Matt Kennon is the debut studio album by American country music singer Matt Kennon. It was released on May 11, 2010 (see 2010 in country music) via BamaJam Records. The album's first single release is "The Call," which was released in November 2009 and peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. "You Can Still Wear White" and "Too Loud" were also released as singles, though both failed to chart.
Country Weekly reviewer Jessica Phillips gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that Kennon showed a "rocker-with-a-cause image" and had a "distinctive voice," but thought that Kennon's singing "overwhelm[ed]" the song "Then There Was You." Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave it a five-star rating, comparing it to Jeffrey Steele's solo albums in sound, also praising Kennon's "gritty vocals" and the songwriting.
Track listing
Personnel
Dave Brainard – acoustic guitar Jim "Moose" Brown – keyboards, piano Perry Coleman – background vocals Chad Cromwell – drums Shannon Forrest – drums Paul Franklin – dobro, steel guitar Noah Gordon – background vocals Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar Tania Hancheroff – background vocals Tony Harrell – keyboards, organ, piano Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin Wes Hightower – background vocals Jimi Jamison – background vocals Matt Kennon – lead vocals, background vocals Julian King – percussion Troy Lancaster – electric guitar Pat McGrath – acoustic guitar Rob McNelley – electric guitar Chip Martin – dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Duncan Mullins – bass guitar Steve Nathan – keyboards, organ, piano Larry Paxton – bass guitar Mike Payne – electric guitar Scotty Sanders – dobro, steel guitar Mark Slaughter – electric guitar, background vocals Ilya Toshinsky – electric guitar Biff Watson – acoustic guitar Craig Young – bass guitar
Chart performance Chart (2010) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 19 U.S. Billboard 200 116 U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 1 U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums 24
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