Thanks for Listening (Colt Ford album) explained

Thanks for Listening is the fifth studio album by American country rap artist Colt Ford. Released on July 1, 2014 via Average Joe's Entertainment, the album features singles "Workin' On",^[1] "Crank It Up", "The High Life". and "Dirty Side".^[2]

Content

The album was mostly produced by Shannon "Fat Shan" Houchins and Noah Gordon, except for tracks 3, 5, and 10, which were produced by Phivestarr Productions (Jared Sciullo and DJKO), and track 8, which was produced by Kevin Kadish.^[3]

Promotion

Along with the release of the album, a comic book included in the deluxe package of the available at Walmart was released entitled The Average Joes - a reference to Ford's record label - which features Ford and others involved with his record company saving the world and fighting crime.^[4]

Critical reception

Giving it 3.5 stars out of 5, Steve Leggett of Allmusic wrote that "There isn't much Nashville about Ford, but he certainly understands how things work, and most importantly, he understands his audience, realizing that, while radio segments music into styles, audiences don't".^[5]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 selling 23,000 copies.^[6] It also debuted at No. 2 on the Top Country album chart, and No. 1 on the Rap Albums as well as Independent Albums charts.^{[7] [8]} It has sold 95,200 copies in the US as of March 2015.^[9]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10]	52
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11]	25

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country
2014	"The High Life" (with Chase Rice)	38
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thanks for Listening - Colt Ford | Release Information, Reviews and Credits . AllMusic . 2014-07-03.
2. Web site: Colt Ford Releases New Song "The High Life," Featuring Chase Rice Today | New Country Music, Listen to Songs & Video . Roughstock.com . 2014-03-18 . 2014-07-03.
3. Thanks for Listening (Deluxe Edition) . Colt Ford . 2014 . CD booklet . 2-8 . Average Joes Entertainment.
4. Colt Ford on His New Album: 'I Think It's The Best One I've Made'. Chuck. Dauphin. Billboard. 2014-06-27. 2014-07-07.
5. Web site: Thanks for Listening. Leggett. Steve. Allmusic. 4 August 2014.
6. Trey Songz Scores Second No. 1 Album With 'Trigga'. Keith. Caulfield. Billboard. 2014-07-09. 2014-07-09.
7. Jake Owen's 'Beachin' ' Shores Up No. 1 Spot On Hot Country Songs. Wade Jessen . July 10, 2014 . Billboard .
8. Web site: Colt Ford talks 'Thanks for Listening' CD, golf and Toby Keith . Markos Papadatos . Digital Journal . July 22, 2014 .
9. News: Country Album Chart Report For March 25, 2015. Matt Bjorke . March 25, 2015 . Roughstock . Sales figure given here
10. Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 16, 2015.
11. Top Independent Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts. Billboard .