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On the cover of his 2014 debut, Write You a Song, Jon Pardi seemed a bit like a metrosexual country boy but on California Sunrise, its 2016 sequel, he's decked out like an old-school cowboy, complete with a big hat and blue jeans. This is the major change in image, but the music on California Sunrise isn't markedly different than the debut. Like the high-octane Write You a Song before it, California Sunrise is produced by Bart Butler, but the album finds space for softer tones and slower tempos, a shift that opens the doors for a little experimentation with rhythms. "Heartache on the Dance Floor" bears a bit of R&B-friendly AAA pop sheen, and at its core "Lucky Tonight" is a soul song all gussied up with fiddles and blues guitar. A few other cuts are light on their feet -- "Head Over Boots" rolls along with its singalong chorus, "Cowboy Hat" trades upon the leering twilight of bro-country -- but California Sunrise remains grounded in sinewy, straight-ahead country, sometimes delivered by Pardi with a sly grin. Perhaps his cheer is a bit subdued -- his everyday persona can work against him, suggesting that he's not much more than a guy next door -- but this workingman's diligence is a key element in turning California Sunrise into a frills-free, sturdily crafted collection.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Luke Laird, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Mason, ComposerLyricist - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Bouzouki, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lynn Hutton, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Hyde, ComposerLyricist - Lee Francis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jon Pardi, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Programming, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bart Butler, Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Winters, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jarod Snowden, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Ditty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M. Allen Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Capitol Records Nashville
Brett Beavers, ComposerLyricist - Luke Laird, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Bouzouki, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jon Pardi, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Programming, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bart Butler, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Winters, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jarod Snowden, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Ditty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M. Allen Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Capitol Records Nashville
Luke Laird, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jon Pardi, Producer, Vocals, Clapping, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bart Butler, Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Winters, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Tambourine, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Jarod Snowden, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Ditty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Capitol Records Nashville
Billy Montana, ComposerLyricist - Luke Laird, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phillip LaRue, ComposerLyricist - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Bouzouki, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Tofer Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jon Pardi, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Programming, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bart Butler, Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Winters, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jarod Snowden, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Ditty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M. Allen Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Capitol Records Nashville
Luke Laird, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Stover, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Bouzouki, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corey Crowder, ComposerLyricist - Lee Francis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jon Pardi, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Programming, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bart Butler, Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Montana, ComposerLyricist - Brad Winters, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jarod Snowden, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Ditty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M. Allen Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Capitol Records Nashville
Luke Laird, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Rhett Akins, ComposerLyricist - Ashley Gorley, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Bouzouki, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jesse Frasure, ComposerLyricist - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jon Pardi, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Programming, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bart Butler, Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Winters, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jarod Snowden, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Ditty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M. Allen Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Capitol Records Nashville
Wynn Varble, ComposerLyricist - Luke Laird, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Clint Daniels, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Bouzouki, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jon Pardi, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Programming, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bart Butler, Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Winters, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jarod Snowden, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Ditty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M. Allen Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Capitol Records Nashville
Luke Laird, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brice Long, ComposerLyricist - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Bouzouki, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jon Pardi, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Programming, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bart Butler, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Winters, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jarod Snowden, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Ditty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M. Allen Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Capitol Records Nashville
Luke Laird, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brice Long, ComposerLyricist - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Bouzouki, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jon Pardi, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Programming, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bart Butler, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Winters, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jarod Snowden, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Ditty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M. Allen Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Capitol Records Nashville
Luke Laird, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Barry Dean, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Bouzouki, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jon Pardi, Producer, Percussion, Clapping, Programming, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bart Butler, Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Winters, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jarod Snowden, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Ditty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M. Allen Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Capitol Records Nashville
Luke Laird, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Bouzouki, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim McCormick, ComposerLyricist - Lee Francis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jon Pardi, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Programming, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bart Butler, Producer - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Winters, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jarod Snowden, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Ditty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M. Allen Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Capitol Records Nashville
Luke Laird, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob McNelley, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Bouzouki, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Francis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jon Pardi, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Programming, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bart Butler, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Winters, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miles McPherson, Drums, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Larry McCoy, ComposerLyricist - Jarod Snowden, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Ditty, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M. Allen Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Capitol Records Nashville
Album review
On the cover of his 2014 debut, Write You a Song, Jon Pardi seemed a bit like a metrosexual country boy but on California Sunrise, its 2016 sequel, he's decked out like an old-school cowboy, complete with a big hat and blue jeans. This is the major change in image, but the music on California Sunrise isn't markedly different than the debut. Like the high-octane Write You a Song before it, California Sunrise is produced by Bart Butler, but the album finds space for softer tones and slower tempos, a shift that opens the doors for a little experimentation with rhythms. "Heartache on the Dance Floor" bears a bit of R&B-friendly AAA pop sheen, and at its core "Lucky Tonight" is a soul song all gussied up with fiddles and blues guitar. A few other cuts are light on their feet -- "Head Over Boots" rolls along with its singalong chorus, "Cowboy Hat" trades upon the leering twilight of bro-country -- but California Sunrise remains grounded in sinewy, straight-ahead country, sometimes delivered by Pardi with a sly grin. Perhaps his cheer is a bit subdued -- his everyday persona can work against him, suggesting that he's not much more than a guy next door -- but this workingman's diligence is a key element in turning California Sunrise into a frills-free, sturdily crafted collection.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:48
- Main artists: Jon Pardi
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records Nashville
- Genre: Country
© 2016 Capitol Records Nashville ℗ 2016 Capitol Records Nashville
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