This Week’s Featured Host: Chris Janson

Author Lauren Hoffman

July 10th 4:24 PM

This week’s guest host on Shawn Parr’s Backstage Country is Chris Janson!

The country singer is fresh off the release of his latest album, The Outlaw Side of Me. Fans can now listen to Janson’s lead single from the album titled “All I Need is You” below.

Janson is a one-of-a-kind performer and a multi-platinum artist. He is well-known for his hits “Buy Me A Boat,” and “Fix A Drink,” among others.

When you tune in to Backstage Country this week, we will feature several songs from his new album along with a few older favorites as well.

Shawn Parr will be sharing all of the fun stories while he’s in the studio and we even get to hear what’s coming up next for Janson.

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12 Of Country Music's Best Songs Of Summer

• 12. Blake Shelton – “Some Beach” (2004)

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  Blake sings of frustrations and having to wait all afternoon at the dentist's office by wishing that he were "on some beach, somewhere."

• 11. Zac Brown Band – “Chicken Fried” (2005)

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  The lyrics include, "You know I like my chicken fried / Cold beer on a Friday night / A pair of jeans that fit just right / And the radio up."

• 10. Chris Janson – “Buy Me A Boat” (2015)

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  The song expresses the fact that "money can't buy happiness /, but it can buy a boat."
• 9. Carrie Underwood – “Southbound” (2018)

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  Carrie said of the writing process on this song, "I was like, 'This sounds like fun, I think. We can do something fun with this.' But then you realize how tricky for some reason it is to be a woman and write kind of a drinking party boat song."

• 8. Kenny Chesney – “When The Sun Goes Down” (2004)

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  The song is a summer duet with Chesney and Uncle Kracker.

• 7. Luke Combs – “Beer Never Broke My Heart” (2019)

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  The massive hit that Luke closes out every show with, it features a list of various things and people that have disappointed him in his life before concluding in the chorus that "long-neck, ice-cold beer never broke my heart."
• 6. Luke Bryan – “That’s My Kind Of Night” (2013)

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  A big ole' summer hit, "That's My Kind of Night" helped Luke set a record as the first male country music artist to top the Billboard's Hot Country Songs and Top Country Albums charts simultaneously.

• 5. Sam Hunt – “Body Like A Backroad” (2020)

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  According to Hunt, the song was written after his engagement to Hannah Lee Fowler. Sam described it as "a lighthearted song."

• 4. Florida Georgia Line – “Cruise” (2012)

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  The song's video was filmed outside Nashville and featured the duo driving and performing against an American flag backdrop at a colorful paint party.
• 3. Keith Urban – “Long Hot Summer” – (2010)

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  Keith co-wrote this infectious summer anthem with 1980s pop star Richard Marx.

• 2. Little Big Town – “Pontoon” (2012)

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  A career-defining song, "Pontoon" won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. It screams summer and makes you want to board a boat as soon as possible.

• 1 – Alan Jackson – “Chattahoochee” (1993)

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  Luke Bryan said in a recent interview that when he thinks of summer, this is the song he thinks of. Alan said of the song he co-wrote, "It's a song about having fun, growing up, and coming of age in a small town - which applies to anyone across the country, not just by the Chattahoochee."

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