"
Raised on Country" was released as the leadoff single on January 28, 2019. It was originally intended to be the title track, but following the releases of "
Drowning" on September 23, 2019 and "
Famous Friends" on November 20, 2020, Young announced after the
COVID-19 pandemic that the album would be retitled to Famous Friends.[2][3]
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of
AllMusic wrote that Young "started drifting toward the middle of the road around the mid-2010s", but that Famous Friends "finds him making a course correction, adding some livelier, stylish elements to his smooth foundation".[4]
Commercial performance
Famous Friends debuted at number three on the Top Country Albums chart, as well as number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 24,000 copies (including 14,000 album units) in its first week.[5][6]
"
Raised on Country" was released as the leadoff single on January 28, 2019. It was originally intended to be the title track, but following the releases of "
Drowning" on September 23, 2019 and "
Famous Friends" on November 20, 2020, Young announced after the
COVID-19 pandemic that the album would be retitled to Famous Friends.[2][3]
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of
AllMusic wrote that Young "started drifting toward the middle of the road around the mid-2010s", but that Famous Friends "finds him making a course correction, adding some livelier, stylish elements to his smooth foundation".[4]
Commercial performance
Famous Friends debuted at number three on the Top Country Albums chart, as well as number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 24,000 copies (including 14,000 album units) in its first week.[5][6]