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Maybe it shouldn't come as a surprise that Mr. Saturday Night plays a bit like Heartache Medication, Vol. 2. It's not simply because Jon Pardi retains the same team behind that 2019 album -- he's rejoined behind the boards by co-producers Bart Butler and Ryan Gore -- it's that the California country singer has found his groove and sees no reason to switch up his tempo. Where Heartache Medication had a few flourishes that moved it beyond the confines of a honky tonk, Mr. Saturday Night has precisely one: the goofy ramble "Smokin' a Doobie," which rhymes with "on the Guadalupe," one of a few nods to Texas country here. Pardi also harmonizes with throwback trio Midland on "Longneck Way to Go," a song designed to conjure neon-lit ghosts of the 1980s, which is a style that's just a bit slicker than Pardi's usual fare. He nevertheless sounds not just comfortable, but right on "Longneck Way to Go" because, in a sense, Pardi wasn't made for his times: he's an old-fashioned troubadour who treats arenas as if they were beer joints. What makes Mr. Saturday Night work is that Pardi isn't a stuffy revivalist fussing over his arrangements. He keeps things clean and efficient, staying focused on songs designed to sound equally good as a soundtrack to good times or whiling away your sorrows. Maybe that sounds ordinary, but it's a special thing to get straight-ahead country executed as well as this is.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Johnson, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Pardi, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bart Butler, Producer, Co-Producer - Joe Ragosta, ComposerLyricist - Benjy Davis, ComposerLyricist - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cohen, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Reid Isbell, ComposerLyricist - Trey Keller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Humes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeff Roach, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Copperman, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Johnson, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brice Long, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Scotty Sanders, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Pardi, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bart Butler, Producer, Co-Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeff Roach, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Johnson, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Scotty Sanders, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Pardi, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bart Butler, Producer, Co-Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Fox, ComposerLyricist - Trey Keller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimi Bell, ComposerLyricist - Dylan Marlowe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeff Roach, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Johnson, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Scotty Sanders, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Pardi, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bart Butler, Producer, Co-Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul DiGiovanni, ComposerLyricist - Dave Cohen, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Dorr, ComposerLyricist - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Andy Albert, ComposerLyricist - Trey Keller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Humes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Luke Laird, ComposerLyricist - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JUstin Niebank, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Johnson, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Pardi, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bart Butler, Producer, Co-Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Jessie Jo Dillon, ComposerLyricist - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cohen, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Walter, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Trey Keller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Humes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Johnson, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - John Pierce, ComposerLyricist - Danny Rader, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Pardi, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bart Butler, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Justin Ebach, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cohen, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Trey Keller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Humes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Luke Laird, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Johnson, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Pardi, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bart Butler, Producer, Co-Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cohen, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Trey Keller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Humes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rhett Akins, ComposerLyricist - Ashley Gorley, ComposerLyricist - David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - DANN HUFF, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Morrow, Drums, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Osborne, Producer - Shane McAnally, Producer - Jon Pardi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bart Butler, Producer - Cameron Duddy, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Midland, MainArtist - Michael Walter, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Crowell, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Jess Carson, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Wystrach, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pat Manske, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sol Philcox, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Michael Tyler, ComposerLyricist - John Edwards, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Johnson, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Pardi, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bart Butler, Producer, Co-Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cohen, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Trey Keller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Humes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will Bundy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Luke Laird, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rhett Akins, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Johnson, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Pardi, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bart Butler, Producer, Co-Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cohen, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Trey Keller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Humes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Johnson, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - John Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Lee Francis, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Pardi, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bart Butler, Producer, Co-Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cohen, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jameson Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Trey Keller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Humes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will Bundy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Johnson, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Pardi, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bart Butler, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Justin Ebach, ComposerLyricist - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cohen, Keyboards, Piano, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Trey Keller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Humes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Luke Laird, ComposerLyricist - Rhett Akins, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Johnson, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Pardi, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bart Butler, Producer, Co-Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cohen, Accordion, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Trey Keller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Humes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeff Roach, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - jared scott, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Johnson, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Scotty Sanders, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Buxton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Pardi, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bart Butler, Producer, Co-Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Fox, ComposerLyricist - Zack Dyer, ComposerLyricist - Trey Keller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel McKenney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Humes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Maybe it shouldn't come as a surprise that Mr. Saturday Night plays a bit like Heartache Medication, Vol. 2. It's not simply because Jon Pardi retains the same team behind that 2019 album -- he's rejoined behind the boards by co-producers Bart Butler and Ryan Gore -- it's that the California country singer has found his groove and sees no reason to switch up his tempo. Where Heartache Medication had a few flourishes that moved it beyond the confines of a honky tonk, Mr. Saturday Night has precisely one: the goofy ramble "Smokin' a Doobie," which rhymes with "on the Guadalupe," one of a few nods to Texas country here. Pardi also harmonizes with throwback trio Midland on "Longneck Way to Go," a song designed to conjure neon-lit ghosts of the 1980s, which is a style that's just a bit slicker than Pardi's usual fare. He nevertheless sounds not just comfortable, but right on "Longneck Way to Go" because, in a sense, Pardi wasn't made for his times: he's an old-fashioned troubadour who treats arenas as if they were beer joints. What makes Mr. Saturday Night work is that Pardi isn't a stuffy revivalist fussing over his arrangements. He keeps things clean and efficient, staying focused on songs designed to sound equally good as a soundtrack to good times or whiling away your sorrows. Maybe that sounds ordinary, but it's a special thing to get straight-ahead country executed as well as this is.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:37
- Main artists: Jon Pardi
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records Nashville
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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