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Phil Vassar (album)

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Released
  
February 22, 2000

Genre
  
Country

Label
  
Arista Nashville

Recorded
  
1999-2000

Length
  
41:10

Studio
  
Ocean Way Recording - Nashville, TN

Phil Vassar is the self-titled 2000 debut album from American country music artist Phil Vassar. It features the singles "Carlene", "Just Another Day in Paradise", "Rose Bouquet", "Six-Pack Summer" and "That's When I Love You". All of these, except "Rose Bouquet", charted in the Top Ten on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. "Just Another Day in Paradise" was Vassar's first Number One hit on that chart.

Contents

Content

The track "Drive Away" was previously recorded by Sons of the Desert on their 1997 debut album Whatever Comes First.

Critical reception

Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Vince Ripol of AllMusic wrote that "On his own, Vassar is an enthusiastic vocalist, a skilled pianist, and a gifted composer of spirited, nostalgic tales."

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.

  • Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
  • Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
  • Tim Davis – background vocals
  • Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
  • Larry Franklin – fiddle, mandolin
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar
  • Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin
  • Michael Landau – electric guitar
  • B. James Lowry – electric guitar
  • Terry McMillan – percussion
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar
  • Jo Dee Messina – background vocals on "That's When I Love You"
  • Steve Nathan – keyboards
  • Collin Raye – background vocals on "Carlene"
  • Chris Rodriguez – background vocals
  • Phil Vassar – piano, lead vocals
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar
  • References

    Phil Vassar (album) Wikipedia