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Buy Me a Boat is the debut album of 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".

Buy Me a Boat
Studio album by Chris Janson
Released	October 30, 2015 (2015-10-30)
Genre	Country
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Brent Anderson Chris DuBois Byron Gallimore[1] Chris Janson
Chris Janson chronology
Take It to the Bank (2014) Buy Me a Boat (2015) Everybody (2017)
Singles from Buy Me a Boat
"Buy Me a Boat" Released: March 20, 2015 "Power of Positive Drinkin'" Released: October 19, 2015 "Holdin' Her" Released: May 2, 2016

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

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."[2]

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.[3] The album has sold 117,100 copies in the US as of March 2017.[4]

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from Buy Me a Boat liner notes.[5]

Musicians

• Brent Anderson - acoustic guitar (all tracks except 4), background vocals (all tracks except 3), synthesizer (2), bouzouki (11)
• David Dorn - Hammond B-3 organ (2, 7, 11), keyboards (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10), synthesizer (7), piano (8), Wurlitzer electric piano (11)
• Shannon Forrest - drums (4, 5, 9), programming (9)
• Byron Gallimore - acoustic guitar (9)
• Chris Janson - lead vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (4), harmonica (8)
• Troy Lancaster - electric guitar (3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
• Tony Lucido - bass guitar (all tracks)
• Fred Newell - steel guitar (3, 6, 8, 10)
• Justin Ostrander - electric guitar (1, 2, 7, 11)
• Russ Pahl - Jew's harp (7), steel guitar (8)
• Ben Phillips - drums (except 4, 5, 9), programming (2, 7)
• Jeff Roach - synthesizer (1, 2)
• Justin Schipper - steel guitar (4, 5, 9)
• Will Weatherly - programming (1, 2, 7)
• Derek Wells - electric guitar (3, 6, 8, 10)

Technical

Tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 11

• Brent Anderson - producer
• Jeff Balding - recording
• Matt Coles - assistant
• Chris DuBois - producer
• Chris Janson - producer
• Scott Johnson - production assistant
• Ben Phillips - recording, digital editing, mixing
• Will Weatherly - digital editing

Tracks 3-6, 9, 10

• Stephen Allbritten - assistant (3, 4, 6, and 10 only)
• Jake Burns - assistant (4, 5, and 9 only)
• Byron Gallimore - producer, mixing
• Julian King - recording
• Erik Lutkins - additional recording (3, 4, 6, and 10 only)
• Ernesto Olivera - assistant (3, 6, and 10 only)

All tracks

• Adam Ayan - mastering
• Eric Brown - photography
• Katherine Petillo - art direction, design
• Shane Tarleton - creative director

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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