Relentless (Jason Aldean album)

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Relentless
Studio album by Jason Aldean
Released	May 29, 2007 (2007-05-29)
Genre	Country
Length	44:57
Label	Broken Bow
Producer	Michael Knox
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Jason Aldean chronology
Jason Aldean (2005) Relentless (2007) TBD

Relentless is the second album of American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released on May 29, 2007.

The album debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top Country Albums chart, selling about 98,000 copies in its first week.^[1] As of September 25, 2007, the album has sold over 350,000 copies in the US alone. On October 4, the album was certified Gold status, for shipping 500,000 copies.

As of 2008, Relentless has produced three chart singles for Aldean on the Hot Country Songs charts. The lead-off single "Johnny Cash" (originally recorded by Tracy Byrd on his 2004 album Greatest Hits) and "Laughed Until We Cried" both reached #6 on that chart; the title track entered Top 40 in May 2008.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Chart singles 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Johnny Cash" (Rodney Clawson, Vicky McGehee, John Rich) - 3:11
2. "Laughed Until We Cried" (Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace) - 3:23
3. "Do You Wish It Was Me" (Julie Adkison, Clawson) - 4:25
4. "I Use What I Got" (Jim Collins, Brett James) - 3:07
5. "Who's Kissing You Tonight" (Rich, Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters) - 3:25
6. "Relentless" (James LeBlanc, John Paul White) - 3:42
7. "My Memory Ain't What It Used to Be" (Gorley, Wade Kirby, Bryant Simpson) - 4:14
8. "No" (Collins, Tony Martin, Wendell Mobley) - 3:41
9. "Back in the Cigarette" (Joe Doyle, Michael Mobley) - 4:35
10. "Grown Woman" (James, Hillary Lindsey) - 3:58
    • feat. Miranda Lambert
11. "I Break Everything I Touch" (David Lee Murphy, Kim Tribble) - 3:20
12. "Not Every Man Lives" (Lee Brice, Billy Montana, Frank J. Myers) - 3:56

[edit] Personnel

• Jason Aldean - vocals
• Kurt Allison - electric guitar
• Tony Harrell - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer
• Wes Hightower - background vocals ("No")
• Michael Johnson - steel guitar
• Tully Kennedy - bass guitar
• Steve King - Hammond B-3 organ ("Johnny Cash")
• Liana Manis - background vocals ("No")
• Wendell Mobley - background vocals ("No")
• Mike Noble - acoustic guitar
• Danny Rader - acoustic guitar
• Rich Redmond - drums, percussion
• Adam Shoenfeld - electric guitar
• Jack Sizemore - electric guitar ("Johnny Cash")

[edit] Chart singles

Year	Song	US Country	US Hot 100	US Pop 100
2007	"Johnny Cash"	6	70	90
	"Laughed Until We Cried"	6	61
2008	"Relentless"A	35

• ^ACurrent single.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Relentless at allmusic.com

Preceded by Some Hearts by Carrie Underwood

Top Country Albums June 16, 2007

Succeeded by Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace by Big & Rich