Luke Bryan - Tailgates & Tanlines

Artist:

Bryan, Luke

UPC:

5099907041228

Description:

Personnel: Ilya Toshinsky (acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin); John Willis (acoustic guitar); Jeff King , Kenny Greenberg, J.T. Corenflos, Adam Shoenfeld, Brent Mason (electric guitar); Paul Franklin , Steve Hinson (pedal steel guitar); Rob Ickes (dobro); Joe Spivey (mandolin, fiddle); Mike Rojas (piano, organ); Mark Bright (keyboards); Greg Morrow (drums); Eric Darken (percussion); Ashton Shepherd, Georgia Middleman, Clare Dunn, Russell Terrell, Rachel Thibodeau (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Derek Bason.
Recording information: Blackbird Studios; House of Blues Studio, Nashville, TN; Starstruck Studios, Nashville, TN; The Mix Mill, Nashville, TN.
Photographer: Kristin Barlowe.
The third time around, Luke Bryan doubles down on his calling card: his inherent sweetness, the warmth he has as the country boy next door. Bryan is so genial that when he implores his country girl to "shake it for me," there`s nary a trace of lasciviousness: he just wants to be sure she`s having a good time. This aw-shucks generosity resonates throughout Tailgates & Tanlines, a record that capitalizes on the relaxed professionalism of 2009`s Doin` My Thing. Bryan`s bright setting plays as pop -- it`s too clean and crisp, too bereft of grit to ever be mistaken as something hardcore -- but his foundation is pure country, songs that are sturdy and unfussy, never bothering with sugary pop hooks. This is a slight shift from Doin` My Thing, which was pop enough to have a OneRepublic cover fit within the context, but Bryan retains the shiny friendliness of his sophomore set and marries it to songs that are strictly country, whether they`re a lazy Sunday stroll like "Too Damn Young," the country corn of "You Don`t Know Jack," the farmtown anthem "Harvest Time," the blues stomp of "Muckalee Creek Water," or the open-road sprightliness of "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye." Much of this is modern in sensibility, anchored by subtle ties to the past, a deliberate move from Bryan both as a writer -- he had a hand in penning eight of the 13 tunes here -- and a performer, showing that he knows exactly what his strengths are: he`s not flashy yet he`s not boring, he`s laid-back and assured, a modern guy who knows his roots but is happy to be in the present, and it`s hard not to smile along with the guy as he sings. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Country Girl (Shake It for Me)
2. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
3. Drunk on You
4. Too Damn Young
5. I Don`t Want This Night to End
6. You Don`t Know Jack
7. Harvest Time
8. I Know You`re Gonna Be There
9. Muckalee Creek Water
10. Tailgate Blues
11. Been There, Done That
12. Faded Away
13. I Knew You That Way

Album Information

Release Date:

08/09/2011

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Contemporary Country

Label:

EMI

Producer:

Jeff Stevens

Catalog Number:

70412

Original Release Year:

2011

# of Discs:

1

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

47 : 43

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