'' Pawn Shop ''is the debut studio album by American

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duo

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. It was released on January 15, 2016 via

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. It includes the singles "

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", " 21 Summer", and " It Ain't My Fault".

Content

Both members of the duo (John and T.J. Osborne) co-wrote nearly every song on the album, except "Heart Shaped Locket", on which only TJ was a co-writer.

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produced the album except for "Rum" and "Heart Shaped Locket", which the duo produced with Brad Hill. Both "Rum" and "

" previously appeared on their self-titled EP, although the latter was re-recorded. "Rum" was originally issued as a single off the EP in 2014, followed by the re-recording of "Stay a Little Longer" as the lead single from ''Pawn Shop''. " 21 Summer" and " It Ain't My Fault" were the album's second and third singles.

Critical reception

Rating it 4 out of 5 stars,

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critic

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felt that the album's sound combined modern and traditional country influences, staying that "Sanded and varnished though they may be, the pair feel fresh, their chemistry easy and natural, so they pull off their spiffy retroact with style." Jeffrey B. Remz of ''

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'' made note of

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and outlaw country influences in the sound, while also comparing T.J.'s voice to that of

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. His review highlighted the lyrics to "It Ain't My Fault" and the instrumentation of "Stay a Little Longer", concluding that there were "no weak songs". Markos Papadatos of ''Digital Journal'' rated it "A−", calling it "a well-crafted project from start to finish" and praising the songwriting and arrangement of the singles in particular.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 3 on the Top Country Albums album, and No. 17 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 21,000 copies in its first week. It sold a further 6,100 copies in its second week. The album was certified Gold on November 16, 2017. It has sold 237,100 copies in the US as of October 2019.

Accolades

Track listing

Personnel

From ''Pawn Shop'' liner notes. ;Brothers Osborne * John Osborne -

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, banjo, bass guitar,

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, acoustic guitar,

baritone guitar The baritone guitar is a guitar with a longer scale length, typically a larger body, and heavier internal bracing, so it can be tuned to a lower pitch. Gretsch, Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, ESP Guitars, PRS Guitars, Music Man, Danelectro, Schec ...

, electric guitar,

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

pedal steel guitar The pedal steel guitar is a Console steel guitar, console-type of steel guitar with pedals and knee levers that change the pitch of certain strings to enable playing more varied and complex music than any previous steel guitar design. Like all s ...

, percussion, background vocals * T.J. Osborne - acoustic guitar, percussion, lead vocals ;Additional Musicians *

Adam Box Adam Box is an American drummer, best known for his work with the country duo Brothers Osborne. Box started playing drums at church in his hometown of Zero, Mississippi, in a church band that covered contemporary rock songs with Christian lyrics. ...

- drums, percussion * Rich Brinsfield - bass guitar,

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* Dave Cohen -

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, piano *

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- Hammond B-3 organ, percussion,

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* Jon Green - acoustic guitar * Lee Holland - acoustic guitar, percussion *

- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Hammond B-3 organ, percussion, piano *

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- bass guitar * Josh Matheny -

lap steel guitar The lap steel guitar, also known as a Hawaiian guitar, is a type of steel guitar without pedals that is typically played with the instrument in a horizontal position across the performer's lap. Unlike the usual manner of playing a traditional ...

* Natalie Osborne - background vocals on "21 Summer" *

Lucie Silvas Lucie Silvas (born Lucie Joanne Silverman, 4 September 1977) is a British singer-songwriter. Early life Born in Kingston upon Thames, England, her father is from New Zealand and is of Jewish descent; and her mother is Scottish and is Christia ...

- background vocals on "It Ain't My Fault" and "21 Summer" * Pete Sternberg - bass guitar,

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, background vocals on "21 Summer" *

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- background vocals on "Loving Me Back" ;Technical * Brad Hill - producer ("Rum" and "Heart Shaped Locket" only) *Brothers Osborne - producer ("Rum" and "Heart Shaped Locket" only) *Jay Joyce - producer (all tracks except "Rum" and "Heart Shaped Locket")

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 2016 debut albums Brothers Osborne albums EMI Records albums Albums produced by Jay Joyce