Boom (stylized as boom.) is the second studio album by American country pop singer Walker Hayes. The album, containing 10 songs, was released on December 8, 2017.
Background The release date was announced by Hayes label in the first week of September 2017. The album's lead single, "You Broke Up with Me", was released on June 26, 2017. Hayes spoke of the album, he said "'Boom!' It's my favorite word. It's what I text my team every time another station adds 'You Broke Up With Me'... It's the first thing I say after I play a song from the album for anyone... So, it's what we had to call the album."
Commercial performance The album debuted at No. 6 on Billboards Top Country Albums, with 12,300 copies sold. It has sold 32,600 copies in the United States as of May 2018.
Track listing Track listing adapted from Megacountry
Personnel Adapted from AllMusic
Dave Cohen - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, synthesizer Kris Donegan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar Fred Eltringham - drums, drum loops, percussion Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar Nicolle Galyon - duet vocals on "Halloween" Ryan Gore - percussion, drum programming Walker Hayes - beat box, clapping, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, drum loops, percussion, drum programming, synthesizer, synthesizer bass, lead vocals, background vocals, whistle Lee Hendricks - bass guitar Tony Lucido - bass guitar Matt McGinn - background vocals Justin Niebank - keyboards, drum programming Derek Wells - electric guitar
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 56
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