Neon (Chris Young album)

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Neon
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Studio album by
Chris Young
ReleasedJuly 12, 2011 (2011-07-12)
Recorded2010–11
Genre
Length32:23
Label RCA Nashville
Producer James Stroud
Chris Young chronology
The Man I Want to Be
(2009)		Neon
(2011)		 A.M.
(2013)
Singles from Neon
  1. "Tomorrow"
    Released: February 21, 2011 [3]
  2. "You"
    Released: September 12, 2011
  3. "Neon"
    Released: March 26, 2012
  4. "I Can Take It from There"
    Released: October 15, 2012

Neon is the third studio album by American country music artist Chris Young. It was released on July 12, 2011 via RCA Nashville. [4] The album produced four singles with "Tomorrow", "You", the title track, and "I Can Take It from There". The album sold 72,830 copies its first week. [5] Young co-wrote seven of the album's ten tracks. [6]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Country Weekly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the album for being able to deliver tracks that straddle the line between country and country pop, and allows Young to perform them with convincing delivery, concluding that "If Neon does anything, it proves that Young can manage this delicate balance all the while seeming like it's no trouble at all." [1] Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine was mixed towards the album, saying that despite some interesting tracks and Young's vocal delivery, it consists of filler that lacks a viewpoint and could've been performed by anyone, calling it "committee-based songwriting at its worst." He concluding that "It's a shame, then, that most of the set finds Young fighting an uphill battle against some lackluster material." [7] In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin placed three tracks from the album on his top 10 list of Young's best songs: "Neon" at number three, "You" at number five and "Tomorrow" at number nine. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Can Take It from There"
2:38
2."Lost"
3:12
3."Tomorrow"
3:40
4."Save Water, Drink Beer"
2:47
5."Neon"
3:45
6."Old Love Feels New"
4:01
7."You"
2:44
8."Flashlight"
  • Young
  • Robert Arthur
  • Johnny Bulford
3:24
9."When She's On"
3:09
10."She's Got This Thing About Her"
3:02
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."I'm Gonna Change That"
  • Young
  • Tia Sillers
3:10
12."Don't Leave Her (If You Can't Let Her Go)"
3:13

Chart performance

Album

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country
[15] 		CAN
2011"Tomorrow" [16] 1—36—95
"You"1—34—66
2012"Neon"23—92——
"I Can Take It from There"16463476
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [17] Platinum1,000,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Adapted from the Neon liner notes. [18]

Musicians
Production

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  16. ↑ "Chart listing for "Tomorrow"". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  17. ↑ "American album certifications – Chris Young – Neon". Recording Industry Association of America.
  18. ↑ Neon (liner notes). Chris Young. RCA Records. 2011. 88697-85497-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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