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)
Genre:Country
Length:41:22
Label:Arista Nashville
Producer:Phil Vassar
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]

Production

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.