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Easton Corbin
Studio album by Easton Corbin
Released	March 2, 2010 (2010-03-02)
Genre	Country
Length	35:08
Label	Mercury Nashville
Producer	Carson Chamberlain[1]
Easton Corbin chronology
A Little More Country Than That (EP) (2009) Easton Corbin (2010)
Singles from Easton Corbin
"A Little More Country Than That" Released: July 31, 2009 (2009-07-31)

Easton Corbin is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Easton Corbin. It was released on March 2, 2010 via Universal Music Group Nashville's Mercury Nashville division. The albums lead-off single, "A Little More Country Than That", was released to country radio on July 31, 2009. It debuted at #56 on the U.S Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the chart week of August 22, 2009.

Singles

The first single from the album, "A Little More Country Than That," was released to Country radio in July 2009. It subsequently debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the chart week of August 22, 2009. In February 2010, the single became his first Top 10 single. It has also reached the Top 40 of the Canadian Radio & Records Country Singles chart.

In a news blog on CMT, Corbin talked about the first release from his debut album saying: "This song identifies who I am. It shows character and that's important where I'm from. You learn to say 'yes, ma'am' and 'no, sir' and to open the door for the ladies."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Roll with It" (Tony Lane, Johnny Park) - 3:27
2. "A Little More Country Than That" (Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress, Wynn Varble) - 2:52
3. "This Far from Memphis" (Easton Corbin, Carson Chamberlain, Mark D. Sanders) - 3:17
4. "The Way Love Looks" (Corbin, Chamberlain, Sanders) - 2:41
5. "Someday When I'm Old" (Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Troy Verges) - 3:22
6. "Don't Ask Me About a Woman" (Tom Botkin, Kevin Denney, Alex Dooley) - 3:36
7. "I Can't Love You Back" (Chamerlain, Jeff Hyde, Clint Daniels) - 4:05
8. "A Lot to Learn About Livin'" (Liz Hengber, Sonny LeMaire, Clay Mills) - 3:46
9. "Let Alone You" (Chamberlain, Garry Harison, Sonny Tillis) - 3:14
10. "That'll Make You Wanna Drink" (Corbin, Chamberlain, Jimmy Yeary) - 3:26
11. "Leavin' a Lonely Town" (Corbin, Chamberlain, Sanders) - 3:22

Critical reception

Karlie Justus of The 9513 gave the album four out of five stars, citing the neotraditionalist country production choices, that make the album sound modern, fresh, and mainstream-friendly. She also praises the album's producer, Carson Chamberlain, for giving the album an "easy, natural feel."^[3] Country Weekly reviewer Jessica Phillips also commended Chamberlain's production and compared Corbin's voice to George Strait and Keith Whitley, saying that Corbin sounded "authentic and confident." She gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five.^[4] Allmusic critic Todd Sterling also compared Corbin's voice to Strait's and praised the neotraditionalist country sound of the album, giving it three-and-a-half stars out of five.^[5] In her review for Entertainment Weekly, critic Whitney Pastorek also noted the similarities between Corbin's voice and Strait's, and she suggested that the album would make a listener "remember why you fell in love with country music in the first place" and gave the album a "B+" grade.^[6] Slant Magazine critic Jonathan Keefe was less enthusiastic, praising Corbin both for his songwriting and his ambition in emulating a "genre legend" like Strait, but commenting that the material on the album was generally weak and rating the album with two-and-a-half stars out of five.^[7]

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