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{{Infobox album
| name       = High Noon
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Jerrod Niemann]]
| cover      = HighNoon.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|2014|03|25}}
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Country music|Country]]
| length     =
| label      = [[Sea Gayle Music|Sea Gayle]]/[[Arista Nashville]]
| producer   = Jerrod Niemann<br />[[Jimmie Lee Sloas]]
| prev_title = Yellow Brick Road
| prev_year  = 2013
| next_title = [[This Ride]]
| next_year  = 2017
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = High Noon
| type        = studio
| single1     = [[Drink to That All Night]]
| single1date = October 21, 2013
| single2     = [[Donkey (song)|Donkey]]
| single2date = May 19, 2014
| single3     = [[Buzz Back Girl]]
| single3date = July 14, 2014
}}
}}
'''''High Noon''''' is the fifth and third major-label studio album by American [[country music]] artist [[Jerrod Niemann]]. It was released on March 25, 2014 via [[Sea Gayle Music]] and [[Arista Nashville]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|title=Jerrod Niemann Announces New Album, 'High Noon'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/5885290/jerrod-niemann-announces-new-album-high-noon|accessdate=February 7, 2014|newspaper=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=January 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ragusa|first=Tammy|title=Set Your Watch for Jerrod Niemann's "High Noon"|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/news/set-your-watch-jerrod-niemanns-high-noon|accessdate=February 7, 2014|newspaper=[[Country Weekly]]|date=January 23, 2014}}</ref> The album includes Jerrod's second number one hit "[[Drink to That All Night]],"<ref>{{cite news|last=Wyland|first=Sarah|title=Jerrod Niemann to Release ''High Noon'' March 25|url=http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2014/01/25/jerrod-niemann-to-release-high-noon-march-25/|accessdate=February 7, 2014|newspaper=[[Great American Country]]|date=January 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Conaway|first=Alanna|title=Jerrod Niemann To Release "High Noon" On March 25|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/jerrod-niemann-to-release-high-noon-on-may-25|accessdate=February 7, 2014|newspaper=Roughstock|date=January 27, 2014}}</ref> as well as a collaboration with [[Colt Ford]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Dukes|first=Billy|title=Jerrod Niemann Reveals 'High Noon' Track Listing – Exclusive|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/jerrod-niemann-high-noon-track-listing/|accessdate=February 7, 2014|newspaper=Taste of Country|date=February 3, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Whitaker|first=Sterling|title=Exclusive: Jerrod Niemann Reveals Track Listing for 'High Noon'|url=http://theboot.com/jerrod-niemann-high-noon-track-listing/|accessdate=February 7, 2014|newspaper=The Boot|date=February 3, 2014}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name=am>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/high-noon-mw0002619826|title=''High Noon'' - Jerrod Niemann : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|date=March 24, 2014|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=March 24, 2014}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Country Weekly]]''
| rev2Score = A<ref name=cw>{{cite journal|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/reviews/high-noon-jerrod-niemann|title=''High Noon'' by Jerrod Niemann|last=Freeman|first=Jon|date=March 24, 2014|journal=[[Country Weekly]]|volume=21|issue=12|page=67|publisher=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media, Inc.]]|issn=1074-3235|accessdate=March 16, 2014}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Oakland Press]]''
| rev3score = {{rating|2.5|4}}<ref name=top>{{cite web|url=http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20140324/the-listening-room-jerrod-niemann-elton-john-and-more|title=The Listening Room: Jerrod Niemann, Elton John and more|last=Graff|first=Gary|author-link=Gary Graff|date=March 24, 2014|work=The Oakland Press|accessdate=March 24, 2014}}</ref>
| rev4 = Roughstock
