Macon, Georgia is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It is a double album, with the first half, Macon, released on November 12, 2021,[1] and Georgia, the second half, released on April 22, 2022.[2]

Macon, Georgia
Cover art for the vinyl release featuring both sides of the album; Macon has a red tint, while Georgia has a blue tint.
Studio album by Jason Aldean
Released	November 12, 2021 (2021-11-12) (Macon)[1] April 22, 2022 (Georgia)[2]
Genre	Country country rock
Length	52:13 (Macon) 53:21 (Georgia)
Label	Broken Bow Macon Music
Producer	Michael Knox Chris Stephens
Jason Aldean chronology
9 (2019) Macon, Georgia (2021)
Singles from Macon, Georgia
"If I Didn't Love You" Released: July 23, 2021 "Trouble with a Heartbreak" Released: January 14, 2022 "That's What Tequila Does" Released: July 18, 2022

Content

Preceding the release of Macon was the release of the single "If I Didn't Love You", featuring Carrie Underwood. The album's full tracklist was revealed on September 27, 2021.[3] Aldean said of the album, "Where you were raised has such a big influence on who you become, and for me it’s no different."[4]

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic, while criticizing both sides of the album for delivering only a similar sound and vocal attack to "Burnin' It Down", praised Macon by stating "By changing gears every so often, Aldean manages to give Macon a slight hint of a pulse." Erlewine also criticized Macon for its use of five live tracks while offering only ten new tracks, and drubbed Georgia for Aldean's use of AutoTune on the track "Ain't Enough Cowboy," while also stating that "maybe Aldean delivers what fans want, but he has no ambition greater than ensuring that Georgia is a relatively polished piece of crowd-pleasing product."[5][6]

Commercial performance

Macon debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200, earning 37,000 units, of which 19,000 were album units.[7] It also debuted at number three on the Top Country Albums chart,[8] as well as number one on the Independent Albums chart, making it his eighth consecutive number one on the latter chart.[9]

Georgia also debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200, earning 26,000 album-equivalent units, including 13,000 pure album sales.[10]

Track listing

Personnel

Macon

Adapted from Macon liner notes.[11]

Musicians

• Jason Aldean – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks 11–15)
• Rich Redmond – drums, percussion
• Tully Kennedy – bass guitar, programming, background vocals (tracks 11–15)
• Kurt Allison – electric guitar, programming
• Jack Sizemore – electric guitar and background vocals (tracks 11–15)
• Jay Jackson – steel guitar and background vocals (tracks 11–15)
• Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar, slide guitar
• Danny Rader – acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, hi-strung guitar
• Russ Pahl – steel guitar
• Mike Johnson – steel guitar
• Tony Harrell – synth, piano, keys, Wurlitzer, B3
• Micah Wilshire – acoustic guitar, programming
• Blake Bollinger – programming
• Michael Knox – programming
• Carrie Underwood – featured vocals (track 5)
• Perry Coleman – background vocals
• Mickey Jack Cones – background vocals
• Lydia Vaughan – background vocals
• Neil Thrasher – background vocals

Technical

• Michael Knox – producer (tracks 1–10)
• Jeff Braun – mixing (tracks 1–10)
• Brandon Epps – assistant engineer, editing engineer (tracks 1–10)
• Chris Stephens – producer (tracks 11–15)
• Josh Reynolds – mixing (tracks 11–15)
• Matthew Singler – editing engineer (tracks 11–15)
• Adam Ayan – mastering
• Shalacy Griffin – production coordinator

Georgia

Adapted from Georgia liner notes.[12]

Musicians

• Jason Aldean – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks 11-15)
• Rich Redmond – drums, percussion
• Tully Kennedy – bass guitar, programming, background vocals (tracks 11–15)
• Kurt Allison – electric guitar, programming
• Jack Sizemore – electric guitar and background vocals (tracks 11–15)
• Jay Jackson – steel guitar and background vocals (tracks 11–15)
• Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar, slide guitar
• Danny Rader – acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, hi-strung guitar
• Russ Pahl – steel guitar
• Tony Harrell – synth, keys, B3
• Lalo – keys, electric guitar, programming
• Blake Bollinger – programming
• Michael Knox – programming
• Jacob Rice – programming
• Chris Thompkins – programming (tracks 11-15)
• Jerry Roe – programming (tracks 11-15)
• Perry Coleman – background vocals
• Micah Wilshire – background vocals
• Neil Thrasher – background vocals
• Michael Tyler – background vocals (tracks 11-15)

Technical

• Michael Knox – producer (tracks 1-10)
• Jeff Braun – mixing (tracks 1-10)
• Brandon Epps – assistant engineer, editing engineer (tracks 1–10)
• Chris Stephens – producer (tracks 11–15)
• Josh Reynolds – mixing (tracks 11–15)
• Matthew Singler – editing engineer (tracks 11–15)
• Adam Ayan – mastering
• Shalacy Griffin – production coordinator

Charts

Macon

Georgia

References