Outlaws Like Me

Outlaws Like Me is the second studio album by American country music artist Justin Moore. It was released on June 21, 2011 via The Valory Music Co. The album's first single, "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away", became Moore's second number one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Its single, "Bait a Hook" reached the top 20 at number 17. The third single, "Til My Last Day", peaked at number one on the Country Airplay chart. Moore co-wrote eleven of the thirteen songs on the album.

Outlaws Like Me
Studio album by Justin Moore
Released	June 21, 2011
Recorded	2010–11
Genre	Country
Label	The Valory Music Co.
Producer	Jeremy Stover
Justin Moore chronology
Justin Moore (2009) Outlaws Like Me (2011) Off the Beaten Path (2013)
Singles from Outlaws Like Me
"If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" Released: February 28, 2011 "Bait a Hook" Released: August 1, 2011 "Til My Last Day" Released: March 19, 2012

Promotion

On February 2, 2013, Moore announced his first headline tour, with Dustin Lynch and Jon Pardi as supporting acts, starting on March 14 in Pikeville's Eastern Kentucky Expo Center and ending on April 20 at The Corbin Arena.[1]

Reception

Commercial

Outlaws Like Me debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, and number one on the Top Country Albums chart after selling 65,000 copies during its first week of release.[2] As of September 2013, the album has sold 577,000 copies in the United States.[3]

Critical

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Roughstock	[5]

Giving it three stars out of five, AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine thought that the album was an improvement over Moore's debut. He thought that the sound was "a leaner country rock" and said that it "packs a punch that carries through on the promise of Moore's braggadocio".[4] Dan MacIntosh of Roughstock gave the album one star out of five, referring to the album's lead single, "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away," as "an exception to an otherwise classless effort." He found the record pandering and relying heavily on country stereotypes.[5] In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin placed three tracks from the album on his top 10 list of Moore's best songs: "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" at number one, "Bait a Hook" at number four and "Til My Last Day" at number six.[6]

Track listing

Standard/CD/MP3 download

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Redneck Side"	Kris Bergsnes Rick Giles Jeremy Stover	2:34
2.	"My Kind of Woman"	Brian Dean Maher Justin Moore Stover	2:43
3.	"If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away"	Dallas Davidson Rob Hatch Brett Jones	3:43
4.	"Run Out of Honky Tonks"	Moore Jamie Paulin Ashe Underwood	3:42
5.	"Beer Time"	Rhett Akins Moore Stover	2:49
6.	"Bait a Hook"	Akins Moore Stover	3:28
7.	"Flyin' Down a Back Road"	Moore Paulin Stover	3:51
8.	"If You Don't Like My Twang"	Akins Moore Stover	3:40
9.	"Guns"	Moore Paulin Stover	3:53
10.	"Sunshine Babies"	Akins Moore Stover	3:01
11.	"Til My Last Day"	Maher Moore Stover	3:54
12.	"Bed of My Chevy"	Moore Stover	3:26
13.	"Outlaws Like Me"	Moore Stover	5:51

Personnel

• Jim "Moose" Brown - keyboards
• Perry Coleman - background vocals
• Larry Franklin - fiddle
• Tommy Harden - drums
• Mike Johnson - steel guitar
• Doug Kahan - bass guitar
• Troy Lancaster - electric guitar
• Justin Moore - lead vocals
• Russ Pahl - steel guitar
• Mike Rojas - keyboards
• Curt Ryle - acoustic guitar
• Jason Kyle Saetveit - background vocals
• Steve Sheehan - acoustic guitar
• Russell Terrell - background vocals

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[7]	5
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8]	1

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Certifications (sales threshold)
		US Country	US Country Airplay	US	CAN Country [9]	CAN
2011	"If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away"[10]	1	—	49	—	76	US: Platinum[11]
	"Bait a Hook"	17	—	63	—	—	US: Gold[12]
2012	"Til My Last Day"	7	1	51	8	76	US: Gold[13]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14]	Platinum	577,000[3]

References

1. Sciarretto, Amy (February 2, 2013). "Justin Moore to Embark on Outlaws Like Me Headline Tour in March". Taste of Country. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
2. Caulfield, Keith (June 29, 2011). "Jill Scott Celebrates First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
3. Caulfield, Keith (September 18, 2013). "Jack Johnson and Justin Moore Vying for No. 1 on the Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Outlaws Like Me - Justin Moore". AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
5. MacIntosh, Dan. "Justin Moore - Outlaws Like Me". Roughstock. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
6. Dauphin, Chuck (August 16, 2017). "Justin Moore's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
7. "Justin Moore Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
8. "Justin Moore Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
9. "Justin Moore Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
10. "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away - Justin Moore". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
11. "American single certifications – Justin Moore – If Heaven Wasn%27t So Far Away". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
12. "American single certifications – Justin Moore – Bait a Hook". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
13. "American single certifications – Justin Moore – Til My Last Day". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
14. "American album certifications – Justin Moore – Outlaws Like Me". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.