Lessons Learned is the sixth studio album released by country music artist Tracy Lawrence

Tracy Lawrence

Tracy Lawrence is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music...

. It was also his last album for Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

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 before the closure of Atlantic's Nashville division in 2000. This album produced three singles for Lawrence between 2000 and 2001: the title track, "Lonely", and "Unforgiven", which peaked at #3, #18, and #35, respectively, on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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country singles charts. "Lessons Learned" was also Lawrence's first Top Ten country hit since "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" in 1997.

Track listing

1. "The Holes That He Dug" (Tracy Lawrence, Flip Anderson, Kenny Beard) – 3:03
2. "Long Wet Kiss" (Lawrence, Anderson, Rick Huckaby) – 2:47
3. "From the Inside Out" (Lee Thomas Miller
   Lee Thomas Miller
   Lee Thomas Miller is an American country music songwriter and occasional record producer. His credits include the Number One country hits "The World" and "I'm Still a Guy" for Brad Paisley and "You're Gonna Miss This" for Trace Adkins, as well as Top Ten hits for Terri Clark, Joe Nichols, and...
   
   , Huckaby) – 3:18
4. "Lessons Learned
   Lessons Learned (song)
   "Lessons Learned" is the title of a country music song written by Paul Nelson, Larry Boone, and Tracy Lawrence, and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence on his album of the same title, from which it was released as the lead-off single...
   
   " (Paul Nelson, Larry Boone
   Larry Boone
   Larry Eugene Boone is an American country music artist. Between 1985 and 1993, Boone recorded five major label studio albums, in addition to charting several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. His highest-charting single, "Don't Give Candy to a Stranger", reached #10 in 1988...
   
   , Lawrence) – 2:57
5. "The Man I Was" (Mark Nesler
   Mark Nesler
   Mark Nesler is an American country music artist. Signed to Elektra Records as a recording artist in 1998, Nesler charted three singles on the U.S. Billboard country charts...
   
   , Tony Martin
   Tony Martin (songwriter)
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   ) – 3:20
6. "Lonely" (Robin Lee Bruce, Roxie Dean
   Roxie Dean
   Roxie Dean is a U.S. country music songwriter and singer. In 2005 she released her debut album, Ms. America. Her songwriting career includes a 2001 Nashville Songwriters Association International "Top 10 Songs That You Wish You’d Written" award for "Why They Call It Falling" , and a Grammy...
   
   ) – 3:08
7. "Just You and Me" (Anderson, Huckaby) – 3:40
8. "Steps" (Monty Criswell, Michael White
   Michael White (singer)
   Larry Michael White is an American country music artist. The son of songwriter L.E. White, who has written for Conway Twitty, Michael was signed to Reprise Records in 1992, releasing his debut album Familiar Ground that year...
   
   , Huckaby) – 3:29
9. "From Here to Kingdom Come" (J. D. Souther
   J. D. Souther
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   ) – 3:43
10. "Up All Night" (Nesler, Martin) – 3:28
11. "Unforgiven" (Nelson, Boone, Bobby Pinson
    Bobby Pinson
    Bobby Olen Pinson is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records in 2005, Pinson made his debut that year with his album Man Like Me. Its lead-off single, "Don't Ask Me How I Know", peaked at #16 on the Hot Country Songs charts, and was his only Top 40 country hit...
    
    ) – 3:47

Personnel

As listed in liner notes

• Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
  Steel guitar
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• Jack Gavin - drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
• Rob Hajacos - fiddle
  Fiddle
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• Tony Harrell - keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• Rick Huckaby - acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
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  , background vocals
• B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
• Gary Lunn - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Liana Manis - background vocals
• Brent Rowan - electric guitar
  Electric guitar
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  , acoustic guitar
• Joe Spivey - fiddle, mandolin
  Mandolin
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• John Willis - acoustic guitar, mandolin

Strings on "Just You and Me", "From Here to Kingdom Come" and "Unforgiven" arranged by Kristin Wilkinson and performed by her, David Davidson, David Angell and John Catchings

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	9
U.S. Billboard 200	69
Canadian RPM Country Albums	37