Stay Gold (Butch Walker album)

Stay Gold is the eighth full-length studio album from American musician Butch Walker, released on August 26, 2016, through DangerBird records in the United States[6] and Lojinx in Europe.[7] The album was announced in June of that year with the lead single “East Coast Girl”.[8]

Stay Gold
Studio album by
Butch Walker
ReleasedAugust 26, 2016
GenreRock & roll, country rock, Americana
Length43:09
LabelDangerbird,[1] Lojinx[2]
Butch Walker chronology
Afraid of Ghosts
(2015)		 Stay Gold
(2016)		 American Love Story
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB+[4]
AllMusic[5]

Following his previous release, Afraid of Ghosts, an emotional album recorded after the loss of his father, Stay Gold presents a much more upbeat and optimistic outlook, with Walker saying "I spilled it all out on [Afraid of Ghosts] and it was a heavy subject. Where do you go from there? [...] It triggered a lot of bittersweet nostalgia. So I started writing about all that, and it sounded like the template should be more of a celebration, as far as the music goes."[9]

Background and production
Walker on tour at Minneapolis' Varsity Theater on September 11, 2016

Walker cites the 1983 film The Outsiders as a major thematic influence for the record, echoing his own small town childhood, with the title referencing the line spoken by Johnny Cade to Ponyboy Curtis, "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."[9]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stay Gold"Butch Walker3:57
2."East Coast Girl"Walker4:18
3."Wilder in the Heart"Walker3:49
4."Ludlow Expectations"Walker4:47
5."Descending" (featuring Ashley Monroe)Walker, Monroe4:16
6."Irish Exit"Walker3:58
7."Mexican Coke"Walker4:10
8."Can We Just Not Talk About Last Night?"Walker4:28
9."Spark: Lost"Walker4:30
10."Record Store"Walker4:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[10]

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[11] 143
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[12] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 10
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] 10
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[15] 11
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[16] 12

References
  1. "Butch Walker and the Black Widows". Danger Bird Records. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  2. "Butch Walker - Stay Gold". Lojinx.
  3. Stay Gold by Butch Walker, retrieved September 28, 2016
  4. Zaleski, Annie (August 26, 2016). "Butch Walker's classic-rock-leaning Stay Gold is nostalgic about roads not taken". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  5. "Stay Gold - Butch Walker | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  6. Dangerbird. "Stay Gold". Dangerbird Records. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  7. "Butch Walker Stay Gold". Lojinx. July 1, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  8. Dangerbird. "Butch Walker To Release New Album Stay Gold on August 26". Dangerbird Records. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  9. Hudak, Joseph (August 26, 2016). "Butch Walker: Why I'll Never Make a 'Radiohead Album'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  10. "Stay Gold - Butch Walker - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  11. "Butch Walker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  12. "Butch Walker Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  13. "Butch Walker Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  14. "Butch Walker Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  15. "Butch Walker Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
  16. "Butch Walker Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard.
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