Album · John Mayer
Born and Raised by John Mayer
Born and Raised is an album by John Mayer, released in 2012. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 10 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Queen Of California”, on 6 lists with a best position of #13.
Born and Raised, John Mayer's fifth studio album, came out on Columbia on May 22, 2012, and it's the sound of a man who had withdrawn from public life in 2010 and gone looking for the easygoing '70s pop of Laurel Canyon. Don Was produced, and the record leans into folk and Americana, with the spirits of Bob Dylan, Neil Young, David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash drifting through the harmonies and the unhurried guitar.
It nearly didn't arrive on time: a granuloma on Mayer's vocal cords pushed the release back to May and forced him to cancel the tour. "Shadow Days" came first, then "Queen of California" and "Something Like Olivia", and reviewers gave Mayer's playing and Was's production their due. It topped the Billboard 200, his second album to do so, though it sold less than his earlier records.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Born and Raised on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Of California | 6 | #13 | – | 2012–2013 | |
| 2 | Born And Raised | 2 | #131 | – | 2012–2013 | |
| 3 | Something Like Olivia | 1 | #376 | – | 2013 | |
| 4 | Love Is A Verb | 1 | #747 | – | 2013 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.