Crash My Party | ||||
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Studio album by Luke Bryan | ||||
Released | August 13, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 44:33 | |||
Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
Producer | Jeff Stevens | |||
Luke Bryan chronology | ||||
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Singles from Crash My Party | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 55/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
American Songwriter | |
Country Weekly | B– |
HitFix | B– |
Music Is My Oxygen | |
Newsday | B |
The Oakland Press | |
Rolling Stone | |
Roughstock | |
Taste of Country | |
USA Today |
Crash My Party is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released on August 13, 2013 by Capitol Nashville. Its first single, the title track, reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. The album was produced by Jeff Stevens. A deluxe edition with four bonus tracks is available exclusively at Target and Walmart.
Even though the reception towards the album by music critics was mixed, the album has seen remarkably high commercial success. On its first week, the album sold 528,000 copies and debuted at number one on both the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA on September 30, 2013, and became the third best-selling album of 2013. By July 2014, the album had reached over 2 million in sales in the United States.
Crash My Party garnered mixed reception from music critics. At Metacritic, they assign a weighted average score to ratings and reviews from selected mainstream critics, which based upon five reviews, the album has a Metascore of 55.
At Rolling Stone, Chuck Eddy felt that "Given the drinking songs he's best at, he'd be better off pretending spring break lasts all year long" because he cannot seem to match up to "Kenny Chesney's knack for lonely contemplation."Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic told that some of the tracks "seem slightly cookie-cutter", yet at the same time "he does seem savvy," and "somebody who embraces what real redneck living is about in 2013." At The Boston Globe, Sarah Rodman gave the album a mixed review, and wrote that the album sounds somewhat generic "But the majority of the record is given over to 'Party' games we've heard Bryan [...] and many others in contemporary country [...] play before." Eric Allen of American Songwriter noted how "Crash My Party is melodiously rewarding despite its sporadic lyrical missteps." At Music Is My Oxygen, Rob Burkhardt felt that Bryan "chose to coast on that momentum" from his previous album.