Chief (album)

Chief
Studio album by Eric Church
Released	July 26, 2011 (2011-07-26)
Genre	Country
Length	39:39
Label	EMI Nashville
Producer	Jay Joyce
Eric Church chronology
Carolina (2009) Chief (2011)
Singles from Chief
"Homeboy" Released: February 28, 2011 "Drink in My Hand" Released: August 8, 2011

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Engine 145	[2]
Slant Magazine	[3]

Chief is the third studio album by American country music recording artist Eric Church. It was released on July 26, 2011, via EMI Nashville.^[4] The album includes the singles "Homeboy", which peaked at number 13 on the Hot Country Songs charts, and "Drink in My Hand". On October 4, 2011 Chief was certified Gold by the RIAA having surpassed 500,000 records sold.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Creepin'"	Eric Church, Marv Green	3:52
2.	"Drink in My Hand"	Church, Michael P. Heeney, Luke Laird	3:11
3.	"Keep On"	Church, Ryan Tyndell	2:38
4.	"Like Jesus Does"	Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell	3:18
5.	"Hungover & Hard Up"	Church, Laird	2:53
6.	"Homeboy"	Church, Beathard	3:47
7.	"Country Music Jesus"	Church, Jeremy Spillman	3:52
8.	"Jack Daniels"	Church, Jeff Hyde, Lynn Hutton	5:04
9.	"Springsteen"	Church, Hyde, Tyndell	4:23
10.	"I'm Gettin' Stoned"	Church, Hyde, Beathard, Jeremy Crady	4:02
11.	"Over When It's Over"	Church, Laird	2:39
12.	"Lovin' Me Anyway" (Bonus Track)		3:29

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart[6]	7
US Billboard 200[7]	1
US Billboard Top Country Albums[7]	1

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US	CAN
2011	"Homeboy"	13	53	—
	"Drink in My Hand"A	12	61	85
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

• ^A Current single.

Certifications

Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)[5]	Gold

References

1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Chief review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r2219252. Retrieved July 26, 2011. 
2. ^ Justus, Karlie (20 July 2011). "Chief review". Engine 145. http://www.engine145.com/album-review-eric-church-chief/. Retrieved 18 August 2011. 
3. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (25 July 2011). "Chief review". Slant. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/eric-church-chief/2574. Retrieved 26 August 2011. 
4. ^ "Amazon.com: Chief: Eric Church: Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Chief-Eric-Church/dp/B004ZBIJE4/. Retrieved 2011-06-22. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "American album certifications – Eric Church – Chief". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Chief%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
6. ^ "Eric Church Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/eric-church/chart-history/765794?f=309&g=Albums. Retrieved August 4, 2011. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "Eric Church Lands First No. 1 Album, Amy Winehouse Climbs Into Top 5". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/news/eric-church-lands-first-no-1-album-amy-winehouse-1005301602.story. Retrieved August 3, 2011. 

Preceded by Red River Blue by Blake Shelton

Top Country Albums number-one album August 13–20, 2011

Succeeded by Tailgates & Tanlines by Luke Bryan