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
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

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