''For You'' is the third studio album by American
country music
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band
Parmalee
Parmalee is an American country music band consisting of brothers Matt Thomas (lead vocals, guitar) and Scott Thomas (drums), along with their cousin Barry Knox (bass) and Josh McSwain (guitar), who is a best friend since childhood. They are si ...
. It was released on July 30, 2021, via
Stoney Creek Records.
Content
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Just the Way
"Just the Way" is a song recorded by American country music group Parmalee and American rapper Blanco Brown
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", featuring
Blanco Brown
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, was released as the lead single on December 13, 2019. It has been certified Platinum by the
RIAA and
MC. Its second single, "
Take My Name
"Take My Name" is a song by American country music band Parmalee. It was released on October 4, 2021, as the second single from the band's third studio album '' For You''. The band's lead vocalist Matt Thomas co-wrote the song with Ashley Gorle ...
", was released on October 4, 2021.
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of ''AllMusic'' praised the album as a "seamless piece of a product" in which the band don't simply "harmonize on sweet, sticky melodies."
Commercial performance
''For You'' debuted at number 35 on the
Top Country Albums
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chart in 2021 and number 43 on the
Independent Albums chart.
It reached a peak of #24 in June 2022.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from ''For You'' liner notes.
Parmalee
*Barry Knox - background vocals
*Josh McSwain -
piano
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,
synthesizer, background vocals
*Matt Thomas - lead vocals, background vocals
Scott Thomas, Parmalee's drummer, does not play on this album.
Additional Musicians
*Avery Anna - duet vocals and background vocals on "Forget You"
*Kevin Bard -
acoustic guitar, programming
*Kenny Barnes - programming
*Eli Beaird -
bass guitar
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*Blake Bollinger - programming
*
Blanco Brown
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- duet vocals on "Just the Way"
*Corey Crowder - acoustic guitar
*Kris Donegan - acoustic guitar,
electric guitar
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*
David Fanning - programming
*Michael Fitzpatrick -
percussion
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, duet vocals, and background vocals on "Greatest Hits"
*Andrew Goldstein - acoustic guitar,
keyboards
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Text input
* Keyboard, part of a typewriter
* Computer keyboard
** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping
** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware
Music
* Musi ...
, programming
*Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
*Mark Hill - bass guitar
*Evan Hutchings -
drums, percussion
*King 80 Industries - programming
*Ben Johnson - programming
*Zach Kale - programming, background vocals
*Sol Philcox-Littlefield - electric guitar
*Matt McGinn - background vocals
*Pat McGrath - acoustic guitar
*James McNair - background vocals
*Rob McNelley - electric guitar
*Miles McPherson - drums
*Luke Moseley - piano
*Sweet Legacy Music - programming
*Justin Ostrander - electric guitar
*Michael Rinne - bass guitar
*Jeff Roach - piano
*Scotty Sanders -
steel guitar
*Justin Schipper - steel guitar
*
Bryan Sutton
Bryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicking acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and electric guitar. He also sings and writes songs.
Biography Early career
Sutton's grandfather and ...
- acoustic guitar
*
Ilya Toshinsky
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- acoustic guitar, electric guitar
*Justin Wilson - background vocals
*Alex Wright - keyboards, piano
Chart performance
Release history
References
{{Parmalee
2021 albums
Parmalee albums
BBR Music Group albums