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Post by taylor on Dec 26, 2019 11:11:30 GMT -5
 Welcome to the Jake Owen Album Series!
I wanted to go ahead and get this one underway before too many more rankdowns were due in February, and when I announce the first album we're showcasing, you'll see why. That said, I wanted to give a little background about Jake's pre-Nashville life if only to fill this starting post up.
Jake Owen (who was born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1981 with the name Joshua) and his fraternal twin brother Jarrod were quite athletic and spent much of their early lives participating in various different sports. One such sport that Jake eventually took up was golf. In fact, he grew to be so good at that sport that he pursued a professional career, winning his first tournament at just 15 years old.
However, all good things must come to an end. Upon graduating from Vero Beach High School with Jarrod and moving to Florida State University, a wakeboarding incident later sent any hopes of a golfing career six feet under. Jake was injured to the point of reconstructive surgery which left him unable to participate in the sport. But to see the rainbow you gotta put up with a little rain!
While recovering from his injuries, Jake borrowed a neighbor's guitar and began teaching himself how to play it. After attending a gig from a guitarist at a campus bar, he asked the owner if he could play a gig there. The owner was gracious enough to say yes, and Jake eventually became a staple and began writing his own material. His next stop? Music City!
Jake's first stop upon moving to Nashville was at a savings bank to open up a savings account, where he informed the teller that he was a singer/songwriter. The teller was curious and asked if he had any recordings available. Jake gave her a CD of his work, which she sent to Warner/Chappell. Warner/Chappell didn't sign him, but Jake eventually met record producer and songwriter Jimmy Ritchey. They and Chuck Jones, fellow songwriter, sat down and wrote "Ghosts" with the intention of giving it to Kenny Chesney. Chesney ultimately passed on the song, but the silver lining was the attention it received from the executives at Sony BMG's Nashville branch. The executives suggested that Joshua (remember, this is his given name) change his name to Jake. He did, and Sony officially signed Jake Owen to RCA Nashville in 2005.
The rest, of course, is country music history! Jake Owen has since released six studio albums, which we will rank in a random order (sorry to those of us who like to go in order!  ) Stay tuned for the first album announcement...
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Post by taylor on Dec 26, 2019 11:31:59 GMT -5
American Love (2016) We'll begin with American Love. This is Jake Owen's fifth studio album, which was released on July 29, 2016 through RCA Nashville. It debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart with 35,000 units sold, his highest charting album there. This album also debuted atop the BB Top Country Albums chart with 29,400 albums sold within its first week. Not counting the Greatest Hits compilation, American Love is his last release through the label. This album contains the #1 (and most well-known from the era) hit "American Country Love Song." I chose this one because it has the shortest run time as far as I was able to tell, and it's only an 11-track album.This is neither here nor there, but as you can tell by the album cover, this was the first era featuring Jake's newly-cut hair (which makes him even hotter in my opinion  ). Anyways...Y'all know what to do, but in case there are some new people here, I'll tell you what you need to do. If you're interested in participating, rank this album from 1-11 with #1 being your favorite and #11 being...not your favorite. Send that list to me through a PM, and sit back and relax and wait for the reveals to begin!Tracklist (Runtime: 37:58)
1. American Love2. After Midnight3. Where I Am4. Everybody Dies Young5. VW Van6. Good Company7. LAX8. If He Ain't Gonna Love You9. When You Love Someone10. You Ain't Going Nowhere11. American Country Love Song
I'm setting the deadline for this to be Monday, February 24, and with such a relatively short runtime, that feels like plenty of time. Extensions will most likely exist though! 
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 26, 2019 21:07:29 GMT -5
Interesting! I have never paid much attention to Jake, because for the most part his singles have just been "there" for me at best, and horrifically trend-chasing at their worst. However, he does have a nice voice, so I am interested to see if I discover any hidden gems that change my mind about him!
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 26, 2019 21:11:39 GMT -5
A little story about Jake. The Native American tribe near my hometown has this weekend festival every summer, and they bring in live music for people to enjoy. One day is a country day, and the other is more of a rock day. Anyway, earlier this decade (I believe it may have been 2010?), Jake Owen was the headliner of the country day!
Apparently he was pissed with himself about some sort of problem with his performance, like a sound problem or just not being up to his usual quality or something, so he chose to come back the following summer to do it again for free! So I have always had a pretty favorable opinion of him as a person, because that is the sort of integrity you love to see in famous musicians :)
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Post by taylor on Jan 25, 2020 10:06:19 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Feb 3, 2020 11:13:47 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Feb 10, 2020 11:45:38 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Feb 10, 2020 12:26:35 GMT -5
I’ll probably pass on this, I hate the singles and don’t really have any desire to check out the album tracks lol.
