My Town (album)

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My Town

Studio album by Montgomery Gentry

Released

August 27, 2002

Recorded

2002

Genre

Country

Length

49:53

Montgomery Gentry chronology

Carrying On
(2001)

My Town
(2002)

You Do Your Thing
(2004)

Singles from My Town

"My Town"
Released: June 3, 2002
"Speed"
Released: December 30, 2002
"Hell Yeah"
Released: July 28, 2003

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic -	^[1]

My Town is the third album by country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in 2002 (see 2002 in country music). Certified platinum in the United States, the album produced three consecutive Top Five hits on the Billboard country charts in the title track, "Speed", and "Hell Yeah". It is Montgomery Gentry's best-selling album to date with over 1.1 million units sold.^[2]

Track listing

"My Town (Piano Intro)" - 0:21
"My Town" (Reed Nielsen, Jeffrey Steele) - 4:25
"Break My Heart Again" (Tim Owens, Kenny Beard, Jeff Bates) - 4:02
"Scarecrow" (Matt Hendrix, Doug Powell) - 3:21
"Bad for Good" (Brett Beavers, Troy VonHoefen, Jim Beavers) - 3:00
"Speed" (Steele, Chris Wallin) - 4:01
"Hell Yeah" (Craig Wiseman, Steele) - 4:50
"Lonesome" (Beard, Casey Beathard, Frank Rogers) - 4:22
"Why Do I Feel Like Running" (Al Anderson, Rivers Rutherford) - 4:00
"Free Fall" (Chuck Jones, Wes Hightower, Jimmy Ritchey) - 3:54
"Lie Before You Leave" (Tom Shapiro, Rutherford) - 4:13
"For the Money" (Rutherford, Annie Tate, Sam Tate) - 4:01
"Good Clean Fun" (Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Johnny Neel) - 5:23

Personnel

Al Anderson- electric guitar
Bekka Bramlett- background vocals
Pat Buchanan- electric guitar
Eric Darken- percussion
Dan Dugmore- dobro, acoustic guitar, steel guitar
Troy Gentry- lead vocals, background vocals
David Grissom- electric guitar
Wes Hightower- background vocals
Mark Hill- bass guitar
Chuck Leavell- keyboards
Eddie Montgomery- lead vocals, background vocals
Greg Morrow- drums
Johnny Neel- harmonica, Hammond organ
Doug Powell- mandolin
Darrell Scott- banjo
Jeffrey Steele- background vocals
Curtis Wright- background vocals

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2002)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	3
U.S. Billboard 200	26

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
Year	Single	US Country	US
2002	"My Town"	5	40
2002	"Speed"	5	47
2003	"Hell Yeah"	4	45

References

Montgomery Gentry

Eddie Montgomery Troy Gentry

Studio albums	Tattoos & Scars Carrying On My Town You Do Your Thing Some People Change Back When I Knew It All Rebels on the Run Folks Like Us

Compilation albums	Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999–2005 For Our Heroes Playlist: The Very Best of Montgomery Gentry

Notable singles	"Hillbilly Shoes" "Lonely and Gone" "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm" "She Couldn't Change Me" "Cold One Comin' On" "My Town" "Speed" "Hell Yeah" "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" "You Do Your Thing" "Gone" "Something to Be Proud Of" "She Don't Tell Me To" "Some People Change" "Lucky Man" "What Do Ya Think About That" "Back When I Knew It All" "Roll with Me" "One in Every Crowd" "Long Line of Losers" "Where I Come From"

Guest singles	"The Truth About Men" (with Tracy Byrd, Blake Shelton and Andy Griggs)

Related articles	Discography Columbia Records Average Joes Entertainment John Michael Montgomery "Merry Christmas from the Family"

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