Pick Me Up (album)

Pick Me Up
Studio album by Brett Kissel
Released	September 11, 2015
Genre	Country
Length	35:54
Label	Warner Music Canada
Producer	Mickey Jack Cones Brett Kissel Bart McKay
Brett Kissel chronology
Started with a Song (2013) Pick Me Up (2015)
Singles from Pick Me Up
"Airwaves" Released: June 19, 2015 "Pick Me Up" Released: October 2015 "Cool with That" Released: April 2016

Pick Me Up is the sixth studio album by Canadian country music artist Brett Kissel. It was released on September 11, 2015 via Warner Music Canada.^[1] The album includes the number one single "Airwaves".^[2]

Upon release, Pick Me Up debuted at number seven on the Canadian Albums Chart.^[3]

Promotion

In the fall of 2014, Kissel opened for Brad Paisley on the Canadian leg of his then-current tour and began playing material from what would become Pick Me Up.^[4][5] Kissel will headline "The Airwaves Tour 2015" in promotion of Pick Me Up beginning on October 10 in Simcoe, Ontario.^[6] Dates were announced through to November 28, with additional stops to be added. He also performed at the Grand Ole Opry on August 29, 2015.^[7]

Singles

On June 19, 2015, "Airwaves" was released to digital retailers and Canadian country radio as the album's lead single.^[8] It entered the Billboard Canada Country airplay chart at number 31 as the most-added single of the week and reached the number one position on the chart dated October 3, 2015.^[6][9] It has also charted on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 at number 61.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Pick Me Up"	Cary Barlowe, Chase Bryant, Hillary Lindsey	Mickey Jack Cones	3:22
2.	"Airwaves"	Zach Crowell, Matt Jenkins, Jonathan Singleton	Cones	3:29
3.	"Cool with That"	Ted Hewitt, Brett Kissel, Phil O'Donnell	Bart McKay, Kissel	3:49
4.	"Feet Back on the Ground"	Casey Beathard, Tony Martin, Neil Thrasher	McKay, Kissel	3:25
5.	"I Can Play Guitar" (featuring Hunter Hayes)	Kissel, Troy Olsen	McKay, Kissel	4:25
6.	"She's Desire"	Jake Mitchell, Jason Mizelle, JP Williams	Cones	3:11
7.	"Why Won't You"	Adrienne Follesé, Keith Follesé, Kissel	Cones	4:18
8.	"I Hope It's Me"	Jacob Bryant, John Davidson, Gordie Sampson	Cones	3:17
9.	"That's Why God Made Guitars"	Ashley Gorley, Jenkins, Lindsey	McKay, Kissel	3:20
10.	"I Didn't Fall in Love with Your Hair" (with Carolyn Dawn Johnson)	Rachel Bradshaw, Kyle Jacobs, Billy Montana	McKay, Kissel	3:18
Total length:				35:54

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[11]

Recorded and engineered at Nashville, Tennessee (Westwood Studios) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Bart McKay Productions) Mastered at Nashville, Tennessee (Georgetown Masters)

Performance credits All vocals – Brett Kissel Featured vocas – Carolyn Dawn Johnson Background vocals – Mickey Jack Cones, Matty McKay, Brett Kissel, Russell Terrell, the Good Friday Choir

Instruments

Bass – Mark Hill, Justin Kudding, Derek Stremel Drums – Chad Malchert, Nir Z Fiddle – Tyler Vollrath Guitars (acoustic and electric) – Mickey Jack Cones, J.T. Cornflos, Hunter Hayes, Jeff King, Brett Kissel, Troy Lancaster, B. James Lowry, Matty McKay

Mandolin – Troy Lancaster, Matty McKay Piano and synthesizer – Mickey Jack Cones, Tony Harrell, Bart McKay Percussion – Mickey Jack Cones Steel guitar – Randle Currie, Mike Johnson

Production

Engineers – Mickey Jack Cones, Bart McKay, Dave Salley Assistant engineers – Brady Tilow Management – Louis O'Reilly, Invictus Entertainment (Canada); Bob Doyle, Major Bob Music (US) Management Agency – Jim Cressman, Invictus Entertainment (IEG) Mastering – Andrew Mendelson Mixers – Mickey Jack Cones, Bart McKay, Brett Kissel Packaging designer – Ptrick Duffy for Attention

Photographer – Juan Pont Lezica Producer – Mickey Jack Cones, Bart McKay, Brett Kissel Programming and editing – Mickey Jack Cones, Brady Tilow Songwriters – Cary Barlowe, Casey Beathard, Rachel Bradshaw, Chase Bryant, Jacob Bryant, Zach Crowell, John Davidson, Adrienne Follesé, Keith Follesé, Ashley Gorley, Ted Hewitt, Kyle Jacobs, Matt Jenkins, Brett Kissel, Hillary Lindsey, Tony Martin, Jake Mitchell, Jason Mizelle, Billy Montana, Phil O'Donnell, Troy Olsen, Gordie Sampson, Jonathan Singleton, Neil Thrasher, JP Williams

Additional credits

• Hunter Hayes appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Carolyn Dawn Johnson appears courtesy of Dancing Lily Music

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12]	7

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		CAN Country [13]	CAN [10]
2015	"Airwaves"	1	61
	"Pick Me Up"	6	86
2016	"Cool with That"^A	34

• ^ACurrent single.

References

1. "Brett Kissel Reveals Details Of Sophomore Album; 'Pick Me Up' To Be Released On September 11". Warner Music Canada. August 14, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
2. "Pick Me Up – Brett Kissel". AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
3. "Canadian Albums: Top Albums Chart" (The Week Of: October 3, 2015). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
4. "Brett Kissel joins Brad Paisley on Canadian Tour". Top Country (TC Inc.). June 5, 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
5. Lynch, Judith (September 4, 2015). "First Play: Brett Kissel, Pick Me Up". CBC Music (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 23 September 2015.
6. Gonshor, Adam (July 6, 2015). "BRETT KISSEL ANNOUNCES CROSS-CANADA 'AIRWAVES' FALL TOUR". Press Releases (Warner Music Canada). Retrieved 23 September 2015.
7. "August 29, 2015 | Grand Old Opry". Calendar (Grand Ole Opry). Retrieved 23 September 2015.
8. "Brett Kissel: Airwaves - Music on Google Play". Google Play. Google. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
9. "Canada Country : Oct 03, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
10. "Brett Kissel Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
11. Pick Me Up (booklet). Brett Kissel. BAK 2 BAK Entertainment Inc. / Warner Music Canada Co. 2015. B013U12A0I.
12. "Brett Kissel – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Brett Kissel.
13. "Brett Kissel Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.