Write You a Song received unanimously positive reception by music critics. At Country Weekly, Jon Freeman graded the album an A-, proclaiming that "We’ll raise a glass to that."[4] Steve Leggett of Allmusic rated the album three-and-a-half stars, stating that "The playing, production, and sound on Write You a Song are solid and professional, with enough edge to keep it from being simply predictable."[3] At Digital Journal, Markos Papadatos rated the album four stars, saying that "Jon Pardi does a decent job on his debut studio album and hopefully, he will have more hits from it."[5] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock rated the album four stars, writing that "The melodies are interesting, the songwriting is tight and Pardi is in strong voice throughout Write You A Song, which is all anyone can ask from a debut album and for anyone looking for someone to anoint as a potential ‘savior’ of Country music, Pardi may just be that guy for you."[7] At Got Country Online, Tara Toro rated the album four stars, highlighting the album as "a cohesive package of country music that you’ll want to listen to again and again."[6]
Jon Pardi — lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ganjo
Brian Pruitt — drums, percussion
Joe Spivey — acoustic guitar, fiddle
Russell Terrell — background vocals
Robby Turner — pedal steel guitar
Technical
Bart Butler — production
T.W. Cargile — recording
Ryan Gore — recording, mixing
Andrew Mendelson — mastering
Jon Pardi — production
Jarod Snowden — digital editing
Chart performance
The album debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 chart, and No. 3 on the Top Country Albums chart, with 17,000 copies sold in its debut week.[9] As of February 2015, the album has sold 71,200 copies in the U.S.[10]
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