When Was the Last Time

When Was the Last Time is the seventh studio album and fifth in the country genre by American country music singer Darius Rucker. It was released on Capitol Records Nashville on October 20, 2017.

When Was the Last Time
Studio album by Darius Rucker
Released	October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)
Genre	Country
Length	48:49
Label	Capitol Nashville
Producer	Ross Copperman
Darius Rucker chronology
Southern Style (2015) When Was the Last Time (2017) Carolyn's Boy (2023)
Singles from When Was the Last Time
"If I Told You" Released: July 5, 2016 "For the First Time" Released: July 24, 2017 "Straight to Hell" Released: June 25, 2018

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Content

"If I Told You" was released as the album's lead single on July 5, 2016. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated June 24, 2017, becoming his first No. 1 since "Wagon Wheel" in 2013. The album's second single, "For the First Time", was released on July 24, 2017.^[2] It reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated June 2, 2018.^[3]

"Straight to Hell", which features guest vocals from Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Charles Kelley, was previously recorded by Drivin' N' Cryin' on their 1989 album Mystery Road. This song was released as the album's third single on June 25, 2018.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album 3 out of 5 stars, saying that "not much separates" it from Rucker's previous country albums, but noting the vocal performances on "Story to Tell" and "Another Night with You" while calling "Straight to Hell" the "rowdiest country he's ever done".^[4]

Commercial performance

On its debut week, the album charted at No. 8 on the US Billboard 200, which is Rucker's fifth top 10 album on the chart. It also debuted at No. 2 on the Top Country Albums chart, with 30,000 copies sold in the first week, 34,000 units, including track sales and streams.^[5] In its second week, it sold a further 9,300 copies.^[6] It has sold 123,400 copies in the United States as of April 2019.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"For the First Time"	Darius Rucker Derek George Scooter Carusoe	3:17
2.	"Bring It On"	Ross Copperman Dallas Davidson Ashley Gorley	3:13
3.	"Life's Too Short"	Copperman Jaren Johnston Jon Nite	3:35
4.	"If I Told You"	Shane McAnally Copperman Nite	3:32
5.	"Don't"	A.J. Babcock Adam Doleac Pete Good	3:54
6.	"Twenty Something"	McAnally Nite Zach Crowell Josh Osborne	3:10
7.	"Straight to Hell" (featuring Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Charles Kelley)	Kevn Kinney	4:13
8.	"Count the Beers"	Rucker Dean Dillon Josh Thompson	3:27
9.	"Another Night with You"	Rucker Dillon Thompson	2:59
10.	"Hands on Me"	Copperman McAnally J.T. Harding	3:43
11.	"She"	Rodney Clawson Chris Tompkins	4:53
12.	"Story to Tell"	Rucker Copperman Gorley	3:17
Total length:			43:18

Digital/Streaming Bonus Track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Straight to Hell (Full Length Version)" (featuring Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Charles Kelley)	Kinney	5:35
Total length:			48:53

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic

• Jason Aldean – vocals on "Straight to Hell"
• Luke Bryan – vocals on "Straight to Hell"
• Rodney Clawson – acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Perry Coleman – background vocals
• Ross Copperman – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, background vocals
• Zach Crowell – programming
• David Davidson – violin
• Dan Dugmore – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle
• Conni Ellisor – violin
• Fred Eltringham – drums
• Derek George – acoustic guitar, programming, background vocals
• Carolyn Dawn Johnson – background vocals
• Jaren Johnston – background vocals
• Charles Kelley – vocals on "Straight to Hell"
• Elizabeth Lamb – viola
• Andy Leftwich – fiddle
• Jason Lehning – keyboards
• Tony Lucido – bass guitar
• Rob McNelley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Josh Osborne – background vocals
• Carole Rabinowitz – cello
• Darius Rucker – lead vocals
• Chris Tompkins – electric guitar, programming
• Alan Umstead – violin
• Mary Katherine Vanosdale – violin
• Derek Wells – banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Bergen White – string arrangements, conductor
• Micah Wilshire – background vocals

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 29 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 42 US Billboard 200[10] 8 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 76 Chart (2018) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] 50

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "When Was the Last Time". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
2. Hudak, Joseph (July 25, 2017). "Darius Rucker Readies New Album 'When Was the Last Time'". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
3. "Chart Performance: The Week of June 2, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "When Was the Last Time review". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
5. Caulfield, Keith (October 30, 2017). "Future & Young Thug, Chris Young, Darius Rucker Debut in Billboard 200's Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
6. Bjorke, Matt (November 7, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: November 6, 2017". Roughstock.
7. Bjorke, Matt (April 8, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums: April 8, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
8. "Australiancharts.com – Darius Rucker – When Was the Last Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
9. "Darius Rucker Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
10. "Darius Rucker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
11. "Darius Rucker Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
12. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
13. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2020.