Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005
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Something To Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005 is a compilation album by country music
duo Montgomery Gentry
. It was released in 2005 (see 2005 in country music
). The track "She Don't Tell Me To" was newly recorded for this album, and was released as a single. Two other tracks ("Didn't I" and "Merry Christmas from the Family") had previously charted, but not included on any of Montgomery Gentry's other albums. The former was included on the soundtrack to We Were Soldiers, and the latter was a Christmas single.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
duo Montgomery Gentry
Montgomery Gentry
Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. The two began performing in the 1990s as part of a band which also included Eddie Montgomery's brother John Michael Montgomery, and founded the existing duo in 1999.Signed to Columbia Records,...
. It was released in 2005 (see 2005 in country music
2005 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2005.-Events:*April 30 — Billboard magazine renames the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart "Hot Country Songs." The chart's renaming is part of a major redesign of the 110-year-old magazine.*May 25 — Oklahoma-born Carrie...
). The track "She Don't Tell Me To" was newly recorded for this album, and was released as a single. Two other tracks ("Didn't I" and "Merry Christmas from the Family") had previously charted, but not included on any of Montgomery Gentry's other albums. The former was included on the soundtrack to We Were Soldiers, and the latter was a Christmas single.
Track listing
- "She Don't Tell Me ToShe Don't Tell Me To"She Don't Tell Me To" is a single by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was the only single from their 2005 greatest hits album Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005.-Music video:...
" (Bob DiPieroBob DiPieroBob DiPiero is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15. U.S. Number 1 hits and countless top 20 hits for the likes of Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, Highway 101, Restless Heart, Ricochet, John Anderson, Montgomery...
, Tom ShapiroTom ShapiroTom Shapiro is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as the Songwriter of the Decade award from the Nashville Songwriters...
, Rivers RutherfordRivers RutherfordRivers Rutherford is an American country music songwriter. Active since the mid-1990s as a songwriter, he has penned several Number One country hits, including "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" by Brooks & Dunn, which was the Number One country song of 2001 according to Billboard...
) - 3:12 - "Something to Be Proud OfSomething to Be Proud Of"Something to Be Proud Of" is the title of a song written by Jeffrey Steele and Chris Wallin, and recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in May 2005 as the fourth and final single from their 2004 album You Do Your Thing...
" (Jeffrey SteeleJeffrey SteeleJeffrey LeVasseur is an American country music singer and songwriter, more commonly known by the name Jeffrey Steele...
, Chris Wallin) - 4:17 - "GoneGone (Montgomery Gentry song)"Gone" is the title of a song written by Bob DiPiero and Jeffrey Steele, and recorded by the American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in November 2004 as the third single from the duo's album You Do Your Thing, reaching a peak of #3 on the U.S. country charts, #53 on the...
" (DiPiero, Steele) - 4:10 - "If You Ever Stop Loving MeIf You Ever Stop Loving Me"If You Ever Stop Loving Me" is a song recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. The song was released in February 2004 as the lead-off single to their 2004 album You Do Your Thing, as well as their first Number One single on the country charts. It also peaked at #30 on the U.S....
" (DiPiero, Shapiro, Rutherford) - 3:24 - "Hell Yeah" (Craig WisemanCraig WisemanCraig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts....
, Steele) - 4:52 - "SpeedSpeed (Montgomery Gentry song)"Speed" is a single by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was the second single from their 2002 album My Town. The title from the cover of this single borrows its font from Speed Racer."She Couldn't Change Me" was included as a B-side....
" (Wiseman, Steele, Wallin) - 4:01 - "My Town" (Reed Nielsen, Steele) - 4:47
- "Didn't I" (Anthony SmithAnthony Smith (songwriter)Ralph Anthony Smith is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. As a musician, Smith recorded his first album, If That Ain't Country, on Mercury Nashville Records in 2003. The album produced three Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
) - 3:43 - "She Couldn't Change MeShe Couldn't Change Me"She Couldn't Change Me" is a song written by Gary Nicholson and Chris Knight and recorded by country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in February 2001 as the lead-off single from their album Carrying On...
" (Gary Nicholson, Chris KnightChris Knight (musician)Chris Knight is a singer and songwriter from Kentucky. He only recently came to national attention, but has written songs for Confederate Railroad, John Anderson, and Randy Travis among others...
) - 4:22 - "Daddy Won't Sell the FarmDaddy Won't Sell the Farm"Daddy Won't Sell the Farm" is the title of a song written by Robin Branda and Steve Fox, and recorded recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in November 1999 as the third single from their debut album Tattoos & Scars...
" (Robin Branda, Steve FoxSteve Fox (musician)Steve Fox is a Canadian singer/songwriter. He was born in Brampton, Ontario and raised in Coquitlam, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver. He then moved to Toronto in the early 1980s to pursue a career in music...
) - 4:19 - "Lonely and GoneLonely and Gone"Lonely and Gone" is the title of a song recorded by country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It is the second single released from their debut album Tattoos & Scars. It peaked at #5, thus becoming their first top 5 hit. The song was co-written by Bill McCorvey of Pirates of the Mississippi, Dave...
" (Dave GibsonGibson/Miller BandThe Gibson/Miller Band was an American country music band founded in 1990 by Dave Gibson and Bill "Blue" Miller, the latter of whom was a former guest musician in rock musician Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band...
, Bill McCorveyPirates of the MississippiPirates of the Mississippi was an American country music group. It was founded in 1987 by Rich Alves , Bill McCorvey Jimmy Lowe , Pat Severs , and Dean Townson...
, Greg Crowe) - 3:21 - "Hillbilly ShoesHillbilly Shoes"Hillbilly Shoes" is the title of a song recorded by country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in February 1999 as their debut single and the lead-off single to their 1999 debut album Tattoos & Scars. It peaked at #13 in the United States, and #7 in Canada...
" (Bobby Taylor, Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis) - 3:15 - "Merry Christmas from the FamilyMerry Christmas from the Family"Merry Christmas from the Family" is a holiday song written by alternative country artist Robert Earl Keen. It has become extremely popular among the fans within his cult following. The song was first recorded for Keen's 1994 album, Gringo Honeymoon. A live version also appears on his 1996, No....
" (Robert Earl KeenRobert Earl KeenRobert Earl Keen, Junior is an American Texas Country singer-songwriter. He is popular with fans of traditional country music, folk music, college radio, and alt-country. Keen currently resides in Kerrville, Texas and maintains a ranch in Medina, Texas.-Early life:Growing up in Houston, Texas,...
) - 4:03
Album
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 20 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 2005 | "She Don't Tell Me To She Don't Tell Me To "She Don't Tell Me To" is a single by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was the only single from their 2005 greatest hits album Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005.-Music video:... " |
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