Английская Википедия:Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves album)

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Golden Hour is the fourth studio album by American country music singer and songwriter Kacey Musgraves, released on March 30, 2018, through MCA Nashville. Musgraves co-wrote all 13 tracks and co-produced the album with Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. A country pop record, Golden Hour also contains elements of disco, electropop, electronica, and yacht rock.

Golden Hour debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200. Receiving widespread critical acclaim, the album and its songs won in all four of their nominated categories at the 61st Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best Country Album. The album's first two singles also won awards: "Butterflies" for Best Country Solo Performance and "Space Cowboy" for Best Country Song. Golden Hour also won Album of the Year at the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards. In 2020, Golden Hour was ranked at 270 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.

Background and recording

Musgraves wrote and recorded most of the songs from the album throughout 2017. When asked about the writing process, she said, "I have a lot more love songs this time around, and I've never been one to write a love song and really feel it." She continued: "That probably sounds like the most depressing thing ever. [But] I'm coming off getting married and being in this golden hour of my personal life, where all these things are finally coming to fruition. I found myself inspired to write about this person and all these things he brought out in me that weren't there before." Pieces of the album were recorded in a studio above a horse stable owned by musician Sheryl Crow.

In a 2019 interview with Rolling Stone, Musgraves discussed being under the influence of LSD when composing the songs "Mother" and "Slow Burn" and how it helped her creative process; "I'm not going to tell anybody to run out and do anything that wouldn't be suitable for their mind or their lifestyle, but it did have positive effects for me."

Promotion and packaging

On March 10, 2018, Musgraves announced the Oh, What a World: Tour in support of the album while performing at the Country to Country music festival in London. The first twelve dates of the tour were announced on March 12, through Musgraves stating on social media that tour dates in other countries would eventually be added. The tour began on October 13 in Oslo, Norway. Musgraves announced a second leg of the tour, titled the "Oh, What a World: Tour II", in February 2019.

Musgraves' sister Kelly Christine Sutton took the cover photo for Golden Hour over a two-day photo shoot in and around their hometown of Golden, Texas. Sutton, who also is credited with designing the album's packaging, has previously worked with Musgraves for all of her albums' artwork. When considering the cover photo, Sutton recalls Kacey "wanted to use this paper fan, and we are usually on the same page with ideas, but I couldn't picture it. We went out into this wide open field. We needed one with no trees, so there was sky only. Almost immediately after we reviewed the photos, we just knew we had it."

Critical reception

Шаблон:Music ratings Golden Hour received widespread acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 89, based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album four and a half out of five stars and called it "warm and enveloping, pitched halfway between heartbreak and healing—but (it) lingers in the mind because the songs are so sharp, buttressed by long, loping melodies and Musgraves' affectless soul baring." Writing for The Independent and rating the album a perfect 5 out of 5, Roisin O'Connor states the album is "a reminder that sometimes – often, if you're looking in the right places – life is beautiful." Additionally, it was a Spin "Essential" and of the genre-bending songs on the album, reviewer Katherine St. Asaph calls it "not classicist, but perhaps it might be classic." The album was rated number one by the BBC poll of polls, a compilation of best-of-the-year lists across 35 music reviewers, on a list of the best albums of 2018. The album also placed number one in The Village VoiceШаблон:'s Pazz & Jop critics' poll for 2018.

Commercial performance

Golden Hour debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top Country Albums chart with 49,000 album-equivalent units, with 39,000 of that figure being pure album sales in its first week. It marks Musgraves’ third number one on the US Top Country Albums chart. It also debuted at number one on the Americana/Folk Albums chart. In the chart week following the 61st Grammy Awards, where Golden Hour won Album of the Year, the album returned to the top ten, climbing to number nine on the chart, selling 35,000 copies. In February 2019, the album has reached 310,000 in album-equivalent units sold. On June 28, 2019, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units. As of February 2020, the album has sold 735,000 units in the United States and was certified Platinum on May 7, 2021.

In the United Kingdom, Golden Hour debuted at number six on the official UK Albums Chart and at number one on the UK Country Albums chart. It marks Musgraves' first top ten album in the UK.

Track listing

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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• Daniel Tashian – keyboards Шаблон:Small, bass guitar Шаблон:Small, background vocals Шаблон:Small, Fender Stratocaster Шаблон:Small), electric guitar Шаблон:Small, baritone guitar Шаблон:Small, acoustic guitar Шаблон:Small, celeste Шаблон:Small, banjo Шаблон:Small, electric mandolin Шаблон:Small, programming Шаблон:Small, vibraphone Шаблон:Small, MIDI strings Шаблон:Small, classical guitar Шаблон:Small, Elektron sampler Шаблон:Small, Rhodes Шаблон:Small
• Todd Lombardo – acoustic guitar Шаблон:Small, electric guitar Шаблон:Small, banjo Шаблон:Small, high strung acoustic guitar Шаблон:Small, baritone guitar Шаблон:Small, slide guitar Шаблон:Small, classical guitar Шаблон:Small
• Ian Fitchuk – drums Шаблон:Small, keyboards Шаблон:Small, percussion Шаблон:Small, bass guitar Шаблон:Small, Roland Juno-60 Шаблон:Small, piano Шаблон:Small, programming Шаблон:Small, vocoder Шаблон:Small, banjo Шаблон:Small, background vocals Шаблон:Small, Wurlitzer Шаблон:Small, electric guitar Шаблон:Small, synth bass Шаблон:Small
• David Davidson – violin Шаблон:Small, viola Шаблон:Small
• Carole Rabinowitz – cello Шаблон:Small
• Kacey Musgraves – lead vocals Шаблон:Small, acoustic guitar Шаблон:Small
• Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar Шаблон:Small
• Justin Schipper – pedal steel guitar Шаблон:Small
• Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar Шаблон:Small
• Shawn Everett – "dolphin magic" Шаблон:Small
• Kyle Ryan – electric guitar Шаблон:Small

