Way Out Here

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Way Out Here
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Studio album by
Josh Thompson
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2010
Genre Country
Length35:44
Label Columbia Nashville
Producer Michael Knox [1]
Josh Thompson chronology
Way Out Here
(2010)		 Turn It Up
(2014)
Singles from Way Out Here
  1. "Beer on the Table"
    Released: July 27, 2009
  2. "Way Out Here"
    Released: March 29, 2010
  3. "Won't Be Lonely Long"
    Released: November 22, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Country Weekly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Roughstockfavorable [4]

Way Out Here is the debut studio album by American country music singer Josh Thompson. It was released on February 23, 2010 via Columbia Records Nashville. [1] The album's first two singles, "Beer on the Table" and the title track, charted in the Top 20 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number 17 and number 15, respectively. "Won't Be Lonely Long", the third single, peaked at number 25 on the same chart.

Contents

Critical reception

Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly magazine gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that Thompson "confidently celebrates the particulars of country living." [3] Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave a positive review, praising Thompson's voice and songwriting, saying that the album "offer[s] a crystal-clear image of who he is both musically and personally." [4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic rated it three stars out of five, saying that Thompson "seems a little too clean to be rowdy" but that "the singles are the kind that gain strength with repetition." [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Josh Thompson, with additional co-writers as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Beer on the Table"
  • Ken Johnson
  • Andi Zack
3:10
2."Blame It on Waylon"
3:33
3."Sinner" 3:56
4."Won't Be Lonely Long"
3:44
5."Always Been Me"
  • Jay Brunswick
  • C.J. Wilder
3:38
6."A Name in This Town"
3:49
7."Way Out Here"
  • Murphy
  • Beathard
4:06
8."You Ain't Seen Country Yet"
  • Brunswick
3:18
9."Back Around"
  • Albritton
3:10
10."I Won't Go Crazy"
3:23

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [5]

Chart performance

The album debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 and No. 9 on the Top Country Albums chart, with 15,000 copies sold in the US. [6]

Album

Chart (2010)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums9
U.S. Billboard 20028

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)Position
US Billboard Top Country Albums [7] 59

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
US Country US
[8]
2009"Beer on the Table"17103
2010"Way Out Here"1585
"Won't Be Lonely Long"25—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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References

  1. 1 2 Josh Thompson Debut Album "Way Out Here" Slated for 2/23 Release
  2. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Way Out Here review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  3. 1 2 Phillips, Jessica (2010-02-01). "Reviews". Country Weekly . 17 (5): 50. ISSN   1074-3235.
  4. 1 2 Peacock, Bobby (22 February 2010). "Way Out Here review". Roughstock. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  5. ↑ Way Out Here (CD booklet). Josh Thompson. Columbia Records Nashville. 2010. 88697-56858-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Wade Jessen (April 10, 2014). "Dan + Shay First Rookie Duo to Debut At No. 1 on Country Albums Chart". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Best of 2010 - Top Country Albums". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc . Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  8. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 893. ISBN   978-0-89820-188-8.
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