Turn It Up (Josh Thompson album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Turn It Up
| type = studio
| artist = Josh Thompson
| cover = Turn It Up (Josh Thompson album).jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2014|04|01}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 31:21
| label = Show Dog-Universal Music
| producer = Mark Wright
Cliff Audretch III
| prev_title = Way Out Here
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Change: The Lost Record, Vol. 1
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Turn It Up
| type = studio
| single1 = Cold Beer with Your Name on It
| single1date = August 12, 2013
| single2 = Wanted Me Gone
| single2date = April 28, 2014
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|title=Turn It Up – Josh Thompson|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0002619777|pure_url=yes}}|work=AllMusic|accessdate=April 1, 2014}}
}}
Turn It Up is the second studio album by American country music artist Josh Thompson. It was released on April 1, 2014 via Show Dog-Universal Music.{{cite news|last=Wyland|first=Sarah|title=Josh Thompson to Release Turn It Up on April 1|url=http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2014/02/06/josh-thompson-to-release-turn-it-up-on-april-1/|accessdate=February 7, 2014|newspaper=Great American Country|date=February 6, 2014}}{{cite news|last=Ragusa|first=Tammy|title=Josh Thompson Promises to "Turn It Up"|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/news/josh-thompson-promises-turn-it|accessdate=February 7, 2014|newspaper=Country Weekly|date=February 5, 2014}}
The album includes the single "Cold Beer with Your Name on It".{{cite news|last=Horton|first=Carrie|title=Josh Thompson Announces New Album, 'Turn It Up'|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/josh-thompson-turn-it-up-album-release-date/|accessdate=February 7, 2014|newspaper=Taste of Country|date=February 6, 2014}}{{cite news|last=Allers|first=Hannahlee|title=Josh Thompson Reveals Cover Art, Track Listing and Release Date for New Album|url=http://theboot.com/josh-thompson-turn-it-up/|accessdate=February 7, 2014|newspaper=The Boot|date=February 6, 2014}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| total_length = 31:21
| title1 = Down for a Get Down
| writer1 = Cliff Audretch III, Kendell Marvel, Josh Thompson
| length1 = 2:31
| title2 = Turn It Up
| writer2 = Casey Beathard, Marvel, Thompson
| length2 = 3:15
| title3 = Cold Beer with Your Name on It
| writer3 = Brent Anderson, Clint Daniels
| length3 = 3:21
| title4 = Wanted Me Gone
| writer4 = Thompson, Brad Warren, Brett Warren
| length4 = 3:11
| title5 = Hillbilly Limo
| writer5 = Jaren Johnston, Thompson
| length5 = 2:47
| title6 = A Little Memory
| writer6 = Marvel, John Ozier, Thompson
| length6 = 3:06
| title7 = Drink Drink Drink
| writer7 = Wes Hightower, Phil O'Donnell, Thompson
| length7 = 2:58
| title8 = Left This Town
| writer8 = Jeff Middleton, Thompson
| length8 = 3:12
| title9 = Firebird
| writer9 = Brent Cobb, Brandon Kinney, Thompson
| length9 = 3:11
| title10 = Hank Crankin' People
| writer10 = Marvel, Justin Moore, O'Donnell, Thompson
| length10 = 3:50
}}
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Turn It Up |others=Josh Thompson |year=2014 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Show Dog-Universal Music |id=B0020132-02}}
- Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 3, 7)
- Perry Coleman - background vocals (track 2)
- Shannon Forrest - drums (all tracks), drum programming (track 1)
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar (track 3)
- Tania Hancheroff - background vocals (track 2)
- Wes Hightower - background vocals (all tracks except 2)
- Steve Hinson - steel guitar (tracks 8, 9)
- Justin Levenson - percussion (tracks 8, 9)
- Mac McAnally - acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 8, 9), mandola (track 8)
- Rob McNelley - electric guitar (all tracks)
- Russ Pahl - steel guitar (track 6)
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar (tracks 4-6, 10)
- Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar (tracks 1, 8, 9)
- Bobby Terry - acoustic guitar (tracks 4-6, 10)
- Josh Thompson - lead vocals (all tracks)
- Jimmy Wallace - clavinet (track 2), Hammond B-3 organ (tracks 1-3, 7, 8), keyboards (tracks 4-6, 10), piano (tracks 3, 8), Wurlitzer (tracks 3, 9)
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar (tracks 2, 3, 7)
Chart performance
The album debuted at No. 36 on the Billboard 200 and No. 7 on the Top Country Albums chart, with 9,000 copies sold in its first week in the US.{{cite news |url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-the-week-of-april-9-2014-where-it-all-began-for-dan-shay-and-nickel-creek-s-a-dotted-line-debut |title=Country Album Chart News: The Week of April 9, 2014: Where It All Began for Dan+Shay and Nickel Creek's A Dotted Line Debut |author= Alanna Conaway |date= April 9, 2014 |work=Roughstock }} The album has sold 25,000 copies in the US as of July 2014.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/country-album-sales-report-july-23-2014/ |title=Country Album Sales Report: July 23, 2014|author= Matt Bjorke |date= July 23, 2014 |work=Roughstock }}
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|36|artist=Josh Thompson}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|7|artist=Josh Thompson |id=305247}} |
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