Bronco (Canaan Smith album) explained

Bronco is the debut studio album by American country music singer Canaan Smith. It was released on June 23, 2015 via Mercury Nashville.^[1] The album includes all five songs from his self-titled extended play,^[2] including the number one single "Love You Like That".^[3] The title track is a tribute to Smith's older brother, Nathaniel, who died in a car crash.^[4]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums chart, and at No. 29 on the US Billboard 200, selling 12,000 copies for week.^[5] The album has sold 38,700 copies as of March 2016.^[6]

Personnel

• Brett Beavers – banjo, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, handclapping, keyboards, mandolin, programming, sounds, stomping, synthesizer
• Duffy Brown – electric guitar
• Dan Couch – background vocals
• Kenny Fuller – electric guitar
• Mike Johnson – pedal steel guitar
• Darren Rayl – drums
• Jimmy Robbins – banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, mandolin, percussion, programming
• Canaan Smith – 12-string acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, handclapping, keyboards, percussion, programming, sounds, synthesizer, lead vocals, background vocals
• Ryan Tyndell – electric guitar, handclapping, percussion, programming, sounds, synthesizer, background vocals

Chart performance

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country [8]	US Country Airplay [9]	US [10]	CAN Country [11]	CAN [12]
2014	"Love You Like That"	6	1	46	20	84
2015	"Hole in a Bottle"	30	23	—	50	—

Notes and References

1. News: Brewer. Linda. Canaan Smith to release his debut album 'Bronco' this summer. June 9, 2015. AXS. May 7, 2015.
2. News: Cosores. Philip. Canaan Smith Announces Debut Album, ‘Bronco’. June 9, 2015. radio.com. April 29, 2015.
3. News: Skates. Sarah. Canaan Smith’s Debut Album Coming In June. June 9, 2015. MusicRow. April 30, 2015.
4. News: Vinson. Christina. Canaan Smith Talks Debut Album: ‘People are Going to Get a Taste of Who I Am’. June 9, 2015. The Boot. May 1, 2015.
5. News: Country Album Chart Report for July 1, 2015. Bjorke. Matt . Roughstock . July 1, 2015 .
6. News: The Country Albums Sales Chart: March 7, 2016 . Bjorke. Matt . Roughstock . March 7, 2016 .
7. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2015. Billboard. July 27, 2020.
8. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=canaan smith|chart=Country Songs}} Canaan Smith Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 9, 2015.
9. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=canaan smith|chart=Country Airplay}} Canaan Smith Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 9, 2015.
10. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=canaan smith|chart=Hot 100}} Canaan Smith Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 9, 2015.
11. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=canaan smith|chart=Canada Country}} Canaan Smith Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 9, 2015.
12. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=canaan smith|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}} Canaan Smith Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 9, 2015.