Actin' Up Again
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| Released | August 2, 2024 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 55:07 | |||
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| Producer | Jay Rodgers | |||
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Actin' Up Again is the second studio album by American country music artist Gavin Adcock. The album was released on August 2, 2024, via Thrivin' Here and Warner Nashville and produced by Jay Rodgers.
The album marks Adcock's major record-label debut.
Background
Adcock announced Actin' Up Again during CMA Fest week in June 2024, revealing the promotional single "Sweetheart" would be released on June 7.[1]
Adcock wrote or co-wrote every track on the record.[2]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Entertainment Focus |  [4] |
AllMusic described the album as "party-starting, beer-drinking anthems and hangdog breakup ballads" that strike "the sweet spot between Southern rock and bro-country with amiable precision.[3] Laura Cooney of Entertainment Focus praised Adcock's gravelly drawl, varied influences, and standout tracks like "Back to This Bar," "Four Leaf Clover," and "Wake Up With You," but noted that the record felt "too heavily weighted towards the back end" and could benefit from trimming.[4]
Commercial performance
Ahead of the album's release, "A Cigarette" surpassed 70 million US on-demand streams and 500,000 unit equivalents.[2] Other singles, including "Four Leaf Clover" and "Sober", became streaming successes.[1][2]
Track listing
All tracks written or co-written by Adcock with additional co-writers listed.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Actin' Up Again" | 3:13 | |
| 2. | "Back to This Bar" | Jack Rauton | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Sweetheart" | Rauton | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Wake Up With You" |
| 3:03 |
| 5. | "Sober" | Rauton | 3:13 |
| 6. | "Four Leaf Clover" | 3:11 | |
| 7. | "Want Me to Be" | 2:49 | |
| 8. | "Don't Like Leavin' You" | Spencer Bargfrede | 3:49 |
| 9. | "A Cigarette" | 2:59 | |
| 10. | "As He Could Be" | 4:40 | |
| 11. | "All I Need" | Bargfrede | 3:28 |
| 12. | "The Battle" | 4:49 | |
| 13. | "Past Actions" | Rauton | 3:24 |
| 14. | "Run Your Mouth" | Rauton | 2:40 |
| 15. | "Demons of Today" | 3:42 | |
| 16. | "Hours and Hours" | Jay Rodgers | 2:56 |
| Total length: | 55:07 | ||
Personnel
- Gavin Adcock – vocals, acoustic guitar (6, 8, 10, 14, 15)
- Bennett Boswell – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 8, 9, 15)
- Brian Dennard – drums (tracks 1–4, 7, 11, 13–15)
- Brody Frasier – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11–15), guitar (3), acoustic guitar, banjo (15)
- Michael Westbrook – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15), steel guitar (3), acoustic guitar (4, 11)
- Scott Nicholson – organ (track 1), acoustic guitar (7), piano (10)
- Jack Rauton – acoustic guitar (tracks 2–4, 13)
- Andrew Hanmer – drums (tracks 6, 12)
- John Neff – steel guitar (tracks 9, 10)
- Spencer Bargfrede – acoustic guitar (tracks 10, 11)
- Jay Rodgers – producer, mixing, engineer (all tracks), bass (tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 10–16), electric guitar (1, 16), guitar (3), acoustic guitar, drums, keyboard (16)
- Joel Hatstat – mastering (all tracks)
Charts
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[5] | 82 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] |
19 |
References
- 1 2 Anderson, Liza (June 6, 2024). "Gavin Adcock Announces He'll Be 'Actin' Up Again' In August". MusicRow. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Gavin Adcock's New Album Actin' Up Again Is Out Now". Warner Nashville. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- 1 2 "Actin' Up Again - Gavin Adcock : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- 1 2 Cooney, Laura (August 2, 2024). "Review: Gavin Adcock rocks out and gets reflective on 'Actin' Up Again'". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ↑ billboardcharts (August 12, 2024). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200: No. 2, ¥$, Ye & @tydollasign, Vultures 2 No. 43, @thegreatkhalid, Sincere No. 77, @ellalangleymsic, Hungover No. 82, @GavinAdcock, Actin' Up Again No. 102, @jpegmafia, I Lay Down My Life For You No. 130, Jack White, No Name No. 145, Red Velvet (@RVsmtown), Cosmic (EP) No. 159, @orvillepeck, Stampede" – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2025.