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Chris Janson's story is not atypical. For years, the Nashville native toiled away as a songwriter and performer, sometimes coming close to the spotlight only to find well-laid plans crumble at the last minute. He wrote songs strong enough to attract the attention of established stars -- Tim McGraw released "Truck Yeah" in 2012 -- but it wasn't until he released "Buy Me a Boat" -- a wry aspirational country-rocker with a theme not a million miles away from Brad Paisley's "River Bank" -- in 2015 when he struck gold, and deservedly so. "Buy Me a Boat" is sharp and funny, demonstrating Janson's skills as a writer and singer -- he knows how to deliver the punch lines -- and if its 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. He doesn't push the bro-country button too hard, but he has party anthems ("Power of Positive Drinkin'") and hooky rockers ("Right in the Middle") mixing next to sticky ballads and odes to Jesus. All the different sounds feel like Janson is covering his bases, hoping that one of these tunes will click, and this can sometimes show the limits of his performing range: whether he's singing a rocker or a ballad, he's better when the production is a bit beefier, as it contrasts with his appealingly thin voice. This means that Buy Me a Boat is a debut, one with where the highlights shine brighter due to its occasional muddle, but even if he's sorting out his own distinctive voice, it's clear Janson has the chops to get him where he wants to go.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Chris DuBois, Producer, Writer - Jeff Roach, Synthesizer - Chris Janson, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Ben Phillips, Drums, Digital Editor, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Tony Lucido, Bass Guitar - Scott Johnson, Production - Brent Anderson, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Will Weatherly, Programmer, Digital Editor
© 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Mark Irwin, Writer - Chris DuBois, Producer, Writer - Jeff Roach, Synthesizer - Chris Janson, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - JEFF BALDING, Audio Recording Engineer - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Ben Phillips, Drums, Programmer, Digital Editor, MixingEngineer, AdditionalEngineer - Tony Lucido, Bass Guitar - Scott Johnson, Production - David Dorn, Keyboards, Organ - Matt Coles, AssistantEngineer - Brent Anderson, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Will Weatherly, Programmer, Digital Editor
© 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Ed Hill, Writer - Troy Lancaster, Electric Guitar - Chris Janson, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, MixingEngineer - Casey Beathard, Writer - Erik Lutkins, Editor, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Audio Recording Engineer - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Ben Phillips, Drums - Tony Lucido, Bass Guitar - Fred Newell, Guitar - David Dorn, Keyboards - Brent Anderson, Acoustic Guitar - Ernesto Olvera, AssistantEngineer - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar - Stephen Allbritten, Production, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Troy Lancaster, Electric Guitar - Chris Janson, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, MixingEngineer - Erik Lutkins, Editor, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Audio Recording Engineer - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Shannon Forrest, Drums - Tony Lucido, Bass Guitar - James Otto, Writer - David Dorn, Keyboards - Jake Burns, AssistantEngineer - Brent Anderson, Backing Vocals - Justin Schipper, Guitar - Stephen Allbritten, Production, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Troy Lancaster, Electric Guitar - Tim McGraw, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Chris Janson, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, MixingEngineer - Erik Lutkins, Editor, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Editor, Audio Recording Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Shannon Forrest, Drums - Tony Lucido, Bass Guitar - David Dorn, Keyboards - Jake Burns, AssistantEngineer - Brent Anderson, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals - Justin Schipper, Guitar - Stephen Allbritten, Production, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Kelly Roland, Writer - Pavel Dovgalyuk, Writer
