Golden Hour received widespread acclaim from music critics.
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Almost immediately after we reviewed the photos, we just knew we had it." Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores We needed one with no trees, so there was sky only. Of the cover photo, Sutton recalls Kacey "wanted to use this paper fan, and we are usually on the same page with ideas, but I couldn’t picture it. Sutton, who also is credited with designing the album's packaging, has previously worked with Musgraves for all of her albums' artwork.
Musgraves' sister Kelly Christine Sutton took the cover photo for Golden Hour over a two-day photo shoot in and around their hometown of Golden, Texas. Musgraves announced a second leg of the tour, titled the Oh, What a World: Tour II, in February 2019. The tour began on October 13 in Oslo, Norway. The first 12 dates of the tour were announced on March 12, with Musgraves stating on social media that tour dates in other countries would eventually be added. On March 10, 2018, Musgraves announced the Oh, What a World: Tour in support of the album while performing at the Country to Country music festival in London. In a 2019 interview with Rolling Stone, Musgraves discussed being under the influence of LSD when composing the songs "Mother" and "Slow Burn" and how it helped her creative process "I’m not going to tell anybody to run out and do anything that wouldn’t be suitable for their mind or their lifestyle, but it did have positive effects for me." Promotion and packaging I found myself inspired to write about this person and all these things he brought out in me that weren’t there before." Some of the album was recorded in a studio above a horse stable owned by musician Sheryl Crow. I'm coming off getting married and being in this golden hour of my personal life, where all these things are finally coming to fruition. Musgraves wrote and recorded most of the songs from the album throughout 2017 about the writing process she said, "I have a lot more love songs this time around, and I've never been one to write a love song and really feel it." She continued: "That probably sounds like the most depressing thing ever. In 2020, Golden Hour was ranked at 270 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. Golden Hour also won Album of the Year at the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards. The album's first two singles also won awards: " Butterflies" for Best Country Solo Performance and " Space Cowboy" for Best Country Song. Receiving widespread critical acclaim, the album and its songs won in all four of their nominated categories at the 61st Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best Country Album. Golden Hour debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200. A country pop record, Golden Hour also contains elements of disco, electropop, electronica, and yacht rock.
Musgraves co-wrote all 13 tracks and co-produced the album with Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. Golden Hour is the fourth studio album by American country music singer and songwriter Kacey Musgraves, released on March 30, 2018, through MCA Nashville.
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