True Believers (Darius Rucker album)

True Believers
Studio album by Darius Rucker
Released	May 21, 2013
Genre	Country
Length	46:12
Label	Capitol Nashville
Producer	Frank Rogers
Darius Rucker chronology
Charleston, SC 1966 (2010) True Believers (2013) Home for the Holidays (2014)
Singles from True Believers
"True Believers" Released: August 27, 2012 "Wagon Wheel" Released: January 7, 2013 "Radio" Released: July 22, 2013 "Miss You" Released: February 3, 2014

True Believers is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Darius Rucker, and his third in the country genre. It was released on May 21, 2013, through Capitol Records Nashville.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Country Weekly	B[3]
Music Is My Oxygen	[4]
The Oakland Press	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
Roughstock	[7]
Taste of Country	[8]
USA Today	[9]

True Believers has received positive reception from the music critics. Fred Thomas of Allmusic told that "the thing is, with a few songs you have to be listening pretty closely to differentiate the country affectations from the pop songwriting Rucker's been doing all along."^[2] Music Is My Oxygen's Rob Burkhardt called the work "a set of highly sing-able, highly memorable tunes, loaded with ear-worm hooks and virtually no mis-steps."^[4] At The Oakland Press, Gary Graff found that on this release that Rucker has made "something deeper than the annual ledger-satisfying exercises at which most country acts excel", which he "gets into some genuinely deep subject matter here".^[5] Roughstock's Matt Bjorke affirmed that the album "feels solid and ready for the spotlight or setlist."^[7] At USA Today, Brian Mansfield wrote that "Rucker sings plenty about driving, spring break and the radio".^[9] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country wrote that the release "suffers from a sonic sameness that stays within Rucker’s comfort zone", and noted that "there's a whiff of formula [...] something every artist should work to stay ahead of."^[8]

Commercial performance

True Believers debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart and No. 2 on the Billboard 200, with 83,000 sold for the week.^[10] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 12, 2014.^[11] As of April 2015, the album has sold 575,400 copies in the United States^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"True Believers"	Darius Rucker, Josh Kear	4:03
2.	"Miss You"	Rucker, Frank Rogers	4:00
3.	"Wagon Wheel"	Bob Dylan, Ketch Secor	4:57
4.	"Love Without You" (featuring Sheryl Crow)	Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally	3:19
5.	"Radio"	Rucker, Luke Laird, Ashley Gorley	3:08
6.	"Lost in You"	Rucker, Mark Nesler, Phillip White	3:27
7.	"I Will Love You Still" (featuring Mallary Hope)	Rucker, Kear	3:48
8.	"Take Me Home"	Rucker, Rogers, Monty Criswell	4:08
9.	"Shine"	Rucker, Rogers	4:10
10.	"Heartbreak Road"	Rucker, Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins	3:13
11.	"Leavin' the Light On"	Rucker, David Lee Murphy, Phil O'Donnell	3:55
12.	"Lie to Me"	Rucker, Rodney Clawson, Bob DiPiero	4:04
Total length:			46:12

iTunes Deluxe Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Your Cheatin' Heart"	Hank Williams	2:40
14.	"One Tequila"	Rucker, Rogers, Criswell	4:00
15.	"Only Wanna Be with You" (live from the House of Blues)	Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Sonefeld, Mark Bryan	5:05
Total length:			57:57

Personnel

• David Angell – strings
• Tom Bukovac – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• John Catchings – strings
• J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar
• Sheryl Crow – vocals on "Love Without You"
• Eric Darken – percussion
• David Davidson – strings
• Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin
• Dave Haywood – background vocals
• Wes Hightower – background vocals
• Mallary Hope – vocals on "I Will Love You Still"
• Mike Johnson – dobro, steel guitar
• Charles Kelley – background vocals
• Gayle Mayes – background vocals
• Greg Morrow – drums
• Gordon Mote – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer
• Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar
• Angela Primm – background vocals
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
• Frank Rogers – keyboards
• Darius Rucker – lead vocals
• Hillary Scott – background vocals
• Russell Terrell – background vocals
• Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar, mandolin
• Kris Wilkinson – strings

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13] 17 US Billboard 200[14] 2 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] 1 Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position US Billboard 200[16] 61 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[17] 15 Chart (2014) Position US Billboard 200[18] 195 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[19] 29 Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country [20] CAN 2012 "True Believers" 24 17 108 — — 2013 "Wagon Wheel" 1 1 15 1 23 "Radio" 14 4 65 6 82 2014 "Miss You" — 48 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 575,400[12] ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Darius Rucker's New Album Arrives May 21". Country Music Television. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
2. Thomas, Fred (January 22, 2013). "True Believers – Darius Rucker : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
3. Tammy Ragusa
4. Burkhardt, Rob (May 21, 2013). "Third Time's a Charm for Darius Rucker with "True Believers"". Music Is My Oxygen. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
5. Graff, Gary (May 20, 2013). "Album reviews: Daft Punk, Darius Rucker, Beach Boys, more". The Oakland Press. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
6. Jody Rosen in Issue 1185.
7. Bjorke, Matt (May 20, 2013). "Album Review: Darius Rucker – True Believers". Roughstock. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
8. Dukes, Billy (May 24, 2013). "Darius Rucker, 'True Believers' – Album Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
9. Mansfield, Brian (May 21, 2013). "Listen Up: Darius Rucker, The National, more". USA Today. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
10. Jessen, Wade (May 30, 2013). "Darius Rucker Debuts At No. 1 On Top Country Albums". Billboard.
11. "American album certifications – Darius Rucker – True Believers". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
12. Bjorke, Matt (April 8, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For April 8, 2015". Roughstock.
13. "Darius Rucker – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Darius Rucker.
14. "Darius Rucker – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Darius Rucker.
15. "Darius Rucker – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Darius Rucker.
16. "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
17. "Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
18. "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
19. "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
20. "Darius Rucker Album & Song Chart History – Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2013.