For You (Parmalee album)

For You is the seventh studio album by American country music band Parmalee. It was released on July 30, 2021, via Stoney Creek Records.[2] It includes the singles "Just the Way" and "Take My Name".

For You
Studio album by
Parmalee
ReleasedJuly 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
GenreCountry
Length38:01
LabelStoney Creek
ProducerDavid Fanning (all tracks)
Andrew Goldstein (track 7)
Kevin Bard (track 7)
Parmalee chronology
27861
(2017)		 For You
(2021)
Singles from For You
  1. "Just the Way"
    Released: December 13, 2019
  2. "Take My Name"
    Released: October 4, 2021[1]
  3. "Girl in Mine"
    Released: August 22, 2022
  4. "Gonna Love You"
    Released: October 30, 2023

Preceded by the single "Girl in Mine", a deluxe reissue of the record titled For You 2 will be released on September 22, 2023.[3]

Content

"Just the Way", featuring Blanco Brown, was released as the lead single on December 13, 2019.[4] It has been certified Platinum by the RIAA and MC.[5][6] Its second single, "Take My Name", was released on October 4, 2021.[1]

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic praised the album as a "seamless piece of a product" in which the band don't simply "harmonize on sweet, sticky melodies."[7]

Commercial performance

For You debuted at number 35 on the Top Country Albums chart[8] in 2021 and number 43 on the Independent Albums chart.[9] It reached a peak of #24 in June 2022.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Only You"
3:05
2."Just the Way" (featuring Blanco Brown)
3:13
3."Backroad Girl"
  • M. Thomas
  • Tommy Cecil
  • Blake Bollinger
  • Brinley Addington
3:02
4."Take My Name"
2:37
5."I Do"
2:40
6."Miss You Now"
  • Michael Tyler
  • Matthew McGinn
  • Fanning
2:27
7."Greatest Hits" (featuring FITZ)
3:04
8."Better with You"
  • M. Thomas
  • Gorley
  • Fanning
2:41
9."Forget You" (featuring Avery Anna)
2:57
10."Alone Like That"
  • M. Thomas
  • Tommy Cecil
  • Fanning
  • James McNair
2:54
11."I See You"
  • M. Thomas
  • Fanning
  • Wilson
  • Steven McMorron
3:16
12."I'll Take the Chevy"
  • M. Thomas
  • Josh McSwain
  • Barry Knox
  • Zachary Kale
  • McNair
  • Josh Mirenda
3:02
13."For You"
  • M. Thomas
  • Knox
  • McSwain
  • Scott Thomas
  • Fanning
2:53

Personnel

Adapted from For You liner notes.[10]

Parmalee
  • Barry Knox - background vocals
  • Josh McSwain - piano, synthesizer, background vocals
  • Matt Thomas - lead vocals, background vocals

Scott Thomas, Parmalee's drummer, does not play on this album.

Additional Musicians
  • Avery Anna - duet vocals and background vocals on "Forget You"
  • Kevin Bard - acoustic guitar, programming
  • Kenny Barnes - programming
  • Eli Beaird - bass guitar
  • Blake Bollinger - programming
  • Blanco Brown - duet vocals on "Just the Way"
  • Corey Crowder - acoustic guitar
  • Kris Donegan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • David Fanning - programming
  • Michael Fitzpatrick - percussion, duet vocals, and background vocals on "Greatest Hits"
  • Andrew Goldstein - acoustic guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
  • Mark Hill - bass guitar
  • Evan Hutchings - drums, percussion
  • King 80 Industries - programming
  • Ben Johnson - programming
  • Zach Kale - programming, background vocals
  • Sol Philcox-Littlefield - electric guitar
  • Matt McGinn - background vocals
  • Pat McGrath - acoustic guitar
  • James McNair - background vocals
  • Rob McNelley - electric guitar
  • Miles McPherson - drums
  • Luke Moseley - piano
  • Sweet Legacy Music - programming
  • Justin Ostrander - electric guitar
  • Michael Rinne - bass guitar
  • Jeff Roach - piano
  • Scotty Sanders - steel guitar
  • Justin Schipper - steel guitar
  • Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar
  • Ilya Toshinsky - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Justin Wilson - background vocals
  • Alex Wright - keyboards, piano

Chart performance
Chart (2021-2022) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] 24
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 27

Release history
Region Date Label Format Ref.
United States July 30, 2021 Stoney Creek
  • Digital download
  • Streaming
 [13]
October 29, 2021 CD [14]

References
  1. "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". AllAccess. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  2. "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". AllAccess. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  3. "The wait is almost over! We have NEW MUSIC coming on 9/22 - Pre-Save "For You 2" now!! Link in bio!". Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  4. PARMALEE, Blanco Brown - Just the Way (Official Audio). December 13, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via YouTube.
  5. "American single certifications – Parmalee – Just the Way". Recording Industry Association of America.
  6. "Canadian certifications – Parmalee". Music Canada. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  7. "Parmalee - For You [Review]". AllMusic. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  8. "Parmalee Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  9. "Parmalee Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  10. For You (CD booklet). Parmalee. Stoney Creek Records/BBR Music Group. 2021. 538707832.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. "Parmalee Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  12. "Parmalee Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  13. "For You - Parmalee". Amazon. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  14. "Parmalee - For You". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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