Who I Am | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 7, 2020 | |||
Studio | The Hideout, Las Vegas, NV | |||
Genre | Country rock [1] | |||
Length | 44:25 | |||
Label | Better Noise | |||
Producer | ||||
Cory Marks chronology | ||||
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Singles from Who I Am | ||||
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Who I Am is the second studio album by Canadian country rock artist Cory Marks, and was released on August 7, 2020 through Better Noise Music. [5] [6] [7] It includes the singles " Outlaws and Outsiders", " Drive" and " Blame It on the Double".
Marks spent five years co-writing and recording the songs for this album with producer Kevin Churko. [7] Marks frequently travelled from his hometown North Bay, Ontario to Churko's studio "The Hideout" in Las Vegas, Nevada to work on the album. [8]
Dave Brooks of Billboard referred to the album as the "Long Awaited Next Generation Country Rock Record". [1] Nanci Dagg of Canadian Beats Media said of Marks and the album: "his style is outlaw country/country rock and he pulls it off like no other. He has a boisterous sound and unique style that will always impress those who have come to know him and his music". [8] Rock 'N' Load Magazine said the "album is packed with a gnarly backbone and beautiful melodies intertwined right across the thirteen fine recordings". [9] Andy Morley of Maximum Volume Music stated the album is "for the good ol’ boys, [it's] never meaning no harm, oh and it's going to take over the world. See, a college hockey player, and a pilot he might have been, but these days Cory Marks is about to break out as a big star. [2]
Marks released his first single on Better Noise Music, " Outlaws & Outsiders", featuring Ivan Moody, Travis Tritt, and Mick Mars, [10] in November 2019. It debuted at #1 on iTunes in Canada as well as #1 on the Billboard Rock Digital Songs and Hard Rock Digital Songs charts and #7 on the Country Digital Songs charts [11] [12] and would later peak inside the top 10 on US Mainstream Rock radio, top 5 on German rock radio, and at #12 on Canada Rock radio. [13] [14]
Marks released three promotional singles, "Better Off", [15] " Blame It on the Double", [16] and "Devil's Grin", [17] prior to officially announcing the album.
In June 2020, Marks released " Drive", [18] [19] [20] and announced it as the second single to country radio off the simultaneously announced album.
" Blame It on the Double" became the album’s second single to rock radio in Germany and the United Kingdom in October 2020. [21] A later version of the song featuring Tyler Connolly of Theory of a Deadman was sent to Canadian country radio, [22] while another version featuring Connolly and Jason Hook was sent to Canadian rock radio. [23]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Devil's Grin" | 2:43 | |
2. | " Outlaws & Outsiders" (featuring Travis Tritt, Ivan Moody & Mick Mars) |
| 3:17 |
3. | "Good to Be Us" |
| 2:57 |
4. | " Blame It on the Double" |
| 3:27 |
5. | "Another Night in Jail" |
| 3:36 |
6. | "Who I Am" |
| 2:53 |
7. | " Drive" |
| 3:34 |
8. | "Better Off" |
| 3:17 |
9. | "My Whiskey Your Wine" |
| 3:16 |
10. | "Keep Doing What I Do" |
| 3:33 |
11. | "Out in the Rain" (featuring Lzzy Hale) |
| 4:14 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
12. | "She’s Hollywood" |
| 4:16 |
13. | "My Whiskey Your Wine" (acoustic) |
| 3:16 |
Adapted from the album liner notes. [24]
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Australian Country Albums ( ARIA) [25] | 16 |
Canada Top 20 ( MC) [26] | 12 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [27] | 98 |
UK Country Albums ( OCC) [28] | 6 |
US Top Album Sales ( Billboard) [29] | 74 |
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [30] | 17 |
Year | Single | Peak positions | ||||
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CAN Digital [31] |
CAN Rock [14] |
US Country Digital [32] |
US Main Rock [33] |
US Rock [34] | ||
2020 | "
Outlaws & Outsiders"
[12] (featuring Ivan Moody, Travis Tritt and Mick Mars) |
11 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
" Drive" [18] | — | — | — | — | — | |
" Blame It on the Double" [21] | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2021 | Canadian Country Music Awards | Alternative Country Album of the Year | Who I Am | Nominated | [35] [36] |
2022 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Songwriter(s) of the Year | "Blame It on the Double" (with Kevin Churko and Kane Churko) | Nominated | [37] [38] |
Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | August 7, 2020 | Digital download | [5] | |
Compact disc | ||||
Streaming | ||||
August 28, 2020 | Vinyl |
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Who I Am | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 7, 2020 | |||
Studio | The Hideout, Las Vegas, NV | |||
Genre | Country rock [1] | |||
Length | 44:25 | |||
Label | Better Noise | |||
Producer | ||||
Cory Marks chronology | ||||
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Singles from Who I Am | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Maximum Volume | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Focus | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ramzine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Who I Am is the second studio album by Canadian country rock artist Cory Marks, and was released on August 7, 2020 through Better Noise Music. [5] [6] [7] It includes the singles " Outlaws and Outsiders", " Drive" and " Blame It on the Double".
