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2021 was a big year for Jimmie Allen, who took home new artist awards from both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association, making him only the second black performer to do so at the CMAs (following Darius Rucker's win in 2009) and the first at the ACMs. There are, obviously, big expectations for his third album, Tulip Drive—the title of which, like Mercury Lane (bearing the name of the street he grew up on) and Bettie James Gold Edition (combining the names of his late grandmother and father), holds personal significance: It's the street where his grandma lived. Family and home are big influences for Allen, who tends to weave meaningful touches into his songs. "you won't be alone," a reassurance for his kids that he will always be there for them, starts with a sweet spoken message from his young son. Earworm first single "down home" finds him talking to his own father, who passed away in 2019, about how he wishes his dad could see Allen's new daughter and house, but "I know you're up there looking down home." It feels affectingly sincere, as does "settle on back," a celebration of home—for sure, a country music trope—that's personalized with the mention of Sussex County, Delaware. Even though it's not the South, Allen proves that the country way of life isn't limited to a region: "I settle on back with my boys at the pier/ Drink a few beers and watch the sun disappear/ Chasing that young, never gonna grow up, never reach the bottom of a Solo cup" feeling. The song structure is formulaic, right down to the hot-lick guitar on the bridge, but it's radio ready. And if there's a criticism to be made of Allen, it's that he plays it safe much of the time. He is an extremely capable singer and songwriter, but there are virtually no surprises among the 17 songs here. One exception: Bottom-heavy good-time tune "pesos," a South of the border-inflected party track that loops in T-Pain and his signature AutoTune as well as a rapid-fire, reggae-influenced verse from CeeLo Green. Another: Piano ballad "habits & hearts" flips the country drinking song on its head, focusing on the pain of relapse rather than drowning your sorrows. Otherwise, there are perfectly pleasant tracks reminiscent of Thomas Rhett or pop star Jason Mraz's laidback ease ("be alright" and the smooth, soulful country pop of "what i'm talkin' bout"). "kissin you" is catchy if personality-less. The more playful "get you a girl" is breezy and slick, and "undo" is a traditional country breakup ballad. "love in the living room"—"We didn't make it to the hallway/ We didn't make it to our room"—is romantic, silky R&B with a distinct country flavor. A duet with Jennifer Lopez, "on my way" (a countrified take on a song from Lopez's Marry Me soundtrack) is fine, but the Lady A-like "broken hearted," with newcomer Katie Ohh, is better. © Shelly Ridenour/Qobuz
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Jason Evigan, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programmer, Backing Vocals, VocalProducer - Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - Castle, Composer, Backing Vocals - Eric Torres, Engineer - Evan Hutchings, Drums - Gian Stone, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Backing Vocals, VocalProducer - Jimmie Allen, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Joel Castle, Backing Vocals
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Mark Prentice, Bass Guitar - Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - David Dorn, Piano, Synthesizer - Jim Cooley, Engineer, Digital Editor - Eric Torres, Engineer, Background Vocals - Ilya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin - Zach Abend, Composer - Ash Bowers, Producer - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Percussion, Programmer - Seth Ennis, Composer - Michael Hardy, Composer - Jimmie Allen, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kam Lutcherhand, Engineer - Sol Philcox, Electric Guitar - Zach Kuhlman, Engineer
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Ashley Gorley, Composer - Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - David Dorn, Piano, Hammond B3 Organ - Jim Cooley, Engineer, Digital Editor - Zach Crowell, Composer - Eric Torres, Engineer, Background Vocals - Lee Hendricks, Bass Guitar - Ilya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin - Ash Bowers, Producer - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Programmer - Jimmie Allen, Composer, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kam Lutcherhand, Engineer - Zach Kuhlman, Engineer
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - David Dorn, Piano, Synthesizer - Jim Cooley, Engineer, Digital Editor, MixingEngineer - Eric Torres, Engineer, Background Vocals, Vocal Recording Engineer - Lee Hendricks, Bass Guitar - Ilya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Ash Bowers, Producer - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Programmer - Jimmie Allen, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Kam Lutcherhand, Engineer - Tate Howell, Composer - Rian Ball, Composer - Cameron Bedell, Composer
