''Everybody'' is the second studio album by American

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artist

Chris Janson Christopher Pierre Janson (born April 2, 1986) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Janson has recorded three full-length albums, '' Buy Me a Boat'', '' Everybody'', and '' Real Friends'', through Warner Bros. Records Nashville, alo ...

. It was released on September 22, 2017 via

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. It includes the singles "

Fix a Drink "Fix a Drink" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Chris Janson. It was released in May 2017 as the first single from his album '' Everybody'', which was released in September 2017. Janson co-wrote the song with Chris ...

" and "

Drunk Girl "Drunk Girl" is a song recorded by American country music singer Chris Janson. Written by him along with Tom Douglas and Scooter Carusoe, it is the second single from his album '' Everybody''. The song is about men showing respect to women, with ...

Critical reception

Rating it 3.5 out of 5 stars,

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wrote that "He delivers these (mostly) sweet songs with a grin and the hooks aren't pushed, they roll easy, and these two qualities turn Everybody into a sunny, appealing album."

Commercial performance

''Everybody'' debuted at No. 7 on ''Billboard''s Top Country Albums, selling 8,000 copies in pure sales (11,000 units including streams and track sales). The album has sold 46,600 copies in the United States as of January 2019.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from ''Everybody'' liner notes.

Musicians

*Roy Agee – trombone (7) *

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– acoustic guitar (5), banjo (5), background vocals (5) *Joeie Canaday – bass guitar (11) *Jeff Coffin – saxophone (7) *Perry Coleman – background vocals (1, 3, 4, 6–10, 12) *Paul DiGiavonni – programming (3, 4, 6, 8, 10), electric guitar (3, 4, 6, 8, 10) *David Dorn – synthesizer (5),

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(5) *Lee Hendricks – bass guitar (2) *Steve Herrman – trumpet (7) *

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– saxophone (7) *Chris Janson – harmonica (7,11), lead vocals (all tracks) *Doug Kahan – bass guitar (7) *Troy Lancaster – electric guitar (7) *Tim Lauer – keyboards (7) *Tony Lucido – bass guitar (1, 3-6, 8-10, 12) *Rob McNelley – electric guitar (7) *

Gordon Mote Gordon James Mote (born October 25, 1970) is an American Christian country/ southern gospel singer, piano virtuoso, and worship leader. He was born blind. He has released eight studio albums. His album ''Don't Let Me Miss the Glory'' (2007) was ...

– keyboards (1, 9, 12), synthesized strings (1, 9, 12) *Justin Ostrander – electric guitar (1–6, 8, 12) *Russ Pahl – steel guitar (1, 3, 4, 6, 8–12) *Danny Parks – acoustic guitar (7) *Ben Phillips – drums (2, 5, 11), programming (2, 5) *Jeff Roach – keyboards (1–4, 6, 8–12), synthesizer (5), programming (5) *Jason Kyle Saetveit – background vocals (2, 11) *

Adam Shoenfeld Adam Shoenfeld (born April 29, 1974) is a professional guitarist, songwriter and producer based in Nashville, TN. Primarily focused on modern country music, his guitar playing has been featured on over 200 albums, and is closely associated with Bi ...

– electric guitar (3, 4, 6, 8, 10) *

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– acoustic guitar (1–4, 6, 8, 12), electric guitar (1, 9, 12), mandolin (2) *Craig Wiseman – acoustic guitar (7), electric guitar (7), banjo (7) *

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– drums (1, 3, 4, 6–10, 12), percussion (1, 3, 4, 6, 8-10, 12), programming (1, 3, 4, 6, 8-10, 12)

Technical

All tracks except 2, 5, 7, 11 *Jeff Balding – recording *Dave Cook – mixing assistant *Matt Coles – production assistant *Scott Hendricks – producer, recording, digital editing *Jeff Juliano – mixing *Brian David Willis – digital editing *Nir Z – digital editing On "Everybody" *Chris Janson – producer *Justin Ostrander – recording *Ben Phillips – recording, digital editing, mixing *Jason Kyle Saetveit – recording On "Fix a Drink" *Brent Anderson – producer *Jeff Balding – recording *Matt Coles – recording assistant *Chris DuBois – producer *Ben Phillips – recording, mixing, digital editing *Dan Shike – mastering *Lance "McGee" Van Dyke – recording assistant On "Little Bit of Both" *Jeff Balding – recording *Dave Cook – mixing assistant *Jim Cooley – recording *Justin Francis – recording assistant *Scott Hendricks – producer, recording, digital editing *Jeff Juliano – mixing *Craig Wiseman – producer *Brian David Willis – digital editing On "Redneck Life" *Dave Cook – mixing assistant *Scott Hendricks – producer, recording *Chris Janson – producer *Jeff Juliano – mixing *Ben Phillips – recording, digital editing *Jason Kyle Saetveit – recording, digital editing *Chris Utley – recording *Brian David Willis – digital editing All tracks *Scott Johnson – production assistant *Andrew Mendelson – mastering

Charts

References

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