| The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1 | ||||
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| Released | December 10, 2013 | |||
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| Length | 17:28[2] | |||
| Label | Southern Ground | |||
| Producer | Dave Grohl | |||
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The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1 is an extended play which was released by the Zac Brown Band on December 10, 2013. Originally released only to digital retailers, it was physically released on May 19, 2014. The physical release includes a 45-minute DVD on the creation of the album.[3] Included on the album is the single "All Alright", which was sent to radio on April 28, 2014.
The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1 is a four track extended play by the Zac Brown Band. Its four tracks are "Day for the Dead", "The Muse", "Let It Rain", and "All Alright".
In an interview with Rolling Stone, producer Dave Grohl stated, "They're unbelievable, the band is so good they can be tracked live; we didn't fuck with computers, we tracked live, four-part harmonies around one microphone. It's rocking. People are like, 'Oh, it's country.' 'No, it's not, it's like the Allman Brothers.' 'No, it's not, it's jam band.' I don't even know what you would call it, it's fucking great."[4]
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (87/100)[5] |
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| Country Weekly | A[6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[7] |
| Boston Globe | favorable[8] |
| The New York Times | favorable[9] |
| Roughstock |   [10] |
The album received universal acclaim upon its release, holding an average 87 out of 100 rating on Metacritic.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "All Alright" | Zac Brown, Eric Church, Jimmy De Martini, Wyatt Durrette, John Driskell Hopkins[11] | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Let It Rain" | Brown, Durrette, Brad Stella, De Martini, Clay Cook, Hopkins[11] | 4:22 |
| 3. | "The Muse" | Jano Rix, Chris Wood, Oliver Wood[11] | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Day for the Dead" (includes "I've Held the Devil's Hand", composed by Levi Lowrey[11]) | Coy Bowles, Brown, Cook, Durrette, Levi Lowrey, Rich Robinson[11] | 4:47 |
| Total length: | 17:28 | ||
Compiled from liner notes.[12]
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| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard 200[13] | 25 |
| USTop Country Albums (Billboard)[14] | 5 |
| USIndependent Albums (Billboard)[15] | 3 |
| Chart (2014) | Position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[16] | 56 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] | 35 |
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