Number Seven is the seventh studio album by Will Hoge, released September 27, 2011 by Rykodisc. Critical reception Andrew Leahey of AllMusic says, "If it ain't broke, Will Hoge ain't gonna fix it. Number Seven takes most of its cues from the six albums before it, pairing grizzled country-rockers with the occasional world-weary ballad." Glide Magazine writes, "Acting as his own producer for the first time, Hoge says this album feels truer to his personal vision than any he’s made." Bill Clifford of PopMatters writes, "Often, you’ll hear young singer/songwriters with a poetic lyrical bent being tagged with "…the next Dylan" comparison. Less often however, is a young rock artist labeled as "… the next Springsteen." Franklin, Tennessee based roots rocker Will Hoge happens to fall as the latter." Matt Bjorke of Roughstock says in his review that, "Number Seven is clearly evoking classic country/rockers like Neil Young, Tom Petty and The Band but it never, ever feels like Will Hoge is copying or trying to be them. Instead, he’s used their templates to craft another steady, and downright fantastic collection of songs that is as good as anything you’ll hear coming out of Nashville, Los Angeles or New York this year." Track listing Musicians 1 – "Fool's Gonna Fly" Will Hoge – Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica Adam Beard – Bass, Background Vocals Adam Ollendorff – Lead Guitar Devin Malone – Electric Guitar, 12 String Guitar Pat Buchanan – Electric Guitar Ken Coomer – Drums Sigurdur Birkis – Percussion 2 – "Too Old to Die Young" Will Hoge – Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Vibraphone Adam Beard – Bass Adam Ollendorff – Lap Steel Devin Malone – Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, 12 String Guitar Jonathan Hamby – Piano Ken Coomer – Drums Sigurdur Birkis – Percussion 3 – "Goddam California" Will Hoge – Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitar Adam Beard – Bass, Background Vocals Adam Ollendorff – Pedal Steel Devin Malone – Electric Guitar Pat Buchanan – Electric Guitar Ian Fitchuck – Piano Sigurdur Birkis – Drums, Percussion Sarah Buxton – Background Vocals 4 – "American Dream" Will Hoge – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar Adam Beard – Bass Carl Broemel – Lead Guitar Bucky Baxter – Pedal Steel John Lancaster – Piano Sigurdur Birkis – Drums, Percussion 5 – "Gone" Will Hoge – Lead Vocals, Background Vocals Adam Beard – Bass, Background Vocals Adam Ollendorff – Electric