Famous Friends (album)

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Famous Friends
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Studio album by
Chris Young
ReleasedAugust 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)
GenreCountry
Length43:18
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerChris Young (all tracks)
Corey Crowder (tracks 1-4, 10-13)
Mark Holman (track 5)
Chris DeStefano (tracks 6-9)
Chris Young chronology
Losing Sleep
(2017) 		Famous Friends
(2021)
Singles from Famous Friends
  1. "Raised on Country"
    Released: January 28, 2019
  2. "Drowning"
    Released: September 23, 2019
  3. "Famous Friends"
    Released: November 20, 2020
  4. "At the End of a Bar"
    Released: September 13, 2021

Famous Friends is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Chris Young. It was released on August 6, 2021, via RCA Records Nashville. It was preceded by the three singles "Raised on Country", "Drowning" and the title track. "At the End of a Bar" would be released on September 13, 2021 as the album's fourth single.[1]

Young co-wrote all but one of the songs on the album.

Content[]

"Raised on Country" was released as the leadoff single on January 28, 2019. It was originally intended to be the title track, but following the releases of "Drowning" on September 23, 2019 and "Famous Friends" on November 20, 2020, Young announced after the COVID-19 pandemic that the album would be retitled to Famous Friends.[2][3]

Critical reception[]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that Young "started drifting toward the middle of the road around the mid-2010s", but that Famous Friends "finds him making a course correction, adding some livelier, stylish elements to his smooth foundation".[4]

Commercial performance[]

Famous Friends debuted at number three on the Top Country Albums chart, as well as number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 24,000 copies (including 14,000 album units) in its first week.[5][6]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Raised on Country"
2:57
2."Famous Friends" (featuring Kane Brown)
  • Young
  • Barlowe
  • Crowder
2:46
3."Town Ain't Big Enough" (featuring Lauren Alaina)
  • Young
  • Barlowe
  • Crowder
  • Shay Mooney
2:51
4."Drowning"
3:11
5."Rescue Me"
  • Young
  • Hoge
  • Mark Holman
  • Matt McGinn
  • Christian Davis Stalnecker
3:17
6."Break Like You Do"
3:16
7."At the End of a Bar" (featuring Mitchell Tenpenny)
  • Young
  • DeStefano
  • Mitchell Tenpenny
3:06
8."Love Looks Good on You"
3:30
9."One of Them Nights"
2:42
10."When You're Drinking"
  • Young
  • DeStefano
  • Rogers
  • Smith
3:16
11."Cross Every Line"
3:25
12."Hold My Beer Watch This"
  • Young
  • Barlowe
  • Crowder
2:46
13."Best Seat in the House"
3:05
14."Tonight We're Dancing"
  • Young
  • Josh Gleave
  • Josh Phillips
3:10
Total length:43:18

Personnel[]

Adapted from liner notes.[7]

Tracks 1-4 & 10-13[]

Track 5[]

  • Josh Hoge - background vocals
  • Mark Holman - electric guitar, piano, programming
  • Miles McPherson - drums, percussion
  • Chris Young - lead vocals

Tracks 6-9[]

Track 14[]

  • Dave Cohen - B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer
  • Wes Hightower - background vocals
  • Julian King - programming
  • Tony Lucido - bass guitar
  • Miles McPherson - drums, percussion
  • Danny Rader - acoustic guitar
  • Scotty Sanders - steel guitar
  • Derek Wells - electric guitar
  • Chris Young - lead vocals

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Raised on Country by Chris Young". Songfacts. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Brianne Tracy (June 9, 2021). "Chris Young Announces New Album Famous Friends Set to Drop in August: 'I'm Really Excited'". People. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Famous Friends review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Asker, Jim (August 17, 2021). "Chris Young's 'Famous Friends' Debuts at No. 3 on Top Country Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Chris Young Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  7. ^ Famous Friends (CD booklet). Chris Young. RCA Records Nashville. 2021. 19075-93292-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 16 August 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1641. Australian Recording Industry Association. August 16, 2021. p. 6.
  9. ^ "Chris Young Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Chris Young Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  12. ^ "Chris Young Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  13. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
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