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Mark Prentice, Bass Guitar - Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - David Dorn, Piano, Synthesizer - Jim Cooley, Engineer, Digital Editor - Eric Torres, Engineer, Background Vocals - Ilya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin - Ash Bowers, Producer - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Percussion, Programmer - David Pramik, Composer - Jimmie Allen, Composer, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kam Lutcherhand, Engineer - Tate Howell, Composer - Sol Philcox, Electric Guitar - Zach Kuhlman, Engineer - Trip Howell, Composer
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Thomas Callaway, Composer - Joseph Bereal, Composer - T-Pain, Composer, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - CeeLo Green, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Edward Martin, Composer - Vinny Venditto, Producer, Engineer - Vincent Venditto, Composer - Chris Daniel, Engineer, Programmer - Yannique Delisle Barker, Composer - Cee Copeland, Engineer - Chris Doyle, Composer - Jimmie Allen, Composer, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Vic "BillboardKiller" Martin, Producer, Engineer, Background Vocals
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Adam Ayan, Engineer - Cary Barlowe, Composer, Electric Guitar - Mike Griffith, Coordinator - Jesse Frasure, Composer, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Keyboards, Programmer, Bass - Jeff Gunnell, Engineer - Chris Small, Digital Editor - Brandon Day, Composer - Jimmie Allen, Composer, Producer, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Alysa Vanderheym, Composer
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Jennifer Lopez, MainArtist - Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - Trevor Muzzy, Engineer, VocalProducer - Keith Hetrick, Producer, All Instruments - Eric Torres, Engineer - Leroy Clampitt, Composer - Evan Hutchings, Drum Programmer - Ivy Adara, Composer - Jimmie Allen, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Micheal Pollack, Composer
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Ashley Gorley, Composer - Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - David Dorn, Piano, Hammond B3 Organ - Jim Cooley, Engineer, Digital Editor - Katie Ohh, FeaturedArtist - Eric Torres, Engineer, Background Vocals - Lee Hendricks, Bass Guitar - Ilya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin - Ash Bowers, Producer - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Programmer - Will Weatherly, Composer, Keyboards, Drum Programming - Jimmie Allen, Composer, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kam Lutcherhand, Engineer - Zach Kuhlman, Engineer
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Steven McMorran, Composer - Jess Cates, Composer - Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - David Dorn, Keyboards - Jim Cooley, Engineer, Digital Editor - Eric Torres, Engineer - Ilya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin - Derrick Southerland, Composer - Ash Bowers, Producer - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Programmer - Herbert Lee Hendricks, Bass Guitar - Jimmie Allen, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kam Lutcherhand, Engineer - Zach Kuhlman, Engineer
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - David Dorn, Piano, Synthesizer - Jim Cooley, Engineer, Digital Editor - Eric Torres, Engineer, Background Vocals - Lee Hendricks, Bass Guitar - Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Jordan Schmidt, Composer - Ash Bowers, Producer - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Programmer - Matt Rogers, Composer - Jimmie Allen, Composer, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kam Lutcherhand, Engineer - Zach Kuhlman, Engineer
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Mark Prentice, Bass Guitar - Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - David Dorn, Piano, Synthesizer - Jim Cooley, Engineer, Digital Editor - Eric Torres, Engineer, Background Vocals - Ilya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin - Ash Bowers, Producer - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Percussion, Programmer - Matthew McGinn, Composer - Jimmie Allen, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kam Lutcherhand, Engineer - Jimmie Deeghan, Composer - Sol Philcox, Electric Guitar - Zach Kuhlman, Engineer - Alysa Vandereheym, Composer
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - David Dorn, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer - Jim Cooley, Engineer, Digital Editor - Eric Torres, Engineer, Background Vocals - Lee Hendricks, Bass Guitar - Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Ash Bowers, Producer - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Programmer - Matt Rogers, Composer - Matt McVaney, Composer - Jimmie Allen, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kam Lutcherhand, Engineer - Daniel Breland, Composer - Zach Kuhlman, Engineer
