Thomas Rhett had hits off his 2013 debut It Goes Like This, but Tangled Up, its 2015 successor, feels like the album where the singer/songwriter comes into his own by borrowing moves from fellow country bros Florida Georgia Line and Sam Hunt.
Rhett wrote for FGL -- specifically, the hit "Round Here" -- but Tangled Up is by no means as aggressively macho as that duo.
It capitalizes on Rhett's soulful streak -- strip away the 21st century consumerism and "Die a Happy Man" easily could've come out of Muscle Shoals in the late '60s -- and also his humor and his allegiance to good times that don't necessarily come from either a honky tonk or a sports bar.
Rhett displays an omnivorous cultural appetite that shows he's a millennial: underneath his acoustic guitars are lightly looped beats, but he's also just as likely to push disco to the forefront, as he does on "I Feel Good" and a title track that's happily a glitter ball throwback.
Rhett may switch on a Totally '80s Flashback weekend when he's chilling out, but he's a modern guy, dropping passing allusions to Guns N' Roses and Third Eye Blind, hoisting Solo cups filled with Bud Light Lime and splashes of liquor in coconut water, aware that his excursions in neo-disco may bring Michael Jackson to mind but they also sound a bit like Sam Hunt or the Weeknd.
By playing both sides of the fence, Rhett may be a bit of an opportunist, but as his hit "Crash and Burn" indicates, there's a sly charm to his eager-to-please modern country: he's a true pop artist, harnessing the trends of his time and turning them into music that's hard to resist.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AnthemNicolle Galyon, Shane McAnally, Jimmy Robbins | Thomas Rhett | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Crash and BurnJesse Frasure, Chris Stapleton | Thomas Rhett | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | South SideJesse Frasure, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton | Thomas Rhett | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Die a Happy ManSean Douglas, Thomas Rhett, Joe Spargur | Thomas Rhett | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | VacationThomas Allen, Harold Brown, Morris "B.B." Dickerson, Sean Douglas, Eric Frederic, Gerry Goldstein, Leroy Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Thomas Rhett, John Ryan, Andreas Schuller, Howard Scott, Joe Spargur | Thomas Rhett | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Like It's the Last TimeRhett Akins, Ben Hayslip, Thomas Rhett | Thomas Rhett | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | T-ShirtAshley Gorley, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally | Thomas Rhett | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Single GirlRhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ben Hayslip, Thomas Rhett | Thomas Rhett | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | TangledChris DeStefano, Adam Hoffman, Matt Lipkins, Josh Osborne, Scott Schwartz | Thomas Rhett | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Playing With FireRhett Akins, Ashley Gorley, Thomas Rhett | Thomas Rhett | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | I Feel GoodSean Douglas, Teddy Geiger, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Gamal Lewis, Charlie Puth, Thomas Rhett, Joe Spargur | Thomas Rhett | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Learned It From the RadioNicolle Galyon, Ashley Gorley, Jimmy Robbins | Thomas Rhett | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | The Day You Stop Looking Back | Thomas Rhett | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhett Akins | Composer |
| 2 | Thomas Allen | Composer |
| 3 | Adam Ayan | Mastering |
| 4 | Drew Bollman | Assistant |
| 5 | Sandi Spika Borchetta | Art Direction |
| 6 | Harold Brown | Composer |
| 7 | Byron "Talkbox" Chambers | Synthesizer, Talk Box |
| 8 | Ross Copperman | Composer |
| 9 | Shawn Daugherty | Assistant |
| 10 | Chris DeStefano | Banjo, Bass, Composer, Drums, Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Morris "B.B." Dickerson | Composer |
| 12 | Sean Douglas | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Jesse Frasure | Composer, Engineer, Producer, Programming |
| 14 | Eric Frederic | Composer |
| 15 | Nicolle Galyon | Composer |
| 16 | Teddy Geiger | Bass, Composer |
| 17 | Gerry Goldstein | Composer |
| 18 | Ashley Gorley | Composer |
| 19 | Mike Griffith | Production Coordination |
| 20 | Ben Hayslip | Composer |
| 21 | Adam Hoffman | Composer |
| 22 | Dann Huff | Guitar (Electric), Producer, Soloist |
| 23 | David Huff | Digital Editing |
| 24 | Jaren Johnston | Composer |
| 25 | Allison Jones | A&R |
| 26 | Leroy Jordan | Composer |
| 27 | Charlie Judge | Keyboards |
| 28 | Jacob Kasher Hindlin | Composer |
| 29 | Chris Kimmerer | Drums |
| 30 | Laurel Kittleson | Production Coordination |
| 31 | Luke Laird | Composer |
| 32 | Abbey Lanigan | Graphic Design |
| 33 | Amber Lehman | Wardrobe |
| 34 | Gamal Lewis | Composer |
| 35 | LunchMoney Lewis | Featured Artist |
| 36 | Matt Lipkins | Composer |
| 37 | Joseph Llanes | Photography |
| 38 | Joe London | Bass, Engineer, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 39 | Steve Marcantonio | Engineer |
| 40 | Alicia Mathews | Production Coordination |
| 41 | Shane McAnally | Composer |
| 42 | Rob McNelley | Guitar (Electric) |
| 43 | Charles Miller | Composer |
| 44 | Seth Morton | Assistant, Engineer |
| 45 | Sean Neff | Digital Editing |
| 46 | Justin Niebank | Mixing |
| 47 | Josh Osborne | Composer |
| 48 | Lee Oskar | Composer |
| 49 | Annie Psaltiras | Wardrobe |
| 50 | Charlie Puth | Additional Production, Composer, Keyboards |
| 51 | Danny Rader | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 52 | Becky Reiser | Art Direction, Graphic Design |
| 53 | Thomas Rhett | Composer, Liner Notes, Primary Artist |
| 54 | Jimmy Robbins | Composer |
| 55 | Hunter Claire Rogers | Wardrobe |
| 56 | John Ryan | Composer |
| 57 | Andreas Schuller | Composer |
| 58 | Scott Schwartz | Composer |
| 59 | Howard Scott | Composer |
| 60 | John Shearer | Cover Photo |
| 61 | Jimmie Lee Sloas | Bass |
| 62 | Joe Spargur | Composer |
| 63 | Jordin Sparks | Featured Artist |
| 64 | Matt Stanfield | Keyboards |
| 65 | Chris Stapleton | Composer, Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background) |
| 66 | Russell Terrell | Engineer, Vocals (Background) |
| 67 | Derek Wells | Guitar (Electric) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |
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