Alright Guy Explained

Alright Guy
Type:studio
Artist:Gary Allan
Cover:Alright Guy.jpg
Recorded:2001
Studio:The Sound Kitchen & Javelina Recording Studios
Genre:Country
Length:41:37
Label:MCA Nashville
Producer:Tony Brown
Mark Wright
Prev Title:Smoke Rings in the Dark
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:See If I Care
Next Year:2003

Alright Guy is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Gary Allan. It was released in October 2001 via MCA Records Nashville. It produced three singles. The album's first single, "Man of Me", reached number 18 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The second single, "The One", became Allan's second Top 5 hit with a peak at number 3. The third and final single, "Man to Man", became Allan's first number one hit. Like his previous album, Smoke Rings in the Dark (1999), Alright Guy was also certified platinum by the RIAA.

The title track was written by Todd Snider and originally appeared on his 1994 album Songs for the Daily Planet. "What I'd Say" was a number 1 hit for Earl Thomas Conley in 1989 from his 1988 album The Heart of It All. "What's on My Mind" was later recorded by Blake Shelton on his 2004 album Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill. "What Would Willie Do" had been released a month prior by the songwriter, Bruce Robison, on his 2001 Country Sunshine album.

Personnel

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Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[2] 71
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 23
Chart (2003)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 38

See also

Notes and References

  1. Alright Guy . Gary Allan . 2001 . CD . MCA Nashville . 170 201.
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031204032208/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_country.html. December 4, 2003. Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada. Jam!. March 28, 2022.
  3. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002. Billboard. October 30, 2020.
  4. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003. Billboard. October 30, 2020.