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Justin Moore is the self-titled debut album of country music artist Justin Moore. It was released on August 11, 2009[1] by Valory Music Group, a subsidiary of Big Machine Records. The singles released from it are "Back That Thing Up", "Small Town USA", "Backwoods" and "How I Got to Be This Way". "Small Town USA" became Moore's first Number One hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in September 2009. Moore co-wrote all the songs all the album except for "Back That Thing Up"[1].
History
This album was part of a special promotion called "So You Want to Be a Record Label Executive." This promotion placed Moore's music on social networking sites such as MySpace and iLike, where fans could make playlists consisting of ten songs, and the top ten songs that are picked were included on Moore's album.[2]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    |
| Country Standard Time | (very negative) |
The album has received mixed reviews from music critics. Karlie Justus of The 9513 gave it three stars out of five, saying that Moore "pull[s] off his[…]influences with a country authenticity more capably than any other country up-and-comer at the moment;" she added that many of the other songs seemed to repeat the theme of "Small Town USA," but that "Grandpa", "Like There's No Tomorrow" and "Hank It" "rely on important details that obviously matter."[3] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave a favorable review, saying that "Moore isn't making a record to not be on the radio, that is his goal, and he wants to bring a heavy dose of southern, country charm and twang back to it."[4]
Country Standard Time writer Jeffrey B. Remz gave a mostly negative review, criticizing Moore for "cover[ing] the same turf" as Jason Aldean and Randy Houser, and referring to Moore as a "poseur" for name-dropping in "Hank It" and "Small Town USA," in addition to calling the production "a bit too clean and perfect."[5] It received a two-and-a-half star rating from Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who said that Moore "sees no shame in pandering" and called the album "anonymous country-rock."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How I Got to Be This Way" | Justin Moore, Jeremy Stover, Rivers Rutherford | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Small Town USA" | Moore, Stover, Brian Maher | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Backwoods" | Moore, Stover, Jamie Paulin | 2:37 |
| 4. | "Like There's No Tomorrow" | Moore, Stover, Maher | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Good Ole American Way" | Moore, Stover, Maher | 2:48 |
| 6. | "I Could Kick Your Ass" | Moore, Stover, Maher | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Back That Thing Up" | Stover, Randy Houser | 2:37 |
| 8. | "The Only Place That I Call Home" | Moore, Stover, Dallas Davidson | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Grandpa" | Moore, Stover, Paulin | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Hank It" | Moore, Stover, Maher | 3:02 |
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (2009-2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[7] | 3 |
End of year charts
| Chart (2010) | Year-end 2010 |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top Country Albums[7] | 40[8] |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US [9] | ||
| 2008 | "Back That Thing Up" | 38 | — |
| 2009 | "Small Town USA" | 1 | 44 |
| "Backwoods" | 6 | 69 | |
| 2010 | "How I Got to Be This Way" | 17 | 101 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold |
References
- ^ a b c "Justin Moore". Justinmooremusic. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
{{cite web}}: Text "Justin Moore" ignored (help) - ^ Petruziello, Francis (2008-10-14). "Justin Moore wants you to produce his album". The Cleveland Leader. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ Justus, Karlie (13 August 2009). "Justin Moore review". The 9513. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (11 August 2009). "Justin Moore review". Roughstock. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ Remz, Jeffrey B. "Justin Moore review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Justin Moore review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ a b "Justin Moore Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ "Best of 2010 - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 622. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.
- ^ "American album certifications – Justin Moore – Justin Moore". Recording Industry Association of America.