Pioneer (The Band Perry album)

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Pioneer
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Studio album by
The Band Perry
ReleasedApril 2, 2013 (2013-04-02)
Genre Country
Length46:15 (standard edition)
64:43 (Target deluxe edition)
Label Republic Nashville
Producer Dann Huff [1]
The Band Perry chronology
The Band Perry
(2010)		Pioneer
(2013)		Coordinates
(2018)
Singles from Pioneer
  1. "Better Dig Two"
    Released: October 29, 2012
  2. "Done"
    Released: March 11, 2013
  3. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely"
    Released: August 26, 2013
  4. "Chainsaw"
    Released: March 3, 2014

Pioneer is the second studio album by American country music group The Band Perry. It was released on April 2, 2013, via Republic Records. [2] A deluxe edition with four bonus tracks and a special red album cover with an autograph from each band member was made available at Target stores the same day. [3] The Band Perry co-wrote nine of the album's twelve tracks. [4] The album has produced four singles: "Better Dig Two", "Done", "Don't Let Me Be Lonely" and "Chainsaw". As of October 2015, the album has sold 619,000 copies in the United States. [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Country Weekly A− [7]
Entertainment Weekly B [8]
Music Is My OxygenStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [9]
The Oakland Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
RoughstockStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
The Salt Lake Tribune B [13]
Taste of Country Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [15]

Pioneer received generally favorable reviews from critics. On the review aggregator site Metacritic, the album currently holds a score of 72, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 7 reviews. [16] AllMusic music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the album has "a swagger that underpins" it, which "retains a sense of palpable defiance even in the quietest moments", and describes "[Kimberly's] vigor lending passion to music that is deliberately designed to appeal to the widest possible audience as it blurs the line between contemporary country and pop". He added that it causes "some seriously odd juxtapositions". [6] In addition, Erlewine found that "as good as the by-the-books ballads and rocking country are, the moments when the façade slips a bit make this worth hearing as an album and not a collection of singles." [6] At Entertainment Weekly , Melissa Maerz evoked how "it's fun to hear her get those linens dirty" on this album. [8] Rob Burkhardt of Music Is My Oxygen said the album built "on the foundation laid by the first album and taking things to the next level." [9]

At Country Weekly , Jon Freeman called it clearly "time well spent" on making the album, which leads the band in furthering their "stadium-sized ambitions", and they said that the album is just below "outstanding" with an A−. [7] In addition, Freeman said that Pioneer's "overall spirit of adventure is summed up in the gorgeous" track entitled "Pioneer", which that is because it starts off "sweet and delicate," and the song "offers a message of encouragement to be bold in the face of uncertainty and doubt as it builds to a thrilling crescendo." [7] Taste of Country's Billy Dukes evoked how the album "is just as dramatic, yet dramatically more steady than their debut effort" that "holds no shortage of styles and surprises, even a lilting folk song in the title track." [14] Dukes noted that "for some, this will be the highlight of the project — one can be sure very few people will agree on a favorite", and the album has "ambitious" lyrics that "shows a maturity largely unmatched by a group only two albums into a blossoming career." [14] Dukes stated that the band had some sporadically "bold choices", which are "rough around the edges," at the same time "the collection is more than strong enough to justify a headlining tour". [14] David Burger of The Salt Lake Tribune said that The Band Perry "show a confidence unusual for a group so young". [13] At Rolling Stone , Will Hermes found this album to contain "goth-iness", which is because the siblings "are remarkably death-obsessed", and called this release a "perky, rocked-up country-pop set." [11]

At The Oakland Press , Gary Graff exclaimed "Step aside, Taylor, and put the kerosene down, Miranda — Kimberly Perry is about to become country music’s new man-slaying warrior for women done wrong" on the band's second offering. [10] However, Graff said that this "youthful group is still occasionally wanting in the lyric department, but 'Pioneer' mostly shows that the path the trio blazed with its debut was no mere fluke." [10] Roughstock's Matt Bjorke alluded to how "Pioneer doesn't sound like anything else in Country Music and that...should be...enough to help keep the family band around for more than a few more years to come." [12] Furthermore, Bjorke contended that "we might be witnessing the next country/pop crossover to superstardom a la Taylor Swift" because they "could very well be...a Pop band if they didn't love mandolins, banjos, fiddles and steel guitars as much as they do (must be that East Tennessee upbringing)." [12] At the USA Today , Jerry Shriver stated this "robust effort from the sibling trio centers on obsessive love, and Kimberly Perry sounds unhinged and revenge-thirsty", yet the album has "moments of vulnerability, then it's back to feeling all apocalyptic. Strong songs, potent production. But dang, girl." [15]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Better Dig Two" Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Trevor Rosen 3:15
2."Done"Reid Perry, Neil Perry, John Davidson, Jacob Bryant3:25
3."Don't Let Me Be Lonely" Sarah Buxton, Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins 4:11
4."Pioneer" Kimberly Perry, R. Perry, N. Perry, Brian Henningsen, Clara Henningsen, Aaron Henningsen 4:18
5."Forever Mine Nevermind"K. Perry, R. Perry, N. Perry, Brad Paisley 3:56
6."Night Gone Wasted"K. Perry, R. Perry, N. Perry, B. Henningsen, C. Henningsen, A. Henningsen3:37
7."I Saw a Light"K. Perry, R. Perry, N. Perry, B. Henningsen, C. Henningsen, A. Henningsen4:08
8."Mother Like Mine"K. Perry, R. Perry, N. Perry3:51
9."Chainsaw"McAnally, Josh Osborne, Matthew Ramsey 3:47
10."I'm a Keeper"K. Perry, R. Perry, N. Perry, B. Henningsen, C. Henningsen, A. Henningsen3:30
11."Back to Me Without You"K. Perry, R. Perry, N. Perry, B. Henningsen, C. Henningsen, A. Henningsen3:57
12."End of Time"K. Perry, R. Perry, N. Perry, B. Henningsen, C. Henningsen, A. Henningsen4:19
Total length:46:15
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Once Upon a Time"K. Perry, Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman [17] 4:38
14."Lucky Ones"K. Perry, Lynn A. Nichols, Jeremy Bose [18] 4:47
15."Peaches and Caroline"K. Perry, Sam Mizell [19] 4:24
16."Gonna Be OK"K. Perry, Nichols, Bose [20] 4:39
Total length:64:43

Personnel

Adapted from Pioneer liner notes. [21]

The Band Perry

Additional musicians

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [32] Gold40,000^
United States (RIAA) [33] Gold619,000 [5]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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