Me and My Gang
| Me and My Gang | ||||
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| Studio album by Rascal Flatts | ||||
| Released | April 4, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Country, country pop | |||
| Length | 51:31 | |||
| Label | Lyric Street | |||
| Producer | Dann Huff | |||
| Rascal Flatts chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Me and My Gang | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[2] |
Me and My Gang is the fourth studio album from the American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released on April 4, 2006. The album became the highest US debut of 2006, with 721,747 units[3] and went double platinum in the first month of release.[4][5] The album logged three weeks at #1 on Billboard 200. It was the second-best selling album (behind High School Musical) and the best selling country album of 2006. It has sold 4.918 million copies in the United States as of the chart dated March 24, 2012[6] and was certified 5× Platinum.[4]
On April 25, 2007 Rascal Flatts performed "My Wish" on American Idol as part of the special, Idol Gives Back.[7]
The singles released from this album included "What Hurts the Most", which was a Number One hit on the Hot Country Songs and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. This was followed by the title track (which reached a peak of number 6), and then the Number One hits "My Wish" and "Stand". Later presses of the album also included a cover of Tom Cochrane's "Life Is a Highway" (a cover previously included in the soundtrack to the 2006 film Cars) as a bonus track. This cover, though not released to country radio, charted at number 18 on the country charts, overlapping with "My Wish". A video was made for "He Ain't the Leavin' Kind" though it was never released as a single. This is the group's first album to be produced by Dann Huff.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stand" | Blair Daly, Danny Orton | 3:28 |
| 2. | "What Hurts the Most" | Steve Robson, Jeffrey Steele | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Backwards" | Marcel, Tony Mullins | 3:48 |
| 4. | "I Feel Bad" | Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley, Jason Sellers | 3:18 |
| 5. | "My Wish" | Steele, Steve Robson | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Pieces" | Monty Powell, Jay DeMarcus, Joe Don Rooney, Gary LeVox | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Yes I Do" | Wally Wilson, Jimmy Yeary | 4:16 |
| 8. | "To Make Her Love Me" | Thrasher, Mobley, DeMarcus | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Words I Couldn't Say" | Steve Robson, Tammi Kidd, Gregory Becker | 4:35 |
| 10. | "Me and My Gang" | Steele, Mullins, Jon Stone | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Cool Thing" | Thrasher, Mobley, Rooney | 3:51 |
| 12. | "Ellsworth" | Thrasher, Mobley, Michael Dulaney | 4:01 |
| 13. | "He Ain't the Leavin' Kind" | Thrasher, Dulaney | 4:33 |
Total length: |
51:31 | ||
| Bonus Track | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 14. | "Life Is a Highway" | Tom Cochrane | 4:36 |
| Best Buy Bonus Track | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 14. | "Fast Cars and Freedom" | Gary LeVox, Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley | 4:23 |
| Target Bonus Tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 14. | "Love You Out Loud" (Live) | Brett James, Lonnie Wilson | 3:06 |
| 15. | "Mayberry" (Live) | Arlos Smith | 4:22 |
| 16. | "These Days" (Live) | Steve Robson, Jeffrey Steele, Danny Wells | 5:57 |
| Walmart Exclusive Bonus Disc | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "This Everyday Love" (Live) | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Then I Did" (Live) | 3:11 |
| 3. | "I'm Movin' On" (Live) | 5:40 |
| 4. | "Here's to You" (Live) | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Feels Like Today" (Live) | 3:23 |
| Japan Bonus Tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 14. | "What Hurts the Most" (Hot Mix) | Robson, Steele | |
| 15. | "Life Is a Highway" | Cochrane | |
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[8]
Rascal Flatts
- Jay DeMarcus – bass guitar, background vocals
- Gary LeVox – lead vocals
- Joe Don Rooney – lead guitar, background vocals
Additional musicians
- Tim Akers – keyboards, accordion
- Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
- Tom Bukovac – rhythm guitar
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Howard Duck – keyboards
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Dann Huff – rhythm guitar
- John Jeannsome – fiddle
- Chuarlie Judge – keyboards
- Chris McHugh – drums
- Gordon Mote – piano, keyboards
- Russ Pahl – steel guitar
- Jim Riley – drums
- Darrell Scott – mandolin
- Travis Toy – steel guitar
- Jonathan Trebing – rhythm guitar
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, mandolin, banjo
String section
"My Wish" and "Words I Couldn't Say"
- Charlie Bisharat, Roberto Cani, Mario deLeon, Armen Garabedian, Peter Kent, Alyssa Park, Tereza Stanislav, Josefina Vergara, John Wittenberg – violins
- Suzie Katayama, Larry Corbett, Daniel Smith – cellos
"To Make Her Love Me"
- Carl Gorodetzky, Pam Sixfin, Conni Ellisor, Dave Davidson – violins
- Kris Wilkinson, Gary Vanosdale – violas
- Carole Rabinowitz – cello
Strings on "My Wish" and "Words I Couldn't Say" arranged and conducted by David Campbell. Strings on "To Make Her Love Me" arranged and conducted by Charlie Judge.
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums Chart | 4 |
| Japan (Oricon) | 37 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[9] | 1 |
| U.S. Top Country Albums[9] | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US Pop |
US AC |
CAN | ||
| 2006 | "What Hurts the Most" | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | — |
| "Me and My Gang" | 6 | 50 | 71 | — | — | |
| "Life Is a Highway" | 18 | 7 | 9 | — | — | |
| "My Wish" | 1 | 28 | 49 | 13 | — | |
| 2007 | "Stand" | 1 | 46 | 80 | — | 54 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[10] | Platinum |
| United States (RIAA)[11] | 5× Platinum |
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Me and My Gang review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ↑ Willman, Chris (April 17, 2006). "Me & My Gang review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ↑ Rascal Flatts' 'Gang' Takes Over No. 1
- 1 2 Rascal Flatts' Me and My Gang Quadruple Platinum
- ↑ Rascal Flatts "Me and My Gang" goes double platinum
- ↑ "Chart Watch Extra: Top Albums Of Last 10 Years". Chart Watch. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ↑ Rascal Flatts to perform on American Idol
- ↑ Me and My Gang (CD liner notes). Rascal Flatts. Lyric Street Records. 2006. 165058.
- 1 2 Rascal Flatts Chart History
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Rascal Flatts – Me and My Gang". Music Canada.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Rascal Flatts – Me and My Gang". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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