Sarah Buxton (album)
Sarah Buxton is the debut studio album by American country music artist of the same name. It was released on February 23, 2010, by Lyric Street Records. The album's only single, "Outside My Window," was released in June 2009 and was a Top 25 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, reaching a peak of number 23 in March 2010. The album also includes Buxton's previous three singles that were released on her extended-play, Almost My Record. As of April 2010, the album has sold nearly 30,000 copies.
History
Prior to its release, Buxton issued a six-song extended play entitled Almost My Record. This EP produced the singles "Innocence," "That Kind of Day" and "Space," all of which charted in the country music Top 40. Those three singles and two other tracks from the EP are included on this album, as is her fourth single, "Outside My Window." Buxton co-wrote ten of the eleven songs, including "Stupid Boy," which was previously released by Keith Urban as a single from his 2006 album ''Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing.''Critical reception
Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly magazine described Buxton's vocal range as "transform from sunny to sweetto scratchy and soulful" and referred to the songs' topics as "being a typical 20-something-year-old girl in America." Phillips gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five. Bobby Peacock of Roughstock also described Buxton's voice favorably and called the lyrics "optimistic," but thought that some tracks were overproduced. Stephen Thomas Erlewine considered the album "carefully constructed, with each element designed to reach the broadest possible audience" but said that it also showed that Buxton is "a solid writer and performer,"ultimately giving it three stars out of five.Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
- Sarah Buxton – vocals, backing vocals, harmonica
- Tim Akers – keyboards, accordion
- Tony Harrell – keyboards
- Charlie Judge – synthesizers, organ, accordion
- Gary Smith – Hammond B3 organ
- Greg Barnhill – keyboards
- Tom Bukovac – guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass
- Dann Huff – guitars, acoustic guitars, acoustic 12-string guitar, electric guitars, banjo
- Jedd Hughes – electric guitars, electric guitar solo, backing vocals, acoustic guitars, vocals
- J.T. Corenflos – electric guitars
- Mike Durham – electric guitars
- Troy Lancaster – electric guitars
- Curt Ryle – acoustic guitars
- Russ Pahl – steel guitar
- Dan Dugmore – steel guitar, lap steel guitar, acoustic guitars
- Jonathan Yudkin – mandolin, fiddle, strings
- Gordie Sampson – mandolin, backing vocals, accordion
- Wanda Vick – bouzouki
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
- Glenn Worf – bass
- Steve Bryant – bass
- Alison Prestwood – bass
- Chris McHugh – drums
- Greg Morrow – drums
- Brian Pruitt – drums, percussion
- Shawn Fichter – drums
- Matt Chamberlain – drums
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Joanna Janét – backing vocals
- Caitlin Evanson – backing vocals
- Perry Coleman – backing vocals
- Blair Daly – backing vocals
Production
- Doug Howard – A&R direction
- Dann Huff – producer
- Craig Wiseman – producer
- Sarah Buxton – producer, wardrobe stylist
- Bob DiPiero – producer
- Blair Daly – producer
- Darrell Franklin – A&R coordinator
- Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator
- Leslie Tomasino DiPiero – production coordinator
- Sherri Halford – creative coordinator
- Kristin Barlowe – photography
- Ashley Heron – art direction
- Betsy McHugh – art direction, management for Martingale Entertainment
- Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design
- Jana Hilton – grooming
- Tracy Moyer – grooming
- Jedd Hughes – wardrobe stylist
- David Kaufman – wardrobe stylist
- Adam Ayan – mastering at Gateway Mastering
- Jeff Balding – recording, mixing
- Mark Hagen – recording, overdub recording, recording, recording assistant
- Mills Logan – recording, drum recording, vocal recording, mixing
- Justin Niebank – mixing, recording
- Mark Dobson – recording
- Jason Gantt – recording
- A.J. Derrick – recording
- Jamie Tate – mixing
- Chip Matthews – vocal recording, string recording
- Jed Hackett – recording assistant
- Greg Lawrence – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Drew Bollman – mix assistant, recording
- Mike Rooney – recording assistant
- Nathan Yarborough – recording assistant
- Christopher Rowe – digital editing
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 68 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 12 |