Trial by Fire (Yelawolf album)

Trial by Fire
Studio album by Yelawolf
Publication (s)	October 27, 2017
Label (s)	Shady Records , Interscope Records , Slumerican
Format (s)	CD , download
Genre (s)	Rap , hip-hop , country- rap, rap-rock
Title (number)	14th
running time	59:13
production	Yelawolf ( Executive Producer )
Studio (s)	House of Blues Studios ( Nashville )
chronology Love Story (2015) Trial by Fire Trunk Muzik 3 (2019)
Single releases 23rd September 2016 Daylight October 28, 2016 Shadows 2nd June 2017 Row your boat 1st September 2017 punk October 13, 2017 Get mine

Trial by Fire (dt. Trial by fire ) is the fourth solo album by American rapper Yelawolf . It was released on October 27, 2017 on the Shady Records , Interscope and Slumerican labels.

History of origin

Work on Trial by Fire began just months after the release of Yelawolf's previous album Love Story , which was released in April 2015. The rapper worked with his tour DJ, DJ Klever, guitarist Bones Owens and keyboardist Peter Keys from Lynyrd Skynyrd in a studio in Nashville . After the songs Daylight and Shadows were released in 2016 , Yelawolf went on the Trial by Fire Tour through the United States. Meanwhile, one of his best friends, rapper Shawty Fatt, died in a car accident. This led to a nervous breakdown of Yelawolf at a concert, whereupon he canceled the tour and withdrew from the public for the time being. For these reasons, the album was postponed to October 2017.

Music style and production

As on the previous Love Story , the songs on the album combine influences from hip-hop , country and rock .

Yelawolf acted as executive producer on the album and also produced all the songs himself. The guitars are from Bones Owens, while Peter Keys played the keyboard. Trial by Fire was recorded at the House of Blues Studios in Nashville .

Cover design

The album cover shows a burning car. No lettering was used.

Guest Posts

In addition to Yelawolf, other artists are represented on seven tracks on the album. The rock singer Kid Rock has a guest appearance on the song Get Mine , while the country singer Wynonna Judd can be heard on Keeps Me Alive . Punk is a collaboration with rapper Juicy J and drummer Travis Barker , and on Shadows Yelawolf is supported by country singer Joshua Hedley. The song True to Yourself is a collaboration with the singer Bones Owens. Country singer Lee Brice also appears on violin and the interlude Struggle Speaks is a guest contribution by Struggle.

Track list

#	title	Guest Posts	producer	length
1	Trial by Fire		Yelawolf	4:42
2	Shadows	Joshua Hedley	Yelawolf	5:11
3	Get mine	Kid rock	Yelawolf	4:23
4th	Son of a Gun		Yelawolf	4:57
5	Ride or Die		Yelawolf	4:46
6th	Struggle Speaks (Interlude)	Struggle	Yelawolf	1:27
7th	Daylight		Yelawolf	4:47
8th	Do for love		Yelawolf	4:03
9	punk	Travis Barker , Juicy J.	Yelawolf	3:34
10	Row your boat		Yelawolf	4:15
11	True to Yourself	Bones Owens	Yelawolf	5:17
12	Sabrina		Yelawolf	2:54
13	Violin	Lee Brice	Yelawolf	4:25
14th	Keeps Me Alive	Wynonna Judd	Yelawolf	4:39

Chart successes and singles

Professional reviews
Reviews
source	rating
allmusic

Trial by Fire entered the US album charts at number 42 on November 18, 2017. It did not make it into the German charts, but it was 17th in the hip-hop charts, which list the 20 best-selling rap albums of the week. The album reached 76th in Switzerland, 41st in Australia and 40th in New Zealand .

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Switzerland (IFPI)	76 (1 week)	1
United States (Billboard)	42 (1 week)	1

The first single Daylight was released for download on September 23, 2016 and the second song Shadows followed on October 28, 2016 . The third single, Row Your Boat , was released on June 2, 2017, followed by Punk as the fourth single on September 1, 2017. Music videos were also shot for the four songs . The fifth single Get Mine was released on October 13, 2017.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Working process on the album
2. ↑ Cancellation of the tour
3. ↑ album cover
4. ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
5. ↑ German hip-hop charts # 17
6. ↑ International chart tracking Trial by Fire
7. ↑ Charts CH
8. ↑ Charts US