Living Hard
Living Hard is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Gary Allan. It was released on October 23, 2007 via MCA Nashville.
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| Released | October 23, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 41:01 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Mark Wright Gary Allan | |||
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| Singles from Living Hard | ||||
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The album debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling approximately 69,000 copies during its first week.[3] Its lead-off single, "Watching Airplanes", reached number 2 on the country charts, its second single "Learning How to Bend" peaked at number 13, and the third single "She's So California" went to number 24. "Like It's a Bad Thing" was later recorded by Danny Gokey on his 2010 debut album My Best Days. "Half of My Mistakes" was written by Bobby Houck and Radney Foster and originally recorded by Houck's band, the Blue Dogs, on their 2004 album, Halos and Good Buys, then by Foster on his 2004 album And Then There's Me (The Back Porch Sessions), and finally by Jace Everett on his 2005 self-titled debut album.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Watching Airplanes" | Jim Beavers, Jonathan Singleton | 4:03 |
| 2. | "We Touched the Sun" | Gary Allan, Odie Blackmon, Jim Lauderdale | 3:42 |
| 3. | "She's So California" | Allan, Jaime Hanna, Jon Randall | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Like It's a Bad Thing" | Wendell Mobley, Tony Martin, Neil Thrasher | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Learning How to Bend" | Allan, James LeBlanc, Matt Warren | 3:27 |
| 6. | "As Long as You're Looking Back" | Aaron Barker, Dean Dillon, Scotty Emerick | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Wrecking Ball" | Audley Freed, Keith Gattis | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Yesterday's Rain" | Allan, LeBlanc, Warren | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Trying to Matter" | Allan, Casey Beathard, Blackmon | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Half of My Mistakes" | Radney Foster, Bobby Houck | 4:31 |
| 11. | "Living Hard" | Allan, Blackmon, Bob DiPiero | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 41:01 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Memory on the Run" | 2:59 |
Personnel
From Living Hard liner notes.[4]
- Musicians
- Perry Coleman - background vocals
- Chad Cromwell - drums
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
- Jerry Flowers - background vocals
- Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
- Jaime Hanna - electric guitar, background vocals
- Wes Hightower - background vocals
- The Love Sponge Strings - strings
- Steve Nathan - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer electric piano
- Russ Pahl - steel guitar, acoustic guitar
- Jon Randall - background vocals
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar
- Hank Singer - fiddle
- Russell Terrell - background vocals
- Robby Turner - steel guitar
- John Willis - acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Technical
- Gary Allan - producer
- Greg Droman - recording, mixing
- Hank Williams - mastering
- Kris Wilkinson - string arranger
- Mark Wright - producer
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Country | US | CAN | ||
| 2007 | "Watching Airplanes" | 2 | 43 | 72 |
| 2008 | "Learning How to Bend" | 13 | 96 | — |
| "She's So California" | 24 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
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| United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold |
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References
- Jurek, Thom. "Living Hard review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- Keefe, Jonathan. "Gary Allan: Living Hard". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- Katie Hasty, "Underwood Leads Three Country Debuts Onto Chart", Billboard.com, October 31, 2007.
- Living Hard (CD booklet). Gary Allan. MCA Nashville. 2007. B0008962-02.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Gary Allan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- "Gary Allan Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- "American album certifications – Gary Allan – Living Hard". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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