Neon (Chris Young album)

Neon
Studio album by Chris Young
Released July 12, 2011
Recorded 2010-2011
Genre Neotraditional Country
Length 32:23
Label RCA Nashville
Producer James Stroud
Chris Young chronology

The Man I Want to Be
(2009)		 Neon
(2011)		 A.M.
(2013)
Singles from Neon
  1. "Tomorrow"
    Released: February 21, 2011[1]
  2. "You"
    Released: September 12, 2011
  3. "Neon"
    Released: March 26, 2012
  4. "I Can Take It from There"
    Released: October 15, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Country Weekly [3]
Slant Magazine [4]

Neon is the third studio album by American country music artist Chris Young. It was released on July 12, 2011, via RCA Nashville.[5] Young co-wrote seven of the album's ten tracks.[6] The album sold 72,830 copies its first week.[7]

The album includes the singles "Tomorrow", "You", "Neon", and "I Can Take It from There".

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "I Can Take It from There"  Chris Young, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip 2:38
2. "Lost"  Young, Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley 3:12
3. "Tomorrow"  Young, Frank J. Myers, Anthony L. Smith 3:40
4. "Save Water, Drink Beer"  Megan Connor, Ross Copperman, Jon Nite 2:47
5. "Neon"  Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Trevor Rosen 3:45
6. "Old Love Feels New"  Young, Brett James, Tim Nichols 4:01
7. "You"  Young, Luke Laird 2:45
8. "Flashlight"  Young, Robert Arthur, Johnny Bulford 3:24
9. "When She's On"  Monty Criswell, Shane Minor 3:09
10. "She's Got This Thing About Her"  Young, Cory Batten, Kent Blazy 3:02

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 4
US Billboard Top Country Albums[8] 2

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country
[9]		 CAN
2011 "Tomorrow"[10] 1 — 36 — 95
"You" 1 — 34 — 66
2012 "Neon" 23 — 92 — —
"I Can Take It from There" 16 4 63 4 76
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Personnel

Adapted from the Neon liner notes.[11]

Musicians
Production

References

  1. ↑ "R&R: Going for Adds: Country". Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Neon - Chris Young". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  3. ↑ Phillips, Jessica. "Neon by Chris Young". Country Weekly. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  4. ↑ Keefe, Jonathan. "Chris Young: "Neon" - Music Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  5. ↑ Wyland, Sarah (May 12, 2011). "Chris Young to Release Neon on July 12". Great American Country. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  6. ↑ Haislop, Neil (June 29, 2011). "Chris Young Gives Fans A Sneak Peek Of New Album, Neon". All Access. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  7. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (July 20, 2011). "Blake Shelton Scores Career First This Week With "Red River Blue"". Roughstock. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Chart listing for Neon". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Chris Young Album & Song Chart History – Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Chart listing for "Tomorrow"". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  11. ↑ Neon (liner notes). Chris Young. RCA Records. 2011.