Chris Young (album)

Chris Young is the debut album by American country music artist Chris Young, who in 2006 was a winner on the television singing competition Nashville Star. Released on Arista Nashville in 2006, the album produced two chart singles for Young on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Drinkin' Me Lonely" and "You're Gonna Love Me", which respectively reached No. 42 and No. 48, making this the only album of Young's career not to produce any top 40 hits. However "Drinkin' Me Lonely" did reach top 40 territory, peaking at #38, for Media Base, which was the chart used by Bob Kingsley's "Country Top 40" at the time.

Chris Young
Studio album by
Chris Young
ReleasedOctober 3, 2006
RecordedJune–September 2006
GenreNeotraditional country
Length36:15
LabelArista
ProducerBuddy Cannon
Chris Young chronology
Chris Young
(2006)		 The Man I Want to Be
(2009)
Singles from Chris Young
  1. "Drinkin' Me Lonely"
    Released: July 17, 2006
  2. "You're Gonna Love Me"
    Released: March 26, 2007[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The song "Flowers" was originally recorded by its co-writer, Billy Yates, who released it as a single from his self-titled debut album in 1997. "Beer or Gasoline" was co-written by David Lee Murphy and Ira Dean, the latter of whom was bassist for Trick Pony at the time.

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, criticizing Buddy Cannon's "generic" production but praising the neotraditionalist country sound of the album as well as Young's voice.[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Beer or Gasoline"
3:28
2."You're Gonna Love Me"
2:56
3."Drinkin' Me Lonely"
  • Chris Young
  • Larry Wayne Clark
3:19
4."White Lightning Hit the Family Tree"
3:52
5."Lay It on Me"
3:31
6."Burn"
3:04
7."Small Town Big Time"
  • Young
  • James
2:54
8."Flowers"
3:00
9."Center of My World"
  • Young
  • Murphy
3:34
10."I'm Headed Your Way, José"
3:29
11."Who's Gonna Take Me Home"
3:02

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[3]

Chart performance

Album
Chart (2006) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 3
U.S. Billboard 200 22

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
2006 "Drinkin' Me Lonely" 42
2007 "You're Gonna Love Me" 48

References
  1. "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country". Radio & Records. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  2. Jurek, Thom. "Chris Young review".
  3. Chris Young (CD). Chris Young. RCA Records. 2006. 82876-87724.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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