See You Tonight

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See You Tonight
See You Tonight.jpg
Studio album by
Scotty McCreery
ReleasedOctober 15, 2013 (2013-10-15)
Studio
  • The Castle, The Pool House, Blackbird Studios and Starstruck Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length46:52
Label
Producer
Scotty McCreery chronology
Christmas with Scotty McCreery
(2012)		See You Tonight
(2013)		 Seasons Change
(2018)
Singles from See You Tonight
  1. "See You Tonight"
    Released: April 9, 2013
  2. "Feelin' It"
    Released: April 14, 2014

See You Tonight is the third studio album by American country music singer Scotty McCreery. It was released on October 15, 2013, by Mercury Nashville. [1] The album is produced by Frank Rogers with the exception of two tracks produced by Mark Bright.

Contents

The album garnered a positive reception from critics who praised McCreery's improved musicianship over a plethora of well-balanced songs. See You Tonight debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200 and spawned two singles: the title track and "Feelin' It". As of April 2015, the album has sold 269,900 copies in the United States.

Background

Scotty McCreery recorded the album while he was attending North Carolina State University. [2] The producer of the album was Frank Rogers. [3] McCreery co-wrote 5 of the tracks of the album, including the title track which he co-wrote with songwriter Ashley Gorley and Zach Crowell. [4] He also collaborated with Alison Krauss on "Carolina Moon" where she provides backing vocals. He considered "Carolina Moon" to be his favorite track on the album. [5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Billboard 71/100 [8]
Country Weekly (B+) [9]
Entertainment Weekly (B) [10]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
RoughstockStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [13]

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, with an overall Metacritic rating of 73 indicating "generally favorable reviews". [6] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic found that the sound of the album has changed from the old-fashioned country of the first album, that its modern country sound is so "glossy and effervescent" making it seem McCreery's voice had jumped a couple of octave. He considered that McCreery had redefined himself as a "sports bar-hopping bro" in the album, but nevertheless thought the album works. [7] Chuck Dauphin of Billboard thought that McCreery and the producers did well in stretching his music wings in the album, with positive reviews for most of the tracks. [8]

Grady Smith of Entertainment Weekly felt that the first half of the album "bogs down under too much by-the-numbers rock-country," but "hits its stride in the smoother second half". [10] Tammy Ragusa of Country Weekly concurred that the album seems at times "a bit formulaic, with songs that subscribe to what is currently hitting big on country radio", but also thought it "exhilarating to hear Scotty stretch out, both in content and vocals". Matt Bjorke of Roughstock considered that the "hook-filled, radio-ready 'summer songs'" in the album are counterbalanced with strong, mid-tempo songs as well as traditional ballads, and thought that the album showed "a remarkable amount of growth and maturity" for McCreery. [13] Billy Duke of Taste of Country was enthusiastic about the album, calling it "dynamic", and thought the songwriting and production "sharp". [14]

Commercial performance

The album debuted as the number 1 country album and the number 6 album on the US Billboard 200, selling 52,000 copies. [15] [16] It also debuted at No. 3 on the Top Internet Albums and No. 10 on the Top Digital Albums charts. [17] As of April 2015, the album has sold 269,900 copies in the US. [18]

Track listing

[19]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Now"
3:27
2."See You Tonight"
3:46
3."Get Gone with You"
3:16
4."Feelin' It"
3:18
5."Feel Good Summer Song"
4:07
6."Buzzin'"
  • busbee
  • Rogers
3:47
7."Can You Feel It"
  • McCreery
  • Gorley
  • Crowell
3:18
8."The Dash"
3:45
9."Blue Jean Baby"
2:58
10."Forget to Forget You"
3:58
11."I Don't Wanna Be Your Friend"
3:13
12."Carolina Moon" (featuring Alison Krauss)
4:57
13."Something More"
  • McCreery
  • Rogers
3:29
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Roll Your Window Down"
3:01
15."Before Midnight"
3:22
16."Carolina Eyes"
3:54
Deluxe Edition (Walmart-exclusive version)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
17."Suntan"
3:37
18."This Is That Night"
3:26

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [20]

All tracks except 7 & 16

Tracks 7 & 16

Production

All tracks except 7 & 16

Tracks 7 & 16

Singles

The title track, "See You Tonight", the album's first single was released on April 9, 2013. It was his first Top Ten hit on the country charts. [21]

The second single, "Feelin' It", was released to country radio on April 14, 2014.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [22] 25
US Billboard 200 [23] 6
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [24] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [25] 47
Chart (2014)Position
US Billboard 200 [26] 170
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [27] 27

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsSales Certifications
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country
2013"See You Tonight"1085234
  • RIAA: Platinum [29]
2014"Feelin' It"16108446

Release date

CountryDateFormatLabel
United StatesOctober 15, 2013 CD, digital download Mercury Nashville, 19

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  2. ↑ "Sophie Schillaci". The Hollywood Reporter. October 15, 2013.
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  8. 1 2 Chuck Dauphin (October 14, 2013). "Scotty McCreery, 'See You Tonight': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard.
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