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Personnel: John Willis (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Ilya Toshinsky, Larry Beaird, Pat McGrath (acoustic guitar); Jeff King , Kenny Greenberg, Pat Buchanan, Troy Lancaster, Michael "Clip" Payne, J.T. Corenflos , Adam Shoenfeld, Brent Mason (electric guitar); Russ Pahl, Steve Hinson (lap steel guitar); Joe Spivey (bouzouki, mandolin, fiddle); Rob Hajacos, Hank Singer (mandolin, fiddle); Mike Rojas (accordion); Howard Duck, Michael Rojas, Tim Lauer, Jim "Moose" Brown (piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Greg Morrow, Lonnie Wilson, Brian Pruitt, Shannon Forrest (drums, percussion); Wayne Killius (percussion); Jody Stevens (programming); Jeff Stevens, Wes Hightower, Russell Terrell, Perry Coleman (background vocals). Recording information: Beard Music Group; Blackbird Studios; House Of Blues Studio; Ocean Way Studios; Omni Studios; Sound Emporium; Speakerbox; Starstruck Studios; The Mix Mill. Photographer: Jim Wright . Luke Bryan's Spring Break... Here to Party is a soundtrack for a rollicking, rowdy spring break -- a concept so clear and commercial it's a wonder nobody has done it before this 2013 set. Well, that's not quite true. Bryan himself has mined this territory before, releasing Spring Break EPs every year since 2009. This 2013 album rounds up those four EPs, adding a foul-mouthed demo of "Take My Drunk A** Home," all in service of having one hell of a good time. The song titles give the game away: "Suntan City," "Just a Sip," "If You Ain't Here to Party," "Shore Thing," "Wild Weekend." Despite a "Buzzkill" and "Spring Break-Up," there are no bad times here and no ballads, either. It's all bright, cheerful, polished arena country, designed for the beach or, better still, landlocked college towns pining for sunshine in the midst of March. Not one song is undeniable, the kind that works into the subconscious, but that doesn't really matter, as this is just breezy fun, a collection of cheerful drinking songs that never threaten to careen out of control. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
