Off the Hillbilly Hook
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Off the Hillbilly Hook is the title of an extended play
released by the American country music
group Trailer Choir
. It was released on June 9, 2009 via Show Dog Nashville, now part of Show Dog-Universal Music
. The album contains the singles "Off the Hillbilly Hook," "What Would You Say," "Rockin' the Beer Gut" and "Rollin' Through the Sunshine." These latter three songs all charted on Hot Country Songs
between 2009 and 2010. "Rockin' the Beer Gut" also charted at #12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
said "it is clear that not only is this trio funny, but Trailer Choir has the songwriting, vocal and music talent to sustain a career."
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
released by the American country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
group Trailer Choir
Trailer Choir
Trailer Choir is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Vinny Hickerson and Marc Fortney, known by their respective stage names Big Vinny and Butter. The group began as trio with Crystal Hoyt and was signed to Show Dog Nashville, a label owned by Toby Keith, in 2006...
. It was released on June 9, 2009 via Show Dog Nashville, now part of Show Dog-Universal Music
Show Dog-Universal Music
Show Dog-Universal Music is an American independent record label specializing in country music artists. It was formed from the merger of Show Dog Nashville and Universal South Records in 2009...
. The album contains the singles "Off the Hillbilly Hook," "What Would You Say," "Rockin' the Beer Gut" and "Rollin' Through the Sunshine." These latter three songs all charted on Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
between 2009 and 2010. "Rockin' the Beer Gut" also charted at #12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
Track listing
- "Rockin' the Beer Gut" (Butter) – 3:06
- "Rollin' Through the Sunshine" (Butter, Big Vinny, Isaac Rick) – 3:15
- "In My Next 5 Beers" (Butter, Big Vinny, Rick, Thom Shepherd) – 2:42
- "What Would You Say" (Butter, Big Vinny, David Fortney) – 3:40
- "Last Man Standing" (Butter, Chance, John Kromer, Scott Lynch) – 3:31
- "Off the Hillbilly Hook" (Butter, Big Vinny, Jewels Hanson) – 3:09
Critical reception
Steve Leggett of Allmusic gave this EP a three-and-a-half star review, saying that it was "catchy and commercial," and Greg Yost of Country Standard TimeCountry Standard Time
Country Standard Time is a website dedicated to country music and related genres such as Bluegrass and Rockabilly. It provides news and musical reviews pertaining to the genre. It was established in 1992 by Jeffrey B. Remz as a print magazine, which was first published only in New England but went...
said "it is clear that not only is this trio funny, but Trailer Choir has the songwriting, vocal and music talent to sustain a career."
Chart performance
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 170 |
| U.S. Billboard Country Albums | 30 |
| U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums | 4 |