I Got Your Country Right Here
Introduction '''''I Got Your Country Right Here''''' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Gretchen Wilson, released on March 30, 2010 via Redneck Records, her own label. The album's first single, "Work Hard, Play Harder", was released in October 2009, and became Wilson's first Top 20 hit since 2005's "All Jacked Up." The album's title track was released as the second single in August 2010, and "I'd Love to Be Your Last" was released in January 2011 as the third single.
Background In an interview with ''The Boot'' in November 2009, Wilson was asked to describe her fourth studio album, saying, "I feel like I've invested a lot of time and thought and energy and emotions into this record. I feel like I sang better on this record than I ever have. Musically, it sounds just like it should, just like I want it to, just like my live show." She also thought that the album had more of a "connection with the audience" then her previous efforts.Wilson, via her website, called ''I Got Your Country Right Here'' as the 'album of her career', stating: "This is the album of my career; This album turns the page for me. I'm proud of every song on here, and I'm excited about the team we've put together to get this music out to the fans. "''I Got Your Country Right Here'' is also the first release for Wilson's personal label, Redneck Records, which she founded after leaving Sony Music Nashville's Columbia Nashville division in 2009. "I'd Love to Be Your Last" was previously recorded by Clay Walker on his 2007 album ''Fall'' and later recorded by Marie Osmond and Marty Roe of Diamond Rio for Osmond's 2016 album ''Music Is Medicine''.
Critical reception Thom Jurek of Allmusic rated the album four stars out of five, saying that it showed her Southern rock influences and that it "rocks nearly as hard as her live shows and proves that she is not an industry-constructed image — she’s exactly who she’s portrayed herself to be all along."
Track listing
Personnel * Gretchen Wilson – lead vocals, backing vocals* Pat Buchanan – electric guitars, slide guitar* J.T. Corenflos – electric guitars* Mark Oakley – electric guitars* Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitars* Danny Rader – acoustic guitars, mandolin* Rivers Rutherford – acoustic guitars * Mike Brignardello – bass guitar* Shannon Forrest – drums, percussion* Paul Nelson – cello* Jonathan Yudkin – cello, fiddle* Wes Hightower – backing vocals* Cherie Oakley – backing vocals* Chris Stapleton – backing vocals=== Production ===* Gretchen Wilson – producer * Blake Chauncey – producer (1, 3, 4, 6, 8-12), additional engineer * John Rich – producer (2, 5, 7)* Bart Pursley – recording, mixing * Ryan Nelson – mixing, additional engineer, art direction, design, photography * PJ Fenech – recording assistant * Brandon Perdue – recording assistant, production coordinator * Tony Castle – additional engineer * Mel Eubanks – additional engineer * Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)* David McClister – photography * Kurt Nelson – photography* Dennis Willis – photography* Candy Smathers – hair, make-up * Dale Morris – management
Chart performance ===Album===''I Got Your Country Right Here'' debuted at number 6 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart and at number 34 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, selling 14,753 copies in its first week. It reached 43,309 copies by June 6, 2010, and has sold 71,000 copies as of February 2013.Chart (2010) Peakposition U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums 6 U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 34 U.S. ''Billboard'' Independent Albums 3===Singles=== Year Single Peak chartpositions US Country US Bubbling 2009 "Work Hard, Play Harder" 18 15 2010 "I Got Your Country Right Here" 53 — 2011 "I'd Love to Be Your Last" 47 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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