Matt Kennon (album)
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Matt Kennon is the self-titled debut album of American country music
singer Matt Kennon
. It was released on May 11, 2010 (see 2010 in country music
) via BamaJam Records. The album's first single release is "The Call," which was released in November 2009 and peaked at #33 on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
charts.
Country Weekly
reviewer Jessica Phillips gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that Kennon showed a "rocker-with-a-cause image" and had a "distinctive voice," but thought that Kennon's singing "overwhelm[ed]" the song "Then There Was You." Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave it a five-star rating, comparing it to Jeffrey Steele
's solo albums in sound, also praising Kennon's "gritty vocals" and the songwriting.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Matt Kennon
Matt Kennon
Matthew Carl Ferguson is an American country music singer and songwriter known professionally as Matt Kennon. He has co-written a song for Randy Travis and has released one album for BamaJam Records. This album includes the top 40 hit "The Call".-Biography:Matthew Carl Ferguson was born in...
. It was released on May 11, 2010 (see 2010 in country music
2010 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2010.-Events:*January 31 — Taylor Swift becomes the youngest country music artist and also youngest person to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for her album Fearless...
) via BamaJam Records. The album's first single release is "The Call," which was released in November 2009 and peaked at #33 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts.
Country Weekly
Country Weekly
Country Weekly is an American tabloid style weekly magazine established in 1994. The magazine focuses on country music stars and events, and regularly features exclusive interviews with recording artists and country music news...
reviewer Jessica Phillips gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that Kennon showed a "rocker-with-a-cause image" and had a "distinctive voice," but thought that Kennon's singing "overwhelm[ed]" the song "Then There Was You." Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave it a five-star rating, comparing it to Jeffrey Steele
Jeffrey Steele
Jeffrey LeVasseur is an American country music singer and songwriter, more commonly known by the name Jeffrey Steele...
's solo albums in sound, also praising Kennon's "gritty vocals" and the songwriting.
Track listing
- "Drive It Like You Stole It" (Jami Grooms, Garrett Parris) – 3:09
- "The Man I Used to Be" (Matt Kennon, Rob CrosbyRob CrosbyRobert Crosby Hoar , is an American country music artist, known professionally as Rob Crosby. Between 1990 and 1996, Rob charted eight singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. He has also recorded six studio albums, with his most recent, Catfish Baby, being released in 2007...
) – 3:47 - "The Call" (Kennon, Noah GordonNoah Gordon (singer)Noah Adrian Gordon is an American country music singer and songwriter. He had been a musician since childhood, playing mandolin and drums in his parents' band, and he began playing drums for Randy Travis at age ten....
, Jeremy Campbell) – 3:57 - "Mama Raised the Hell Outta Me" (Kennon, Dan Murph, Brian White) – 3:10
- "If I Was Any Kind of Man" (Kennon, Aaron Scherz) – 3:52
- "Ride with Me" (Kennon, Jan Linville, Chip Martin) - 3:27
- "Some People Piss Me Off" (Ben HayslipBen HayslipBen Hayslip is an American country music songwriter. Hayslip attended Evans High School near Augusta, Georgia where he was an All-State first baseman leading the Evans baseball team to the 1988 Georgia state championship...
, Jimmy Yeary) – 4:04 - "Too Loud" (Kennon, Billy Crain, Adam Wheeler) – 3:28
- "Then There Was You" (Kennon, Crosby) – 3:21
- "You Can Still Wear White" (Kennon, Scherz) – 3:03
- "Cry Like Memphis" (Gary Duffey, Ron Wallace) – 4:28
- "That's Love" (Lonnie Williams, Dave Brainard, Kenny Roister) – 3:42
Chart performance
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 116 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums | 24 |