Waitin' in the Country

Waitin' in the Country is the debut album of American country music singer Jason Michael Carroll, released on February 6, 2007 on the Arista Nashville label. The album has produced three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in "Alyssa Lies", "Livin' Our Love Song", and "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead", which respectively reached No. 5, No. 6, and No. 21.

Waitin' in the Country
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 6, 2007 (2007-02-06)
GenreCountry
Length41:38
LabelArista Nashville
ProducerDon Gehman
Jason Michael Carroll chronology
Waitin' in the Country
(2007)
Growing Up Is Getting Old
(2009)
Singles from Waitin' in the Country
  1. "Alyssa Lies"
    Released: October 17, 2006
  2. "Livin' Our Love Song"
    Released: April 9, 2007
  3. "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead"
    Released: February 4, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Engine 145[2]

The track "Love Won't Let Me" was previously recorded by Victor Sanz, who released it as a single in 2005 from his album Hey Country.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waitin' in the Country"Cole Deggs, Craig Wiseman3:48
2."I Can Sleep When I'm Dead"Jim Collins, Rivers Rutherford, Jason Michael Carroll3:23
3."Alyssa Lies"Carroll4:19
4."Lookin' at You"Rick Ferrell, Wade Kirby3:08
5."No Good in Goodbye" (featuring Jewel)Jewel, Shaye Smith, Carroll3:50
6."Livin' Our Love Song"Tim Galloway, Glen Mitchell, Carroll3:52
7."Anywhere U.S.A."Wiseman, Brad Crisler3:40
8."Honky Tonk Friends"Casey Beathard, Ed Hill3:45
9."Love Won't Let Me"Steve Robson, Jeffrey Steele3:47
10."Angel of Broken Hearts"Austin Cunningham, Liz Rose4:16
11."Let It Rain"Tommy Lee James, Terry McBride, Carroll3:45

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[3]

Musicians
Technical
  • Mark Dearnley — recording, mixing
  • Don Gehmanproduction, mixing
  • John Hobbs — music director
  • Bob Ludwig — mastering

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 8

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country US
2006 "Alyssa Lies" 5 58
2007 "Livin' Our Love Song" 6 52
2008 "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead" 21 115

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Waitin' in the Country review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  2. Vercher, Brody. "Review: Jason Michael Carroll - Waitin' in the Country". Engine 145. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  3. Waitin' in the Country (CD booklet). Jason Michael Carroll. Arista Nashville. 2007. 8897-01487-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
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