Tough All Over (Gary Allan album)

Tough All Over is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released in October 2005 via MCA Nashville. It has been certified gold by the RIAA. Recorded after his wife's suicide, this album is more somber than his previous ones, with several of its songs termed to be "excruciatingly sad."[3]

For the album by John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band, see Tough All Over (John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band album).
Tough All Over
Studio album by
Gary Allan
ReleasedOctober 11, 2005
Recorded2005
StudioThe Sound Kitchen and House of Gain
GenreCountry
Length47:13
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerMark Wright
Gary Allan
Gary Allan chronology
See If I Care
(2003)		 Tough All Over
(2005)		 Greatest Hits
(2007)
Singles from Tough All Over
  1. "Best I Ever Had"
    Released: May 23, 2005
  2. "Life Ain't Always Beautiful"
    Released: January 17, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA[2]

Two songs from the album were released as singles: "Best I Ever Had" (a cover of a 2001 Vertical Horizon song) and "Life Ain't Always Beautiful" . Both placed reached within the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Critical Acclaim

Rhapsody (online music service) ranked the album number 7 on its "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" list.[4] "Allan's sixth album was the first one released after his wife of three years committed suicide. This collection of haunting, heartbreaking songs chronicles his pain and, ultimately, his path back to living. Steeped in grief, Tough All Over is one of Allan's most consistent efforts to date, thanks in part to his gift of conveying emotions like regret, heartbreak and emptiness in a single, well-phrased line. Country Universe said the album was the 3rd best of the decade.[5] Engine 145 country music blog list it number 7 on the "Top Country Albums of the Decade" list.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tough All Over"Jim Lauderdale, Odie Blackmon3:21
2."Best I Ever Had"Matt Scannell4:11
3."I Just Got Back from Hell"Harley Allen, Gary Allan4:03
4."Ring"Kostas3:47
5."Promise Broken"Deric Ruttan, Margaret Findley3:11
6."Nickajack Cave (Johnny Cash's Redemption)"Jamie O'Hara4:15
7."Life Ain't Always Beautiful"Tommy Lee James, Cyndi Goodman3:44
8."He Can't Quit Her"Casey Beathard, Ed Hill3:32
9."What Kind of Fool"O'Hara3:57
10."Puttin' Memories Away"Allan, Matt Warren3:32
11."No Damn Good"O'Hara, Allan, Blackmon3:44
12."Putting My Misery on Display"Allan6:07
Total length:47:13

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[7]

Strings by the Nashville String Machine.

Chart performance

Album
Chart (2005) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 3

Singles
Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country US
2005 "Best I Ever Had" 7 51
2006 "Life Ain't Always Beautiful" 4 61

Certifications
Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold

References
  1. Jurek, Thom. "Tough All Over review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  2. Nash, Alanna (October 17, 2005). "Tough All Over review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  3. Sanneh, Kelefa (May 29, 2006). "Rascal Flatts and Gary Allan: The Yin and Yang of Stoicism". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  4. "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" Archived 2010-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  5. Retrieved 17 March 2010
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2010-02-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  7. Tough All Over (CD). Gary Allan. MCA Nashville. 2005. B0003711.CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. "American album certifications – Gary Allan – Tough All Over". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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