Buy Me a Boat

Buy Me a Boat
Studio album by
Chris Janson
ReleasedOctober 30, 2015 (2015-10-30)
GenreCountry
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
Producers
Chris Janson chronology
Take It to the Bank
(2014)		 Buy Me a Boat
(2015)		 Everybody
(2017)
Singles from Buy Me a Boat
  1. "Buy Me a Boat"
    Released: March 20, 2015
  2. "Power of Positive Drinkin'"
    Released: October 19, 2015
  3. "Holdin' Her"
    Released: May 2, 2016

Buy Me a Boat is the debut studio album by American country music singer Chris Janson. The album was released on October 30, 2015. It features the singles "Buy Me a Boat", "Power of Positive Drinkin'" and "Holdin' Her".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that "if [the title track's] accompanying album isn't quite up to its standards, it's nevertheless the work of an accomplished writer who knows how to sculpt a song for a wide audience. If Buy Me a Boat can be faulted, it's because its diversity often plays like a demo tape, with Janson crafting songs for any possible contemporary country audience."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums chart, and No. 18 on the Billboard 200, selling 18,536 copies in its first week. The album has sold 117,100 copies in the US as of March 2017.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chris Janson, with additional co-writers as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Buy Me a Boat"Chris DuBois2:59
2."Power of Positive Drinkin'"
3:30
3."Under the Sun"
3:26
4."Holdin' Her"James Otto4:05
5."Messin' with Jesus" (featuring Tim McGraw)
  • Kelly Roland
  • Pavel Dovgalyuk
3:06
6."Right in the Middle"
  • Brandon Kinney
  • Justin Wilson
2:23
7."Save a Little Sugar"
3:02
8."Back in My Drinkin' Days"Ken Johnson2:44
9."Where You Come In"Hill3:17
10."Yeah It Is"Ken Wright3:18
11."White Trash"Beathard3:47

Personnel

Adapted from Buy Me a Boat liner notes.

Musicians

Technical

Tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 11
Tracks 3–6, 9, 10
All tracks

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Hollabaugh, Lorie (August 11, 2015). "Chris Janson's Warner Bros. Debut Coming This Fall". MusicRow. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Buy Me a Boat". Allmusic. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ Edward Morris (November 10, 2015). "Chris Stapleton Hits No. 1 After Awards Show Ascension". CMT. Archived from the original on November 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (March 5, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: March 6, 2017". Roughstock.
  5. ↑ Buy Me a Boat (CD booklet). Chris Janson. Warner Bros. Records Nashville. 2015. 552159-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ "Chris Janson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Chris Janson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  9. ↑ "American album certifications – Chris Janson – Buy Me A Boat". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 7, 2020.