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=rsk>{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/album-review-jerrod-niemann-high-noon/|title=Album Review: Jerrod Niemann - High Noon|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=March 24, 2014|publisher=Roughstock|accessdate=March 24, 2014}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref name=usa>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/03/24/the-hold-steady-jerrod-niemann-sage-the-gemini/6835947/|title=Listen Up: Other notable releases|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|author-link=Brian Mansfield|date=March 24, 2014|work=USA Today|accessdate=March 24, 2014}}</ref>
}}
''High Noon'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At ''[[Country Weekly]]'', Jon Freeman graded the album an A, saying that on the release Niemann "doubles down on the electric approaches he has long favored and comes up with a bag full of surprises." In addition, Freeman writes that "It'll no doubt sound great at every cookout this summer, without sounding like anything else."<ref name=cw /> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] rated the album two out of five stars, saying that "Despite the cowboy stance of its title, there isn't much swagger on High Noon: it's all slick, smooth and rather slow; so mellow that even the odes to "Day Drinkin'" and "Beach Baby" barely quicken the pulse."<ref name=am /> Furthermore, Erlewine states that "Coming after the untrammeled Free the Music, this conservatism is certainly a disappointment but the crushing thing is, High Noon isn't merely cautious, it's boring."<ref name=am /> At ''[[USA Today]]'', [[Brian Mansfield]] rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of four, writing that the "Single ''Drink to That All Night'' may be country's response to EDM, but Niemann's songs hold up even with stripped-down arrangements [...] Except, maybe, for the one that rhymes 'donkey' with 'honky-tonky.'"<ref name=usa /> [[Gary Graff]] of ''[[The Oakland Press]]'' rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of four, stating that the release is "aptly titled" on which he's "definitely on target with what’s working in country these days, making Niemann at least a distinctive voice in a pack that’s rapidly towing the same line."<ref name=top /> At Roughstock, Matt Bjorke rated the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, and according to him the album "should solidify Niemann as a radio star" because the release comes with "plenty of hits" that are "the kind of songs that should be accepted by radio programmers and fans alike, especially since even when he’s featuring interesting melodies, the songs never feel like they are dressed up pop or rock songs."<ref name=rsk />
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| total_length    =
| title1          = Space
| writer1         = [[Jerrod Niemann]], Brian Davis, Joe Leathers
| length1         = 3:45
| title2          = [[Buzz Back Girl]]
| writer2         = [[Lee Brice]], [[Kyle Jacobs (songwriter)|Kyle Jacobs]], Phillip Lammonds
| length2         = 3:11
| title3          = [[Drink to That All Night]]
| writer3         = [[Derek George]], Lance Miller, [[The Warren Brothers|Brad Warren, Brett Warren]]
| length3         = 3:45
| title4          = I Can't Give In Anymore
| writer4         = Richie Brown, Brad Passons
| length4         = 3:43
| title5          = We Know How to Rock
| writer5         = Niemann, Brice, Miller, [[Billy Montana]]
| length5         = 3:26
| title6          = Come On, Come On
| writer6         = Brown, Passons, Stephen Gause
| length6         = 3:20
| title7          = Lucky #7
| writer7         = Niemann, Miller
| length7         = 3:40
| title8          = [[Donkey (song)|Donkey]]
| writer8         = David Tolliver, Jacobs, Fred Wilhelm
| length8         = 3:18
| title9          = Day Drinkin'
| writer9         = Niemann, Miller
| length9         = 3:09
| title10         = The Real Thing
| writer10        = Niemann, Miller, Brad Warren, Brett Warren
| length10        = 3:56
| title11         = Beach Baby
| writer11        = Niemann, Miller, Rob Hatch
| length11        = 3:12
| title12         = Refill
| writer12        = Niemann, Miller, Brad Warren, Brett Warren
| length12        = 2:57
| title13         = She's Fine
| note13          = featuring [[Colt Ford]]
| writer13        = Niemann, Miller, Ford
| length13        = 3:24
}}
==Personnel==
{{div col}}
* [[Tom Bukovac]] &ndash; [[electric guitar]]
* Smith Curry &ndash; [[steel guitar]]
* [[Eric Darken]] &ndash; [[percussion]]
* Will Doughty &ndash; [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[piano]]
* Fred Eltringham &ndash; [[drums]]
* [[Colt Ford]] &ndash; vocals on "She's Fine"
* [[Paul Franklin (musician)|Paul Franklin]] &ndash; steel guitar
* [[Derek George]] &ndash; background vocals
