American Saturday Night
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American Saturday Night
- Artist: Brad Paisley
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- Release Date: June 30, 2009
- Total Time: 62:06
- Genre: Country
Review
An American Saturday Night is not an unusual topic for a country song, but Brad Paisley's celebration is. Paisley sees a typical weekend night as a cultural collision of French kisses, Italian Ices, Canadian bacon, and margaritas, a place where Mexican and Dutch beers chill side by side in a bucket of ice. If he leans too heavily on labels, referring to those beers by brand name, it's merely a reflection of Paisley's uncanny knack for capturing the casual contemporary details of American life at the tail-end of the 2000s. It's not just the pile up of iPhones and international video chats on "Welcome to the Future," the first country anthem of the Obama era, it's how he'll pick up prescription for his girl and flips macho stereotypes on their head on "The Pants." He's a thoroughly modern man and that attitude helps invigorate his traditional country, a sensibility that's welcome on American Saturday Night, which veers toward the mellow despite its rollicking title track or the breakneck "Catch all the Fish" and the odd burst incongruous gurgling synth. On the whole, American Saturday Night is one of his dreamier albums, filled with swaying slow dances, sweet love tunes, and the occasional brokenhearted blues, all delivered with a worn-in ease. Paisley prevents things from getting too relaxed by juxtaposing his every-guy vocals with spitfire guitar, something that gooses even the sleepiest tempos, just like how he spikes his party tunes with sly humor. He never lets things get too serious or too maudlin, he cracks jokes at himself and his friends, he lets everybody into his Saturday night party, because he knows that what makes an American party -- and what makes America -- is how all the best things wash up on the U.S. shores. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi| American Sampler Rag (2001 Album by Elite Syncopators) | |
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American Saturday Night
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| Studio album by Brad Paisley | ||||
| Released | June 30, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | The Castle - Franklin, Tennessee December, 2008 - March, 2009[1] |
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 62:16 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Producer | Frank Rogers | |||
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American Saturday Night is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released on June 30, 2009, by Arista Nashville. Like all of his previous studio albums, it is produced by Frank Rogers.[2] The first single, "Then," has become his fourteenth Number One on the Hot Country Songs chart. iTunes released songs from the album weekly as part of the countdown to the album's release. "Water" was released on June 9, 2009, followed by the title track on June 16 and "Everybody's Here" on June 23. The second radio single is "Welcome to the Future." The title track was released as the third single on November 16, 2009. As of the chart dated January 8, 2011, the album has sold 714,812 copies in the US.[3] It earned a 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards nomination for "Album of the Year". In 2012, MSN.com listed American Saturday Night as one of the 21 Essential 21st-Century Albums.[4]
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Content
In an interview with USA Today, Paisley says he's taking a more direct approach with this album: "I'm not so worried about making the songwriters in town sit and take notice," he says, "as I am wanting people to feel like I really meant what I said on this record."[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "American Saturday Night" | Brad Paisley, Kelly Lovelace, Ashley Gorley | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Everybody's Here" | Jim Beavers, Chris DuBois, Paisley | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Welcome to the Future" | DuBois, Paisley | 5:52 |
| 4. | "Then" | Paisley, DuBois, Gorley | 5:21 |
| 5. | "Water" | Paisley, DuBois, Lovelace | 4:21 |
| 6. | "She's Her Own Woman" | Jody Harris, Kenny Lewis, Paisley | 4:29 |
| 7. | "Welcome to the Future" (reprise) | DuBois, Paisley | 1:19 |
| 8. | "Anything Like Me" | DuBois, Paisley, Dave Turnbull | 4:13 |
| 9. | "You Do the Math" | Robert Arthur, Tim Owens, Paisley | 4:36 |
| 10. | "No" | Paisley, Bill Anderson, Jon Randall | 4:20 |
| 11. | "Catch All the Fish" | Paisley, DuBois, Gorley | 4:08 |
| 12. | "Oh Yeah, You're Gone" | Paisley, Robben Ford | 5:36 |
| 13. | "The Pants" | DuBois, Owens, Paisley | 4:36 |
| 14. | "I Hope That's Me" | DuBois, Owens, Paisley | 3:40 |
| 15. | "Back to the Future" (hidden track) | DuBois, Paisley | 1:30 |
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Total length:
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62:16 | ||
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [6] |
| Robert Christgau | A[7] |
| Country Weekly |  [8] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[9] |
| Roughstock | favorable[10] |
| The 9513 | [11] |
