Your Man (album) explained
Your Man is the second studio album by American country music artist Josh Turner. It released on January 24, 2006 and debuted at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart,[1] and debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums[2]
"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".
Grammy Award 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.
Charts
Your Man debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 and debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart, becoming his first number-one country album.
Year-end charts
Certifications
On February 28, 2006, "Your Man" was certified gold, on August 4, 2006, it was certified platinum and on March 1, 2007, it was certified 2× platinum by the RIAA. It was certified 3× platinum in 2023.
Personnel
- Musicians
- John Anderson - duet vocals (6)
- Ron Block - banjo (1)
- Jim "Moose" Brown - piano (1,6), Wurlitzer (5)
- Melodie Crittenden - background vocals (5)
- Eric Darken - percussion (all tracks), vibraphone (3,4)
- Shannon Forrest - drums (all tracks)
- Kevin "Swine" Grantt - bass guitar (1,4,5,6,7,8,10), upright bass (2,3,9,11)
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle (except 1 and 11), mandolin (1,9,11)
- Wes Hightower - background vocals (except 9)
- Steve Hinson - dobro (2,7,9,11), pedal steel guitar (3,4,5,6,7,8,10)
- Gene Johnson - background vocals (9)
- Mike Johnson - dobro (1)
- Jeff King - electric guitar (1,5) baritone guitar (1)
- B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar (1,5,6)
- Pat McLaughlin - background vocals (5)
- Liana Manis - background vocals (3)
- Gordon Mote - piano (3,4,7,8,9,10), Hammond B-3 organ (3,10,11), clavinet (2), Wurlitzer (11)
- Kim Parent - background vocals (5)
- Marty Roe - background vocals (9)
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar (2,3,4,6,7,8,10,11), baritone guitar (7,9,10), six-string bass guitar (2), tic tac bass (8)
- "Shoulder Man" - cymbal ride (11)
- Ralph Stanley - duet vocals (9)
- Chris Stapleton - background vocals (5)
- Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar (3,4,9,10,11), banjo (2,9,11)
- Russell Terrell - background vocals (except 1 and 9)
- Josh Turner - lead vocals (all tracks)
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar (2,7,8)
- Dana Williams - background vocals (9)
- Technical
- Chuck Ainlay - engineer
- Brady Barnett - digital editing
- Richard Barrow - engineer, mixing
- Drew Bollman - mixing assistant
- Neal Cappellino - engineer, digital editing
- Greg Droman - engineer, mixing
- Todd Gunnerson - assistant engineer
- Adam Hatley - digital editing
- Margaret Malandruccolo - photography
- Melissa Mattey - mixing assistant
- Justin Niebank - mixing
- Frank Rogers - producer
- Steve Short - mixing assistant
- Phillip Stein - Production Assistant
- Trish Townsend - wardrobe
- Josh Turner - art direction
- Hank Williams - mastering
- Debra Wingo - make-up, hairstylist
Notes and References
- Web site: Top 200 Albums | Billboard 200 chart. Billboard.
- Web site: Country Music: Top Country Albums Chart. Billboard.
- Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. November 22, 2020.
- Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. November 22, 2020.
- Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. November 22, 2020.
- Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. November 22, 2020.
