The album garnered a positive reception from critics who praised McCreery's improved musicianship over a plethora of well-balanced songs. See You Tonight debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200 and spawned two singles: the title track and "Feelin' It". As of April 2015, the album has sold 269,900 copies in the United States.
Background
Scotty McCreery recorded the album while he was attending North Carolina State University.[2] The producer of the album was Frank Rogers.[3] McCreery co-wrote 5 of the tracks of the album, including the title track which he co-wrote with songwriter Ashley Gorley and Zach Crowell.[4] He also collaborated with Alison Krauss on "Carolina Moon" where she provides backing vocals. He considered "Carolina Moon" to be his favorite track on the album.[5]
The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, with an overall Metacritic rating of 73 indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic found that the sound of the album has changed from the old-fashioned country of the first album, that its modern country sound is so "glossy and effervescent" making it seem McCreery's voice had jumped a couple of octave. He considered that McCreery had redefined himself as a "sports bar-hopping bro" in the album, but nevertheless thought the album works.[7] Chuck Dauphin of Billboard thought that McCreery and the producers did well in stretching his music wings in the album, with positive reviews for most of the tracks.[8]
Grady Smith of Entertainment Weekly felt that the first half of the album "bogs down under too much by-the-numbers rock-country," but "hits its stride in the smoother second half".[10] Tammy Ragusa of Country Weekly concurred that the album seems at times "a bit formulaic, with songs that subscribe to what is currently hitting big on country radio", but also thought it "exhilarating to hear Scotty stretch out, both in content and vocals". Matt Bjorke of Roughstock considered that the "hook-filled, radio-ready 'summer songs'" in the album are counterbalanced with strong, mid-tempo songs as well as traditional ballads, and thought that the album showed "a remarkable amount of growth and maturity" for McCreery.[13] Billy Duke of Taste of Country was enthusiastic about the album, calling it "dynamic", and thought the songwriting and production "sharp".[14]
Commercial performance
The album debuted as the number 1 country album and the number 6 album on the US Billboard 200, selling 52,000 copies.[15][16] It also debuted at No. 3 on the Top Internet Albums and No. 10 on the Top Digital Albums charts.[17] As of April 2015, the album has sold 269,900 copies in the US.[18]
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