Jason Aldean (album)

Jason Aldean is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released on July 26, 2005 and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The album produced three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Hicktown" (No. 10), "Why" (No. 1), and "Amarillo Sky" (No. 4).

Several of this album's tracks were recorded by other artists, including two of the singles: "Amarillo Sky" previously served as the title track to McBride & the Ride's 2002 album of the same name and "Why" was also recorded by Shannon Brown on her 2005 album Corn Fed. Additionally, "Good to Go" was recorded by John Corbett on his self-titled debut album, from which it was released as a single. Finally, "Asphalt Cowboy" was previously recorded by Blake Shelton on his 2003 album The Dreamer.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hicktown"	Big Kenny John Rich Vicky McGehee	5:06
2.	"Amarillo Sky"	Big Kenny Rich Rodney Clawson Bart Pursley	3:23
3.	"Why"	Rich Clawson McGehee	3:33
4.	"Even If I Wanted To"	Jason Aldean Justin Weaver	4:11
5.	"Lonesome USA"	David Lee Murphy Kim Tribble Mark Wright	3:40
6.	"Asphalt Cowboy"	Jeff Stevens Kenny West	4:03
7.	"I'm Just a Man"	Chad Brock McGehee Rich	3:17
8.	"You're the Love I Wanna Be In"	Aldean McGehee Rich	3:18
9.	"Good to Go"	Clawson Tim Nichols	4:02
10.	"I Believe In Ghosts"	Marc Beeson Jim Collins D. Vincent Williams	3:26
11.	"She Loved Me"	Aldean Brad Adkins Bobby Pinson	3:27
Total length:			40:15

Personnel

Jason Aldean – lead vocals
Kurt Allison – electric guitar
Smith Curry – steel guitar, lap steel guitar
Tony Harrell – keyboards
Wes Hightower – background vocals
Mike Johnson – steel guitar
Tully Kennedy – bass guitar
Steven King – keyboards
Liana Manis – background vocals
Gene Miller – background vocals
Jason Mowery – fiddle, mandolin
Mike Noble – acoustic guitar
Rich Redmond – drums, percussion
Adam Shoenfeld – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Jack Sizemore – electric guitar

Chart performance

The album has sold 1.6 million copies in the US as of January 2015.^[2]

Album

Chart (2005)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	6
U.S. Billboard 200	37
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums	1

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US
2005	"Hicktown"	11	68
2005	"Why"	1	43
2006	"Amarillo Sky"	4	59

Certifications


Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)^[3]	Platinum

References

↑ Milliken, Greg. "Jason Aldean - Jason Aldean". Country Standard Time. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
↑ Matt Bjorke (January 8, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For January 8, 2015". Roughstock.
↑ "American album certifications – Jason Aldean – Jason Aldean". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

External links

Jason Aldean at Allmusic

Jason Aldean

Studio albums	Jason Aldean (2005) Relentless (2007) Wide Open (2009) My Kinda Party (2010) Night Train (2012) Old Boots, New Dirt (2014)

Singles	"Hicktown" "Why" "Amarillo Sky" "Johnny Cash" "Laughed Until We Cried" "Relentless" "She's Country" "Big Green Tractor" "The Truth" "Crazy Town" "My Kinda Party" "Don't You Wanna Stay" (w/ Kelly Clarkson) "Dirt Road Anthem" "Tattoos on This Town" "Fly Over States" "Take a Little Ride" "The Only Way I Know" (w/ Luke Bryan and Eric Church) "1994" "Night Train" "When She Says Baby" "Burnin' It Down" "Just Gettin' Started" "Tonight Looks Good on You" "Gonna Know We Were Here"

Guest Singles	"Drivin' Around Song" (w/ Colt Ford)

DVDs	Wide Open Live & More Night Train to Georgia

Related articles	Discography Broken Bow Records 2013 Night Train Tour Michael Knox New Voice Entertainment

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