Recorded 2013 A.M.
(2013) I'm Comin' Over
(2015) Release date 17 September 2013 Genre Country music | Producer James Stroud Artist Chris Young Label RCA Records Nashville | |
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Released September 17, 2013 (2013-09-17) Nominations World Music Award for World’s Best Album Similar Chris Young albums, Country music albums | ||
A.M. is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Chris Young. It was released on September 17, 2013 via RCA Nashville. Young co-wrote six of the album's eleven tracks. The album includes the singles "Aw Naw", "Who I Am with You" and "Lonely Eyes".
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Critical reception
A.M. garnered generally positive reception by music critics. At AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine told that the release was "steeped in modern vernacular," and showed Young "brightening up his sound by leaning on cheerful, chipper pop hooks and a production so gleaming it shows his reflection; he has even chosen to smile on his album cover for the first time ever." Lee Zimmerman of American Songwriter wrote that "In the hands of a wannabe, the aforementioned songs might sound somewhat cloying, but given Young’s rugged vocals and apparent reservoir of conviction, the emotions ring true." At Entertainment Weekly, they felt that Young "survives on his fourth album, but too often he falls into the "bro country" trap currently plaguing the genre." Bob Paxman at Country Weekly stated that it "disproves the popular belief that nothing good ever happens in the a.m. There’s plenty of good stuff here." At Roughstock, Matt Bjorke affirmed that "Everything about A.M. screams star-making and with a hard core collection of fans who already help him headline venues across The USA, Chris Young's only destined for bigger things because of A.M.."
Personnel
Chart performance
The album debuted at No. 2 on the Top Country Albums chart, and No. 3 at Billboard 200 with 53,000 copies sold. The album has sold 267,000 copies in the US as of October 2015.
Songs
1Aw Naw3:09
2Hold You To It3:17
3Lonely Eyes3:38