Andrew Leahey of AllMusic says, "If it ain't broke, Will Hoge ain't gonna fix it. Number Seven takes most of its cues from the six albums before it, pairing grizzled country-rockers with the occasional world-weary ballad."[1]
Glide Magazine writes, "Acting as his own producer for the first time, Hoge says this album feels truer to his personal vision than any he’s made."[3]
Bill Clifford of PopMatters writes, "Often, you’ll hear young singer/songwriters with a poetic lyrical bent being tagged with "…the next Dylan" comparison. Less often however, is a young rock artist labeled as "… the next Springsteen." Franklin, Tennessee based roots rocker Will Hoge happens to fall as the latter."[2]
Matt Bjorke of Roughstock says in his review that, "Number Seven is clearly evoking classic country/rockers like Neil Young, Tom Petty and The Band but it never, ever feels like Will Hoge is copying or trying to be them. Instead, he’s used their templates to craft another steady, and downright fantastic collection of songs that is as good as anything you’ll hear coming out of Nashville, Los Angeles or New York this year."[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Will Hoge, unless otherwise noted[5][6][7]
Will Hoge – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Hammond B3, High Piano
Adam Beard – Bass, Low Piano
Tom Bukovac – Lead Guitar
Sigurdur Birkis – Drums, Percussion
7 – "Silver Chain"
Will Hoge – Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Adam Beard – Bass
Kenny Vaughan – Lead Guitar
Sigurdur Birkis – Drums, Percussion
8 – "Nothing to Lose"
Will Hoge – Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Vibraphone, Handclaps
Adam Beard – Bass, Handclaps
Devin Malone – Electric Guitar
Pat Buchanan – Lead Guitar
Jonathan Hamby – Piano
Ken Coomer – Drums
Sigurdur Birkis – Percussion
Adam Ollendorff – Handclaps
9 – "No Man's Land"
Will Hoge – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, handclaps
Adam Beard – bass, handclaps
Adam Ollendorff – lead guitar, handclaps
Keith Gattis – electric guitar
Bucky Baxter – pedal steel
Ben Sesar – drums
Sigurdur Birkis – percussion, handclaps
Gang vocals – Will Hoge, Sigurdur Birkis, Adam Beard, Adam Ollendorff, Brady Beard, Andrew Petroff, Devin Malone, David Wakefield, Charlie Brocco, Kristin Jacobsen, Brittany Wesemann, Kaydee Joyce, Danni Bocker, Jenny Talia
