Cowboy Carter (studio album) by Beyoncé

This album is a little bloated and I do think the quality does drop off a little at around the mid point, but overall it is another very solid project by Beyonce. Like her last couple of albums, it flows together well and has some amazing production

Album Rating: 63.20
(1,264/20)

29.03.2024

Beyoncé (US): Cowboy Carter

1.Ameriican Requiem 79
2.Blackbiird (Feat. Brittney Spencer, Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell & Tierra Kennedy) 69
3.16 Carriages 71
4.Protector (Feat. Rumi Carter) 67
5.My Rose n/a (69) n/a
6.Smoke Hour Willie Nelson (Feat. Willie Nelson) n/a (54) n/a
7.Texas Hold 'Em 51
8.Bodyguard 73
9.Dolly P (Feat. Dolly Parton) n/a (59) n/a
10.Jolene 78
11.Daughter 69
12.Spaghettii (Feat. Linda Martell & Shaboozey) 70
13.Alliigator Tears 69
14.Smoke Hour II (Feat. Willie Nelson) n/a (53) n/a
15.Just For Fun (Feat. Willie Jones) 68
16.II Most Wanted (Feat. Miley Cyrus) 46
17.Levii's Jeans (Feat. Post Malone) 60
18.Flamenco 66
19.The Linda Martell Show (Feat. Linda Martell) n/a (40) n/a
20.Ya Ya 48
21.Oh Louisiana n/a (65) n/a
22.Desert Eagle n/a (62) n/a
23.Riiverdance 34
24.II Hands II Heaven 75
25.Tyrant (Feat. Dolly Parton) 70
26.Sweet Honey Buckiin' (Feat. Shaboozey) 31
27.Amen 70

In order:

Beyoncé (CC) - Ameriican Requiem 79
Beyoncé (CC) - Jolene 78
Beyoncé (CC) - II Hands II Heaven 75
Beyoncé (CC) - Bodyguard 73
Beyoncé (CC) - 16 Carriages 71
Beyoncé (CC) - Tyrant (Feat. Dolly Parton) 70
Beyoncé (CC) - Amen 70
Beyoncé (CC) - Spaghettii (Feat. Linda Martell & Shaboozey) 70
Beyoncé (CC) - Blackbiird (Feat. Brittney Spencer, Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell & Tierra Kennedy) 69
Beyoncé (CC) - My Rose n/a (69) n/a
Beyoncé (CC) - Daughter 69
Beyoncé (CC) - Alliigator Tears 69
Beyoncé (CC) - Just For Fun (Feat. Willie Jones) 68
Beyoncé (CC) - Protector (Feat. Rumi Carter) 67
Beyoncé (CC) - Flamenco 66
Beyoncé (CC) - Oh Louisiana n/a (65) n/a
Beyoncé (CC) - Desert Eagle n/a (62) n/a
Beyoncé (CC) - Levii's Jeans (Feat. Post Malone) 60
Beyoncé (CC) - Dolly P (Feat. Dolly Parton) n/a (59) n/a
Beyoncé (CC) - Smoke Hour Willie Nelson (Feat. Willie Nelson) n/a (54) n/a
Beyoncé (CC) - Smoke Hour II (Feat. Willie Nelson) n/a (53) n/a
Beyoncé (CC) - Texas Hold 'Em 51
Beyoncé (CC) - Ya Ya 48
Beyoncé (CC) - II Most Wanted (Feat. Miley Cyrus) 46
Beyoncé (CC) - The Linda Martell Show (Feat. Linda Martell) n/a (40) n/a
Beyoncé (CC) - Riiverdance 34
Beyoncé (CC) - Sweet Honey Buckiin' (Feat. Shaboozey) 31

If this album wasn’t so bloated, it would have been incredible. Some great songs, but a lot of could have been scrapped. 27 songs is clearly a cash grab, but I can look past it because the album is good. Beyoncé for the most part blends her style and country music well.

I like some songs but not the whole album. On this site I analyze albums as a whole.

They censored my previous comment just for saying that it would be difficult to listen to the entire album a second time.
Defending democracy in theory but practicing autocracy

I listened to the whole album but I'm not able to listen to it all a second time

From ExTeaSea 03/31/2024 01:33

Lemonade was a game changer cuz that's when I started to like Beyonce. Renaissance was pretty darn cool as well but man Cowboy Carter is something else and I don't even like country that much. Very exciting album, especially for being quite long.

I am generationally and stylistically distant from Beyonce in terms of my taste, but this is such a trip of an album. I can't help but love it. Bold as heck and totally epic. Wow! I hope to see this album highly rated with lots of traction on BEA.

From HoldenM 03/29/2024 20:43

Beyonce's follow-up to Renaissance has been characterized as Queen Bey's "country album." Not outside the realm of possibility as she's flirted with it on early records--not to mention she's from Texas; Beynoce is for sure familiar with country. Though she typically dabbles in contemporary trends, and pushes boundaries from time to time, it is still surprising that arguably the biggest R&B artist of the 21st century is pivoting to something so stylistically and aesthetically removed from her typical sound.

Yet, Cowboy Carter delivers just fine as a country album. To label it as any one genre would,, however, do a disservice to how sprawling and strange this record is. At a touch under 80 minutes, Cowboy Carter is an odyssey through the history of contemporary music so unusual and daring that I can't fathom how anyone could have anticipated something like this. Though it rests in twangy melodies and rustic textures, Cowboy Carter is practically a plunderphonics record as it weaves in and out of songs. And while Beyonce has borrowed phrases from other artists on occasion, it's never been to this degree. Cowboy Carter is a postmodern treatise from one of the biggest music stars on the planet. The nods to other songs aren't simply covers or samples; they're often re-contextualized variations. Think Nostalgia, ULTRA on a grander scale.

Cowboy Carter isn't just putting a personal, even original twist on familiar classics. Like Renaissance, this record is steeped in self-love and familial pride, bursting with affection and grace for just about everything in its path. More so than anything she's made, Cowboy Carter is Beynoce's most cinematic work, one that transports and tours through her own legacy. What it lacks in the pop immediacy of her earlier work, it makes up for by being a thrilling holistic experience, and greater than the sum of its parts.