Artist: Jason Aldean Album: Rearview Town (HDtracks) Format: WEB, 15 x files FLAC, Album, Remastered, 24bit 44.1kHz, HDtracks Producer: Michael Knox Release Date: April 13, 2018 Recorded: Treasure Isle Studios and Westwood Studios, Nashville, TN Label: Sony Music Canada Genre: Country Duration: 46:52
Jason Aldean:
Wikipedia: Jason Aldean Williams (born February 28, 1977), known professionally as Jason Aldean, is an American country music singer. Since 2005, Jason Aldean has been signed to Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released seven albums and 24 singles. His 2010 album, My Kinda Party, is certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His 2012 album Night Train is certified double-platinum, while his 2005 self-titled debut, 2007 album Relentless, 2009 album Wide Open, 2014 album Old Boots, New Dirt are all certified single-platinum. Of his singles, 19 have reached number one on either the Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts with "Why", "She's Country", "Big Green Tractor", "The Truth", "Don't You Wanna Stay" (a duet with Kelly Clarkson), "Dirt Road Anthem", "Fly Over States", "Take a Little Ride", "The Only Way I Know" (a collaboration with Luke Bryan and Eric Church), "Night Train", "When She Says Baby", "Burnin' It Down", "Just Gettin' Started", "Tonight Looks Good on You", "Lights Come On", "A Little More Summertime", and "Any Ol' Barstool". Eight more of his singles have reached the top 10.
Rearview Town:
Wikipedia: Rearview Town is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Jason Aldean, and was released on April 13, 2018, via Broken Bow Records. The album's lead single is "You Make It Easy".
AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine: In many respects, Rearview Town is simply another sturdy Jason Aldean album -- "High Noon Neon," its meditative closer, could bleed into "Lights Come On," the opener from 2016's They Don't Know, and nobody could tell a different album had started -- but in subtle ways, the record reveals a singer who is beginning to feel out his middle age. None of this is related to the October 2017 tragedy in Las Vegas, where Aldean was on-stage when a shooter fired into a crowd during the Route 91 Harvest Festival, as Rearview Town was basically completed at that point. Instead, the album -- his eighth -- finds the singer taking a side glance at middle age and deciding it might not be a bad place to be after all. While he won't hesitate to raise a few and "Set It Off," he's no longer leaning into hell-raising anthems. Aldean pivots off his facility with romantic slow-burners to create songs where he takes a long look at where he's at, concluding he's "Better at Being Who I Am." Make no mistake, a good portion of Rearview Town is designed to soundtrack a party -- he even raps on "Gettin' Warmed Up" -- but, more than ever, Aldean is persuasive when he's softer and, despite the modern electronic glint of the production, he also sounds better when things aren't quite so steely. Along with that reflective "Better at Being Who I Am," he lays into the classic soul trappings of "You Make It Easy" without a hitch, suggesting that Rearview Town may one day be seen as something more than another reliable Aldean album. Instead, it could wind up being the first chapter of his second act.
Tracklist:
01. Dirt to Dust [2:48] 02. Set it Off [2:50] 03. Girl Like You [3:12] 04. You Make It Easy [3:13] 05. Gettin' Warmed Up [2:55] 06. Blacktop Gone [3:26] 07. Drowns the Whiskey [3:22] 08. Rearview Town [3:03] 09. Love Me or Don't [3:13] 10. Like You Were Mine [3:12] 11. Better at Being Who I Am [3:19] 12. I'll Wait for You [3:18] 13. Ride All Night [2:56] 14. Up In Smoke [3:05] 15. High Noon Neon [2:54]
Personnel:
Jason Aldean - Primary Artist, Vocals (Background) Kurt Allison - Guitar (Electric) Perry Coleman - Vocals (Background) Tony Harrell - Hammond B3, Keyboards, Strings, Synthesizer Mike Johnson - Guitar (Steel) Tully Kennedy - Bass Michael Knox - Producer Miranda Lambert - Featured Artist, Vocals (Background) Josh Mirenda - Vocals (Background) Russ Pahl - Guitar (Steel) Danny Rader - Bouzouki, Guitar (Acoustic), Tres Rich Redmond - Drums, Percussion Adam Shoenfeld - E-Bow, Electric Slide Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Talk Box Neil Thrasher - Vocals (Background) Michael Tyler - Vocals (Background)