My Town (album) explained

My Town
Type:	studio
Artist:	Montgomery Gentry
Cover:	MyTown.jpg
Recorded:	2002
Genre:	Country
Length:	49:53
Label:	Columbia Nashville
Producer:	Blake Chancey
Prev Title:	Carrying On
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	You Do Your Thing
Next Year:	2004

My Town is the third studio album by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in 2002 (see 2002 in country music). Certified platinum in the United States, the album produced three consecutive top-five hits on the Billboard country charts with the title track, "Speed", and "Hell Yeah". It is Montgomery Gentry's best-selling album to date, with over 1.1 million units sold.^[1]

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.^[2]

• Al Anderson- electric guitar
• Bekka Bramlett- background vocals (track 1)
• Pat Buchanan- electric guitar
• Eric Darken- percussion
• Dan Dugmore- dobro, acoustic guitar, steel guitar
• Troy Gentry- lead vocals, background vocals
• David Grissom- electric guitar
• Wes Hightower- background vocals (track 9)
• Mark Hill- bass guitar
• Chuck Leavell- keyboards
• Eddie Montgomery- lead vocals, background vocals
• Greg Morrow- drums
• Johnny Neel- harmonica, Hammond organ
• Doug Powell- mandolin
• Darrell Scott- banjo
• Jeffrey Steele- background vocals (track 1)
• Curtis Wright- background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11)

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	55
Chart (2003)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	22
Chart (2004)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	39

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	US
2002	"My Town"	5	40
	"Speed"	5	47
2003	"Hell Yeah"	4	45

Notes and References

1. https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080516/music_nm/gentry_dc Montgomery Gentry gets "Back" in focus on new album
2. My Town . Montgomery Gentry . 2002 . CD booklet . Columbia Records Nashville . 86520.
3. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002. Billboard. October 28, 2020.
4. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003. Billboard. October 28, 2020.
5. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004. Billboard. October 28, 2020.