© 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Troy Lancaster, Electric Guitar - Brandon Kinney, Writer - Chris Janson, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, MixingEngineer - Erik Lutkins, Editor, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Audio Recording Engineer - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Ben Phillips, Drums - Tony Lucido, Bass Guitar - Fred Newell, Guitar - David Dorn, Keyboards - Justin Wilson, Writer - Brent Anderson, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ernesto Olvera, AssistantEngineer - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar - Stephen Allbritten, Production, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Jim Beavers, Writer - Chris DuBois, Producer, Writer - Chris Janson, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - JEFF BALDING, Audio Recording Engineer - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Ben Phillips, Drums, Programmer, Digital Editor, MixingEngineer, AdditionalEngineer - Tony Lucido, Bass Guitar - Scott Johnson, Production - David Dorn, Organ, Synthesizer - Matt Coles, AssistantEngineer - Russ Pahl, Jew's Harp - Brent Anderson, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Will Weatherly, Programmer, Digital Editor
© 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Chris DuBois, Producer - Ken Johnson, Writer - Chris Janson, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmonica, MainArtist - JEFF BALDING, Audio Recording Engineer - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Ben Phillips, Drums, Digital Editor, MixingEngineer, AdditionalEngineer - Tony Lucido, Bass Guitar - Scott Johnson, Production - Fred Newell, Guitar - David Dorn, Piano - Matt Coles, AssistantEngineer - Russ Pahl, Guitar - Brent Anderson, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar - Will Weatherly, Digital Editor
© 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Ed Hill, Writer - Troy Lancaster, Electric Guitar - Chris Janson, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, MixingEngineer - Erik Lutkins, Editor, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Editor, Audio Recording Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Shannon Forrest, Drums, Programmer - Tony Lucido, Bass Guitar - David Dorn, Keyboards - Jake Burns, AssistantEngineer - Brent Anderson, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals - Justin Schipper, Guitar - Stephen Allbritten, Production, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Troy Lancaster, Electric Guitar - Chris Janson, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, MixingEngineer - Erik Lutkins, Editor, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Audio Recording Engineer - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Ben Phillips, Drums - Tony Lucido, Bass Guitar - Fred Newell, Guitar - David Dorn, Keyboards - Brent Anderson, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals - Kenneth Wright, Writer - Ernesto Olvera, AssistantEngineer - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar - Stephen Allbritten, Production, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Chris DuBois, Producer - Chris Janson, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Casey Beathard, Writer - JEFF BALDING, Audio Recording Engineer - Adam Ayan, MasteringEngineer - Ben Phillips, Drums, Digital Editor, MixingEngineer, AdditionalEngineer - Tony Lucido, Bass Guitar - Scott Johnson, Production - David Dorn, Organ, Wurlitzer - Matt Coles, AssistantEngineer - Brent Anderson, Producer, Bouzouki, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Will Weatherly, Digital Editor
© 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC
Album review
Chris Janson's story is not atypical. For years, the Nashville native toiled away as a songwriter and performer, sometimes coming close to the spotlight only to find well-laid plans crumble at the last minute. He wrote songs strong enough to attract the attention of established stars -- Tim McGraw released "Truck Yeah" in 2012 -- but it wasn't until he released "Buy Me a Boat" -- a wry aspirational country-rocker with a theme not a million miles away from Brad Paisley's "River Bank" -- in 2015 when he struck gold, and deservedly so. "Buy Me a Boat" is sharp and funny, demonstrating Janson's skills as a writer and singer -- he knows how to deliver the punch lines -- and if its 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. He doesn't push the bro-country button too hard, but he has party anthems ("Power of Positive Drinkin'") and hooky rockers ("Right in the Middle") mixing next to sticky ballads and odes to Jesus. All the different sounds feel like Janson is covering his bases, hoping that one of these tunes will click, and this can sometimes show the limits of his performing range: whether he's singing a rocker or a ballad, he's better when the production is a bit beefier, as it contrasts with his appealingly thin voice. This means that Buy Me a Boat is a debut, one with where the highlights shine brighter due to its occasional muddle, but even if he's sorting out his own distinctive voice, it's clear Janson has the chops to get him where he wants to go.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:36
- Main artists: Chris Janson
- Label: Warner Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC ℗ 2015 Warner Music Nashville LLC
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