You Should Be Here is the second studio album from Georgia-born country artist Cole Swindell, released on May 6, 2016 via Warner Bros. Nashville. It arrived on the heels of his record-breaking debut — Swindell had become the first solo male artist in the history of Country Aircheck/Mediabase to reach No. 1 with each of his first four singles — and was named for its devastatingly personal lead single, co-written with hitmaker Ashley Gorley as a tribute to Swindell's father, who died suddenly in 2013. The song became a four-week No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart and surpassed one billion audience impressions, with its music video — mixing clips from Swindell's early career milestones with a visit to his father's grave in Glennville, Georgia — driving an enormous emotional response from fans nationwide. The album debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart with 65,500 copies sold in its first week and was certified Gold by the RIAA in February 2017.The twelve-track record balances the emotional weight of its title track against Swindell's more party-ready, radio-friendly instincts. The Dierks Bentley-assisted "Flatliner" is a kinetic, uptempo highlight, "Middle of a Memory" earned another No. 1, and tracks like "No Can Left Behind," "Home Game," and "Party Wasn't Over" lean into the bro-country camaraderie that defined his debut. Apple Music praised it as "a seamless combination of top-shelf pop mischief and devastating ballads" that "accentuates his talent for delivering the latter," calling the title cut "gorgeous" and "career-defining." The album's emotional centerpiece remains its title track — a song that, whatever one makes of its surrounding context, struck a genuine nerve with listeners and stands as Swindell's most enduring contribution to contemporary country music.
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