Thirty One (Jana Kramer album)

Thirty One
Studio album by Jana Kramer
Released	October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)
Recorded	2014–15
Genre	Country
Label	Warner Music Nashville
Producer	Scott Hendricks
Jana Kramer chronology
Jana Kramer (2012) Thirty One (2015)
Singles from Thirty One
"Love" Released: June 9, 2014 "I Got the Boy" Released: March 30, 2015 "Said No One Ever" Released: March 21, 2016 "Circles" Released: July 18, 2016

Thirty One is the second studio album by American actress and country music singer Jana Kramer. It was released on October 9, 2015.[1] It became available for preorder on August 27, 2015 on iTunes, the same day the track list was revealed.[2]

Background

On the album's title, Kramer explained, "I want this title to be strong; I want this title to be me. I want this title to somehow portray the woman that I am. There's no other way of saying that than 'Thirty One.'"[3]

Critical reception

Giving it a "B", Bob Paxman of Nash Country Weekly thought that "The songs here are mostly good, but it's hard to discern a real identity from the album as a whole." He thought that the first two singles, plus "Boomerang" and "Said No One Ever", were the strongest cuts.[4]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 3 on Top Country Albums, and No. 10 on the Billboard 200, with 18,000 copies sold in the US in the first week.[5] It sold a further 5,000 copies in its second week.[6] The album has sold 79,000 copies in the US as of October 2016.[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Boomerang"	Chad Carson Taylor Dye Maddie Marlow Aaron Scherz	3:43
2.	"Don't Touch My Radio"	Jana Kramer Blair Daly Catt Gravitt	2:46
3.	"I Got the Boy"	Connie Harrington Tim Nichols Jamie Lynn Spears	3:21
4.	"Pop That Bottle"	Kramer Phil Barton Mike Hughes Lindsay Rimes	3:06
5.	"Love"	Gravitt Jimmy Robbins	3:26
6.	"Circles"	Alyssa Bonagura Brandon Hood Jeffrey Steele	3:59
7.	"Bullet" (featuring Steven Tyler)	Kramer Gravitt Marti Frederiksen	2:51
8.	"Dance in the Rain"	Kramer Barton Rimes Emily Shackleton	3:26
9.	"Said No One Ever"	busbee Nicolle Galyon Natalie Hemby	2:53
10.	"Just Like in the Movies"	Kramer Gravitt Brian Keirulf	3:09
11.	"Last Song"	Kramer Gravitt Robbins	3:11

Thirty One – Target Deluxe Edition (bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Dealbreaker"	Kramer Barton Gravitt	2:40
13.	"All I've Got"	Kramer Robbins Jon Nite	3:36
14.	"Why Ya Wanna"	Gravitt Chris DeStefano Ashley Gorley	3:42
15.	"I Won't Give Up"	Kramer Kye Fleming Jess Leary	3:20

Personnel

• Brent Anderson – banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin
• Jeff Balding – engineer
• Drew Bollman – production assistant
• Matt Coles – assistant engineer
• Shannon Forrest – drums, percussion
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar, Dobro
• Catt Gravitt – background vocals
• Scott Hendricks – digital editing, editing, engineering, production
• Carolyn Dawn Johnson – engineering, background vocals
• Scott Johnson – production assistant
• Charlie Judge – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer
• Jana Kramer – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Troy Lancaster – electric guitar
• Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
• Andrew Mendelson – mastering
• Gordon Mote – Hammond B3, piano
• Justin Niebank – mixing
• Katherine Petillo – art direction, design
• Ben Simonetti – assistant engineer
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
• Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
• Shane Tarleton – creative director
• Steven Tyler – duet vocals on "Bullet"
• Derek Wells – electric guitar
• Brian David Willis – digital editing
• Nir Z. – drums, percussion

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[8]	10
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10]	75
Chart (2016)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11]	55

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Sales
		US Country [12]	US Country Airplay [13]	US [14]	CAN Country [15]	CAN [16]
2014	"Love"	37	32	—	—	—
2015	"I Got the Boy"	5	6	56	22	85	US: 528,000[17]
2016	"Said No One Ever"	—	57	—	—	—
	"Circles"	47	55	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

1. Vinson, Christina (August 27, 2015). "Jana Kramer Reveals Details for Sophomore Album, 'Thirty One'". The Boot. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
2. "iTunes - Music - Thirty One by Jana Kramer". iTunes. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
3. Mansfield, Brian (August 27, 2015). "New Jana Kramer album coming in October". USA Today. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
4. Paxman, Bob (October 19, 2015). "Reviews: Jana Kramer - Thirty One". Nash Country Weekly. 22 (42): 23. ISSN 2379-9137.
5. Jim Asker (October 20, 2015). "'Down' Is Up: Luke Bryan Dominates Country Charts; Toby Keith and Jana Kramer Debut". Billboard.
6. Bjorke, Matt (October 27, 2015). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: October 26, 2015". Roughstock. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
7. Bjorke, Matt (October 5, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: October 3, 2016". Roughstock.
8. "Jana Kramer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
9. "Jana Kramer Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
10. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
11. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
12. "Jana Kramer Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
13. "Jana Kramer Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
14. "Jana Kramer Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
15. "Jana Kramer Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
16. "Jana Kramer Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
17. Bjorke, Matt (Feb 16, 2016). "Top 30 Country Singles Chart: Feb 16, 2016". Roughstock.