As far back as the Beach Boys, the term Endless Summer evoked ceaseless good times, and while Billy Currington doesn't sound a thing like the boys from Hawthorne, California, he borrows that sensibility for 2015's Summer Forever.
Pivoting off the loping come-on of his 2013 hit "Hey Girl," Currington decides to keep things light and laid-back, flirting with a bit of hip-hop on the title track and the gamely goofy "Soundtrack," but such slight departures only serve to highlight how he's generally decided to keep things genial and familiar throughout Summer Forever.
Nothing here is pushed too hard, not the joke on "Drinkin' Town with a Football Problem" nor the romance on "Do I Make You Wanna," and that nonchalance is the key to Currington's appeal: he cares but he's casual, letting his low-key charisma sell the song but never drawing attention to himself.
Much of Summer Forever marries this personality to solid songs -- sometimes they get a little silly, as on the mall-country anthem "Don't It," but even those tunes benefit from the omnipresent chill -- and that means this is as relaxing as a warm breeze but also sturdy, delivering good times as assuredly on the seventh play as it does on the first.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don't ItRoss Copperman, Ashley Gorley, Jaren Johnston | Billy Currington | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Drinkin' Town with a Football ProblemElizabeth Elkins, Aaron Henningsen, Brian Henningsen, Clara Henningsen, Vanessa Olivarez | Billy Currington | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | Wake Me UpAshley Gorley, Josh Osborne, Jimmy Robbins | Billy Currington | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Good NightRosi Golan, Claire Guerreso, Daniel Tashain | Billy Currington, Jessie James | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Jonesin'Hillary Lindsey, Shane McAnally, Jimmy Robbins | Billy Currington | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Give It to Me StraightAbe Stoklasa, Mark Trussell | Billy Currington | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | It Don't Hurt Like It Used ToCary Barlowe, Shy Carter, Billy Currington | Billy Currington | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Nowhere TownChris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo-Lindsey, Josh Osborne | Billy Currington | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Do I Make You WannaZach Crowell, Jerry Flowers, Ashley Gorley, Matt Jenkins | Billy Currington | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | Sweet LoveMadeleine Slate, Dan Swinimer, Donovan Woods | Billy Currington | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | SoundtrackBen Burgess, Bobby Huff | Billy Currington | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 12 | Summer ForeverJesse Frasure, Tyler Hubbard, Jaren Johnston, Brian Kelley, Cole Swindell | Billy Currington | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 43 mins | 99 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 308 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Ayan | Mastering |
| 2 | Cary Barlowe | Composer |
| 3 | Leann Bennett | Production Coordination |
| 4 | Drew Bollman | Mixing Assistant |
| 5 | Mike Brignardello | Bass |
| 6 | Tom Bukovac | Guitar (Electric) |
| 7 | Ben Burgess | Composer |
| 8 | Shy Carter | Composer |
| 9 | Ross Copperman | Composer |
| 10 | Zach Crowell | Composer |
| 11 | Billy Currington | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 12 | Jessie James Decker | Featured Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Elizabeth Elkins | Composer |
| 14 | Jerry Flowers | Composer |
| 15 | Paul Franklin | Guitar (Steel) |
| 16 | Jesse Frasure | Composer, Producer, Programming |
| 17 | Nick Gibbens | Mixing Assistant |
| 18 | Rosi Golan | Composer |
| 19 | Ashley Gorley | Composer |
| 20 | Kenny Greenberg | Guitar (Electric) |
| 21 | Mike "Frog" Griffith | Production Coordination |
| 22 | Claire Guerreso | Composer |
| 23 | Aaron Henningsen | Composer |
| 24 | Brian Henningsen | Composer |
| 25 | Clara Henningsen | Composer |
| 26 | Tyler Hubbard | Composer |
| 27 | Bobby Huff | Composer |
| 28 | Dann Huff | Guitar (Electric), Producer |
| 29 | David Huff | Digital Editing, Programming |
| 30 | Jessie James | Primary Artist |
| 31 | Matt Jenkins | Composer |
| 32 | Jaren Johnston | Composer |
| 33 | Charlie Judge | Keyboards |
| 34 | Brian Kelley | Composer |
| 35 | Chris Lindsey | Composer |
| 36 | Hillary Lindsey | Composer |
| 37 | Joseph Llanes | Photography |
| 38 | Steve Marcantonio | Engineer |
| 39 | Aimee Mayo-Lindsey | Composer |
| 40 | Shane McAnally | Composer |
| 41 | Chris McHugh | Drums |
| 42 | Seth Morton | Assistant Engineer |
| 43 | Karen Naff | Art Direction, Design |
| 44 | Sean Neff | Digital Editing |
| 45 | Justin Niebank | Mixing |
| 46 | Joe Nino-Hernes | Mixing Assistant |
| 47 | Vanessa Olivarez | Composer |
| 48 | Josh Osborne | Composer |
| 49 | Danny Rader | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 50 | Jimmy Robbins | Composer |
| 51 | Madeleine Slate | Composer |
| 52 | Jimmie Lee Sloas | Bass |
| 53 | Abe Stoklasa | Composer |
| 54 | Cole Swindell | Composer |
| 55 | Dan Swinimer | Composer |
| 56 | Daniel Tashain | Composer |
| 57 | Jamie Tate | Mixing |
| 58 | Russell Terrell | Engineer, Vocals (Background) |
| 59 | Ilya Toshinskiy | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 60 | Mark Trussell | Composer |
| 61 | Derek Wells | Guitar (Electric) |
| 62 | Donovan Woods | Composer |
| 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. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |