''Take It to the Bank'' is the second EP by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

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 February 25, 2014 via

Columbia Nashville Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony. It was founded on January 15, 1889, evolving from the Amer ...

. The album includes material that Janson recorded while signed to the former

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Critical reception

Jon Freeman of

Nash Country Weekly ''Nash Country Weekly'' was an American lifestyle weekly magazine about country artists and their music. It was in circulation between April 1994 and May 2016. The publisher, Cumulus Media, now maintains the site ''Nash Country Daily''. Overview ...

gave the album a positive review, praising the songs "'Til a Woman Comes Along", "Back to Me", and "I Ain't Livin' Long Like This", but criticizing the song "Where My Girls At" and comparing it to

She's Country "She's Country" is a song written by Danny Myrick and Bridgette Tatum and recorded by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released in December 2008 as the first single from Aldean's 2009 album '' Wide Open''. The song became Aldean' ...

Jason Aldean Jason Aldean (born Jason Aldine Williams; February 28, 1977) is an American country music singer. Since 2005, he has been signed to BBR Music Group, Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released ten albums and 40 singles. His 2010 ...

. Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' also reviewed the album favorably, saying that "If one wants to know the musical evolution of Chris Janson, Take It To The Bank is an essential part of that journey and something his fans should be thankful to have available to buy and add to their collections."

Track listing

Sources: Minnesota Country and Microsoft Store.

References

{{Chris Janson 2014 EPs Chris Janson EPs Columbia Records EPs