Mr. Saturday Night

by Jon Pardi

Overview

Maybe it shouldn't come as a surprise that Mr. Saturday Night plays a bit like Heartache Medication, Vol. 2. It's not simply because Jon Pardi retains the same team behind that 2019 album -- he's rejoined behind the boards by co-producers Bart Butler and Ryan Gore -- it's that the California country singer has found his groove and sees no reason to switch up his tempo. Where Heartache Medication had a few flourishes that moved it beyond the confines of a honky tonk, Mr. Saturday Night has precisely one: the goofy ramble "Smokin' a Doobie," which rhymes with "on the Guadalupe," one of a few nods to Texas country here. Pardi also harmonizes with throwback trio Midland on "Longneck Way to Go," a song designed to conjure neon-lit ghosts of the 1980s, which is a style that's just a bit slicker than Pardi's usual fare. He nevertheless sounds not just comfortable, but right on "Longneck Way to Go" because, in a sense, Pardi wasn't made for his times: he's an old-fashioned troubadour who treats arenas as if they were beer joints. What makes Mr. Saturday Night work is that Pardi isn't a stuffy revivalist fussing over his arrangements. He keeps things clean and efficient, staying focused on songs designed to sound equally good as a soundtrack to good times or whiling away your sorrows. Maybe that sounds ordinary, but it's a special thing to get straight-ahead country executed as well as this is. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/04/2022
Label:	Capitol / Capitol Nashville
UPC:	0602448053039
Rank:	33767

Tracks

1. Mr. Saturday Night
2. Fill 'Er Up
3. Last Night Lonely
4. Neon Light Speed
5. New Place to Drink
6. Your Heart or Mine
7. Santa Cruz
8. Longneck Way to Go
9. Raincheck
10. Workin' on a New One
11. Hung The Moon
12. The Day I Stop Dancin'
13. Smokin' a Doobie
14. Reverse Cowgirl

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jon Pardi   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Midland   Primary Artist
Paul Franklin   Guitar (Steel)
Danny Rader   Guitar (Acoustic)
Greg Morrow   Drums,Tambourine
Jeff Roach   Piano
Brent Mason   Guitar (Electric)
Sarah Buxton   Vocals (Background)
Dann Huff   Guitar (Electric)
Jenee Fleenor   Fiddle
Scotty Sanders   Pedal Steel
Lee Francis   Bass
Rob McNelley   Guitar (Electric)
Trey Keller   Vocals (Background)
Brice Long   Vocals (Background)
Miles McPherson   Drums,Percussion
Charlie Judge   Piano
Mike Johnson   Pedal Steel
Ilya Toshinskiy   Banjo,Guitar (Acoustic)
Dave Cohen   Piano,Accordion,Keyboards,Wurlitzer,Synthesizer
Cameron Duddy   Bass,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Sol Littlefield   Guitar (Electric)
Mark Wystrach   Vocals
Jess Carson   Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Ted Jensen   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
John Morgan   Composer
Benjy Davis   Composer
Shane McAnally   Producer
David Huff   Editing,Programming,Digital Editing
John Pierce   Composer
Justin Niebank   Mixing,Engineer,Programming
Ashley Gorley   Composer
Rhett Akins   Composer
Pat Manske   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Dann Huff   Producer
Jimi Bell   Composer
Drew Bollman   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Adam Ayan   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
John Shearer   Photography
Steve Marcantonio   Engineer,Recording
Paul DiGiovanni   Composer
Josh Osborne   Producer
Jared Scott   Composer
Bart Butler   Composer,Producer
Craig Allen   Design
Mike "Frog" Griffith   Production Manager,Production Coordination
Michael Tyler   Composer
Scott Johnson   Production Manager,Production Coordination
Karen Naff   Art Direction
Brice Long   Composer
Rick Humes   Assistant Engineer
Ryan Gore   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Programming,Vocal Engineer
Ross Copperman   Composer
Miles McPherson   Programming
Luke Laird   Composer,Programming
Andy Albert   Composer
Joe Ragosta   Composer
Josh Thompson   Composer
John Edwards   Composer
Jesse Jo Dillon   Composer
Jon Pardi   Composer,Producer
Brian Wright   A&R
Cameron Duddy   Composer
Chris Small   Editing,Digital Editing
Justin Ebach   Composer,Programming
Reid Isbell   Composer
Joe Fox   Composer
Josh Dorr   Composer
Michael Walter   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Jameson Rodgers   Composer
Mark Wystrach   Composer
Jess Carson   Composer
Zack Dyer   Composer
Sarah Marie Burke   A&R
Kera Jackson   Art Producer
Joel McKenney   Assistant Engineer
Joel McKenny   Assistant Engineer
Will Bundy   Composer
Lindsay Doyle   Groomer
Dylan Marlowe   Composer
Melanie Wetherbee   Management
Charlie Walker   Management