Neon (Chris Young album)

Neon is the third studio album by American country music artist Chris Young. It was released on July 12, 2011 via RCA Nashville. The album produced four singles with "Tomorrow", "You", the title track, and "I Can Take It from There". The album sold 72,830 copies its first week. Young co-wrote seven of the album's ten tracks.

Critical reception
AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the album for being able to deliver tracks that straddle the line between country and country pop, and allows Young to perform them with convincing delivery, concluding that "If Neon does anything, it proves that Young can manage this delicate balance all the while seeming like it's no trouble at all." Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine was mixed towards the album, saying that despite some interesting tracks and Young's vocal delivery, it consists of filler that lacks a viewpoint and could've been performed by anyone, calling it "committee-based songwriting at its worst." He concluding that "It's a shame, then, that most of the set finds Young fighting an uphill battle against some lackluster material." In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin placed three tracks from the album on his top 10 list of Young's best songs: "Neon" at number three, "You" at number five and "Tomorrow" at number nine.

Personnel
Adapted from the Neon liner notes.
 * Musicians


 * David Angell – violin
 * Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
 * David Davidson – violin
 * Conni Ellisor – violin
 * Shannon Forrest – drums
 * Paul Franklin – dobro, steel guitar
 * Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
 * Jim Grosjean – viola
 * Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin
 * Wes Hightower – background vocals
 * Mark Hill – bass guitar
 * Anthony LaMarchina – cello
 * Betsy Lamb – viola
 * Brent Mason – electric guitar
 * Steve Nathan – organ, piano
 * Mary K. Van Osdale – violin
 * Carole Rabinowitz-Neuen – cello
 * Pamela Sixfin – violin
 * Alan Umstead – violin
 * Catherine Umstead – violin
 * Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
 * Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements, string conductor, viola
 * Chris Young – lead vocals


 * Production
 * David Bryant – assistant
 * Jake Burns – assistant
 * Rich Hanson – assistant
 * Julian King – engineer, mixing
 * Bob Ludwig – mastering
 * Tammy Luker – production assistant
 * Doug Rich – production assistant