| The Dallas Morning News | A−[12] |
| Rolling Stone | [13] |
| The New York Times | favorable[14] |
| The Washington Post | favorable[15] |
The album has been lauded by critics. According to Metacritic, the album holds a score of 78 out of 100 based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[16] Chris William of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Paisley discs usually include instrumentals, comedy sketches, and gospel. Here, he drops that lovable detritus, going for constant home runs."[17] It was #1 on TIME Magazine's list of The Top Ten Albums of 2009. Rhapsody (online music service) ranked the album #12 on its "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" list and #13 on its list of "The 25 Best Albums of 2009".[18][19]
Personnel
As listed in liner notes:
- Brad Paisley - lead vocals, background vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Robert Arthur - acoustic guitar (tracks 9, 13)
- Jim "Moose" Brown - piano, wurlitzer, B-3 organ
- Neal Cappellino - piano (track 1)
- Randel Currie - steel guitar
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Kevin "Swine" Grantt - bass guitar, upright bass
- Wes Hightower - background vocals
- Gary Hooker - acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 11), rhythm guitar (track 10)
- Mike Johnson - dobro (track 8)
- Kenny Lewis - bass guitar
- Kendal Marcy - piano, banjo
- Gordon Mote - keyboards, piano
- Huck Paisley - guest vocal appearance (track 8)
- Frank Rogers - rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar (track 1)
- Ben Sesar - drums
- Bryan Sutton - mandolin (track 8)
- Justin Williamson - fiddle
- Brian David Willis - drums (track 9)
Gang Vocals on tracks 1, 3, 4, and 13: Robert Arthur, Tracie Hamilton, Gary Hooker, Kendal Marcy, Tim Owens, Valerie Pringle, Emily Reeves, Missy Reeves, Scott Reeves, and Ben Sesar
Vocals by the Dramamine Kings on "Catch All the Fish": Randel Currie, Jody Harris, Kenny Lewis, Kendal Marcy, Ben Sesar, Justin Williamson
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 2 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 6 |
| Australian ARIA Charts | 67 |
| UK Country Charts | 17 |
End of year charts
| Chart (2010) | Year-end 2010 |
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| US Billboard 200 | 110[20] |
| US Billboard Top Country Albums | 18[21] |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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| US Country | US | US AC | CAN | ||||||
| 2009 | "Then" | 1 | 28 | 19 | 52 | ||||
| "Welcome to the Future" | 2 | 42 | — | 60 | |||||
| "American Saturday Night" | 2 | 67 | — | 66 | |||||
| 2010 | "Water" | 1 | 42 | — | 54 | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
| Preceded by Hannah Montana: The Movie (soundtrack) by Various artists |
Billboard Top Country Albums number-one album July 18, 2009 - July 25, 2009 |
Succeeded by Fearless by Taylor Swift |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[22] | Gold |
| United States (RIAA)[23] | Gold |
References
- ^ [1] videos of recording process for "American Saturday Night" on Paisley's blog
- ^ http://bradpaisley.musiccitynetworks.com/index.htm?inc=5&news_id=15498[dead link]
- ^ "Final Holiday Sales #s of 2010 are Huge for Country Artists". Roughstock. 2010-12-29. http://www.roughstock.com/blog/final-holiday-sales-s-of-2010-are-huge-for-country-artists. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ Bonaguro, Alison. OFFSTAGE: Brad Paisley's Old Album Makes New List. CMT.com. March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ "Brad Paisley Getting Ready for 'American Saturday Night'". The Boot.com. 2009-03-06. http://www.theboot.com/2009/03/06/brad-paisley-getting-ready-for-american-saturday-night/. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Country Weekly review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Roughstock review
- ^ The 9513 review
- ^ The Dallas Morning News review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ The New York Times review
- ^ The Washington Post review
- ^ "American Saturday Night Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. 2009-12-29. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/paisleybrad/americansaturdaynight?q=brad%20paisley. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ^ Reviewed by Chris Willman (2009-07-01). "American Saturday Night Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20288854,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ^ "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ^ The 25 Best Albums of 2009 Referenced July 31, 2010
- ^ "Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/top-billboard-200?year=2010. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Best of 2010 - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/top-country-albums?year=2010. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Brad Paisley – American Saturday Night". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=American+Saturday+Night&sa=Brad+Paisley&smt=0.
- ^ "American album certifications – Brad Paisley – American Saturday Night". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22American+Saturday+Night%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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