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - David Dorn, Keyboards - Jim Cooley, Engineer, Digital Editor - Matt Jenkins, Composer - Eric Torres, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals - Ilya Toshinskiy, Producer, Acoustic Guitar - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Engineer, Programmer - Kyle Manner, Coordinator - Jimmie Allen, Composer, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Tate Howell, Composer - Rian Ball, Composer - Austin Stanley, Assistant - Cameron Bedell, Composer - Zach Kulhman, Engineer
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - David Dorn, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer - Jim Cooley, Engineer, Digital Editor - Brad Tursi, Composer - Eric Torres, Engineer, Background Vocals - Lee Hendricks, Bass Guitar - Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Ash Bowers, Producer - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Programmer - Will Weatherly, Composer, Keyboards, Drum Programming - Jimmie Allen, Composer, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kam Lutcherhand, Engineer - Zach Kuhlman, Engineer
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Mark Prentice, Bass Guitar - Ross Copperman, Composer - Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - David Dorn, Piano, Synthesizer - Jim Cooley, Engineer, Digital Editor - Jon Nite, Composer - Eric Torres, Engineer, Background Vocals - Ilya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin - Ash Bowers, Producer - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Percussion, Programmer - Travis Hill, Composer - Jimmie Allen, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kam Lutcherhand, Engineer - Sol Philcox, Electric Guitar - Zach Kuhlman, Engineer
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - Mark Hill, Bass Guitar - Adam Shoenfeld, Electric Guitar - David Cohen, Keyboards - Justin Ebach, Composer - Austin Atwood, Engineer - Eric Torres, Producer, Engineer, Background Vocals, Digital Editor - Ilya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Ash Bowers, Producer - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Programmer - Jimmie Allen, Composer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - AADYN, FeaturedArtist
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Album review
2021 was a big year for Jimmie Allen, who took home new artist awards from both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association, making him only the second black performer to do so at the CMAs (following Darius Rucker's win in 2009) and the first at the ACMs. There are, obviously, big expectations for his third album, Tulip Drive—the title of which, like Mercury Lane (bearing the name of the street he grew up on) and Bettie James Gold Edition (combining the names of his late grandmother and father), holds personal significance: It's the street where his grandma lived. Family and home are big influences for Allen, who tends to weave meaningful touches into his songs. "you won't be alone," a reassurance for his kids that he will always be there for them, starts with a sweet spoken message from his young son. Earworm first single "down home" finds him talking to his own father, who passed away in 2019, about how he wishes his dad could see Allen's new daughter and house, but "I know you're up there looking down home." It feels affectingly sincere, as does "settle on back," a celebration of home—for sure, a country music trope—that's personalized with the mention of Sussex County, Delaware. Even though it's not the South, Allen proves that the country way of life isn't limited to a region: "I settle on back with my boys at the pier/ Drink a few beers and watch the sun disappear/ Chasing that young, never gonna grow up, never reach the bottom of a Solo cup" feeling. The song structure is formulaic, right down to the hot-lick guitar on the bridge, but it's radio ready. And if there's a criticism to be made of Allen, it's that he plays it safe much of the time. He is an extremely capable singer and songwriter, but there are virtually no surprises among the 17 songs here. One exception: Bottom-heavy good-time tune "pesos," a South of the border-inflected party track that loops in T-Pain and his signature AutoTune as well as a rapid-fire, reggae-influenced verse from CeeLo Green. Another: Piano ballad "habits & hearts" flips the country drinking song on its head, focusing on the pain of relapse rather than drowning your sorrows. Otherwise, there are perfectly pleasant tracks reminiscent of Thomas Rhett or pop star Jason Mraz's laidback ease ("be alright" and the smooth, soulful country pop of "what i'm talkin' bout"). "kissin you" is catchy if personality-less. The more playful "get you a girl" is breezy and slick, and "undo" is a traditional country breakup ballad. "love in the living room"—"We didn't make it to the hallway/ We didn't make it to our room"—is romantic, silky R&B with a distinct country flavor. A duet with Jennifer Lopez, "on my way" (a countrified take on a song from Lopez's Marry Me soundtrack) is fine, but the Lady A-like "broken hearted," with newcomer Katie Ohh, is better. © Shelly Ridenour/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:55
- Main artists: Jimmie Allen
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Stoney Creek Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2022 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
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