Rise & Fall is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Scotty McCreery. It was released on May 10, 2024, via Triple Tigers. "Cab in a Solo" was released as its lead single in August 2023.
Content McCreery co-wrote 12 of the 13 tracks on Rise & Fall. Frank Rogers, Aaron Eshuis, and Derek Wells produced the record.
McCreery described Rise & Fall as his "favorite album [he's] made so far" and while the record explores a multitude of themes, the birth of his son in October 2022 served as a great inspiration for some of the songs on the project, reflecting the current stage of his life.
"Cab in a Solo" served as the album's lead single and was released on August 21, 2023. It reached a peak of number 2 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. "Fall of Summer" was released on May 28, 2024, as the second single from the album.
"Can't Pass the Bar" and "Love Like This" were also released as promotional singles ahead of the album release.
Track listing
Personnel Musicians Scotty McCreery – lead vocals Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass Mike Johnson – pedal steel, Dobro Evan Hutchings – drums, percussion Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar, bouzouki, resonator guitar, banjo, mandolin Bobby Hamrick – acoustic guitar Derek Wells – electric guitar, baritone guitar, sitar, tic-tac guitar, Dobro, programming Justin Niebank – programming Wes Hightower – background vocals David Dorn – B-3, synthesizer, piano, clavinet, Wurlitzer, strings Aaron Eshuis – programming Larry Franklin – fiddle Frank Rogers – programming, electric guitar, beer can, background vocals Jellyroll Johnson – harmonica Tyrus Sass – piano The Lonely Choir – gang vocals on "Lonely Ain't Lonely"
Technical Frank Rogers – production Derek Wells – production, additional recording Aaron Eshuis – production Andrew Mendelson – mastering Justin Niebank – mixing Drew Bollman – engineering, additional mix engineering Brian David Willis – digital editing Frank Rogers – additional recording Zach Kuhlman – engineering assistance Joey Stanca – engineering assistance
Visuals Jeff Ray – photography Joshua Sage Newman – packaging art direction Abby Murdock – packaging art direction Anthony Formisano – packaging design Tanner Germany – packaging design
Charts + Chart performance for Rise & Fall Chart (2024) Peakposition
Accolades +Year-end lists Publication Rank List Rolling Stone 12 The 30 Best Country Albums of 2024
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