Barefoot Blue Jean Night
| Jake OwenBarefoot Blue Jean Night
Barefoot Blue Jean Night is the third studio album by American country music artist Jake Owen. It was released on August 30, 2011 via RCA Records Nashville. The album's first single, "Barefoot Blue Jean Night," is the fastest-rising single of Owen's career, as well as his first Number One hit. -Wikipedia
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Barefoot Blue Jean Night offers plenty of crisply tailored singalongs and slow dances for city folks who wish they somehow lived in the country.
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Sounds Like Nashville
While the title of the album may be the perfect summer anthem, this album has quality material that will keep you rocking' all year long.
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Country Music Life
The songs on the album are great. Even with all the various writers Jake was able to put together a solid collection that keeps its cohesiveness and makes sense. As I said earlier, Jake finds his identity on this album. He comes through as a young adult moving from the partying days to a more settled lifestyle with a brand new love. It’s charming. It’s sincere and it’s something country fans are obviously loving.
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Farce Music
Basically, this is middle of the road pop-country with a few nods to actual country, but it's catchy.
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Taste of Country
Owen is at his best when he holds nothing back and reveals the scars on his soul ('Startin' With Me,' 'Don't Think I Can't Love You' and in a way 'Yee-Haw'). An album full of these types of songs would be dangerously good.
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Country Standard Time
Any country album by a relatively new artist wouldn't be complete without a rural anthem, and Keepin' It Country is Owen's contribution to the sub-genre of country songs coming out of Nashville.
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Community Voices
Such throwaway results may very well make Owen a star. And one can't blame him for wanting that. Even so, Barefoot Blue Jean Night is a case study in what's wrong with today's country, and with Nashville itself.
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The Wrap
“Barefoot Blue Jean Night” is hardly a terrible album, but its elevation of the ordinary finally comes off as … ordinary.
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