Tailgate is the first studio album by the American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 group Trailer Choir

Trailer Choir

Trailer Choir is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Vinny Hickerson and Marc Fortney, known by their respective stage names Big Vinny and Butter. The group began as trio with Crystal Hoyt and was signed to Show Dog Nashville, a label owned by Toby Keith, in 2006...

. It was released on July 6, 2010 via Show Dog-Universal Music

Show Dog-Universal Music

Show Dog-Universal Music is an American independent record label specializing in country music artists. It was formed from the merger of Show Dog Nashville and Universal South Records in 2009...

. The album includes the single "Shakin' That Tailgate," as well as the songs "Rockin' the Beer Gut" and "Rollin' Through the Sunshine," previously released as singles from the trio's 2009 EP Off the Hillbilly Hook

Off the Hillbilly Hook

Off the Hillbilly Hook is the title of an extended play released by the American country music group Trailer Choir. It was released on June 9, 2009 via Show Dog Nashville, now part of Show Dog-Universal Music...

. The tracks "Off the Hillbilly Hook," "In My Next 5 Beers" and "Last Man Standing" were previously included on that EP as well.

Track listing

1. "Shakin' That Tailgate" (Brady Seals
   Brady Seals
   Brady Seals is an American country music artist. He is the cousin of Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Johnny Duncan, the nephew of Troy Seals, and the husband of former BNA Records recording artist Lisa Stewart...
   
   , Butter) – 2:45
2. "Rollin' Through the Sunshine" (Butter, Big Vinny, Isaac Rich) – 3:17
3. "Can't Drink All Day" (Bobby Pinson
   Bobby Pinson
   Bobby Olen Pinson is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records in 2005, Pinson made his debut that year with his album Man Like Me. Its lead-off single, "Don't Ask Me How I Know", peaked at #16 on the Hot Country Songs charts, and was his only Top 40 country hit...
   
   , Vicky McGehee, Brian Davis) – 3:19
4. "Last Man Standing" (Butter, Scott Lynch, Chance, John Kromer) – 3:33
5. "Homemade Mexico" (Kyle Jacobs
   Kyle Jacobs
   Kyle Jacobs is an American country music songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, pianist as well as a staff writer for Curb Music since 2003. Jacobs writes music on piano and guitar....
   
   , Lee Brice
   Lee Brice
   Lee Brice is an American country music artist. Signed to Curb Records' Asylum-Curb division since 2007, Brice has released four singles to country radio, all four of which have charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The fourth of these, "Love Like Crazy," holds the record for the...
   
   , Joe Leathers) – 3:05
6. "Wal-Mart Flowers" (Butter, Big Vinny, Thom Shepherd) – 3:31
7. "In My Next 5 Beers" (Butter, Big Vinny, Rich, Shepherd) – 2:45
8. "Girls Love to Go Dancin'" (Butter) – 3:31
9. "Rockin' the Beer Gut" (Butter) – 3:08
10. "Off the Hillbilly Hook" (Butter, Big Vinny, Jewels Hanson) – 3:10

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, calling it "one solidly placed party anthem after another" but "strictly for contemporary country audiences." Country Weekly

Country Weekly

Country Weekly is an American tabloid style weekly magazine established in 1994. The magazine focuses on country music stars and events, and regularly features exclusive interviews with recording artists and country music news...

reviewer Jessica Phillips praised Butter and Crystal's vocals, but thought that the album lacked more serious songs to contrast the "unexceptional summer ditties." Her review gave it two-and-a-half stars out of five.

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	93
U.S. Billboard Country Albums	16