Jon Pardi is experiencing his first No. 1 ever as his sophomore album, California Sunrise, bows at the top of the country album chart. The project, which features his Top 10 and gold-selling hit “Head Over Boots,” sold 23,708 units and total consumption reaching 29,233.
Pardi put his stamp on the 12-track album writing a majority of the songs including “Head Over Boots,” and reteaming with Bart Butler as co-producer. The Golden State country singer is frequently commended for his ability to connect with mainstream country radio while sticking to his traditional country roots, and with Pardi’s long-standing admiration of country music pioneers including Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and George Strait, their influence is evident throughout California Sunrise.
Fans across the country gravitate towards Pardi’s authenticity, working-man relatability, and ready-to-cut-loose spirit. This week, Pardi hits his home state with back-to-back sellouts in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Bernardino.
Jon is set to perform on NBC’s Today Show July 7th.
Chris Stapleton‘s Traveller is No. 2 on the country charts, followed by Keith Urban‘s Ripcord rounding out the Top 3.
Audio / Jon Pardi talks about what he hopes his fans will go away with when they buy the album.
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“I know they’ll go away with a good album. And they’ll learn that I like to make music that makes you feel good and my album I’m always going to try to where you can just press play and let it play and just do whatever you want and listen to it, work on your homework, wash your car, mow your lawn. I don’t know. It’s definitely a project where you can let it play and you can just let the time pass by in a good spirit and good lyrics and a good time. Hopefully they walk away with this album and say man I really want to go see that guy live. I want to see what this is about.”
