2015 studio album by Chris Janson
Buy Me a Boat is the debut studio album by American country music singer Chris Janson . The album was released on October 30, 2015. It features the singles "Buy Me a Boat ", "Power of Positive Drinkin' " and "Holdin' Her ".
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 2]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that "if [the title track's] accompanying album isn't quite up to its standards, it's nevertheless the work of an accomplished writer who knows how to sculpt a song for a wide audience. If Buy Me a Boat can be faulted, it's because its diversity often plays like a demo tape, with Janson crafting songs for any possible contemporary country audience."[ 2]
The album debuted at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums chart, and No. 18 on the Billboard 200 , selling 18,536 copies in its first week.[ 3] The album has sold 117,100 copies in the US as of March 2017.[ 4]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Buy Me a Boat " 2:59 2. "Power of Positive Drinkin' " 3:30 3. "Under the Sun" 3:26 4. "Holdin' Her " 4:05 5. "Messin' with Jesus" (featuring Tim McGraw ) Janson Kelly Roland Pavel Dovgalyuk 3:06 6. "Right in the Middle" Janson Brandon Kinney Justin Wilson 2:23 7. "Save a Little Sugar" 3:02 8. "Back in My Drinkin' Days" 2:44 9. "Where You Come In" 3:17 10. "Yeah It Is" 3:18 11. "White Trash" 3:47
Adapted from Buy Me a Boat liner notes.[ 5]
Brent Anderson - acoustic guitar (all tracks except 4), background vocals (all tracks except 3), synthesizer (2), bouzouki (11) David Dorn - Hammond B-3 organ (2, 7, 11), keyboards (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10), synthesizer (7), piano (8), Wurlitzer electric piano (11) Shannon Forrest - drums (4, 5, 9), programming (9) Byron Gallimore - acoustic guitar (9) Chris Janson - lead vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (4), harmonica (8) Troy Lancaster - electric guitar (3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10) Tony Lucido - bass guitar (all tracks) Fred Newell - steel guitar (3, 6, 8, 10) Justin Ostrander - electric guitar (1, 2, 7, 11) Russ Pahl - Jew's harp (7), steel guitar (8) Ben Phillips - drums (except 4, 5, 9), programming (2, 7) Jeff Roach - synthesizer (1, 2) Justin Schipper - steel guitar (4, 5, 9) Will Weatherly - programming (1, 2, 7) Derek Wells - electric guitar (3, 6, 8, 10) Tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 11 Brent Anderson - producer Jeff Balding - recording Matt Coles - assistant Chris DuBois - producer Chris Janson - producer Scott Johnson - production assistant Ben Phillips - recording, digital editing, mixing Will Weatherly - digital editing Tracks 3-6, 9, 10 Stephen Allbritten - assistant (3, 4, 6, and 10 only) Jake Burns - assistant (4, 5, and 9 only) Byron Gallimore - producer, mixing Julian King - recording Erik Lutkins - additional recording (3, 4, 6, and 10 only) Ernesto Olivera - assistant (3, 6, and 10 only) All tracks Adam Ayan - mastering Eric Brown - photography Katherine Petillo - art direction, design Shane Tarleton - creative director ^ Hollabaugh, Lorie (August 11, 2015). "Chris Janson's Warner Bros. Debut Coming This Fall" . MusicRow . Retrieved 29 October 2015 . ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Buy Me a Boat " . Allmusic . Retrieved 29 October 2015 . ^ Edward Morris (November 10, 2015). "Chris Stapleton Hits No. 1 After Awards Show Ascension" . CMT . Archived from the original on November 13, 2015. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 5, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: March 6, 2017" . Roughstock . ^ Buy Me a Boat (CD booklet). Chris Janson. Warner Bros. Records Nashville. 2015. 552159-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link ) ^ "Chris Janson Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 10, 2015. ^ "Chris Janson Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 10, 2015. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016" . Billboard . Retrieved July 26, 2020 . ^ "American album certifications – Chris Janson – Buy Me A Boat" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 7, 2020 .
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