Spring Break...Here to Party

Spring Break…Here to Party is a compilation album by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released on March 5, 2013, by Capitol Nashville.[2] The album is a compilation of songs from Bryan's first four spring break-themed EPs, plus two new songs, "Buzzkill" and "Just a Sip."[3] A music video was filmed for "Buzzkill" though it was never released as a single.[4]

Spring Break…Here to Party
Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)
GenreCountry
Length51:18
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerJeff Stevens
Luke Bryan chronology
Spring Break 4...Suntan City
(2012)
Spring Break…Here to Party
(2013)
Crash My Party
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Reception

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Critical

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five, writing that "not one song is undeniable, the kind that works into the subconscious, but that doesn't really matter, as this is just breezy fun, a collection of cheerful drinking songs that never threaten to careen out of control."[1]

Commercial

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The album sold 150,000 copies in its first week of release, becoming Bryan's first number one album on the Billboard 200 chart.[5] The album has sold 605,000 copies in the US as of May 2015.[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original EPLength
1."Suntan City"Spring Break 4...Suntan City3:54
2."Just a Sip"NEW RECORDING2:53
3."Buzzkill"
  • Bryan
  • Jason Sever
  • Rachel Thibodeau
NEW RECORDING3:37
4."If You Ain't Here to Party"Spring Break 3...It's A Shore Thing3:53
5."Little Bit Later On"Spring Break 4...Suntan City4:07
6."In Love with the Girl"
  • Bryan
  • Carter
  • Jim McCormick
  • Swindell
Spring Break 3...It's A Shore Thing3:28
7."Shore Thing"
  • Bryan
  • Carter
  • Swindell
Spring Break 3...It's A Shore Thing3:53
8."Sorority Girl"
  • Bryan
  • Davidson
  • McCormick
Spring Break with All My Friends3:23
9."Shake the Sand"
  • Bryan
  • Carter
  • Swindell
Spring Break 4...Suntan City4:28
10."Love in a College Town"
  • Bryan
  • Carter
  • Swindell
Spring Break 3...It's A Shore Thing3:23
11."Wild Weekend"
Spring Break 2...Hangover Edition4:01
12."Cold Beer Drinker"
  • Bryan
  • Jason Matthews
  • McCormick
Spring Break 2...Hangover Edition3:50
13."Spring Break-Up"
  • Bryan
  • Gorley
Spring Break 4...Suntan City3:06
14."Take My Drunk Ass Home"
  • Bryan
  • Matthews
Spring Break with All My Friends3:22
Total length:51:18

Personnel

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  • Eli Beaird – bass guitar
  • Larry Beaird – acoustic guitar
  • Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
  • Jim "Moose" Brown – Hammond B-3 organ, piano
  • Luke Bryan – lead vocals
  • Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
  • Perry Coleman – background vocals
  • J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar
  • Howard Duck – Hammond B-3 organ, piano
  • Shannon Forrestdrums, percussion
  • Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle, mandolin
  • Wes Hightower – background vocals
  • Mark Hill – bass guitar
  • Steve Hinson – lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
  • Wayne Killius – percussion
  • Jeff King – electric guitar
  • Troy Lancaster – electric guitar
  • Tim Lauer – Hammond B-3 organ, piano
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar
  • Pat McGrath – acoustic guitar
  • Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
  • Duncan Mullins – bass guitar
  • Russ Pahl – lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
  • Michael Payne – electric guitar
  • Brian Pruitt – drums, percussion
  • Mike Rojas – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, accordion
  • Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
  • Hank Singer – fiddle, mandolin
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
  • Joe Spivey – bouzouki, fiddle, mandolin
  • Jeff Stevens – background vocals
  • Jody Stevens – beats, programming
  • Russell Terrell – background vocals
  • Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar
  • John Willis – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion

Charts and certifications

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References

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  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Spring Break... Here to Party review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Thompson, Gayle (March 1, 2013). "Luke Bryan, 'Spring Break...Here to Party' Captures Cool Memories". The Boot. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Betts, Stephen L. (March 13, 2013). "Luke Bryan, 'Spring Break...Here to Party' Debuts at No. 1". The Boot. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  4. ^ Thompson, Gayle (March 11, 2013). "Luke Bryan 'Buzzkill' Video: Big Picture on Small Budget". The Boot. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (March 13, 2013). "Luke Bryan Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (May 1, 2015). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Luke Bryan's 'Party' Now His Biggest-Selling Album Ever". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  7. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Luke Bryan – Spring Break . . . Here to Party". Recording Industry Association of America.