The Journey YYC, Vol. 1

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The Journey YYC, Vol. 1
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EP by
ReleasedApril 6, 2018 [1]
Recorded2017-2018
Genre Country
Length21:12
Label
Producer Paul Brandt, Ben Fowler
Paul Brandt chronology
Borderlines
(2015)
The Journey YYC, Vol. 1
(2018)
The Journey BNA, Vol. 2
(2018)
Singles from The Journey YYC, Vol. 1
  1. "The Journey"
    Released: August 2017
  2. "All About Her"
    Released: March 6, 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim! 8/10 [2]

The Journey YYC, Vol. 1 is the second extended play by Canadian country artist Paul Brandt, released on April 6, 2018. The EP is the first part of a two-part series with the second volume The Journey BNA, Vol. 2 being released in November 2018. [3] Brandt debuted the extended play live at a CBC Music "First Play Live" event in Toronto, Ontario in April 2018. [4]

Contents

Background

Brandt conceived the idea of the two-part extended play series while on a motorcycle trip along the Pacific Coast Highway in California. He thought of it as a reverse concept of his past hit "Alberta Bound", starting with him conceptually in Calgary, Alberta (YYC), before progressing to Nashville, Tennessee (BNA) for the second volume. [3]

Track listing

Adapted from AllMusic. [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Journey"Paul Brandt3:26
2."All About Her"Brandt, Seth Mosley, Ben Stennis2:47
3."Better Country"Brandt, Doug Romanow3:27
4."Thank You, Thank You"Brandt3:59
5."YYC BNA"Brandt3:39
6."Slow Down" Nichole Nordeman, Christopher Stevens 3:54
Total length:21:12

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. [5]

Charts

Album

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [6] 58

Singles

Chart performance for singles from The Journey YYC, Vol. 1
YearSinglePeak chart
positions
CAN Country
[7]
2018"The Journey"16
2019"All About Her"9

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