Christopher Pierre Janson (born April 2, 1986) is an American

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singer and songwriter. Janson has recorded three full-length albums, '' Buy Me a Boat'', '' Everybody'', and '' Real Friends'', through

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Nashville, along with one

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each for

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, Columbia Records, and Warner Bros. Nashville. He has charted multiple singles on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, including " Good Vibes" and " Done", both of which went to number one on the latter. In addition to his material, Janson has performed on albums by Holly Williams and

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and has co-written singles for

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and

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Musical career

Christopher Pierre Janson was born on April 2, 1986, in

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. He moved to

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, after finishing high school. In June 2009, Janson co-wrote and recorded two duets with Holly Williams on her album '' Here with Me'': "I Hold On" and "A Love I Think Will Last." Janson signed to

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in October 2009 and released his debut single, " 'Til a Woman Comes Along," in April 2010. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the single a five-star rating, with his review praising Janson's vocals as well as the arrangement. The song debuted at No. 56 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week ending May 1, 2010. After BNA was restructured, Janson left the label. He co-wrote

's 2012 single "

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," played harmonica on the track "Beer" from

's album '' Hard 2 Love,'' and wrote the title track to

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's 2013 album '' Off the Beaten Path.'' In 2013, he signed to

and released " Better I Don't." Janson wrote the song with his wife, Kelly, and

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, and Keith Stegall produced it. "Better I Don't" peaked at number 40 on Country Airplay in mid-2013. A second single, " Cut Me Some Slack," peaked at number 60 before Bigger Picture closed in 2014. That same year, Columbia Records released '' Take It to the Bank'', which included "Til a Woman Comes Along" and other songs that he had recorded while on BNA.

Janson self-released the single " Buy Me a Boat" in early 2015. The song debuted at No. 33 on Hot Country Songs after it received airplay on the ''

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''. It was officially released as a single via

Nashville in May 2015, and became Janson's first top-5 hit by August. In September, Janson announced that his debut studio album (also titled '' Buy Me a Boat'') would be released on October 30. "Buy Me a Boat" peaked at No. 3 on Country Airplay and No. 1 on ''

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.'' The album also includes the singles " Power of Positive Drinkin'" and " Holdin' Her". Also, in 2015, Janson co-wrote

's " I Love This Life." Also, in 2016, Janson co-wrote

's " Song Number 7." Janson performed on the third day of the 2016 Republican National Convention. Janson's second album for Warner Bros., '' Everybody'', was released in September 2017. Its lead single is " Fix a Drink", which was followed in 2018 by " Drunk Girl". His next album was 2019's '' Real Friends'', which accounted for the number-one singles " Good Vibes" and " Done". A fourth Warner album, ''All In'', was commercially unsuccessful and did not enter the album charts. Due to its failure, Janson departed Warner and signed with

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in 2022.

Musical stylings

Nashville Gab wrote that "He is explosive on stage and completely unpredictable. I compare his live set to a wild horse, it's not meant to be tamed. He brings a blue-collar, redneck edge to every show that seems to be lacking in country music these days. Chris Janson is the future of country music..."

Personal life

Chris Janson is married to Kelly Lynn. They have four children, two of whom are from Lynn's previous marriage.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other charted songs

Music videos

Notes

References

External links

Official Website
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