Chris Young is the debut album by American country music artist Chris Young, who in 2006 was a winner on the television singing competition Nashville Star. Released on Arista Nashville in 2006, the album produced two chart singles for Young on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Drinkin' Me Lonely" and "You're Gonna Love Me", which respectively reached No. 42 and No. 48, making this the only album of Young's career not to produce any top 40 hits. However "Drinkin' Me Lonely" did reach top 40 territory, peaking at #38, for Media Base, which was the chart used by Bob Kingsley's "Country Top 40" at the time.
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| Released | October 3, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | June–September 2006 | |||
| Genre | Neotraditional country | |||
| Length | 36:15 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Buddy Cannon | |||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
The song "Flowers" was originally recorded by its co-writer, Billy Yates, who released it as a single from his self-titled debut album in 1997. "Beer or Gasoline" was co-written by David Lee Murphy and Ira Dean, the latter of whom was bassist for Trick Pony at the time.
Critical reception
editThom Jurek of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, criticizing Buddy Cannon's "generic" production but praising the neotraditionalist country sound of the album as well as Young's voice.[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beer or Gasoline" |
| 3:28 |
| 2. | "You're Gonna Love Me" | 2:56 | |
| 3. | "Drinkin' Me Lonely" |
| 3:19 |
| 4. | "White Lightning Hit the Family Tree" | 3:52 | |
| 5. | "Lay It on Me" |
| 3:31 |
| 6. | "Burn" |
| 3:04 |
| 7. | "Small Town Big Time" |
| 2:54 |
| 8. | "Flowers" |
| 3:00 |
| 9. | "Center of My World" |
| 3:34 |
| 10. | "I'm Headed Your Way, José" | 3:29 | |
| 11. | "Who's Gonna Take Me Home" | 3:02 |
Personnel
editAs listed in liner notes.[3]
- Wyatt Beard - background vocals
- Pat Buchanan - electric guitar
- Buddy Cannon - background vocals
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Thomas Flora - background vocals
- Steve Gibson - electric guitar, 6 string bass
- Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle
- Wes Hightower - background vocals
- David Hungate - bass guitar
- Paul Leim - drums
- B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
- Randy McCormick - piano, keyboards
- Terry McMillan - harmonica
- Liana Manis - background vocals
- Phillip Moore - electric guitar
- Larry Paxton - bass guitar
- Gary Prim - piano, keyboards
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
- John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
- Scotty Sanders - steel guitar, dobro
- David Talbot - banjo
- George Tidwell - trumpet
- Jim Williamson - trumpet
- John Willis - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, nylon string guitar
- Lonnie Wilson - drums
- Curtis Wright - background vocals
- Chris Young- lead vocals
Chart performance
editAlbum
edit| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 22 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| 2006 | "Drinkin' Me Lonely" | 42 |
| 2007 | "You're Gonna Love Me" | 48 |
References
edit- ^ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country". Radio & Records. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Chris Young review".
- ^ Chris Young (CD). Chris Young. RCA Records. 2006. 82876-87724.
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