Barefoot Blue Jean Night

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Barefoot Blue Jean Night
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 30, 2011 (2011-08-30)
Genre Country
Length38:20
Label RCA Nashville
Producer
Jake Owen chronology
Easy Does It
(2009)
Barefoot Blue Jean Night
(2011)
Days of Gold
(2013)
Singles from Barefoot Blue Jean Night
  1. "Barefoot Blue Jean Night"
    Released: April 18, 2011
  2. "Alone with You"
    Released: October 17, 2011
  3. "The One That Got Away"
    Released: May 21, 2012
  4. "Anywhere with You"
    Released: February 11, 2013

Barefoot Blue Jean Night is the third studio album by American country music artist Jake Owen. It was released on August 30, 2011 via RCA Records Nashville. [1] The album's first single, "Barefoot Blue Jean Night," is the fastest-rising single of Owen's career, [1] as well as his first Number One hit.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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RoughstockStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]

Giving it two-and-a-half stars out of five, AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Owen "is a likable enough presence but he can't sell the cold calculations of these transparent good times". [2] Michael Sudhalter of Country Standard Time gave the album a positive review. He thought that the album had "plenty of versatility" and that its title track is "just right for the summer time". [4] Similarly, Bobby Peacock of Roughstock thought that the album's songs had several overlapping themes and that Owen "has truly put out an album that he should be proud of", giving it four-and-a-half stars out of five. [3] In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin placed three tracks from the album on his top 10 list of Owen's best songs: "Alone with You" at number one, the title track at number two and "Anywhere with You" at number ten. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Anywhere with You"3:29
2."Keepin' It Country"3:19
3."Wide Awake"3:01
4."Barefoot Blue Jean Night"
2:47
5."Heaven"3:11
6."Apple Pie Moonshine"
3:17
7."The Journey of Your Life"
3:48
8."Alone with You"3:31
9."Settin' the World on Fire"
3:47
10."Nobody Feelin' No Pain"
4:56
11."The One That Got Away"3:14
Total length:38:20

Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 11 produced by Joey Moi and Rodney Clawson; tracks 3, 5, 7, 9, 10 produced by Tony Brown. [6]

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA) [13] Platinum

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