* Charlie Judge &ndash; keyboards
* Troy Lancaster &ndash; electric guitar
* [[Chris McHugh]] &ndash; drums
* Rob McNelley &ndash; [[acoustic guitar]], electric guitar
* Jerry McPherson &ndash; [[bouzouki]], electric guitar
* [[Phil Madeira]] &ndash; [[lap steel guitar]]
* Blair Masters &ndash; keyboards, programming
* [[Lance Miller]] &ndash; background vocals
* [[Greg Morrow]] &ndash; drums
* [[Jerrod Niemann]] &ndash; acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
* Brad Passans &ndash; background vocals
* [[Danny Rader]] &ndash; [[accordion]], [[banjo]], bouzouki, [[dobro]], acoustic guitar, [[mandolin]]
* Adam Shoenfeld &ndash; electric guitar
* [[Jimmie Lee Sloas]] &ndash; [[bass guitar]], piano, [[ukulele]]
* Tim Teague &ndash; electric guitar
* Russell Terrell &ndash; background vocals
* David Tolliver &ndash; animal sounds, background vocals
* [[Ilya Toshinsky]] &ndash; banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin
{{div col end}}
==Chart performance==
The album debuted at No. 18 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and No. 3 on the [[Top Country Albums]] charts, with sales of 14,000 on its first week.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-the-week-of-april-2-2014-johnny-cash-is-out-among-the-stars-while-it-s-high-noon-time-for-jerrod-niemann |title=Country Album Chart News: The Week of April 2, 2014: Johnny Cash Is Out Among The Stars While It's High Noon time for Jerrod Niemann |author=Matt Bjorke |date=April 2, 2014 |work=Roughstock |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407073158/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-the-week-of-april-2-2014-johnny-cash-is-out-among-the-stars-while-it-s-high-noon-time-for-jerrod-niemann |archivedate=April 7, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/6039415/johnny-cash-debuts-at-no-1-on-top-country-albums |title=Johnny Cash Debuts at No. 1 On Top Country Albums |author= Wade Jessen |date= April 3, 2014 |magazine=Billboard }}</ref>  The album has sold 60,000 copies in the US as of August 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/country-album-sales-report-august-13-2014/ |title=Country Album Sales Report – August 13, 2014 |author=Matt Bjorke |date=August 13, 2014 |work=Roughstock |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814020909/http://roughstock.com/news/country-album-sales-report-august-13-2014/ |archivedate=August 14, 2014 }}</ref>
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Chart (2014)
! Peak<br>position
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|18|artist=Jerrod Niemann}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|3|artist=Jerrod Niemann}}
|}
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Chart (2014)
!Position
|-
| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}
</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|64
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| [[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jerrod niemann|chart=Country Songs}}|title=Jerrod Niemann Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=February 7, 2014}}</ref>
! width="45"| [[Country Airplay|US Country Airplay]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jerrod niemann|chart=Country Airplay}}|title=Jerrod Niemann Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=February 7, 2014}}</ref>
! width="45"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jerrod niemann|chart=all}}|title=Jerrod Niemann Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=February 7, 2014}}</ref>
! width="45"| [[Canada Country|CAN Country]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jerrod niemann|chart=Canada Country}}|title=Jerrod Niemann Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=February 7, 2014}}</ref>
! width="45"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jerrod niemann|chart=Country Songs}}|title=Jerrod Niemann Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=February 7, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| align="left"| "[[Drink to That All Night]]"
| 4
| 1
| 34
| 1
| 33
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| align="left"| "[[Donkey (song)|Donkey]]"
| 38
| 43
| —
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "[[Buzz Back Girl]]"
| —
| 35
| —
| —
| —
|-
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Jerrod Niemann}}
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[[Category:2014 albums]]
[[Category:Jerrod Niemann albums]]
[[Category:Arista Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jimmie Lee Sloas]]