Phil Vassar is the debut studio album by American country music artist Phil Vassar, released on February 25, 2000. 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 Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. "Just Another Day in Paradise" was Vassar's first Number One hit on that chart.
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Content
The track "Drive Away" was previously recorded by Sons of the Desert on their 1997 debut album Whatever Comes First.
Critical reception
Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Vince Ripol of AllMusic wrote that "On his own, Vassar is an enthusiastic vocalist, a skilled pianist, and a gifted composer of spirited, nostalgic tales."
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.
Phil Vassar – lead vocals, acoustic piano
Steve Nathan – keyboards
Larry Byrom – acoustic guitars
Michael Landau – electric guitars
B. James Lowry – electric guitars
Brent Mason – electric guitars
Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Mike Brignardello – bass
Glenn Worf – bass
Lonnie Wilson – drums
Terry McMillan – percussion
Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
Collin Raye – backing vocals (1)
Tim Davis – backing vocals
Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
Jo Dee Messina – backing vocals (3)
Production
Mike Sistad – A&R direction
Bryan Gallimore – producer
Phil Vassar – producer
Julian King – recording
Greg Fogie – second engineer
Jed Hackett – second engineer
David Thoener – mixing at Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Tony Green – second mix engineer
Ricky Cobble – assistant engineer
Dennis Davis – assistant engineer
Michael Dy – assistant engineer
Erik Lutkins – assistant engineer
Rob MacMillan – assistant engineer
Russ Martin – assistant engineer
Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
Ann Callis – production coordinator
Sandy Campbell – photography
Maude Gilman-Clapham – art direction
Missy McKeand – design
S. Wade Hunt – cover design
Kelly Meadors – grooming
Lorrie Turk – grooming