Alright Guy
title: "Alright Guy" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2001-albums", "gary-allan-albums", "albums-produced-by-tony-brown-(record-producer)", "albums-produced-by-mark-wright-(record-producer)", "mca-records-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alright_Guy" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Alright Guy |
| type | studio |
| artist | Gary Allan |
| cover | Alright Guy.jpg |
| released | |
| recorded | 2001 |
| studio | *Sound Kitchen (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| genre | Country |
| length | 41:37 |
| label | MCA Nashville |
| producer | Tony Brown |
| Mark Wright | |
| prev_title | Smoke Rings in the Dark |
| prev_year | 1999 |
| next_title | See If I Care |
| next_year | 2003 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Alright Guy |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Man of Me |
| single1date | July 7, 2001 |
| single2 | The One |
| single2date | January 14, 2002 |
| single3 | Man to Man |
| single3date | September 30, 2002 |
| :: |
| name = Alright Guy | type = studio | artist = Gary Allan | cover = Alright Guy.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = 2001 | venue = | studio = *Sound Kitchen (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Javelina (Nashville, Tennessee) | genre = Country | length = 41:37 | label = MCA Nashville | producer = Tony Brown Mark Wright | prev_title = Smoke Rings in the Dark | prev_year = 1999 | next_title = See If I Care | next_year = 2003 | misc = {{Singles | name = Alright Guy | type = studio | single1 = Man of Me | single1date = July 7, 2001 | single2 = The One | single2date = January 14, 2002 | single3 = Man to Man | single3date = September 30, 2002 | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = | noprose = yes Alright Guy is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Gary Allan. It was released in October 2001 via MCA Records Nashville. It produced three singles. The album's first single, "Man of Me", reached number 18 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The second single, "The One", became Allan's second Top 5 hit with a peak at number 3. The third and final single, "Man to Man", became Allan's first number one hit. Like his previous album, Smoke Rings in the Dark (1999), Alright Guy was also certified platinum by the RIAA.
The title track was written by Todd Snider and originally appeared on his 1994 album Songs for the Daily Planet. "What I'd Say" was a number 1 hit for Earl Thomas Conley in 1989 from his 1988 album The Heart of It All. "What's on My Mind" was later recorded by Blake Shelton on his 2004 album Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill. "What Would Willie Do" had been released a month prior by the songwriter, Bruce Robison, on his 2001 Country Sunshine album.
Track listing
| title1 = Man to Man | writer1 = Jamie O'Hara | length1 = 3:43 | title2 = The Devil's Candy | writer2 = Harley Allen, Carson Chamberlain | length2 = 2:32 | title3 = What I'd Say | writer3 = Robert Byrne, Will Robinson | length3 = 3:38 | title4 = Man of Me | writer4 = George Teren, Rivers Rutherford | length4 = 3:28 | title5 = Adobe Walls | writer5 = Roger Brown, Luke Reed | length5 = 4:17 | title6 = What's on My Mind | writer6 = Jim Lauderdale, Leslie Satcher | length6 = 3:00 | title7 = Alright Guy | writer7 = Todd Snider | length7 = 4:22 | title8 = The One | writer8 = Karen Manno, Billy Lee | length8 = 4:19 | title9 = I'm Doin' My Best | writer9 = Rutherford, Annie Tate, Sam Tate | length9 = 3:46 | title10 = I Don't Look Back | writer10 = Gary Allan, Odie Blackmon, Jake Kelly | length10 = 3:04 | title11 = What Would Willie Do | writer11 = Bruce Robison | length11 = 5:28 | total_length = 41:37
- "Runaway" [Bonus track on European release] (Del Shannon, Max Crook) - 2:45
Personnel
- Gary Allan – lead vocals
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Jake Kelly – acoustic guitar
- Joe Manuel – acoustic guitar
- John Willis – acoustic guitar
- Brent Rowan – electric guitars
- Robby Turner – steel guitar
- Hank Singer – mandolin, fiddle
- Michael Rhodes – bass
- Chad Cromwell – drums
- John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals
- Harry Stinson – backing vocals
Production
- Tony Brown – producer
- Mark Wright – producer
- Odie Blackmon – associate producer (1–11)
- Byron Hill – associate producer (12)
- Greg Droman – recording, overdub recording, mixing
- Todd Gunnerson – recording assistant
- Robert Charles – additional engineer
- Justin Niebank – additional engineer
- Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Tony Baker – photography
- Craig Allen – design
- Katie Gillon – creative director
- Suzy Kipp – stylist
- John Lytle for Lytle Management Group – management
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (2001) | Peak position | |---|---| ::
Year-end charts
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| Chart (2002) | Position | Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) | US Top Country Albums (Billboard) | Chart (2003) | Position | US Top Country Albums (Billboard) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | ||||||
| 23 | ||||||
| 38 | ||||||
| :: |
Certifications
References
References
- Gallucci, Michael. "''Alright Guy'' review". [[Allmusic]].
- (2001). "Alright Guy". MCA Nashville.
- "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada".
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002".
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003".
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