Atlantic Records. Production was handled by Rob Cavallo, except for " Good to Be Me", which was produced by Kid Rock, and "Hot Mess", which was produced by S*A*M and Sluggo.

The album peaked at number 38 on the Billboard 200 and number 13 on the Top Rock Albums in the United States. Its lead single, " Smile" made it to number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+ [2]

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] Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Uncle Kracker's always believed in the power of positive thinking (or at least in the power of a case of Coors Light), so there's little here that hints at his recent troubles. Instead, you get smarmy frat-country jams about taking a seat at the corner bar and discovering that your girlfriend has a girlfriend now. On "Livin’ the Dream", he even comforts himself by quoting Whitesnake". [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." Smile"
3:21
2."Another Love Song"
3:32
3."My Girlfriend"
  • Shafer
  • Harding
  • Daly
3:00
4."Livin' the Dream"
3:45
5."Corner Bar"
  • Shafer
  • Martin "Tino" Gross
4:18
6."Me Again" (featuring Jesse Lee)
3:36
7." Good to Be Me"
4:12
8."I Hate California"
  • Shafer
  • James
3:38
9."Hot Mess"
2:52
10."Hey Hey Hey"
  • Shafer
  • Harding
  • Daly
3:29
11."I'm Not Leaving"
  • Shafer
  • Bradford
4:30
12." Mainstreet" Robert Clark Seger3:27
Total length:43:34
iTunes Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Celebrate" 3:40
14."Josephine" Dave Bassett3:29
15."Let Me Love You" 3:36
16."Smile" (Video)
  • Shafer
  • Harding
  • Daly
  • Bose
3:30
iTunes Deluxe Edition (Pre-Order Only)
No.TitleLength
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

  • Matthew " Uncle Kracker" Shafer – main artist, vocals
  • Jessica Lee " Jesse Lee" Levin – featured artist, vocals (track 6)
  • Alfie Silas Durio – backing vocals
  • Carmen Carter – backing vocals
  • Clydene Jackson – backing vocals
  • Rae Rae Jensen – backing vocals
  • Ty Stone – backing vocals
  • Herschel Boone – backing vocals (track 7)
  • Dave Katz – backing vocals & programming (track 9)
  • Sam Hollander – backing vocals & programming (track 9)
  • Neal Tiemann – guitar
  • Tim Pierce – guitar
  • Marlon Young – acoustic guitar & bass (track 7)
  • Sean Gould – guitar & engineering (track 9)
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • James "Jimmie Bones" Trombly – B3 electric piano (track 7)
  • Ben Levels – organ (track 9)
  • Alex Al – bass
  • Chris Chaney – bass
  • Michael Bradford – bass
  • Paul Bushnell – bass
  • Sean Hurley – bass
  • Rashawn Ross – trumpet
  • Dorian Crozier – percussion & programming
  • Steve Stetson – drums (track 7)
  • Dan Chase – programming
  • Doug McKean – programming, engineering
  • Mike Fasano – drum technician
  • David Campbell – strings arranger (track 1)
  • Rob Cavallo – producer
  • Robert " Kid Rock" Ritchie – producer & programming (track 7)
  • Jaime Neely – assistant producer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Al Sutton – engineering & mixing (track 7)
  • Lars Fox – Pro-Tools engineering
  • Aaron Walk – engineering assistant
  • Russ Waugh – engineering assistant
  • Steve Rea – engineering assistant
  • Andrew Schubert – additional mixing
  • Brad Townsend – additional mixing
  • Keith Armstrong – mixing assistant
  • Nik Karpen – mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Alex Kirzhner – art direction, design
  • Chris Woehrle – design
  • Kristie Borgmann – design
  • Chapman Baehler – photography
  • Craig Rosen – A&R
  • Lesley Melincoff – A&R
  • Pete Ganbarg – A&R
  • Cheryl Jenets – product management
  • Lee Trink – management
  • Vera Salamone – management
  • Chris Stang – marketing
  • Thomas Valentino – legal
  • Kyle Wilensky – booking
  • Mitch Rose – booking
  • Rick Roskin – booking

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 38
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard) [4] 13

References

  1. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Uncle Kracker - Happy Hour Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Wood, Mikael (September 9, 2009). "Happy Hour". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Uncle Kracker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Uncle Kracker Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

External links

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