Phil Vassar (album) explained

Phil Vassar
Type:	studio
Artist:	Phil Vassar
Cover:	vassardebut.jpg
Released:	February 22, 2000
Recorded:	1999–2000
Studio:	Ocean Way Recording, Loud Recording Studios and Studio 56 (Nashville, TN) Essential Sound Studios (Franklin, TN)
Genre:	Country
Length:	41:22
Label:	Arista Nashville
Producer:	Phil Vassar Byron Gallimore
Next Title:	American Child
Next Year:	2002

Phil Vassar is the debut studio album by American country music artist Phil Vassar, released on February 25, 2000. It features the singles "Carlene", "Just Another Day in Paradise", "Rose Bouquet", "Six-Pack Summer" and "That's When I Love You". All of these, except "Rose Bouquet", charted in the Top Ten on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. "Just Another Day in Paradise" was Vassar's first Number One hit on that chart.

Content

The track "Drive Away" was previously recorded by Sons of the Desert on their 1997 debut album Whatever Comes First.

Critical reception

Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Vince Ripol of AllMusic wrote that "On his own, Vassar is an enthusiastic vocalist, a skilled pianist, and a gifted composer of spirited, nostalgic tales."

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.^[1]

• Phil Vassar – lead vocals, acoustic piano
• Steve Nathan – keyboards
• Larry Byrom – acoustic guitars
• Michael Landau – electric guitars
• B. James Lowry – electric guitars
• Brent Mason – electric guitars
• Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Mike Brignardello – bass
• Glenn Worf – bass
• Lonnie Wilson – drums
• Terry McMillan – percussion
• Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
• Collin Raye – backing vocals (1)
• Tim Davis – backing vocals
• Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
• Jo Dee Messina – backing vocals (3)

Production

• Mike Sistad – A&R direction
• Bryan Gallimore – producer
• Phil Vassar – producer
• Julian King – recording
• Greg Fogie – second engineer
• Jed Hackett – second engineer
• David Thoener – mixing at Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Tony Green – second mix engineer
• Ricky Cobble – assistant engineer
• Dennis Davis – assistant engineer
• Michael Dy – assistant engineer
• Erik Lutkins – assistant engineer
• Rob MacMillan – assistant engineer
• Russ Martin – assistant engineer
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• Ann Callis – production coordinator
• Sandy Campbell – photography
• Maude Gilman-Clapham – art direction
• Missy McKeand – design
• S. Wade Hunt – cover design
• Kelly Meadors – grooming
• Lorrie Turk – grooming
• Claudia Robertson-Fowler – wardrobe stylist
• Morey Management Group – management

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	60
Chart (2001)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	42

Notes and References

1. Phil Vassar . Phil Vassar . 2000 . CD booklet . Arista Nashville . 18891.
2. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000. Billboard. October 22, 2020.
3. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001. Billboard. October 22, 2020.