Kinda Don't Care

Kinda Don't Care
Studio album by
Justin Moore
ReleasedAugust 12, 2016 (2016-08-12)
GenreCountry
Length
  • 40:37 (Standard Edition)
  • 54:39 (Deluxe Edition)
LabelValory Music Group
Producer
Justin Moore chronology
Off the Beaten Path
(2013) 		Kinda Don't Care
(2016) 		Late Nights and Longnecks
(2019)
Singles from Kinda Don't Care
  1. "You Look Like I Need a Drink"
    Released: November 17, 2015
  2. "Somebody Else Will"
    Released: October 17, 2016
  3. "Kinda Don't Care"
    Released: September 18, 2017

Kinda Don't Care is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Justin Moore. It was released on August 12, 2016 via Valory Music Group, an imprint of Big Machine Records. The album's lead single is "You Look Like I Need a Drink". The album's second single is "Somebody Else Will" released on October 17, 2016. The album's third single, its title track, was released on September 18, 2017.

Content

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Moore told Rolling Stone that "Naming the album Kinda Don’t Care is not meant to be nonchalant or careless. It's meant to be a challenge to folks to live life a little more freely and be true to themselves."[1] The album consists of 12 tracks, with four more on a deluxe version. Among the songs are the lead single "You Look Like I Need a Drink", and a duet with Brantley Gilbert on "More Middle Fingers".[1] The track "Hell on a Highway" was originally on hold for Luke Bryan, but Moore contacted Bryan, who gave him permission to record it instead.[2]

Reception

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Critical

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Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that it "slyly threads in pieces of the R&B-inflected country that dominated the airwaves" and that the album's style "doesn't sound like pandering: it feels like an outgrowth of his ballad side".[3] In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin placed two tracks from the album on his top 10 list of Moore's best songs: "You Look Like I Need a Drink" at number two and "Somebody Else Will" at number nine.[4]

Commercial

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The album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 based on 42,000 units, 37,000 of which are pure album sales.[5] It also topped the Country Albums chart, which is Moore's third consecutive No. 1 on the chart.[6] It has sold 134,800 copies in the US as of November 2017.[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Robbin' Trains"
3:25
2."Put Me in a Box"
2:44
3."Kinda Don't Care"
4:21
4."Hell on a Highway"
4:20
5."Goodbye Back"
3:13
6."You Look Like I Need a Drink"
3:07
7."Somebody Else Will"
2:45
8."Between You and Me"
3:00
9."Got It Good"
2:43
10."Rebel Kids"
  • Dan Isbell
  • Montana
3:56
11."More Middle Fingers" (duet with Brantley Gilbert)
3:55
12."Life in the Livin'"
3:08
Total length:40:37
Deluxe edition[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Middle Class Money"
3:42
14."Pick Up Lines"
3:21
15."Spendin' the Night"
  • Archer
  • Andrew DeRoberts
  • Hambrick
3:16
16."When I Get Home"
3:39
Total length:54:39

Chart performance

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Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
[15] 		US Country Airplay
[16] 		US
[17] 		CAN Country
[18] 		CAN
[19]
2015 "You Look Like I Need a Drink" 12 1 79 1 —
2016 "Somebody Else Will" 9 1 59 — —
2017 "Kinda Don't Care" 28 17

References

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  1. ^ a b Leight, Elias (June 17, 2016). "Justin Moore Details New Album 'Kinda Don't Care'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. ^ Alex, Sam (July 20, 2016). "Justin Moore Took Key Track for New Album From Luke Bryan". Taste of Country. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Kinda Don't Care - Justin Moore". AllMusic. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  4. ^ Dauphin, Chuck (August 16, 2017). "Justin Moore's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Caulfield, Keith (August 21, 2016). "'Suicide Squad' Soundtrack Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard.
  6. ^ Asker, Jim (August 23, 2016). "Dan + Shay 'Up' to No. 1 On Country Airplay; Justin Moore Bows Atop Top Country Albums". Billboard.
  7. ^ Bjorke, Matt (November 7, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: November 6, 2017". Roughstock.
  8. ^ Stefano, Angela (June 17, 2016). "Justin Moore to Release 'Kinda Don't Care' in August". Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  9. ^ "CHART WATCH #382". auspOp. August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  10. ^ "Justin Moore Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  11. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  12. ^ "'Suicide Squad' Soundtrack Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  13. ^ "Justin Moore Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  14. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  15. ^ "Justin Moore Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
  16. ^ "Justin Moore Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  17. ^ "Justin Moore Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
  18. ^ "Justin Moore Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  19. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 - Greatest Gainer". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
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