Album · Sturgill Simpson
A Sailor’s Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson
A Sailor’s Guide to Earth is an album by Sturgill Simpson, released in 2016. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 8 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Brace for Impact (Live a Little)”, on 8 lists with a best position of #19.
A Sailor's Guide to Earth, Sturgill Simpson's third studio album, came out on April 15, 2016, and it was his first for a major label, Atlantic, after two records released on his own. He announced it in March with "Brace for Impact (Live a Little)", and anyone who had filed him away as the latest outlaw country revivalist got a jolt: this is country rock with the sails let out, a restless, big-hearted record that roams well past the honky-tonk.
Simpson sings in that grainy, lived-in voice as if every line cost him something, and the band around him swings from tender to rowdy without dropping the thread. The gamble paid off. It won Best Country Album at the 59th Grammy Awards, landed a nomination for Album of the Year alongside it, and picked up Album of the Year at the 2017 Americana Awards. Sound & Fury followed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from A Sailor’s Guide to Earth on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brace for Impact (Live a Little) | 8 | #19 | – | 2016–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.