Living Hard

Living Hard
Studio album by Gary Allan
Released October 23, 2007
Recorded 2007
Genre Country
Length 41:01
Label MCA Nashville
Producer Mark Wright
Gary Allan
Gary Allan chronology
Greatest Hits
(2007)Greatest Hits2007		 Living Hard
(2007)		 Get Off On The Pain
(2010)Get Off On The Pain2010
Singles from Living Hard
  1. "Watching Airplanes"
    Released: July 23, 2007
  2. "Learning How to Bend"
    Released: March 17, 2008
  3. "She's So California"
    Released: October 6, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Slant Magazine[2]

Living Hard is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Gary Allan. It was released on October 23, 2007 via MCA Nashville.

The album debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling approximately 69,000 copies during its first week.[3] Its lead-off single, "Watching Airplanes", reached number 2 on the country charts, its second single "Learning How to Bend" peaked at number 13, and the third single "She's So California" went to number 24. The song "Half of My Mistakes" was originally recorded by Radney Foster on his album This World We Live In and by Jace Everett on his self-titled debut album, both released in 2005. "Like It's a Bad Thing" was later recorded by Danny Gokey on his 2010 debut album My Best Days.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Watching Airplanes"Jim Beavers, Jonathan Singleton4:03
2."We Touched the Sun"Gary Allan, Odie Blackmon, Jim Lauderdale3:42
3."She's So California"Allan, Jaime Hanna, Jon Randall3:21
4."Like It's a Bad Thing"Wendell Mobley, Tony Martin, Neil Thrasher3:23
5."Learning How to Bend"Allan, James LeBlanc, Matt Warren3:27
6."As Long as You're Looking Back"Aaron Barker, Dean Dillon, Scotty Emerick3:29
7."Wrecking Ball"Audley Freed, Keith Gattis3:49
8."Yesterday's Rain"Allan, LeBlanc, Warren3:55
9."Trying to Matter"Allan, Casey Beathard, Blackmon3:27
10."Half of My Mistakes"Radney Foster, Bobby Houck4:31
11."Living Hard"Allan, Blackmon, Bob DiPiero3:54
Total length:41:01

Personnel

From Living Hard liner notes.[4]

Musicians
Technical
  • Gary Allan - producer
  • Greg Droman - recording, mixing
  • Hank Williams - mastering
  • Kris Wilkinson - string arranger
  • Mark Wright - producer

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 3
U.S. Billboard 200 3

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN
2007 "Watching Airplanes" 2 43 72
2008 "Learning How to Bend" 13 96 —
"She's So California" 24 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold

References

  1. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Living Hard review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  2. ↑ Keefe, Jonathan. "Gary Allan: Living Hard". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  3. ↑ Katie Hasty, "Underwood Leads Three Country Debuts Onto Chart", Billboard.com, October 31, 2007.
  4. ↑ Living Hard (CD booklet). Gary Allan. MCA Nashville. 2007. B0008962-02.
  5. ↑ "American album certifications – Gary Allan – Living Hard". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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