| High Top Mountain | ||||
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| Released | June 11, 2013 (2013-06-11) | |||
| Recorded | 2012–13 | |||
| Genre | Neotraditional country | |||
| Length | 37:33 | |||
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| Producer | Dave Cobb | |||
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High Top Mountain is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson. The album was produced by Dave Cobb and was released on June 11, 2013. Simpson self-funded the album.[1] The record is named after a cemetery near Jackson, Kentucky where many of his family are buried.[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
Stephen Thomas ErlewineofAllMusic rated High Top Mountain 3 1/2 stars out of 5, comparing its sound favorably to Waylon Jennings.[3] Erik Ernst of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel also compared it to Jennings, saying that it had "rich vintage sounds, heartbreaking ballads and juke-joint ramblers".[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Life Ain't Fair and the World Is Mean" | Sturgill Simpson | 2:06 |
| 2. | "Railroad of Sin" | Simpson | 2:04 |
| 3. | "Water in a Well" | Simpson | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Sitting Here Without You" | Simpson | 2:10 |
| 5. | "The Storm" | Simpson | 4:02 |
| 6. | "You Can Have the Crown" | Simpson | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Time After All" | Simpson | 2:37 |
| 8. | "Hero" | Simpson | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Some Days" | Simpson | 3:30 |
| 10. | "Old King Coal" | Simpson | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Poor Rambler" |
| 3:45 |
| 12. | "I'd Have to Be Crazy" | Steven Fromholz | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 37:33 | ||
The album did not receive much attention on its release and debuted at No. 47 on the Top Country Albums chart.[5] It re-entered the chart after the release of Simpson's second album Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, eventually reaching No. 31 on Top Country Albums for the chart dated November 8, 2014.[6] The album has sold 105,600 copies in the United States as of January 2017.[7]
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| USTop Country Albums (Billboard)[8] | 31 |
| USHeatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] | 11[10] |
