Proud to Be Here explained

Proud to Be Here
Type:	studio
Artist:	Trace Adkins
Cover:	ProudtoBeHere.jpg
Genre:	Country
Length:	35:59 50:18 (deluxe edition)
Label:	Show Dog-Universal Music
Producer:	Kenny Beard (all tracks except 5) Mark Wright (all tracks except 5) Michael Knox (track 5)
Prev Title:	Cowboy's Back in Town
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Love Will...
Next Year:	2013

Proud to Be Here is the thirteenth studio album by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released on August 2, 2011 by Show Dog-Universal Music.^[1] A deluxe edition with four additional tracks was also released, including a duet with Blake Shelton titled "If I Was a Woman."^[2]

Personnel

• Trace Adkins - lead vocals
• Robert Bailey Jr. - background vocals
• Kenny Beard - background vocals
• Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
• Jim "Moose" Brown - keyboards
• Pat Buchanan - electric guitar
• Jimmy Carter - bass guitar
• Jon Coleman - synthesizer
• Perry Coleman - background vocals
• Mickey Jack Cones - background vocals
• J.T. Corenflos - electric guitar
• Aly Cutter - background vocals
• Eric Darken - percussion
• Shelly Fairchild - background vocals
• Shawn Fichter - drums
• Jimmy Fortune - background vocals
• Mark Gillespie - acoustic guitar
• Tony Harrell - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano
• Aubrey Haynie - fiddle, mandolin
• Wes Hightower - background vocals
• Jim Hoke - harmonica
• Troy Lancaster - electric guitar
• Greg Morrow - drums
• Russ Pahl - pedal steel guitar
• Charles "Pevy" Pevahouse - acoustic guitar
• Danny Rader - acoustic guitar
• Rich Redmond - percussion
• Paul Reissner - fiddle
• Scotty Sanders - dobro, pedal steel guitar
• Adam Shoenfeld - electric guitar
• Lisa Torres - background vocals
• Ilya Toshinsky - acoustic guitar
• John Willis - acoustic guitar
• Brian Wooten - electric guitar

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	51
Chart (2012)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	75

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US
2011	"Just Fishin'"^[5]	6	61
	"Million Dollar View"	38	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes and References

1. News: Trace Adkins Titles New Album Proud to Be Here. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617074856/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1665642/trace-adkins-titles-new-album-proud-to-be-here.jhtml. dead. June 17, 2011. July 6, 2011. Country Music Television. June 13, 2011.
2. News: Stromblad. Cory. Trace Adkins Is 'Proud to Be Here'. July 6, 2011. The Boot. June 13, 2011.
3. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011. Billboard. March 29, 2021.
4. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012. Billboard. March 29, 2021.
5. Web site: Chart listing for "Just Fishin'". Billboard. July 6, 2011.