Happy Hour (Uncle Kracker album)
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Happy Hour is Uncle Kracker
's fourth studio album
. It was released on September 15, 2009 under Atlantic Records
. The album includes the single "Smile". 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".
Uncle Kracker
Matthew Shafer is an American rock musician known as Uncle Kracker. His singles include "Follow Me", "Smile", and "Drift Away". His music was more rap rock-based at the start of his career before turning in a more rock and Top 40 style music direction on later releases.-Biography:Shafer was born...
's fourth studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
. It was released on September 15, 2009 under Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
. The album includes the single "Smile". Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a senior editor for Allmusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for Allmusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. He is also frontman and guitarist for the Ann Arbor-based band Who Dat?Erlewine is the nephew...
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".
Track listing
- "SmileSmile (Uncle Kracker song)"Smile" is a song by Uncle Kracker from his 2009 album Happy Hour. The song is Uncle Kracker's first single since 2004's "Writing It Down". It has peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is also his second entry on the Hot Country Songs charts, debuting at #57 on the week of November 7, 2009...
" - 3:21 - "Another Love Song" - 3:31
- "My Girlfriend" - 3:00
- "Livin' the Dream" - 3:44
- "Corner Bar" - 4:17
- "Me Again" (featuring Jesse LeeJesse Lee (singer)Jesse Lee is an American country music singer. Signed to Atlantic Nashville in 2007, she released her debut single "It's a Girl Thing" in 2009, which debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for June 6, 2009. A second single, "Like My Mother Does," was released in 2010, which failed...
) - 3:35 - "Good to Be Me" - 4:12
- "I Hate California" - 3:37
- "Hot Mess" - 2:51
- "Hey Hey Hey" - 3:28
- "I'm Not Leaving" - 4:29
- "Mainstreet" - 3:27
- "Celebrate" (iTunes Deluxe Edition) - 3:40
- "Josephine" (iTunes Deluxe Edition) - 3:30
- "Let Me Love You" (iTunes Deluxe Edition) - 3:36
- "Smile" (Video) (iTunes Deluxe Edition)
- "Happy Hour (featuring Leo Sayer) (iTunes Deluxe Edition) (Pre-Order Only) - 4:55
Chart performance
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 38 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums | 13 |