Write You a Song is the debut studio album by American country music artist Jon Pardi. It was released on January 14, 2014, through Capitol Nashville. The album includes the singles "Missin' You Crazy", "Up All Night", "What I Can't Put Down", and "When I've Been Drinkin'." It was certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Promotion On February 12, 2014, Pardi opened alongside Chase Rice and Chris Young for Dierks Bentley on his Riser Tour. On August 5, he announced the Up All Night Tour, a 20-city North American fall promotion that began on October 10 in Lincoln, Nebraska and December 20 in Columbus, Ohio.
Critical reception
Write You a Song received unanimously positive reception by music critics. At Country Weekly, Jon Freeman graded the album an A−, proclaiming that "We'll raise a glass to that." Steve Leggett of AllMusic rated the album three-and-a-half stars, stating that "The playing, production, and sound on Write You a Song are solid and professional, with enough edge to keep it from being simply predictable." At Digital Journal, Markos Papadatos rated the album four stars, saying that "Jon Pardi does a decent job on his debut studio album and hopefully, he will have more hits from it." Matt Bjorke of Roughstock rated the album four stars, writing that "The melodies are interesting, the songwriting is tight and Pardi is in strong voice throughout Write You A Song, which is all anyone can ask from a debut album and for anyone looking for someone to anoint as a potential ‘savior’ of Country music, Pardi may just be that guy for you." At Got Country Online, Tara Toro rated the album four stars, highlighting the album as "a cohesive package of country music that you’ll want to listen to again and again."
In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin placed three tracks from the album on his top 10 list of Pardi's best songs: "When I've Been Drinkin'" at number four, "What I Can't Put Down" at number six and "That Man" at number nine.
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from the album's liner notes.
Musicians Howie Adams — percussion Brett Beavers — programming J. T. Corenflos — electric guitar Howard Duck — piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer electric piano, accordion, Hammond B-3 organ Dan Dugmore — electric guitar, pedal steel guitar Jenee Fleenor — fiddle Lee Francis — bass guitar, U-bass Keith Gattis — mandolin, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, gut string guitar Tommy Harden — drums, percussion Mike Johnson — pedal steel guitar Andy Leftwich — fiddle, mandolin, ganjo Rob McNelley — electric guitar Jimmy Melton — banjo Terry Lee Palmer — background vocals Jon Pardi — lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ganjo Brian Pruitt — drums, percussion Joe Spivey — acoustic guitar, fiddle Russell Terrell — background vocals Robby Turner — pedal steel guitar
Technical Bart Butler — production T.W. Cargile — recording Ryan Gore — recording, mixing Andrew Mendelson — mastering Jon Pardi — production Jarod Snowden — digital editing
Chart performance The album debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200 chart, and number three on the Top Country Albums chart, with 17,000 copies sold in its debut week. As of February 2016, the album has sold 85,000 copies in the U.S.
Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2014)Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)72
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