What I'm For

What I'm For is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Pat Green. It was released on January 27, 2009 (see 2009 in country music) on BNA Records, and produced by Dann Huff. The album is his second for BNA, and his eighth overall. Lead-off single "Let Me" has charted in the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at No. 12. [7][8]

What I'm For
Studio album by
Pat Green
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2009
Recorded2008 at Blackbird Studios and The Sound Kitchen[1]
GenreCountry
Length39:01
LabelBNA
ProducerDann Huff
Pat Green chronology
Cannonball
(2006)		 What I'm For
(2009)		 Songs We Wish We'd Written II
(2012)
Singles from What I'm For
  1. "Let Me"
    Released: June 23, 2008
  2. "Country Star"
    Released: March 2009
  3. "What I'm For"
    Released: May 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Country Weekly[3]
Country Standard Time[4]
Houston Chronicle[5]
The 9513[6]

Content

The first single release from the album is "Let Me". This song is his thirteenth chart entry on the Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at No. 12 in February 2009 and becoming his second-highest peak on that chart. Following this song is "Country Star", which was released in March 2009. "Country Star" was withdrawn as a single in May 2009 and "What I'm For" subsequently became the third single release.

Also included on this album is a re-recording of "Carry On", which was originally released on his 2000 album Carry On and later released as a single from his 2001 album Three Days. Green co-wrote eight of the ten songs on this album.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Footsteps of Our Fathers"Pat Green, Brett James4:17
2."What I'm For"Marc Beeson, Allen Shamblin3:36
3."Feeling Pretty Good Tonight"Green, Bobby Pinson3:57
4."Lucky"Green, Patrick Davis, Justin Pollard3:38
5."In This World"Green2:57
6."Country Star"Green, James3:45
7."Let Me"Beeson, Danny Orton3:50
8."In It for the Money"Green, Davis3:41
9."Carry On"Green, Walt Wilkins4:33
10."In the Middle of the Night"Green, Chuck Cannon, Lari White4:41

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[1]

Chart performance

Album
Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 2
U.S. Billboard 200 18

Singles
Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country US
2008 "Let Me" 12 81
2009 "Country Star" 32 —
"What I'm For" 28 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References
  1. What I'm For (CD). Pat Green. BNA Records. 2008. 88697-26909.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Mark Deming. "What I'm For - Pat Green". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  3. "What I'm For". Country Weekly. American Media, Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  4. Bell, Rick. "Pat Green - What I'm For". Country Standard Time. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  5. Guerra, Joey. "Pat Green appeases his new fans, but latest flops". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  6. Malec, Jim (February 23, 2009). "Album Review: Pat Green – What I'm For". The 9513. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  7. "What I'm For by Pat Green". CMT. 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  8. Mark Deming (2009-01-27). "What I'm For - Pat Green | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  9. Neal, Chris (2008-12-15). "Pat Green Declares "What I'm For"". Country Weekly. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
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