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• Craig Alvin – recording, mixing Шаблон:Small
• Alberto Vaz – recording assistance
• Zack Pancoast – recording assistance
• Shawn Everett – mixing Шаблон:Small
• Ivan Wayman – mixing assistance Шаблон:Small
• Serban Ghenea – mixing Шаблон:Small
• John Hanes – engineering for mix Шаблон:Small
• Gena Johnson – production coordination
• Bobby Shin – strings recording
• Jordan Lehning – editing
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Steve Fallone – mastering

Artwork

• Kelly Christine Sutton – art direction, photography, design
• Kacey Musgraves – art direction

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (2018)	Peak position
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)	2
US Billboard 200	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
US Folk Albums (Billboard)	8
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	34
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)	32

Chart (2019)	Position
US Billboard 200	86
US Folk Albums (Billboard)	2
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	7

Chart (2020)	Position
US Billboard 200	191
US Folk Albums (Billboard)	2
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	18

Chart (2021)	Position
US Folk Albums (Billboard)	6
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	41

Chart (2022)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	72

Accolades

At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in 2019, Golden Hour won Album of the Year and Best Country Album. Its songs, "Space Cowboy" and "Butterflies", won Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance, respectively.

Awards

Association	Year	Category	Result
CMA Awards	2018	Album of the Year	Шаблон:Won
Apple Music	2018	Album of the Year	Шаблон:Won
Grammy Awards	2019	Album of the Year	Шаблон:Won
		Best Country Album	Шаблон:Won
ACM Awards	2019	Album of the Year	Шаблон:Won
CMT Music Awards	2019	Video of the Year (for "Rainbow")	Шаблон:Nom
		Female Video of the Year (for "Space Cowboy")	Шаблон:Nom
CMA Awards	2019	Song of the Year (for "Rainbow")	Шаблон:Nom
		Music Video of the Year (for "Rainbow")	Шаблон:Won
ACM Awards	2019	Single of the Year (for "Rainbow")	Шаблон:Nom

Year-end lists

Publication	Rank	List
AllMusic	N/A	The Best Albums of 2018
American Songwriter	1	Top 25 Albums of 2018
Associated Press	2	Top 10 Albums of 2018
Apple	1	The Best Album of 2018
Billboard	3	The 50 Best Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks
Complex	36	The 50 Best Albums of 2018
Consequence of Sound	9	The 50 Best Albums of 2018
Entertainment Weekly	1	The 20 Best Albums of 2018
The Independent	4	The 40 Best Albums of 2018
Noisey	2	The 100 Best Albums of 2018
NPR Music	3	The 50 Best Albums of 2018
Paste	44	The 50 Best Albums of 2018
People	1	Top 10 Albums of 2018
Pitchfork	2	The 50 Best Albums of 2018
PopMatters	2	The 70 Best Albums of 2018
Rolling Stone	2	The 50 Best Albums of 2018
Sputnikmusic	1	Top 50 Albums of 2018
Stereogum	1	The 50 Best Albums of 2018
Taste of Country	1	The 10 Best Country Albums of 2018
Idolator	3	The 25 Best Albums Of 2018
Time	8	The 10 Best Albums of 2018
Uncut	73	The 75 Best Albums of 2018
Uproxx	2	The 50 Best Albums of 2018
	1	Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Albums
The Village Voice	1	Pazz & Jop: The Top 100 Albums of 2018
Vulture	4	The Best Albums of 2018

Decade-end and All-time lists

Publication	Rank	List
The A.V. Club	Шаблон:Center	The 50 Best Albums of the 2010s
Billboard	Шаблон:Center	The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
Billboard	Шаблон:Center	The 25 Best Country Albums of the 2010s
Cleveland.com	Шаблон:Center	100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
Consequence of Sound	Шаблон:Center	The 100 Top Albums of the 2010s
Paste	Шаблон:Center	The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
Pitchfork	23	The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
Rolling Stone	11	The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
	270	The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Uproxx	11	The Best Albums of the 2010s

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Шаблон:Abbr
United States	March 30, 2018	Шаблон:Flatlist	MCA Nashville
Japan	July 4, 2018	CD	Universal Music Japan