Starting with the threats of "Better Dig Two," there's a swagger that underpins much of Pioneer, the second album from family country-pop trio the Band Perry.
This boldness never quite dissipates under the thunderous cloud of big ballads, of which there are many here.
Almost all the attitude derives from Kimberly Perry, who retains a sense of palpable defiance even in the quietest moments, her vigor lending passion to music that is deliberately designed to appeal to the widest possible audience as it blurs the line between contemporary country and pop.
At times, this desire to be everything to everyone leads to some seriously odd juxtapositions, as on the shred-guitar fireworks of the coda of "Forever Mine Nevermind" -- a grace note Spinal Tap would have been proud to achieve -- and the gurgling talkbox and mandolin war on "I'm a Keeper." These accidental oddities along with Kimberly Perry's fiercely committed vocals give Pioneer a character it otherwise works overtime to avoid and, for as good as the by-the-books ballads and rocking country are, the moments when the façade slips a bit make this worth hearing as an album and not a collection of singles.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Better Dig TwoBrandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Trevor Rosen | The Band Perry | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | DONE.Jacob Bryant, John Davidson, Neil Perry, Reid Perry | The Band Perry | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | Don't Let Me Be LonelySarah Buxton, Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins | The Band Perry | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | PioneerAaron Henningsen, Brian Henningsen, Clara Henningsen, Kimberly Perry, Neil Perry, Reid Perry | The Band Perry | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | Forever Mine NevermindBrad Paisley, Kimberly Perry, Neil Perry, Reid Perry | The Band Perry | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Night Gone WastedAaron Henningsen, Brian Henningsen, Clara Henningsen, Kimberly Perry, Neil Perry, Reid Perry | The Band Perry | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | I Saw a LightAaron Henningsen, Brian Henningsen, Clara Henningsen, Kimberly Perry, Neil Perry, Reid Perry | The Band Perry | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Mother Like MineKimberly Perry, Neil Perry, Reid Perry | The Band Perry | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | ChainsawShane McAnally, Joe Osborne, olha | The Band Perry | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | I'm a KeeperAaron Henningsen, Brian Henningsen, Clara Henningsen, Kimberly Perry, Neil Perry, Reid Perry | The Band Perry | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | Back to Me Without YouAaron Henningsen, Brian Henningsen, Clara Henningsen, Kimberly Perry, Neil Perry, Reid Perry | The Band Perry | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 12 | End of TimeAaron Henningsen, Brian Henningsen, Clara Henningsen, Kimberly Perry, Neil Perry, Reid Perry | The Band Perry | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 13 | Once Upon A Time | The Band Perry | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 14 | Lucky Ones | The Band Perry | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 15 | Peaches And Caroline | The Band Perry | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 16 | Gonna Be Ok | The Band Perry | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 64 mins | 148 MB | |||||
| 64 mins | 447 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Ayan | Mastering |
| 2 | The Band Perry | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Leann Bennett | Production Coordination |
| 4 | Drew Bollman | Mixing Assistant |
| 5 | Scott Borchetta | Executive Producer |
| 6 | Jacob Bryant | Composer |
| 7 | Sarah Buxton | Composer |
| 8 | Brandy Clark | Composer |
| 9 | Rodney Clawson | Composer |
| 10 | Eric Darken | Percussion |
| 11 | John Davidson | Composer |
| 12 | Giovanni Delgado | Hair Stylist |
| 13 | Dan Dugmore | Dobro, Guitar (Steel) |
| 14 | Stuart Duncan | Fiddle |
| 15 | Paul Franklin | Guitar (Steel), Sitar |
| 16 | Mike Griffith | Production Coordination |
| 17 | Aaron Henningsen | Composer |
| 18 | Brian Henningsen | Composer |
| 19 | Clara Henningsen | Composer |
| 20 | Jim Hoke | Penny Whistle |
| 21 | Dann Huff | Guitar (12 String Electric), Producer |
| 22 | David Huff | Digital Editing, Percussion, Programming |
| 23 | Allison Jones | A&R |
| 24 | Charlie Judge | Hammond B3, Keyboards, Loop Programming, Piano, Synthesizer |
| 25 | Ben Krebs | Fonts, Photography |
| 26 | Steve Marcantonio | Engineer |
| 27 | Shane McAnally | Composer |
| 28 | David McClister | Photography |
| 29 | Jerry McPherson | Guitar (Electric) |
| 30 | Seth Morton | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 31 | Sean Neff | Digital Editing |
| 32 | Justin Niebank | Mixing |
| 33 | Cherie Oakley | Vocals (Background) |
| 34 | Joe Osborne | Composer |
| 35 | Brad Paisley | Composer |
| 36 | Kimberly Perry | Composer |
| 37 | Marie Perry | Wardrobe |
| 38 | Neil Perry | Bouzouki, Composer, Mandolin, Photography |
| 39 | Reid Perry | Bass, Composer |
| 40 | olha | Composer |
| 41 | Trevor Rosen | Composer |
| 42 | Steve Rusch | Engineer |
| 43 | Brandy St. John | Wardrobe |
| 44 | Aaron Sterling | Drums |
| 45 | Megan Thompson | Make-Up |
| 46 | Chris Tompkins | Composer |
| 47 | Ilya Toshinskly | Banjo, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Resonator) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |