Sweet Southern Sugar Explained

Sweet Southern Sugar
Type:studio
Artist:Kid Rock
Cover:Kid Rock Sweet Southern Sugar.jpg
Released:November 3, 2017
Studio:The Allen Roadhouse, Clarkston, MichiganStarstruck Studios, Nashville, TennesseeSound Stage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Length:43:02
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Sweet Southern Sugar is the eleventh studio album by American recording artist Kid Rock. It was released on November 3, 2017, by Broken Bow Records,[1] Top Dog Records and BMG Rights Management.[2] [3] The album spawned four singles: "Po-Dunk", "Greatest Show on Earth", "Tennessee Mountain Top", and "American Rock 'n Roll", along with their music videos.[4] Its lead single, "Po-Dunk", peaked at number 27 on the Hot Country Songs.[5] "Greatest Show on Earth" peaked at number 16 on the Mainstream Rock chart[6] and it was used as the main theme for WWE pay-per-view Survivor Series (2017). "Tennessee Mountain Top" peaked at number 36 on the Hot Country Songs.[7] Sweet Southern Sugar is Kid Rock's first album since his self-titled 2003 album not to feature a title track, though the album's name comes from a lyric in "Tennessee Mountain Top". The album also features a cover of the Four Tops song "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)", titled "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch". The songs "Back to the Otherside" and "Grandpa's Jam" feature a return to the rapping vocals of Rock's earlier work.

Commercial performance

Sweet Southern Sugar debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 and number four on the US Billboard Top Country Albums with 43,000 album-equivalent units, with almost all of that figure (41,000) coming from pure album sales.[8] It has sold 184,600 copies in the United States as of April 2019.[9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[10] 10
US Billboard 2008

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 48
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] 63

Personnel

listed inside the booklet from the album:

Kid Rock

Additional personnel

Drummers

Others

Guitarists

Pianists

Bassists

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Album Spotlight: Kid Rock's 'Sweet Southern Sugar'. Mike. Thiel. Taste of Country. June 28, 2020.
  2. Web site: Sweet Southern Sugar by Kid Rock on Apple Music. iTunes. November 3, 2017.
  3. Web site: Review: Kid Rock delivers on strong 'Sweet Southern Sugar'. https://web.archive.org/web/20171116185205/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/review-kid-rock-delivers-on-strong-sweet-southern-sugar/2017/11/06/8f5b36ae-c338-11e7-9922-4151f5ca6168_story.html. dead. November 16, 2017. Kennedy. Mark. The Washington Post. Associated Press. November 6, 2017.
  4. Web site: Kid Rock. YouTube. November 3, 2017.
  5. News: Kid Rock Po-Dunk Chart History. Hot Country Songs. November 3, 2017.
  6. News: Kid Rock Greatest Show On Earth Chart History. Mainstream Rock. November 3, 2017.
  7. News: Kid Rock Tennessee Mountain Top Chart History. Hot Country Songs. November 3, 2017.
  8. Web site: Sam Smith's 'The Thrill of It All' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. November 12, 2017. November 13, 2017.
  9. News: Top 10 Country Albums: April 8, 2019 . Matt . Bjorke . April 8, 2019 . Roughstock . April 12, 2019 .
  10. Web site: NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. November 13, 2017. November 10, 2017.
  11. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2017. Billboard. December 5, 2021.
  12. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. July 16, 2020.
  13. Web site: Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. July 16, 2020.

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