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Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going
Shaboozey looking ahead and sitting on two stacked trunks with an acoustic guitar by his side.
Standard edition cover. Complete Edition features a similar cover but with Shaboozey in a white shirt
Studio album by
Shaboozey
ReleasedMay 31, 2024 (2024-05-31)
Genre
Length37:52
Label
Producer
Shaboozey chronology
Cowboys Live Forever, Outlaws Never Die
(2022) 		Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going
(2024)
Singles from Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going
  1. "Let It Burn"
    Released: October 6, 2023
  2. "Anabelle"
    Released: January 26, 2024
  3. "Vegas"
    Released: March 15, 2024
  4. "A Bar Song (Tipsy)"
    Released: April 12, 2024
  5. "Highway"
    Released: October 28, 2024
Singles from Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going: The Complete Edition
  1. "Good News"
    Released: November 15, 2024
  2. "Blink Twice"
    Released: April 11, 2025
  3. "Amen"
    Released: October 14, 2025

Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going is the third studio album by American musician Shaboozey, released on May 31, 2024, through American Dogwood and Empire Distribution.

It was preceded by five singles, including the US number-one hit "A Bar Song (Tipsy)";[1] while not being released as a single, the BigXthaPlug collaboration "Drink Don't Need No Mix" reached the top 10 of the Rhythmic Airplay charts. The album also includes collaborations with Paul Cauthen and Noah Cyrus. The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200. The deluxe edition, titled Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going: The Complete Edition, was released on April 25, 2025.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[2]
Holler9/10[3]
Pitchfork7.7/10[4]

Grayson Haver Currin of Pitchfork wrote that the album "does not feel like a mere receptacle for one of the year's most unlikely hits", calling it "remarkably assured" and "a sophisticated self-help journey that only occasionally masquerades as a good time. He has spent a long while trying to find some space where the sounds of hip-hop and country could overlap, where the defiant swagger, nostalgic circumspection, and quivering heartbreak of both genres could fuse together".[4] David Browne of Rolling Stone felt that Shaboozey "comes across like someone raised on country who also appreciates hip hop. In doing so, he's effectively changed the game", describing it as "a full-on barrage of post-genre possibilities".[5]

Billboard's Kyle Denis commented that "at a tight 12 tracks, there's no real filler on Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going. Shaboozey assembled his strongest hooks and smartest arrangements to craft a record that embraces both country music tradition and modernity".[1] A staff review from Taste of Country opined that the album "deals with subjects such as heartbreak, depression and even suicide. While the project does feature some more light-hearted tracks, Shaboozey chooses to let us all in on his journey of authenticity and humility".[6] Holler's Soda Canter said that "Shaboozey oozes with ignitable star power as he expertly mixes his hip hop, country and Americana musical influences along with his past experience as a filmmaker", calling it a "creatively diverse cocktail".[3]

Chart performance

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Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 and at number two on the US Top Country Albums chart week dated June 15, 2024, earning 50,000 album-equivalent units.[7][8] The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA July 3, 2025.

Track listing

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Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Horses & Hellcats"
  • Cohen
  • Sastry
  • Cook
2:37
2."A Bar Song (Tipsy)"
  • Sastry
  • Cook
2:51
3."Last of My Kind" (featuring Paul Cauthen)
  • Stevens
  • Sastry
  • Cook
3:21
4."Anabelle"
  • Chibueze
  • Cook
  • Mason Sacks
  • Sastry
  • Sacks
  • Sastry
  • Cook
3:06
5."East of the Massanutten"
  • Nelson
  • Stevens
  • Cook
3:57
6."Highway"
  • Chibueze
  • Cook
  • Stevens
  • Stevens
  • Cook
2:42
7."Let It Burn"
  • Chibueze
  • Cook
  • Sastry
  • Diederik van Elsas
  • Parrish Warrington
  • Sastry
  • Cook
3:26
8."My Fault" (featuring Noah Cyrus)
  • Sastry
  • Cook
3:56
9."Vegas"
  • Chibueze
  • Sastry
Sastry3:01
10."Drink Don't Need No Mix" (with BigXthaPlug)
  • Stevens
  • Sastry
  • Cook
2:13
11."Steal Her from Me"
  • Chibueze
  • Ben Burgess
  • Cohen
  • Cook
  • Sastry
  • Cohen
  • Sastry
  • Cook
3:33
12."Finally Over"
  • Chibueze
  • Cook
  • Tony Esterly
  • Sastry
  • Sastry
  • Cook
3:09
Total length:37:52
Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going: The Complete Edition deluxe edition track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Amen" (with Jelly Roll)
  • Danny Majic
  • Sastry
  • Cook
3:17
14."Hail Mary" (with Sierra Ferrell)
2:44
15."Fire and Gasoline"
  • Brett Hite
  • Spencer Jordan
  • Zach Seabaugh
  • Clark
  • Sastry
  • Cook
3:12
16."Blink Twice" (with Myles Smith)
  • Chibueze
  • Myles Smith
  • Sam Westhoff
  • Barrett Conner
  • Haffway
  • Sastry
  • Cook
2:36
17."Good News"
  • Sastry
  • Cook
3:19
18."Chrome" (bonus)
  • Chibueze
  • Christopher Mardini
  • Gabriel Jacoby
2:25

