Pick Me Up (album)

In the fall of 2014, Kissel opened for Brad Paisley on the Canadian leg of his then-current tour and began playing material from what would become Pick Me Up.{{cite news|title=Brett Kissel joins Brad Paisley on Canadian Tour|url=http://topcountry.ca/brett-kissel-joining-brad-paisley-canadian-tour/|accessdate=September 23, 2015|work=Top Country|publisher=TC Inc.|date=June 5, 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Lynch|first1=Judith|title=First Play: Brett Kissel, Pick Me Up|url=http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2015/9/First-Play-Brett-Kissel-Pick-Me-Up|accessdate=September 23, 2015|work=CBC Music|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=September 4, 2015}} Kissel will headline "The Airwaves Tour 2015" in promotion of Pick Me Up beginning on October 10 in Simcoe, Ontario.{{cite news|last1=Gonshor|first1=Adam|title=BRETT KISSEL ANNOUNCES CROSS-CANADA 'AIRWAVES' FALL TOUR|url=http://www.warnermusic.ca/press-release/540/brett-kissel-announces-cross-canada-airwaves-fall-tour/|accessdate=September 23, 2015|work=Press Releases|publisher=Warner Music Canada|date=July 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813122504/http://www.warnermusic.ca/press-release/540/brett-kissel-announces-cross-canada-airwaves-fall-tour/|archive-date=August 13, 2015|url-status=dead}} Dates were announced through to November 28, with additional stops to be added. He also performed at the Grand Ole Opry on August 29, 2015.{{cite news|title=August 29, 2015 {{!}} Grand Ole Opry|url=http://www.opry.com/calendar/grand-ole-opry-sat-29-aug|accessdate=September 23, 2015|work=Calendar|publisher=Grand Ole Opry}}

On June 19, 2015, "Airwaves" was released to digital retailers and Canadian country radio as the album's lead single.{{cite web|title=Brett Kissel: Airwaves – Music on Google Play|url=https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bjzrq4pauqhq26b355ayhjtau5e|website=Google Play|accessdate=September 23, 2015}} It entered the Billboard Canada Country airplay chart at number 31 as the most-added single of the week and reached the number one position on the chart dated October 3, 2015.{{cite magazine|title=Canada Country : Oct 03, 2015 {{!}} Billboard Chart Archive|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2015-10-03/canada-country|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 23, 2015}} It has also charted on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 at number 61.

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| total_length = 35:54

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Pick Me Up

| writer1 = Cary Barlowe, Chase Bryant, Hillary Lindsey

| extra1 = Mickey Jack Cones

| length1 = 3:22

| title2 = Airwaves

| writer2 = Zach Crowell, Matt Jenkins, Jonathan Singleton

| extra2 = Cones

| length2 = 3:29

| title3 = Cool with That

| writer3 = Ted Hewitt, Brett Kissel, Phil O'Donnell

| extra3 = Bart McKay, Kissel

| length3 = 3:49

| title4 = Feet Back on the Ground

| writer4 = Casey Beathard, Tony Martin, Neil Thrasher

| extra4 = McKay, Kissel

| length4 = 3:25

| title5 = I Can Play Guitar

| note5 = featuring Hunter Hayes

| writer5 = Kissel, Troy Olsen

| extra5 = McKay, Kissel

| length5 = 4:25

| title6 = She's Desire

| writer6 = Jake Mitchell, Jason Mizelle, JP Williams

| extra6 = Cones

| length6 = 3:11

| title7 = Why Won't You

| writer7 = Adrienne Follesé, Keith Follesé, Kissel

| extra7 = Cones

| length7 = 4:18

| title8 = I Hope It's Me

| writer8 = Jacob Bryant, John Davidson, Gordie Sampson

| extra8 = Cones

| length8 = 3:17

| title9 = That's Why God Made Guitars

| writer9 = Ashley Gorley, Jenkins, Lindsey

| extra9 = McKay, Kissel

| length9 = 3:20

| title10 = I Didn't Fall in Love with Your Hair

| note10 = with Carolyn Dawn Johnson

| writer10 = Rachel Bradshaw, Kyle Jacobs, Billy Montana

| extra10 = McKay, Kissel

| length10 = 3:18

}}

Credits adapted from liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Pick Me Up |others=Brett Kissel |year=2015 |publisher=BAK 2 BAK Entertainment Inc. / Warner Music Canada Co. |id=B013U12A0I |type=booklet}}

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;Recorded and engineered at

• Nashville, Tennessee {{small|(Westwood Studios)}}
• Saskatoon, Saskatchewan {{small|(Bart McKay Productions)}}

;Mastered at

• Nashville, Tennessee {{small|(Georgetown Masters)}}

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;Performance credits

• All vocals – Brett Kissel
• Featured vocals – Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• Background vocals – Mickey Jack Cones, Matty McKay, Brett Kissel, Russell Terrell, the Good Friday Choir

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;Instruments

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• Bass – Mark Hill, Justin Kudding, Derek Stremel
• Drums – Chad Malchert, Nir Z
• Fiddle – Tyler Vollrath
• Guitars {{small|(acoustic and electric)}} – Mickey Jack Cones, J.T. Corenflos, Hunter Hayes, Jeff King, Brett Kissel, Troy Lancaster, B. James Lowry, Matty McKay

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• Mandolin – Troy Lancaster, Matty McKay
• Piano and synthesizer – Mickey Jack Cones, Tony Harrell, Bart McKay
• Percussion – Mickey Jack Cones
• Steel guitar – Randle Currie, Mike Johnson

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;Production

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• Engineers – Mickey Jack Cones, Bart McKay, Dave Salley
• Assistant engineers – Brady Tilow
• Management – Louis O'Reilly, Invictus Entertainment (Canada); Bob Doyle, Major Bob Music (US)
• Management Agency – Jim Cressman, Invictus Entertainment (IEG)
• Mastering – Andrew Mendelson
• Mixers – Mickey Jack Cones, Bart McKay, Brett Kissel
• Packaging designer – Patrick Duffy for Attention

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• Photographer – Juan Pont Lezica
• Record producer – Mickey Jack Cones, Bart McKay, Brett Kissel
• Programming and editing – Mickey Jack Cones, Brady Tilow
• Songwriters – Cary Barlowe, Casey Beathard, Rachel Bradshaw, Chase Bryant, Jacob Bryant, Zach Crowell, John Davidson, Adrienne Follesé, Keith Follesé, Ashley Gorley, Ted Hewitt, Kyle Jacobs, Matt Jenkins, Brett Kissel, Hillary Lindsey, Tony Martin, Jake Mitchell, Jason Mizelle, Billy Montana, Phil O'Donnell, Troy Olsen, Gordie Sampson, Jonathan Singleton, Neil Thrasher, JP Williams

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; Additional credits

• Hunter Hayes appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Carolyn Dawn Johnson appears courtesy of Dancing Lily Music

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Category:2015 albums

Category:Brett Kissel albums

Category:Warner Music Group albums