Eric Paslay (album)

Eric Paslay is the debut studio album by American country music artist Eric Paslay. It was released on February 4, 2014 by Capitol Records Nashville.[1] The album includes the singles "Never Really Wanted", "Friday Night", "Song About a Girl" and "She Don't Love You".[2]

Eric Paslay
Studio album by
Eric Paslay
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2014 (2014-02-04)
Recorded2011–14
GenreCountry
Length40:36
LabelCapitol Records Nashville
Producer
  • Marshall Altman (tracks 2-4, 7-11)
  • Daniel Hill (tracks 1,5,6)
  • Billy Lynn (tracks 1,5,6)
Eric Paslay chronology
Eric Paslay
(2014)		 Nice Guy
(2020)
Singles from Eric Paslay
  1. "Never Really Wanted"
    Released: July 25, 2011
  2. "Friday Night"
    Released: April 22, 2013
  3. "Song About a Girl"
    Released: February 18, 2014
  4. "She Don't Love You"
    Released: October 13, 2014

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Country WeeklyA[4]
The Oakland Press[5]
Roughstock[6]
USA Today[7]

The eponymously titled album Eric Paslay garnered critical acclaim from five music critics. At USA Today, Brian Mansfield rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of four, stating that he held back some excellent material for himself on which "His sweet-as-Southern-tea debut finds common ground between radio-friendly and flat-out brilliant, incorporating a sense of both spirituality and '80s pop."[7] Tammy Ragusa of Country Weekly graded the album an A, writing that the album "hosts a heap of winners." In addition, Ragusa says that "The gifted songwriter has done an incredible job of showcasing his ability to create a collection that leans away from lyrical trends and toward depth and texture [...] reveal[ing] the complexity of an accomplished artist, and retains the purity of solid country music."[4] At The Oakland Press, Gary Graff rated the album three out of four stars, calling this "A strong debut from an established name on the scene."[5] Steve Leggett of AllMusic rated the album three-and-a-half out of five stars, noting how Paslay on the release "keep[s] it simple and catchy", but this means that the music "doesn't change the landscape of contemporary country, but it sure recognizes it, and that's Paslay's songwriting strength."[3] At Roughstock, Matt Bjorke rated the album a perfect five stars, saying that the release "showcases an artist who deserves to be placed on the same songwriting field as singer/songwriters like Rodney Crowell, John Hiatt, Jackson Browne and JD Souther with a little bit of The Band thrown in for good measure."[6] Also, Bjorke states that "There isn’t a bad song to be found on Eric Paslay and it truly is an early contender for the best Country Album of 2014."[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eric Paslay, with additional co-writers as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keep On Fallin'"
  • Matt Nolan
  • Skip Black
3:19
2."Friday Night"
2:47
3."Less Than Whole"Kenny Alphin4:45
4."Country Side of Heaven"
4:15
5."Never Really Wanted"Walt Aldridge3:27
6."Here Comes Love"Anthony Cappolino3:05
7."Like a Song"Jason Delkou2:48
8."Good with Wine"
3:40
9."She Don't Love You"Jennifer Wayne4:27
10."Song About a Girl"
  • Alexander
  • Sampson
3:49
11."Deep as It Is Wide" 4:27
Total length:40:36

Personnel

Chart performance

Album

The album debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 31, and No. 4 in the Top Country Albums chart, selling 11,000 copies in the US.[8] As of February 2015, the album has sold 54,300 copies in the U.S.[9]

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[10] 31
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] 4

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country
[12]		 CAN
2011 "Never Really Wanted" 48 — — — —
2013 "Friday Night" 6 2 47 8 53
2014 "Song About a Girl" 18 12 85 25 —
"She Don't Love You" 15 14 77 28 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References
  1. Parker, Eric T. (November 22, 2013). "Eric Paslay's Debut Album To Release in February". MusicRow. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  2. Bjorke, Matt (November 22, 2013). "Eric Paslay "Eric Paslay" Tracklist and Cover Art". Roughstock. Archived from the original on November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  3. Leggett, Steve (February 4, 2014). "Eric Paslay - Eric Paslay". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  4. Ragusa, Tammy (January 30, 2014). "Eric Paslay (album)". Country Weekly. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  5. Graff, Gary (February 4, 2014). "The Listening Room: Broken Bells, Eric Paslay and more". The Oakland Press. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  6. Bjorke, Matt (February 3, 2014). "Album Review: Eric Paslay - Eric Paslay". Roughstock. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  7. Mansfield, Brian (February 3, 2014). "Listen Up: Notable new releases". USA Today. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  8. Bjorke, Matt (February 12, 2014). "Country Album Chart News: The Week of February 12, 2014: Florida Georgia Line #1, Eric Paslay Debuts Top 5; Whiskey Myers, Moonshine Bandits, Scotty McCreery". Roughstock. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  9. Matt Bjorke (February 11, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For February 11, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  10. "Eric Paslay Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  11. "Eric Paslay Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  12. "Eric Paslay Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
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