Your Man
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Your Man is the second studio album by British country music
artist Josh Turner
. It released on January 24, 2006 and debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200
chart, and debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums
"Your Man
" was the first single released followed by "Would You Go with Me
" and "Me and God." Also included is a cover of Don Williams
' 1991 hit single "Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy
".
, and debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart, becoming his first number-one country album. In March 2007, it was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA
.
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...
artist Josh Turner
Josh Turner
Joshua Otis "Josh" Turner is a country music singer and actor signed to MCA Nashville Records in 2003, Turner has released four studio albums for the label. The first of these was 2003's Long Black Train, whose title track was his breakthrough single release...
. It released on January 24, 2006 and debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart, and debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums
"Your Man
Your Man (song)
"Your Man" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Josh Turner. The fourth chart single of his career, it peaked at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in early 2006, becoming the first Number One hit of his career...
" was the first single released followed by "Would You Go with Me
Would You Go with Me
"Would You Go with Me" is the title of a song written by Shawn Camp and John Scott Sherrill, and recorded by American country artist Josh Turner. It was released in April 2006 as the second single from his album, Your Man. It is the first track on Your Man.-Reception:The song went on to become...
" and "Me and God." Also included is a cover of Don Williams
Don Williams
Don Williams , is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971,...
' 1991 hit single "Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy
Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy
"Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy" is a 1991 hit single by Don Williams from his album True Love. The single, released by RCA Records, was Williams' last top ten single, peaking at no. 7 on Hot Country Songs and no. 17 on Canadian RPM Country Tracks....
".
Grammy Nominations
Turner received two 2007 Grammy nominations for his work on Your Man. He received a Best Male Country Vocal Performance nomination for the album's first track and second single, "Would You Go with Me" and a Best Country Album nomination.Track listing
Chart performance and certifications
Your Man debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, and debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart, becoming his first number-one country album. In March 2007, it was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
.
Charts
| Charts (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Provider | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| United States | RIAA Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... |
2× Platinum |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak 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... |
||
| 2005 | "Your Man" | 1 | 38 |
| 2006 | "Would You Go with Me Would You Go with Me "Would You Go with Me" is the title of a song written by Shawn Camp and John Scott Sherrill, and recorded by American country artist Josh Turner. It was released in April 2006 as the second single from his album, Your Man. It is the first track on Your Man.-Reception:The song went on to become... " |
1 | 43 |
| "Me and God" | 16 | 98 | |
Personnel
- Chuck AinlayChuck AinlayChuck Ainlay is a record producer. He has worked with Mark Knopfler on much of Knopfler's solo work, in addition to some Dire Straits material....
- engineer - John Anderson - lead vocals, background vocals (track 6)
- Brady Barnett - digital editing
- Richard Barrow - engineer, mixing
- Ron BlockRon BlockRonald Frankin "Ron" Block is an American bluegrass and alternative country musician, mainly playing the banjo and the guitar, singing, and writing gospel music.-Biography:...
- banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new... - Drew Bollman - mixing assistant
- Jim "Moose" Brown - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, WurlitzerWurlitzer electric pianoWurlitzer 200A|250px|thumbThe Wurlitzer electric piano was one of a series of electromechanical stringless pianos manufactured and marketed by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, Corinth, Mississippi, U.S. and Tonawanda, New York... - Neal Cappellino - engineer, digital editing
- Melodie CrittendenMelodie CrittendenMelodie Crittenden is an American country and Christian music artist. She initially recorded a self-titled debut album for Asylum/Elektra Records in 1998, the same year that she charted with her rendition of "Bless the Broken Road" ; she would later record the song a second time as a member of the...
- background vocals - Eric Darken - percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, vibraphoneVibraphoneThe vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family.... - Greg Droman - engineer, mixing
- Shannon Forrest - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Todd Gunnerson - assistant engineer
- Adam Hatley - digital editing
- Aubrey HaynieAubrey HaynieAubrey Haynie is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle and mandolin. In his career, he has recorded three studio albums for the Sugar Hill Records label, all three of which contained mostly songs that he wrote himself...
- fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single... - Wes Hightower - background vocals
- Steve Hinson - DobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
, pedal steel guitarPedal steel guitarThe pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"... - Jeff King - electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, baritone guitarBaritone guitarThe baritone guitar is a variation on the standard guitar, with a longer scale length that allows it to be tuned to a lower range. It first appeared in the classical music realm... - B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
- Margaret Malandruccolo - photography
- Liana Manis - background vocals
- Melissa Mattey - mixing assistant
- Pat McLaughlin - background vocals
- Gordon Mote - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, Hammond organHammond organThe Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
, ClavinetClavinetA Clavinet is an electrically amplified keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar. Its distinctive bright staccato sound has appeared particularly in funk, disco, rock, and reggae songs.Various... - Justin Niebank - mixing
- Kim Parent - background vocals
- Frank Rogers - producer
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar, six-string bass, tic-tac bass
- Steve Short - mixing assistant
- Chris Stapleton - background vocals
- Phillip Stein - Production Assistant
- Bryan SuttonBryan SuttonBryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicked acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays many other instruments including mandolin, banjo, and electric guitar....
- acoustic guitar, banjo - Russell Terrell - background vocals
- Trish Townsend - wardrobe
- Josh Turner - lead vocals, background vocals, art direction
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Hank Williams - mastering
- Debra Wingo - make-up, hairstylist