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American Saturday Night

American Saturday Night is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released on June 30, 2009, by Arista Nashville. Like all of his previous studio albums, it is produced by Frank Rogers.[2] The first single, "Then," has become his fourteenth Number One on the Hot Country Songs chart. iTunes released songs from the album weekly as part of the countdown to the album's release. "Water" was released on June 9, 2009, followed by the title track on June 16 and "Everybody's Here" on June 23. The second radio single is "Welcome to the Future." The title track was released as the third single on November 16, 2009. As of the chart dated January 8, 2011, the album has sold 714,812 copies in the US.[3] It earned a 2009 Academy of Country Music Awards nomination for "Album of the Year". In 2012, MSN.com listed American Saturday Night as one of the 21 Essential 21st-Century Albums.[4]

American Saturday Night

June 30, 2009

December 11, 2008 - March, 2009[1]

The Castle - Franklin, Tennessee

Country

62:16

Arista Nashville

Frank Rogers

Background[edit]

In an interview with USA Today, Paisley said he took a more direct approach with this album: "I'm not so worried about making the songwriters in town sit and take notice, as I am wanting people to feel like I really meant what I said on this record."[5]

Brad Paisley – lead vocals, backing vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar,

mandolin

Neal Cappellino – acoustic piano (1)

Jim "Moose" Brown – acoustic piano (2, 6, 11-14), (2, 6, 11-14), Hammond B3 organ (2, 6, 11-14)

Wurlitzer electric piano

– acoustic piano (3, 5, 11, 14), banjo (3, 5, 11, 14)

Kendal Marcy

– acoustic piano (3, 4, 10), keyboards (3, 4, 10)

Gordon Mote

– electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals

Frank Rogers

Gary Hooker – acoustic guitar (3, 10, 11)

Robert Arthur – acoustic guitar (9, 13)

– electric guitar (12)

Robben Ford

Randle Currie – (1-6, 8-14)

steel guitar

Mike Johnson – (8)

dobro

– mandolin (8)

Bryan Sutton

Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11-14)

Kenny Lewis – bass (3, 9, 10)

Ben Sesar – drums (1-6, 8-14)

– drums (9)

Brian David Willis

– percussion (1-6, 8-14)

Eric Darken

Justin Williamson – (1-6, 8-14)

fiddle

Wes Hightower – backing vocals (1-6, 8-14)

Huck Paisley – guest vocals (8)

As listed in liner notes:


Gang Vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 13)


Vocals by the Dramamine Kings on "Catch All the Fish"

Frank Rogers – producer

Chris DuBois – executive producer

Jim Catino – A&R direction

Richard Barrow – recording, overdub recording

Brian David Willis – recording, digital editing, mixing (7)

Neal Cappellino – overdub recording, digital editing

Jason Lehning – overdub recording

Steve Beers – recording assistant

Rich Ramsey – recording assistant

John Paterno – additional overdub recording (12)

Chris Kahn – additional overdub recording (12), overdub recording assistant (12)

Jun Murakswa – additional overdub recording (12), overdub recording assistant (12)

Brady Barnett – digital editing

Tyler Moles – digital editing

Justin Niebank – mixing (1-6, 8-14)

Drew Bollman – mix assistant (1-6, 8-14)

Hank Williams – mastering

Phillip Stein – production assistant

Tammie Harris Cleek – imaging production

Scott McDaniel – creative director

Brad Paisley – creative director, cover design

Judy Forde-Blair – creative production, liner notes

Tracy Baskette-Fleaner – art direction, design

Kirk Markus – studio photography

The Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management