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Carolyn's Boy is the eighth studio album and sixth in the country genre by American singer Darius Rucker, released on October 6, 2023. The album is dedicated to Rucker's mother Carolyn, who raised him and his siblings as a single mother and died before her son experienced success in the music industry. The album was preceded by the singles "Beers and Sunshine" and "Fires Don't Start Themselves"; the former topped the country charts and the latter reached the top 30. It also includes a collaboration with Chapel Hart on "Ol' Church Hymn" and cover of Rihanna's "Lift Me Up". Recording Rucker set out to record new music and encountered an emotionally difficult day writing and he realized that he was a "mama's boy" and began to focus on writing in memory of his dead mother, Carolyn. He enlisted several co-writers to help him explore his personal life and experience, including British pop musician Ed Sheeran, who helped him co-write a song about a childhood girlfriend. Reception Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3 out of 5 stars, with critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine writing that the songs have a "funny, cheerful, and just clever enough not to be dull" quality. Brennen Kelly of Country Chord gave the album a 6 out of 10, writing that the album is "not breaking any ground lyrically or sonically, but it’s not an unpleasant listen by any stretch of the imagination." Track listing "Beers and Sunshine" (Ross Copperman, JT Harding, Josh Osborne, Darius Rucker) – 2:58 "In This Together" (Derek George, Bobby Hamrick, Rucker, Joy Williams) – 3:01 "Never Been Over" (Lee Thomas Miller, Osborne, Rucker) – 3:25 "Fires Don't Start Themselves" (Ben Hayslip, Dan Isbell, Jacob Rice) – 3:46 "Ol' Church Hymn" (Hayslip, Greylan James, Josh Miller, Rucker) – 3:30 "7 Days" (Copperman, Ashley Gorley, Charles Kelley, Rucker) – 3:20 "Same Beer Different Problem" (Topher Brown, Sarah Buxton, Rucker, Brad Tursi) – 3:01 "Sara" (Joel Crouse, Kyle Rife, Rucker, Ed Sheeran) – 3:39 "Have a Good Time" (Monty Criswell, George, Hamrick, Rucker) – 3:31 "Sure Would Have Loved Her" (Wyatt Durrette, Levi Lowrey, Rucker) – 3:08 "Southern Comfort" (Chris LaCorte, Osborne, Matt Rogers) – 3:10 "3am in Carolina" (Copperman, Michael Hardy, Rucker) – 3:19 "Lift Me Up" (Ryan Coogler, Robyn Fenty, Ludwig Goransson, and Temilade Openiyi) – 3:11 "Stargazing" (Brinley Addington, Jess Cayne, Matt Morrisey, Rucker) – 2:58 Personnel Musicians Technical Sales and chart performance The album debuted at No. 27 on the Top Country Albums and on the Billboard 200 at No. 153, with 9,000 first week equivalent units. See also 2023 in American music 2023 in country music List of 2023 albums References External links Carolyn's Boy at MusicBrainz (list of releases) Rucker on a promotional appearance for the album and Darius Rucker shares the lyrics that were ‘tough’ to write in song about his divorce on Today Darius Rucker reflects on his diverse career and his personal new album for PBS NewsHour. Discover the Frank Hamrick popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Frank Hamrick books.