Sam Hunt – Montevallo
RARITY - SEALED
Sam Hunt – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, ganjo, piano
Josh Osborne, Mickey Guyton, Hillary Lindsey, Shane McAnally – background vocals
Josh Burkett – electric guitar
Tyrone Carreker – electric guitar, background vocals
Joshua Sales – drums
Chad Cromwell – drums
Zach Crowell – programming, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, ganjo, piano, keyboards, background vocals
David Davidson – violin, viola
Mike Durham – electric guitar
Fred Eltringham – drums
Ian Fitchuk – piano, drums
Jerry Flowers – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, ganjo
Chris McHugh – drums
Rob McNelly – electric guitar
Devin Malone – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, dobro
Scotty Sanders – pedal steel guitar
Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
Matt Stanfield – piano, keyboards, organ
Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar, ganjo, mandolin
Written by Hunt (A1-5, B1-5), McAnally (A1-2, A4-5), Osborne (A1-2, A5, B1-2), Crowell (A3-5, B3-4), Flowers (A3, B4), Hood (B5), Jenkins (B3), Sackley (B5), Ramsey (B1, B2)
1 LP, Gatefold jacket
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Vinyl Me Please Country
Original Label : MCA Nashville
Recorded 2013–2014
Produced by Zach Crowell
Photography by Brad Belanger
Design by Karen Naff
Originally released in 2014
Reissued in 2021
Tracks:
Side A :
- Take Your Time
- Leave The Night On
- House Party
- Break Up In A Small Town
- Single For The Summer
Side B :
- Ex To See
- Make You Miss Me
- Cop Car
- Raised On It
- Speakers
Review :
« A quarterback-turned-country songwriter-turned-country star, Sam Hunt never makes apologies for his inherent bro-ness on his 2014 debut Montevallo. He's a laid-back, handsome, well-adjusted dude who makes music that sounds like he looks: friendly, ingratiating, relaxed, and perhaps just a little bit non-descript. Montevallo deliberately sounds like other guys next door, sometimes evoking memories of Jason Aldean (he's as comfortable with the slow-burning electronic rhythms of "Break Up in a Small Town" as Aldean is on "Burnin' It Down"), sometimes Keith Urban (Hunt does his own version of "Cop Car," previously a hit for Urban), sometimes Jake Owen ("Raised on It" is a dead ringer for "Barefoot Blue Jean Night"). Hunt is unabashedly a modern guy and his taste for busy electronic arrangements and facility with fleet-footed rhythms distinguish him from the pack of modern country bros: it's what gives the nocturnal urban sparkle of the hit "Leave the Light On" a lift, it's what gives "Single for the Summer" its sheen, it's what gives "Ex to See" a bit of dense menace. These electronic flourishes are notable but they're not the anchor of Montevallo, nor is Hunt's amiable presence. What grounds the album is his clean, commercial songwriting, heavy on hooks but also sturdily constructed. Ultimately, Hunt's ability to fuse his classical construction with modern flair and pass it off as no big thing is what makes his debut something more than just another album from the bro next door. » AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3,5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.22 / 5