Marks spent five years co-writing and recording the songs for this album with producer Kevin Churko. [7] Marks frequently travelled from his hometown North Bay, Ontario to Churko's studio "The Hideout" in Las Vegas, Nevada to work on the album. [8]
Dave Brooks of Billboard referred to the album as the "Long Awaited Next Generation Country Rock Record". [1] Nanci Dagg of Canadian Beats Media said of Marks and the album: "his style is outlaw country/country rock and he pulls it off like no other. He has a boisterous sound and unique style that will always impress those who have come to know him and his music". [8] Rock 'N' Load Magazine said the "album is packed with a gnarly backbone and beautiful melodies intertwined right across the thirteen fine recordings". [9] Andy Morley of Maximum Volume Music stated the album is "for the good ol’ boys, [it's] never meaning no harm, oh and it's going to take over the world. See, a college hockey player, and a pilot he might have been, but these days Cory Marks is about to break out as a big star. [2]
Marks released his first single on Better Noise Music, " Outlaws & Outsiders", featuring Ivan Moody, Travis Tritt, and Mick Mars, [10] in November 2019. It debuted at #1 on iTunes in Canada as well as #1 on the Billboard Rock Digital Songs and Hard Rock Digital Songs charts and #7 on the Country Digital Songs charts [11] [12] and would later peak inside the top 10 on US Mainstream Rock radio, top 5 on German rock radio, and at #12 on Canada Rock radio. [13] [14]
Marks released three promotional singles, "Better Off", [15] " Blame It on the Double", [16] and "Devil's Grin", [17] prior to officially announcing the album.
In June 2020, Marks released " Drive", [18] [19] [20] and announced it as the second single to country radio off the simultaneously announced album.
" Blame It on the Double" became the album’s second single to rock radio in Germany and the United Kingdom in October 2020. [21] A later version of the song featuring Tyler Connolly of Theory of a Deadman was sent to Canadian country radio, [22] while another version featuring Connolly and Jason Hook was sent to Canadian rock radio. [23]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Devil's Grin" | 2:43 | |
2. | " Outlaws & Outsiders" (featuring Travis Tritt, Ivan Moody & Mick Mars) |
| 3:17 |
3. | "Good to Be Us" |
| 2:57 |
4. | " Blame It on the Double" |
| 3:27 |
5. | "Another Night in Jail" |
| 3:36 |
6. | "Who I Am" |
| 2:53 |
7. | " Drive" |
| 3:34 |
8. | "Better Off" |
| 3:17 |
9. | "My Whiskey Your Wine" |
| 3:16 |
10. | "Keep Doing What I Do" |
| 3:33 |
11. | "Out in the Rain" (featuring Lzzy Hale) |
| 4:14 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
12. | "She’s Hollywood" |
| 4:16 |
13. | "My Whiskey Your Wine" (acoustic) |
| 3:16 |
Adapted from the album liner notes. [24]
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Country Albums ( ARIA) [25] | 16 |
Canada Top 20 ( MC) [26] | 12 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [27] | 98 |
UK Country Albums ( OCC) [28] | 6 |
US Top Album Sales ( Billboard) [29] | 74 |
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [30] | 17 |
Year | Single | Peak positions | ||||
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CAN Digital [31] |
CAN Rock [14] |
US Country Digital [32] |
US Main Rock [33] |
US Rock [34] | ||
2020 | "
Outlaws & Outsiders"
[12] (featuring Ivan Moody, Travis Tritt and Mick Mars) |
11 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
" Drive" [18] | — | — | — | — | — | |
" Blame It on the Double" [21] | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Canadian Country Music Awards | Alternative Country Album of the Year | Who I Am | Nominated | [35] [36] |
2022 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Songwriter(s) of the Year | "Blame It on the Double" (with Kevin Churko and Kane Churko) | Nominated | [37] [38] |
Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | August 7, 2020 | Digital download | [5] | |
Compact disc | ||||
Streaming | ||||
August 28, 2020 | Vinyl |
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