Anchors (Will Hoge album)
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| Released | August 11, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 38:45 | |||
| Label | Thirty Tigers | |||
| Producer | Will Hoge | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Anchors is the tenth studio album by country music musician Will Hoge released on August 11, 2017.
Background[edit]
After touring for his previous album, Small Town Dreams, Hoge disbanded his group and started to write songs at home and toured solo. After a period of depression, Hoge saw his children get together in the family garage and perform songs. Hoge said, "I watched from the bedroom window and it was like a portal back to the time when you’re not thinking about touring companies or LLCs or insurance for employees...I was 16 or 17 when I got my first guitar and wanted to write songs and wanted to do this professionally. Seeing them really over the next couple of days helped me re-center what I wanted to do and I wrote that song, ’17.'"[2]
Reception[edit]
The album has been met with positive reception. Writing for AllMusic, Thom Jurek called the album "honest" and Hoge a "master storyteller".[1]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Will Hoge, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Reckoning" | 3:43 |
| 2. | "This Grand Charade" | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Little Bit of Rust (feat. Sheryl Crow)" (Hoge, James LeBlanc) | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Cold Night in Santa Fe" | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Baby's Eyes" (Brendan Benson, Hoge) | 2:29 |
| 6. | "(This Ain't) An Original Sin" | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Through Missing You" (Benson, Hoge, Jon Randall) | 3:16 |
| 8. | "Anchors" | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Angels Wings" (Hoge, Adam Hood) | 4:00 |
| 10. | "17" | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Young as We Will Ever Be" (Dylan Altman, Hoge) | 3:07 |
| Total length: | 38:45 | |
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from LP liner notes[3]
- Will Hoge – writer, producer
- Ray Kennedy – mixing, additional engineer
- David Axelrod – engineer
- Zaq Reynolds – assistant engineer
- Andrew Mendelson – mastering engineer
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek". AllMusic. AllMusic, Netaktion LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ Tingle, Lauren. "A Conversation with the Unsinkable Will Hoge". CMT News. Country Music Television, Inc. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Will Hoge - Anchors (2017, Gatefold, Vinyl) | Discogs". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
