Phil Vassar is the self-titled 2000 debut album from American country music

Country music

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 artist Phil Vassar

Phil Vassar

Phil Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw , Jo Dee Messina , Collin Raye , and Alan Jackson Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an...

. It features the singles "Carlene", "Just Another Day in Paradise", "Rose Bouquet", "Six-Pack Summer" and "That's When I Love You". All of these, except "Rose Bouquet", charted in the Top Ten on the Billboard

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs

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) charts. "Just Another Day in Paradise" was Vassar's first Number One hit on that chart.

The track "Drive Away" was previously recorded by Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert (band)

Sons of the Desert was an American country music band founded in 1989 in Waco, Texas by brothers Drew Womack and Tim Womack , along with Scott Saunders , Doug Virden and Brian Westrum...

 on their 1997 debut album Whatever Comes First

Whatever Comes First

Whatever Comes First is the debut album of the American country music band Sons of the Desert. The album was released in 1997 on Epic Records...

.

Track listing

1. "Carlene
   Carlene
   "Carlene" is the debut single of country music artist Phil Vassar. The first single from his self-titled debut album, "Carlene" reached a peak of #5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, and #45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and it reached #1 in Canada.-Content:"Carlene" is a...
   
   " (Phil Vassar, Charlie Black, Rory Michael Bourke
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   ) - 4:07
2. "Just Another Day In Paradise
   Just Another Day in Paradise (song)
   "Just Another Day in Paradise" is a single by country music singer Phil Vassar that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming Vassar's first Number One as an artist. It was the second single released from his self-titled debut album...
   
   " (Vassar, Craig Wiseman
   Craig Wiseman
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   ) - 3:54
3. "That's When I Love You
   That's When I Love You
   "That's When I Love You" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Phil Vassar. It was released in October 2001 as the fifth and final single to his 2000 self-titled debut album Phil Vassar. It peaked at #3 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and #37 on the...
   
   " (Vassar, Julie Wood) - 3:30
4. "Rose Bouquet" (Robert Byrne, Vassar) - 3:53
5. "Joe & Rosalita" (Black, Vassar) - 3:27
6. "Six-Pack Summer
   Six-Pack Summer
   "Six-Pack Summer" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Phil Vassar. It was released in June 2001 as the fourth single from his 2000 self-titled debut album Phil Vassar. It peaked at #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and at #56 on the U.S...
   
   " (Black, Vassar, Tommy Rocco) - 3:40
7. "Lucky As Me" (Byrne, Vassar) - 3:43
8. "Like I Never Loved Before" (Byrne, Vassar) - 4:06
9. "Didn't You Know She's Gone" (Don Sampson, Vassar) - 3:15
10. "Somewhere in Between" (Vassar, Wood) - 3:54
11. "Drive Away" (Black, Vassar) - 3:41

Personnel

• Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
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• Larry Byrom
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   - guitar
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• Tim Davis - background vocals
• Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
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• Larry Franklin - fiddle
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• Aubrey Haynie
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   - fiddle
• Michael Landau - guitar
• B. James Lowry - guitar
• Brent Mason
  Brent Mason
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   - guitar
• Jo Dee Messina
  Jo Dee Messina
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   - background vocals
• Steve Nathan - keyboards
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• Collin Raye
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   - background vocals
• Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
• Phil Vassar - piano
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  , vocals
• Lonnie Wilson - drums
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• Glenn Worf
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  - bass guitar

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	23
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	12