Barefoot Blue Jean Night is the third studio album by American country music artist Jake Owen. It was released on August 30, 2011, via RCA Records Nashville. The album's first single, "Barefoot Blue Jean Night," is the fastest-rising single of Owen's career, as well as his first Number One hit.
Critical reception
Giving it two-and-a-half stars out of five, AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Owen "is a likable enough presence but he can't sell the cold calculations of these transparent good times". Michael Sudhalter of Country Standard Time gave the album a positive review. He thought that the album had "plenty of versatility" and that its title track is "just right for the summer time". Similarly, Bobby Peacock of Roughstock thought that the album's songs had several overlapping themes and that Owen "has truly put out an album that he should be proud of", giving it four-and-a-half stars out of five. In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin placed three tracks from the album on his top 10 list of Owen's best songs: "Alone with You" at number one, the title track at number two and "Anywhere with You" at number ten.
Track listing
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 11 produced by Joey Moi and Rodney Clawson; tracks 3, 5, 7, 9, 10 produced by Tony Brown.
Personnel Tom Bukovac - acoustic guitar, electric guitar Sarah Buxton - background vocals Perry Coleman - background vocals Chad Cromwell - drums, percussion Glen Duncan - banjo, dobro Kyle Everson - programming Shannon Forrest - drums Kenny Greenberg - acoustic guitar, electric guitar Wes Hightower - background vocals John Barlow Jarvis - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano, Wurlitzer Charlie Judge - Hammond B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer Brent Mason - electric guitar Jerry McPherson - electric guitar Joey Moi - programming Steve Nathan - Hammond B-3 organ, piano Jake Owen - acoustic guitar, lead vocals Michael Rhodes - bass guitar Adam Shoenfeld - electric guitar Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar Chris Tompkins - programming Ilya Toshinsky - banjo, dobro, acoustic guitar
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 45 Chart (2012) Position US Billboard 200 146 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 29 Chart (2013) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 46
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