Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that "if [the title track's] accompanying album isn't quite up to its standards, it's nevertheless the work of an accomplished writer who knows how to sculpt a song for a wide audience. If Buy Me a Boat can be faulted, it's because its diversity often plays like a demo tape, with Janson crafting songs for any possible contemporary country audience."^[2]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums chart, and No. 18 on the Billboard 200, selling 18,536 copies in its first week.^[3] The album has sold 117,100 copies in the US as of March 2017.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Buy Me a Boat"	Chris DuBois Chris Janson	2:59
2.	"Power of Positive Drinkin'"	DuBois Janson Mark Irwin	3:30
3.	"Under the Sun"	Janson Casey Beathard Ed Hill	3:26
4.	"Holdin' Her"	Janson James Otto	4:05
5.	"Messin' with Jesus" (featuring Tim McGraw)	Janson Kelly Roland Pavel Dovgalyuk	3:06
6.	"Right in the Middle"	Janson Brandon Kinney Justin Wilson	2:23
7.	"Save a Little Sugar"	DuBois Janson Jim Beavers	3:02
8.	"Back in My Drinkin' Days"	Janson Ken Johnson	2:44
9.	"Where You Come In"	Janson Hill	3:17
10.	"Yeah It Is"	Janson Ken Wright	3:18
11.	"White Trash"	Janson Beathard	3:47

Personnel

Adapted from Buy Me a Boat liner notes.^[5]

Musicians

Brent Anderson - acoustic guitar (all tracks except 4), background vocals (all tracks except 3), synthesizer (2), bouzouki (11)
David Dorn - Hammond B-3 organ (2, 7, 11), keyboards (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10), synthesizer (7), piano (8), Wurlitzer electric piano (11)
Shannon Forrest - drums (4, 5, 9), programming (9)
Byron Gallimore - acoustic guitar (9)
Chris Janson - lead vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (4), harmonica (8)
Troy Lancaster - electric guitar (3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
Tony Lucido - bass guitar (all tracks)
Fred Newell - steel guitar (3, 6, 8, 10)
Justin Ostrander - electric guitar (1, 2, 7, 11)
Russ Pahl - Jew's harp (7), steel guitar (8)
Ben Phillips - drums (except 4, 5, 9), programming (2, 7)
Jeff Roach - synthesizer (1, 2)
Justin Schipper - steel guitar (4, 5, 9)
Will Weatherly - programming (1, 2, 7)
Derek Wells - electric guitar (3, 6, 8, 10)

Technical

Tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 11

Brent Anderson - producer
Jeff Balding - recording
Matt Coles - assistant
Chris DuBois - producer
Chris Janson - producer
Scott Johnson - production assistant
Ben Phillips - recording, digital editing, mixing
Will Weatherly - digital editing

Tracks 3-6, 9, 10

Stephen Allbritten - assistant (3, 4, 6, and 10 only)
Jake Burns - assistant (4, 5, and 9 only)
Byron Gallimore - producer, mixing
Julian King - recording
Erik Lutkins - additional recording (3, 4, 6, and 10 only)
Ernesto Olivera - assistant (3, 6, and 10 only)

All tracks

Adam Ayan - mastering
Eric Brown - photography
Katherine Petillo - art direction, design
Shane Tarleton - creative director

Charts

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	18
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	4

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2016)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8]	35

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[9]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Hollabaugh, Lorie (August 11, 2015). "Chris Janson's Warner Bros. Debut Coming This Fall". MusicRow. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Buy Me a Boat". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
^ Edward Morris (November 10, 2015). "Chris Stapleton Hits No. 1 After Awards Show Ascension". CMT.
^ Bjorke, Matt (March 5, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: March 6, 2017". Roughstock.
^ Buy Me a Boat (CD booklet). Chris Janson. Warner Bros. Records Nashville. 2015. 552159-2.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Chris Janson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
^ "Chris Janson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Chris Janson – Buy Me A Boat". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

v t e Chris Janson
Discography
Studio albums	Buy Me a Boat Everybody Real Friends
Extended plays	Chris Janson Take It to the Bank
Singles	"'Til a Woman Comes Along" "Better I Don't" "Buy Me a Boat" "Power of Positive Drinkin'" "Holdin' Her" "Fix a Drink" "Drunk Girl" "Good Vibes" "Done" "All I Need Is You"