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]

Musicians

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  • Shaboozey – vocals
  • Nevin Sastry – guitar (tracks 1–12), vocals (1–5, 7–13), keyboards (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–9, 11–15), banjo (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–9, 11, 12), bass (1, 7, 9, 15), mandolin (2, 4, 12), slide guitar (3), acoustic guitar (13–15, 17), electric guitar (13, 14, 17), drums (15)
  • John Mark Nelson – guitar (2, 3, 5–9, 12, 17)
  • Lily Honigberg – fiddle (2, 12, 17)
  • Sean Cook – acoustic guitar (2, 13–15, 17), electric guitar (2, 13, 14, 17), keyboards (13–15), vocals (13); bass, drums (15)
  • Paul Cauthen – vocals (3)
  • Danny Majic – banjo, drums, guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar (13)
  • Aaron Encinas – arrangement, vocals (13)
  • Clayton Penrose-Whitemore – fiddle (13)
  • Abigail Osborn – vocals (13)
  • Allison Iraheta – vocals (13)
  • Naarai Jacobs – vocals (13)
  • Smith Curry – pedal steel guitar (14, 17), banjo (14)
  • Julian Bunetta – drums (14)
  • Tyler Cain – electric guitar, harmonica (17)
  • Jake Torrey – acoustic guitar (17)
  • Norelle – vocals (17)

Technical

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  • Colin Leonard – mastering (1–3, 5, 6, 8–12, 17)
  • Dave Huffman – mastering (4)
  • Chris Athens – mastering (7)
  • Dale Becker – mastering (13–16, 18)
  • Raul Lopez – mixing (1–8, 10–12)
  • Ryan Dulude – mixing (9)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (13–17)
  • Skyler Gibbons – engineering
  • Stef Moro – engineering (4)
  • Jim Cooley – engineering (13)
  • Joe Fox – engineering (13)
  • Claude Vause – engineering (16)
  • Peter Fenn – engineering (16)
  • Sean Cook – recording (1–3, 5–8, 10–12, 15, 17, 18)
  • Nevin Sastry – recording (4, 9)
  • Trey Pearce – recording (8)
  • Edoardo Ghigo – recording (13)
  • Julian Bunetta – recording (14)
  • Adam Amoedo – recording (18)
  • Katie Harvey – mastering assistance (13–16, 18)

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[27] Platinum 15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[29] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

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Year-end lists
Publication Rank List
Rolling Stone 24 The 30 Best Country Albums of 2024[30]
Taste of Country 2 The 10 Best Country Albums of 2024[31]

References

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  1. ^ a b Denis, Kyle (June 4, 2024). "Shaboozey Subverts Westward Expansion Trope on Terrific Third LP, Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going (Critic's Take)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Monger, Timothy. "Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going – Shaboozey". AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Canter, Soda (June 1, 2024). "Shaboozey – Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going". Holler. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Haver Currin, Grayson (June 5, 2024). "Shaboozey: Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Browne, David (June 1, 2024). "Shaboozey is Honoring Country Tradition and Moving It Forward". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Jess (May 31, 2024). "Shaboozey's Album Is So Much Deeper Than Just Getting 'Tipsy'". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Shaboozey Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going: The Complete Edition / Shaboozey / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  10. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 3 November 2025". The ARIA Report. No. 1861. Australian Recording Industry Association. November 3, 2025. p. 6.
  11. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  12. ^ "Shaboozey Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  13. ^ "Shaboozey: Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  14. ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. May 16, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  15. ^ "Album 2024 uke 23". VG-lista. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  18. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  19. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  20. ^ Caulfield, Keith (June 9, 2024). "Taylor Swift Scores Seventh Straight Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With The Tortured Poets Department". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  21. ^ "Shaboozey Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  22. ^ "Shaboozey Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  23. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2024". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  24. ^ "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2024". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  25. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2024". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  26. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2024". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  27. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Shaboozey – Where I've Been Isn't Where I'm Going". Radioscope. Retrieved October 4, 2025. Type Where I've Been Isn't Where I'm Going in the "Search:" field.
  28. ^ "British album certifications – Shaboozey – Where I've Been Isn't Where I'm Going". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  29. ^ "American album certifications – Shaboozey". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  30. ^ "Best Country Albums of 2024". Rolling Stone. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  31. ^ Carena Liptak (December 4, 2024). "The 10 Best Country Albums of 2024". Taste of Country. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
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