Georgia Hard

Georgia Hard
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 17, 2005 (2005-05-17)
RecordedOcean Way, Nashville
GenreCountry
Length57:15
LabelYep Roc
Robbie Fulks chronology
13 Hillbilly Giants
(2001)
Georgia Hard
(2005)
Revenge!
(2007)

Georgia Hard is the sixth studio album by the American country musician Robbie Fulks, released on May 17, 2005, on Yep Roc Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Country Standard Time(favorable)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
Exclaim!(mixed)[4]
No Depression(favorable)[5]
Pitchfork Media4.1/10[6]
PopMatters[7]
The Village VoiceA–[8]

Georgia Hard received mainly favorable reviews from critics. Robert Christgau gave it an A−, and later ranked it No. 38 on his 2005 Pazz & Jop list.[9][8] PopMatters also named it the 4th best country album of the year,[10] and CMT's Edward Morris named it one of his ten favorite country albums of the year.[11]

Track listing

  1. Where There's a Road – 3:54
  2. It's Always Raining Somewhere – 3:17
  3. Leave It to a Loser – 3:28
  4. Georgia Hard – 4:14
  5. I'm Gonna Take You Home (And Make You Like Me) – 3:01
  6. Coldwater, Tennessee – 5:13
  7. All You Can Cheat – 2:50
  8. Countrier Than Thou – 3:25
  9. If They Could Only See Me Now – 4:26
  10. I Never Did Like Planes – 3:29
  11. Each Night I Try – 3:10
  12. Doin' Right (For all the Wrong Reasons) – 4:24
  13. You Don't Want What I Have – 5:43
  14. Right On Redd – 3:30
  15. Goodbye, Cruel Girl – 3:11

References

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Georgia Hard". AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Baker, Brian. "Robbie Fulks finds life is hard, 'Georgia Hard' – May 2005". www.countrystandardtime.com. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Willman, Chris (May 23, 2005). "Georgia Hard". EW.com. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  4. ^ Doole, Kerry (June 1, 2005). "Robbie Fulks Georgia Hard". Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  5. ^ Alden, Grant (April 30, 2005). "Robbie Fulks - The man in the mirror". No Depression. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  6. ^ Deusner, Stephen (May 16, 2005). "Robbie Fulks: Georgia Hard Album Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  7. ^ Lundy, Zeth (May 15, 2005). "Robbie Fulks: Georgia Hard". PopMatters. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (June 14, 2005). "Sustenance Enough?". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  9. ^ "Robert Christgau: Pazz & Jop 2005: Dean's List". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  10. ^ "Best Country Albums of 2005". PopMatters. December 19, 2005. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  11. ^ "Top 10 Country Albums of 2005". CMT News. December 23, 2005. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.