Write You a Song

Write You a Song
Studio album by Jon Pardi
Released January 14, 2014 (2014-01-14)
Genre Neotraditional country
Length 38:44
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer Bart Butler
Jon Pardi
Jon Pardi chronology
Write You a Song
(2014)
California Sunrise
(2016)
Singles from Write You a Song
  1. "Missin' You Crazy"
    Released: March 26, 2012
  2. "Up All Night"
    Released: March 11, 2013
  3. "What I Can't Put Down"
    Released: March 17, 2014
  4. "When I've Been Drinkin'"
    Released: September 22, 2014

Write You a Song is the debut album by American country music artist Jon Pardi. It was released on January 14, 2014 via Capitol Records Nashville.[1] The album includes the singles "Missin' You Crazy", "Up All Night",[2] "What I Can't Put Down", and "When I've Been Drinkin'."

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Country WeeklyA-[4]
Digital Journal[5]
Got Country Online[6]
Roughstock[7]

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."[4] 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."[3] 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."[5] 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."[7] 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."[6]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "What I Can't Put Down"  Bart Butler, Brice Long, Jon Pardi 3:23
2. "Up All Night"  Brett Beavers, Butler, Pardi 3:30
3. "Write You a Song"  Butler, Pardi, Dave Ulbrich 3:06
4. "That Man"  Casey Beathard, Pardi 3:34
5. "Missin' You Crazy"  Butler, Monty Holmes, Pardi 3:19
6. "Happens All the Time"  Kent Agee, Burton Collins, Pardi 3:22
7. "Trash a Hotel Room"  Aaron Goodvin, Matt Jenkins 3:46
8. "Chasin' Them Better Days"  Beathard, Shane Minor, Pardi 4:24
9. "Love You from Here"  Butler, Jimmy Melton, Pardi 3:33
10. "Empty Beer Cans"  Kent Blazy, Pardi, Tia Sillers 3:29
11. "When I've Been Drinkin'"  Butler, Pardi, Jeremy Spillman 3:18
Total length:
38:44

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[8]

Musicians
Technical

Chart performance

The album debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 chart, and No. 3 on the Top Country Albums chart, with 17,000 copies sold in its debut week.[9] As of February 2015, the album has sold 71,200 copies in the U.S.[10]

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[11] 14
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] 72

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country
2012 "Missin' You Crazy" 29 25
2013 "Up All Night" 10 11 56 46
2014 "What I Can't Put Down" 33 31
"When I've Been Drinkin'" 36 38
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. Nicholson, Jessica (October 31, 2013). "Jon Pardi To Release Debut Project in January". MusicRow. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  2. Bjorke, Matt (October 31, 2013). "Jon Pardi "Write You A Song" Tracklist and Cover Art". Roughstock. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Leggett, Steve (January 14, 2014). "Write You a Song - Jon Pardi". AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Freeman, Jon (January 14, 2014). "Write You a Song by Jon Pardi". Country Weekly. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Papadatos, Markos (January 16, 2014). "Review: Country singer Jon Pardi soars on new album 'Write You A Song'". Digital Journal. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Tara Toro, January 14, 2014. "ALBUM REVIEW: Jon Pardi "Write You A Song"". PopMatters. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  7. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (January 14, 2014). "Album Review: Jon Pardi - Write You A Song". Roughstock. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  8. Write You a Song (CD booklet). Jon Pardi. Capitol Records. 2014. B0018657-02.
  9. Matt Bjorke (January 23, 2014). "Country Album Chart News: The Week of January 22, 2013: Jennifer Nettles, Jon Pardi, Rosanne Cash Debut In Top 5". Roughstock.
  10. Matt Bjorke (February 4, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For February 4, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure give here
  11. "Jon Pardi – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Jon Pardi.
  12. "Jon Pardi – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Jon Pardi.
  13. "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
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