{{infobox album | name = We Were That Song | artist = Brett Kissel | type = studio | cover = We_Were_That_Song.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2017|12|8}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = Country | length = {{duration|m=45|s=19}} | label = Warner Music Canada | producer = {{hlist|Bart McKay|Spencer Cheyne|Brett Kissel|Justin Kudding|Luke Wooten}} | prev_title = Pick Me Up | prev_year = 2015 | next_title = Now or Never | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{Singles | name = We Were That Song | type = studio | single1 = We Were That Song | single1date = September 12, 2017 | single2 = Anthem | single2date = January 12, 2018 | single3 = Guitars and Gasoline | single3date = May 2018 | single4 = Cecilia | single4date = October 2018 }} }}
'''''We Were That Song''''' is the third major label studio album recorded by Canadian country music singer Brett Kissel. It was released December 8, 2017 through Warner Music Canada. ''We Were That Song'' entered the Canadian Albums Chart at number 29.
The album has produced four top-ten singles, including the Music Canada Gold-certified title track and "Anthem". It includes collaborations with Dave Mustaine of Megadeth and country music icon Charley Pride.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nicholson |first1=Jessica |title=Brett Kissel Previews Tracks From 'We Were That Song' |url=https://musicrow.com/2017/11/brett-kissel-previews-tracks-from-we-were-that-song/ |accessdate=January 9, 2020 |work=MusicRow |date=November 22, 2017}}</ref>
==Critical reception== Anthony Easton of ''Exclaim!'' was highly critical of the album in terms of both production and lyrical content, describing it as "the worst country album of the year," and writing that "the stories [Kissel] tells are ones that we have heard before."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Easton |first1=Anthony |title=Brett Kissel We Were That Song |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/brett_kissel-we_were_that_song |accessdate=January 9, 2020 |work=Exclaim! |date=December 6, 2017}}</ref>
''We Were That Song'' was given the Juno Award for Country Album of the Year in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brett Kissel Wins 2019 Juno Award for Country Album of The Year and Receives Multiple Gold Certifications |url=https://www.thecountrynote.com/in-the-news/brett-kissel-wins-2019-juno-award-for-country-album-of-the-year-and-receives-multiple-gold-certifications/ |accessdate=January 9, 2020 |work=The Country Note |date=March 19, 2019 |format=press release}}</ref> This marked Kissel's first win in the category, after being nominated with his previous two releases.
==Track listing== {{track listing | title1 = We Were That Song | writer1 = {{hlist|Barry Dean|Melissa Peirce|Jonathan Singleton}} | length1 = 3:20 | title2 = Anthem | writer2 = {{hlist|Phil Barton|Emma-Lee|Karen Kosowski}} | length2 = 4:01 | title3 = Guitars and Gasoline | writer3 = {{hlist|Ash Bowers|Dustin Lynch|Matthew Rogers}} | length3 = 3:42 | title4 = Nights in the Sun | note4 = featuring Grandpa Bear | writer4 = {{hlist|Ted Hewitt|Brett Kissel|Phil O'Donnell}} | length4 = 4:30 | title5 = Between You and Me | writer5 = {{hlist|Andy Albert|Dave Pittenger|Mitchell Tenpenny|Justin Wilson}} | length5 = 2:58 | title6 = That's How the World Ends | writer6 = {{hlist|Jimmy Robbins|Wilson}} | length6 = 3:03 | title7 = Slow Me Down | writer7 = {{hlist|Jessi Alexander|Matt Dragstrem|Josh Thompson}} | length7 = 3:24 | title8 = Cecilia | writer8 = {{hlist|Kissel|Seth Mosley|Brad Rempel}} | length8 = 3:24 | title9 = Shootin' It | writer9 = {{hlist|Devin Dawson|Jacob Durrett|Kissel|Austin Smith}} | length9 = 2:56 | title10 = Damn! | note10 = featuring Dave Mustaine | writer10 = {{hlist|Kissel|Brian Maher|Wilson}} | length10 = 3:41 | title11 = Drink, Cuss, or Fish | writer11 = {{hlist|Corey Crowder|Justin Lantz|John Pierce}} | length11 = 3:16 | title12 = God Made Daughters | writer12 = {{hlist|Kissel|Brice Long}} | length12 = 3:27 | title13 = Burgers and Fries | note13 = featuring Charley Pride | writer13 = Ben Peters | length13 = 3:48 | total_length = 45:19 }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! Chart (2017) ! Peak<br/>position |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|29|artist=Brett Kissel|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 9, 2020}} |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable" ! Country ! Date ! Format ! Label ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | rowspan="3"| Various | December 8, 2017 | Digital download | rowspan="3"| {{hlist|Warner Music Canada|BAK 2 BAK}} | rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |title=We Were That Song - Brett Kissel {{!}} Releases |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/we-were-that-song-mw0003125431/releases |website=AllMusic |accessdate=January 9, 2020}}</ref> |- | December 15, 2017 | Compact disc |- | June 1, 2018 | Vinyl |}
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Category:2017 albums Category:Brett Kissel albums Category:Warner Music Group albums