Skeletons (Brothers Osborne album)

Skeletons
Studio album by Brothers Osborne
Released	October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
Genre	Country[1] Rock[2]
Length	39:18
Label	EMI Nashville
Producer	Jay Joyce
Brothers Osborne chronology
Live at the Ryman (2019) Skeletons (2020) Brothers Osborne (2023)
Singles from Skeltons
"All Night" Released: May 18, 2020 "I'm Not for Everyone" Released: April 26, 2021

Skeletons is the third studio album by American country music duo Brothers Osborne. It was released by EMI Records Nashville on October 9, 2020. The album includes the singles "All Night" and "I'm Not for Everyone".

Content

"All Night" was released to radio in 2020 as the album's lead single.[3][4]

The album was re-released on January 21, 2022 with the bonus tracks "Younger Me", "Headstone", and "Midnight Rider's Prayer".[5] "Younger Me" was released in mid-2021 as a promotional single in honor of lead singer T. J. Osborne coming out as gay earlier in the year. The track "Midnight Rider's Prayer" incorporates Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again" and thus credits Nelson as a co-writer.[6]

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, stating that "Maybe it's true that Brothers Osborne aren't quite for everyone, an admission they shrug off early on the album, but the great thing about Skeletons is how it sounds like they're appealing to wide quadrants of rock, pop, country, and Americana audiences without sounding like anything but themselves."[1]

Awards and nominations

Skeletons was nominated for the Album of the Year award at the 55th Annual Country Music Association Awards and "Younger Me" was nominated for Video of the Year. Brothers Osborne won the Vocal Duo of the Year award based on the strength of the album. It was also nominated for the Album of the Year award at the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards.

Brothers Osborne received two nominations at the 64th Grammy Awards: Grammy Award for Best Country Album for Skeletons and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "Younger Me." The latter won a Grammy.[7]

Track listing

Courtesy of AllMusic and Rolling Stone Country.[1][8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lighten Up"	John Osborne TJ Osborne Ian Fitchuk Daniel Tashian	3:18
2.	"All Night"	J. Osborne TJ Osborne Andrew DeRoberts	2:48
3.	"All the Good Ones Are"	TJ Osborne Lee Thomas Miller Craig Wiseman	3:23
4.	"I'm Not for Everyone"	J. Osborne TJ Osborne Luke Dick Natalie Hemby	2:52
5.	"Skeletons"	J. Osborne TJ Osborne DeRoberts	3:39
6.	"Back on the Bottle"	J. Osborne TJ Osborne Hayes Carll	3:16
7.	"High Note"	J. Osborne TJ Osborne Casey Beathard Dustin Christensen	3:32
8.	"Muskrat Greene"	J. Osborne	2:35
9.	"Dead Man's Curve"	J. Osborne TJ Osborne Miller	2:21
10.	"Make it a Good One"	J. Osborne TJ Osborne Stephen Wilson Jr.	3:25
11.	"Hatin' Somebody"	J. Osborne TJ Osborne Beatherd	4:51
12.	"Old Man's Boots"	J. Osborne	3:18
Total length:			39:18

Skeletons — Deluxe edition bonus tracks[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Younger Me"	J. Osborne TJ Osborne Kendell Marvel	3:36
14.	"Headstone"	J. Osborne TJ Osborne Marvel	4:45
15.	"Midnight Rider's Prayer"	J. Osborne TJ Osborne Paul Moak Willie Nelson	2:57

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[9]

Brothers Osborne

• John Osborne – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals, second lead vocal on "I'm Not for Everyone"
• T.J. Osborne – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar

Additional musicians

• Adam Box – drums, handclapping, percussion, background vocals
• Jason Graumlich – electric guitar, handclapping, background vocals
• Jason Hall – handclapping, background vocals
• Jaxon Hargrove – background vocals
• Jay Joyce – 5-string banjo, acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, synthesizer, background vocals
• Billy Justineau – accordion, 5-string banjo, handclapping, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, background vocals
• Gideon Klein – fiddle
• Jimmy Mansfield – handclapping, background vocals
• John Peets – handclapping
• Lucie Silvas – background vocals
• Pete Sternberg – bass guitar, handclapping, background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Skeletons Chart (2020) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 48 Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 28 UK Country Albums (OCC)[12] 1 US Billboard 200[13] 43 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14] 4

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Skeletons Chart (2020) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] 99

References

1. Skeletons – Brothers Osborne | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 13, 2020
2. "Brothers Osborne Deliver Their First Full-Fledged Rock Record with 'Skeletons'". Rolling Stone Country. October 9, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
3. Sexton, Paul (May 18, 2020). "Brothers Osborne Preview Third Album With Feelgood Single 'All Night'". uDiscover Music. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
4. Freeman, Jon (August 21, 2020). "Hear Brothers Osborne's Searing New Song 'Skeletons'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
5. "Brothers Osborne Revamp 'Skeletons' Album With 'Younger Me,' Bonus Tracks". Rolling Stone Country. December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
6. "Brothers Osborne Reveal "Skeletons Deluxe," Including a Nod to Willie Nelson". CMT. January 22, 2022. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
7. Chapman, Wilson (April 3, 2022). "Grammys 2022 Winners List (Updating Live)".
8. Freeman, Jon (July 22, 2020). "Brothers Osborne Detail New Album 'Skeletons'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
9. Skeletons (CD booklet). Brothers Osborne. EMI Records Nashville. 2020. B0032424-02.
10. "Brothers Osborne Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
12. "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
13. "Brothers Osborne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
14. "Brothers Osborne Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
15. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2021.