Freshman Year (album)

Freshman Year is the debut album of Canadian country music duo the Reklaws. It was released on August 27, 2019, via Universal Music Canada.[1][2] It includes their #1 hit "Feels Like That", as well as the singles "Hometown Kids", "Long Live the Night", "I Do Too", and "Old Country Soul".[3][4][5]

Freshman Year
Studio album by the Reklaws
Released	August 27, 2019
Genre	Country
Length	36:02
Label	Universal Music Canada
Producer	Todd Clark
The Reklaws chronology
Feels Like That (2018) Freshman Year (2019) Sophomore Slump (2020)
Singles from Freshman Year
"Hometown Kids" Released: June 16, 2017 "Long Live the Night" Released: February 16, 2018 "Feels Like That" Released: August 31, 2018 "I Do Too" Released: March 27, 2019 "Old Country Soul" Released: September 20, 2019

Singles

"Hometown Kids" was released as their debut radio single in June 2017,[6][7] and became their first charting entry on the Billboard Canada Country chart, peaking at #16.[8]

"Long Live the Night" was the second single to radio in February 2018.[9] It peaked at #6 on Canadian country radio[8] and was certified Platinum by Music Canada.[10] The song was released as part of a three-track, digital single that included "Wish You Were Beer" and "Last Call".[11][12] A modified version of the track was made for the Canadian Football League and used as the theme song for the national TV broadcast Thursday Night Football on CFL on TSN in 2018 and 2019.[13][14]

"Feels Like That" was released as the third single to radio in August 2018.[15] It became their first #1 on Canadian country radio[8] and was certified Gold by Music Canada.[16] It was released as part of the seven-track EP, Feels Like That, that also included "Raised by the Radio" and "Missing You", as well as the three tracks from the Long Live the Night single and "Hometown Kids".[17]

"I Do Too" was released as the fourth single to radio in March 2019.[18] It peaked at #6 on the Canada Country chart,[8] and became their first entry on the Canadian Hot 100, peaking at #98.[19] It was certified Gold by Music Canada.[20]

"Old Country Soul" was released as the fifth single to radio off the album in September 2019.[21] It peaked at #4 on the Canada Country chart[8] and #87 on the Canadian Hot 100.[19] It was certified Platinum by Music Canada.[22]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Old Country Soul"	Jenna Walker Stuart Walker Dakota Jay William King Travis Wood	2:54
2.	"Summer of You"	S. Walker Wood Todd Clark Gavin Slate	3:42
3.	"Long Live the Night"	S. Walker Clark Wood	3:24
4.	"Nobody's Perfect"	J. Walker S. Walker Clark Wood	3:11
5.	"Feels Like That"	S. Walker Clark Wood Donovan Woods	3:31
6.	"Raised by the Radio"	J. Walker S. Walker Slate Wood	3:26
7.	"Missing You"	J. Walker S. Walker Slate Wood	2:51
8.	"I Do Too"	J. Walker S. Walker Brad Rempel Ben Stennis	3:20
9.	"Last Call"	J. Walker S. Walker Clark Sarah Haze	2:56
10.	"Wish You Were Beer" (featuring James Barker Band)	J. Walker S. Walker Jay King	3:48
11.	"Hometown Kids"	J. Walker S. Walker Slate Wood	3:09
Total length:			36:02

Charts

Album

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[23]	87

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		CAN Country [8]	CAN [19]
2017	"Hometown Kids"	16	—
2018	"Long Live the Night"	6	—[upper-alpha 1]	MC: Platinum[25]
	"Feels Like That"	1	—	MC: Gold[25]
2019	"I Do Too"	6	98	MC: Gold[25]
	"Old Country Soul"	4	87	MC: Platinum[25]

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[26]	Gold	40,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release formats for Freshman Year

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	August 27, 2019	Digital download	Universal Music Canada	[1]
		Streaming
	September 6, 2019	Compact disc
	December 20, 2019	Vinyl

Notes

1. "Long Live the Night" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales component chart.[24]

References

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13. Lana Michelin (20 February 2019). "Country star Gord Bamford and The Reklaws perform free Games concert Friday". Red Deer Advocate. Black Press Media. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
14. "REKLAWS RELEASE CFL-THEMED MUSIC VIDEO". Canadian Football League. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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21. "Old Country Soul New Single From The Reklaws, The Latest Single From Debut Album Freshman Year". Now and Then Magazine. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
22. "Canadian digital download certifications – The Reklaws – Old Country Soul". Music Canada.
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