If That Ain't Country

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If That Ain't Country
Studio album by Anthony Smith
Released	June 25, 2002 (2002-06-25)
Genre	Country
Label	Mercury Nashville
Producer	Bobby Terry

If That Ain't Country is the only studio album recorded by American country music songwriter Anthony Smith. It was released in 2002 on Mercury Nashville Records as his only studio album to date. Three singles were released from it: the title track, followed by "John J. Blanchard" and "Half a Man". Respectively, these reached #26, #40 and #40 on the Hot Country Songs charts.

Four of the tracks on this album were also recorded by other artists:

• "John J. Blanchard" – Tommy Shane Steiner on his debut album Then Came the Night (Steiner's version was titled "The Mind of John J. Blanchard")
• "Metropolis" – Trace Adkins, on his 2005 album Songs About Me
• "What Brothers Do" – Confederate Railroad, on their 2001 album Unleashed
• "Who Invented the Wheel" – Trisha Yearwood, on her 2005 album Jasper County

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Additional musicians 4 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Who Invented the Wheel" (Anthony Smith, Craig Wiseman, Bobby Terry) – 3:32
2. "If That Ain't Country" (Smith, Jeffrey Steele) – 3:52
3. "John J. Blanchard" (Smith, Chris Wallin) – 3:56
4. "Impossible to Do" (Smith, Wallin, Tony Lane) – 4:35
5. "Half a Man" (Smith) – 3:05
6. "Metropolis" (Smith, Wallin) – 3:13
7. "Up to the Depth" (Smith, Wallin, Bobby Terry) – 4:19
8. "Airborn" (Smith) – 3:58
9. "What Brothers Do" (Smith, Wallin) – 4:03
10. "Hell of a Question" (Smith, John Burchett) – 4:09
11. "Venus" (Smith, Wallin) – 3:33
12. "Infinity" (Smith) – 4:08

[edit] Personnel

• Shannon Forest - drums
• Mark Hammond - drum loops
• Shelby Kennedy - background vocals on "Venus"
• Jami McMahon - background vocals on "Infinity" and "If That Ain't Country"
• Russell Terrell - background vocals
• Anthony Smith - lead vocals (all tracks), electric guitar on "Impossible to Do"
• Bobby Terry - background vocals, all other instruments

[edit] Additional musicians

• Darrell Franklin, Catt Gravitt, Scott Gunter, Jill Terry - background vocals on "If That Ain't Country"
• David Angell, David Davidson, Carl Gorodetzky, Pam Sixfin, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale - violins on "Metropolis" and "Up to the Depth"
• Kris Wilkinson - viola on "Metropolis" and "Up to the Depth"
• John Catchings, Bob Mason - cellos on "Metropolis" and "Up to the Depth"

[edit] References

• If That Ain't Country at All Music Guide
• (2002) Album notes for If That Ain't Country by Anthony Smith. Mercury Records (088 170 292-2).