Way Out Here is the debut studio album by American country music singer Josh Thompson. It was released on February 23, 2010 via Columbia Records Nashville. The album's first two singles, "Beer on the Table" and the title track, charted in the Top 20 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number 17 and number 15, respectively. "Won't Be Lonely Long", the third single, peaked at number 25 on the same chart.
Critical reception Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly magazine gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that Thompson "confidently celebrates the particulars of country living." Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave a positive review, praising Thompson's voice and songwriting, saying that the album "offer[s] a crystal-clear image of who he is both musically and personally." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic rated it three stars out of five, saying that Thompson "seems a little too clean to be rowdy" but that "the singles are the kind that gain strength with repetition."
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from liner notes.
Glen Duncan - fiddle Tony Harrell - Hammond B-3 organ, piano Wes Hightower - background vocals Mike Johnson - steel guitar Greg Morrow - drums David Lee Murphy - background vocals Alison Prestwood - bass guitar Danny Rader - acoustic guitar, banjo Rich Redmond - percussion Dave Ristrim - steel guitar Adam Shoenfeld - acoustic guitar, electric guitar Josh Thompson - lead vocals Lisa Torres - background vocals
Chart performance The album debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 and No. 9 on the Top Country Albums chart, with 15,000 copies sold in the US.
Album Chart (2010) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 9 U.S. Billboard 200 28
Year-end charts Chart (2010)PositionUS Billboard Top Country Albums59
Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions US Country US 2009 "Beer on the Table" 17 103 2010 "Way Out Here" 15 85 "Won't Be Lonely Long" 25 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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