You Should Be Here
Cole Swindell
You Should Be Here is the second studio album from Georgia-born country artist Cole Swindell, released on May 6, 2016 via Warner Bros. Nashville. It arrived on the heels of his record-breaking debut — Swindell had become the first solo male artist in the history of Country Aircheck/Mediabase to reach No. 1 with each of his first four singles — and was named for its devastatingly personal lead single, co-written with hitmaker Ashley Gorley as a tribute to Swindell's father, who died suddenly in 2013. The song became a four-week No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart and surpassed one billion audience impressions, with its music video — mixing clips from Swindell's early career milestones with a visit to his father's grave in Glennville, Georgia — driving an enormous emotional response from fans nationwide. The album debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart with 65,500 copies sold in its first week and was certified Gold by the RIAA in February 2017.
The twelve-track record balances the emotional weight of its title track against Swindell's more party-ready, radio-friendly instincts. The Dierks Bentley-assisted "Flatliner" is a kinetic, uptempo highlight, "Middle of a Memory" earned another No. 1, and tracks like "No Can Left Behind," "Home Game," and "Party Wasn't Over" lean into the bro-country camaraderie that defined his debut. Apple Music praised it as "a seamless combination of top-shelf pop mischief and devastating ballads" that "accentuates his talent for delivering the latter," calling the title cut "gorgeous" and "career-defining." The album's emotional centerpiece remains its title track — a song that, whatever one makes of its surrounding context, struck a genuine nerve with listeners and stands as Swindell's most enduring contribution to contemporary country music.
You Should Be Here
Cole Swindell
You Should Be Here is the second studio album from Georgia-born country artist Cole Swindell, released on May 6, 2016 via Warner Bros. Nashville. It arrived on the heels of his record-breaking debut — Swindell had become the first solo male artist in the history of Country Aircheck/Mediabase to reach No. 1 with each of his first four singles — and was named for its devastatingly personal lead single, co-written with hitmaker Ashley Gorley as a tribute to Swindell's father, who died suddenly in 2013. The song became a four-week No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart and surpassed one billion audience impressions, with its music video — mixing clips from Swindell's early career milestones with a visit to his father's grave in Glennville, Georgia — driving an enormous emotional response from fans nationwide. The album debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart with 65,500 copies sold in its first week and was certified Gold by the RIAA in February 2017.
The twelve-track record balances the emotional weight of its title track against Swindell's more party-ready, radio-friendly instincts. The Dierks Bentley-assisted "Flatliner" is a kinetic, uptempo highlight, "Middle of a Memory" earned another No. 1, and tracks like "No Can Left Behind," "Home Game," and "Party Wasn't Over" lean into the bro-country camaraderie that defined his debut. Apple Music praised it as "a seamless combination of top-shelf pop mischief and devastating ballads" that "accentuates his talent for delivering the latter," calling the title cut "gorgeous" and "career-defining." The album's emotional centerpiece remains its title track — a song that, whatever one makes of its surrounding context, struck a genuine nerve with listeners and stands as Swindell's most enduring contribution to contemporary country music.