Buy Me a Boat explained
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".
Critical reception
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."[1]
Commercial performance
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.[2] The album has sold 117,100 copies in the US as of March 2017.[3]
Personnel
Adapted from Buy Me a Boat liner notes.[4]
Musicians
- 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)
Technical
- 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
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Buy Me a Boat. Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. Allmusic. 29 October 2015.
- News: Chris Stapleton Hits No. 1 After Awards Show Ascension. https://web.archive.org/web/20151113030307/http://www.cmt.com/news/1760199/chris-stapleton-hits-no-1-after-awards-show-ascension/. dead. November 13, 2015. Edward Morris. November 10, 2015 . CMT .
- News: Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: March 6, 2017 . Matt . Bjorke . March 5, 2017 . Roughstock .
- Buy Me a Boat . Chris Janson . 2015 . CD booklet . Warner Bros. Records Nashville . 552159-2.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016. Billboard. July 26, 2020.