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Post by taylor on Feb 10, 2020 12:42:08 GMT -5
I’ll probably pass on this, I hate the singles and don’t really have any desire to check out the album tracks lol. I'll let you know when we get to the next album ;) |
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Post by taylor on Feb 17, 2020 20:03:53 GMT -5
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Post by SwiftlySheeran on Feb 17, 2020 20:11:47 GMT -5
I'm listening to it now!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 17, 2020 21:34:14 GMT -5
I should have my list in by the deadline, probably in a couple days.
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Post by SwiftlySheeran on Feb 18, 2020 1:19:06 GMT -5
I already know my list is going to be way off compared to everyone else.
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Post by born on Feb 22, 2020 18:19:03 GMT -5
Posting here just so that the thread shows up in the “Participated Threads” list cause I don’t wanna miss this.
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Post by taylor on Feb 22, 2020 22:49:40 GMT -5
Posting here just so that the thread shows up in the “Participated Threads” list cause I don’t wanna miss this. I was just about to come in here and post a reminder about this album! Do you have time to send a list in over the weekend? If not that's fine too; I at least got to double digits with this one :) |
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Post by taylor on Feb 22, 2020 22:59:05 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Feb 24, 2020 12:35:23 GMT -5
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Post by Leo ✔ on Feb 24, 2020 12:42:40 GMT -5
okay give me time, I need to boost my favorite of his songs and it's on this album.
Please adorn the rankdown with photos of him, and with short hair!, pls n thnx
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Post by lady𝓐fan on Feb 24, 2020 12:47:23 GMT -5
okay give me time, I need to boost my favorite of his songs and it's on this album. Please adorn the rankdown with shirtless photos of him, and with short hair!, pls n thnxFixed |
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Post by Leo ✔ on Feb 24, 2020 12:51:10 GMT -5
okay give me time, I need to boost my favorite of his songs and it's on this album. Please adorn the rankdown with shirtless photos of him, and with short hair!, pls n thnxFixed I mean, yes, but I know that is hard to find anything from him shirtless, so I wouldn't mind any pics of just him :shrugs: |
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 24, 2020 13:02:17 GMT -5
I mean, yes, but I know that is hard to find anything from him shirtless, so I wouldn't mind any pics of just him :shrugs: Agreed. We love to see it!  |
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Post by ClevelandRox on Feb 24, 2020 14:46:54 GMT -5
Now if someone can please photoshop a haircut into that pic. 😍
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 24, 2020 18:49:21 GMT -5
Lol y'all need to stop hating. He looked sexy with his long hair too.  |
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Post by born on Feb 25, 2020 12:39:33 GMT -5
You know you know your modern country when you correctly guess a song is co-written by Hillary Lindsey.
EDIT: Another correct guess! "When You Love Someone" sounded like a Hillary Lindsey co-write as soon as the piano began.
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Post by taylor on Feb 26, 2020 7:35:51 GMT -5
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Post by born on Feb 26, 2020 7:37:37 GMT -5
Yay I’m number 13!!!
PS: I literally logged in 30 seconds ago (aka 1 minute after you posted this), I’m the God of timing.
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Post by Leo ✔ on Feb 26, 2020 7:44:09 GMT -5
Ill do it tonight
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Feb 26, 2020 13:26:36 GMT -5
Lol y'all need to stop hating. He looked sexy with his long hair too. This! Jake with long hair was Now I do like him with shorter hair as well but I've always like long hair on men and he really pulled it off well! As for this album....it's kinda garbage haha Like not the worst songs I've ever heard, but there's only 2 that truly stand out to me. Luckily this is easily my least favorite of Jake's albums. |
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Post by taylor on Feb 26, 2020 14:18:34 GMT -5
As for this album....it's kinda garbage haha Like not the worst songs I've ever heard, but there's only 2 that truly stand out to me. Luckily this is easily my least favorite of Jake's albums. that's why i went with this album first tbh; not only is it shorter but it doesn't have too many greats on it. maybe to make up for it i'll go with his latest one next |
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Feb 26, 2020 16:50:24 GMT -5
As for this album....it's kinda garbage haha Like not the worst songs I've ever heard, but there's only 2 that truly stand out to me. Luckily this is easily my least favorite of Jake's albums. that's why i went with this album first tbh; not only is it shorter but it doesn't have too many greats on it. maybe to make up for it i'll go with his latest one next That's a good call as his newest album is probably his strongest. I do have a soft spot for his debut though! |
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(ok not FINAL final, but I would like to get things rolling this weekend. Once I tally up the reveals, it really will be over for you.)