Days of Gold [Deluxe Edition]

by Jake Owen

Overview

Jake Owen's day in the sun was a long time coming. Moderately successful from the start, he scored his first blockbuster in 2011 with Barefoot Blue Jean Night, a set of suburban country-pop so polished it gleamed. It proudly followed the path paved by Luke Bryan, a fellow country bro who appeared after Owen but quickly overshadowed him, partially because Bryan embraced every manner of revelry, right down to a series of Spring Break EPs -- a move Owen mimicked with his own Endless Summer. If Owen's approximations of Bryan seemed slightly too calculated in the crisp, computerized sheen of Barefoot Blue Jean Night, he's much more relaxed on its 2013 sequel, Days of Gold. He's happy to relax in the sun -- or, as he puts it in the corny lead single, to be "Beachin'" -- whether that means getting sleepily "Tipsy" or proclaiming that his love "Sure Feels Right," and the heavily buffered veneer has warmed just enough to let some of those bright rays inside. There's no mistaking Days of Gold for anything earthy, but this sonic thawing winds up emphasizing Owen's inherent sweetness in an appealing fashion. He may sing about beer and pump out nostalgic fantasies like "1972" -- a classic rock ode composed wholesale from newly minted retro T-shirts -- but he never seems like a swaggering, macho dude. When he sings of a broken heart -- as he does on "Life of the Party," a clever spin on his previous hit "The One That Got Away" -- the melancholy sits on the surface, but what keeps Days of Gold shining is Owen's nice, easy touch. This is a low-key summertime party where everybody is invited and the celebrations last just until sundown. [A Deluxe version added four bonus tracks.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/17/2014
Label:	Rca / Sony Music
UPC:	0888750419422
Rank:	142877

Tracks

1. Days of Gold
2. Beachin'
3. 1972
4. Ghost Town
5. Life of the Party
6. Good Timing
7. Tall Glass of Something
8. One Little Kiss (Never Killed Nobody)
9. What We Ain't Got
10. Tipsy
11. Drivin' All Night
12. Sure Feels Right
13. After the Music's Stopped
14. I Like You a Lot
15. Summer Jam
16. Surefire Feeling

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jake Owen   Primary Artist
Ilya Toshinskiy   Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Baritone),Guitar (Electric),Banjo,Dobro
Florida Georgia Line   Featured Artist
Joseph Arick   Harmonica
Adam Shoenfeld   Guitar (Electric)
Audley Freed   Guitar (Electric)
Tom Bukovac   Guitar (Electric)
Wes Hightower   Vocals (Background)
Shannon Forrest   Drums
Jimmie Lee Sloas   Bass
Sarah Buxton   Vocals (Background)
Jaren Johnston   Guitar (Acoustic)
Charlie Judge   Piano
Joey Moi   Bass,Percussion,Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Trevor Rosen   Composer
Zach Crowell   Composer
Jon Nite   Composer
Steve Moakler   Composer
Tyler Hubbard   Composer
Brian Kelley   Composer
Ryan Hurd   Composer
Travis Jerome Goff   Composer
Matt McGinn   Composer
Craig Wiseman   Composer
Casey Beathard   Composer
Shane McAnally   Composer
Jim Beavers   Composer
Danny Clinch   Photography
Ashley Gorley   Composer
Adam Wright   Composer
Zac Maloy   Composer
Neil Mason   Composer
Barry Dean   Composer
Rodney Clawson   Executive Producer
Dallas Davidson   Composer
Matt Jenkins   Composer
Jaren Johnston   Composer
Travis Meadows   Composer
Monty Criswell   Composer
Scott Johnson   Production Assistant
Phillip White   Composer
Chris DeStefano   Composer
Scott Cooke   Digital Editing
Tom Douglas   Composer
Jeremy Stover   Composer
Luke Laird   Composer
Jimmy Robbins   Composer
Hank Williams   Mastering
Charlie Judge   Programming
Joey Moi   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Programming