Someday Cowboy

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Someday Cowboy
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
Genre
Length31:57
LabelMaintenance Records
Baby Jey chronology
Best Wishes
(2017)
Someday Cowboy
(2018)
Singles from Someday Cowboy
  1. "Someday My Space Cowboy Will Come"
    Released: July 27, 2018
  2. "U Don't Have 2 Go Alone"
    Released: August 24, 2018
  3. "Every Thing"
    Released: December 20, 2018[1]

Someday Cowboy is the second studio album by Canadian indie rock band Baby Jey, released in September 2018 by Maintenance Records.[2][3][4][5]

Background[edit]

Someday Cowboy was recorded in two days in the childhood home of lead singer Jeremy Witten.[6][7] The album's lead single, "Someday My Space Cowboy Will Come," was released on 27 July 2018 and premiered by Indie88.[8][9] "U Don't Have 2 Go Alone," the album's second single, was premiered by Earmilk on 24 August 2018.[10][11]

On 20 December 2018, Baby Jey premiered "Every Thing," the album's third single and accompanying music video, via Exclaim Magazine.[1]

Reception[edit]

In Vue Weekly, Jeff MacCallum distinguished the album from Baby Jey's previous release Best Wishes, stating that "the nine songs delivered on this outing work together to make a cohesive listen which was lacking on their debut."[3] Writing for the magazine BeatRoute, Kennedy Pawluk focused more specifically on the musical styles featured on the album, calling it "a light-hearted pop record at its core [that] shares a twang reminiscent of golden era country greats."[12] Obscure Sound wrote that on Someday Cowboy, Witten's songwriting "showcases a nostalgia within the lyrics."[13] The Deli Magazine called the album "charming and odd yet accessible."[14]

Charts[edit]

Despite the fact that Baby Jey was founded in Canada, Someday Cowboy initially charted higher on American radio stations than it did on Canadian stations. The album hit #1 on KJHK in Kansas in November 2018, but did not hit #1 on CJSR-FM in Edmonton until late January 2019.[15][16] The album also reached #6 on CFMU in Hamilton, #7 on CHRW in London, and #8 on CJSW in Calgary.[17][18][19] Someday Cowboy peaked at #80 on Muzooka Radio Chart and #95 and on the NACC Top 200.[20][21]

Tracklisting[edit]

  1. Hannah Holliday's Son
  2. U Don't Have 2 Go Alone
  3. Toboggan
  4. Someday My Space Cowboy Will Come
  5. Hundred Percent
  6. Bernice Kentner
  7. Teach Me 2 Forget
  8. Every Thing
  9. I Accept

Personnel[edit]

Per the liner notes.

Musicians[edit]

  • Andi Vissia – Mandolin
  • Cameron O’Neill – Drums
  • Dean Kheroufi - Bass
  • Jeremy Witten - Guitar, piano, vocals
  • Nathan Burns - Dobro
  • Ross Nicoll – Keyboards
  • Trevor McNeely - Lap steel guitar
  • Zia Mizera – Violin

Production[edit]

  • Ben Mike - Overdub engineering on tracks 4, 6, 8, and 9
  • Mitch Holtby - Engineering and mixing
  • Nik Kozub - Mastering

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Baby Jey Reveal Surreal "Every Thing" Video". Exclaim. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  2. ^ "Someday Cowboy - Baby Jey | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  3. ^ a b MacCallum, Jeff (October 11, 2018). "New Sounds: Baby Jey Someday Cowboy". Vue Weekly: 19 – via ISSUU.
  4. ^ "Album Review: Baby Jey's "Someday Cowboy" - The Gateway". The Gateway. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  5. ^ "10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Alice Cooper, Rural Roots Fair, and The Hearts". Edmonton Journal. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  6. ^ "Listen: Baby Jey - "Someday My Space Cowboy Will Come"". 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  7. ^ "Baby Jey – "Someday My Space Cowboy Will Come" – OrcaSound". www.orcasound.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  8. ^ "Indie88 Premiere: Baby Jey Share New Single 'Someday My Space Cowboy Will Come' | Indie88". Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  9. ^ "New single "Someday My Space Cowboy Will Come" by Baby Jey". The Sirens Sound. August 1, 2018. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  10. ^ "Baby Jey's "U Don't Have 2 Go Alone" shows us how cowboys do pop - EARMILK". EARMILK. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  11. ^ "Vue Picks | Vue Weekly". www.vueweekly.com. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  12. ^ "Baby Jey: Someday (soon) cowboys will head to the big city". BeatRoute Magazine. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  13. ^ "Listen: Baby Jey - "Someday My Space Cowboy Will Come"". 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  14. ^ "Baby Jey: a new agey-country gem from 2018". The Deli Magazine | nyc.thedelimagazine.com/. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  15. ^ "Charts & Adds: Week of 10/30 – 11/6". KJHK 90.7 FM. 2018-11-06. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  16. ^ "CJSR Chart Appearances". www.earshot-online.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  17. ^ "CFMU Chart Appearances". www.earshot-online.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  18. ^ "CHRW Chart Appearances". www.earshot-online.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  19. ^ "CJSW Chart Appearances". www.earshot-online.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  20. ^ "The week of December 12, 2018". Muzooka Radio Charts. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  21. ^ "NACC 200 Radio Chart". 2018-10-24. Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-11-17.