My Town (album)

This article is about Montgomery Gentry album. For album by Irish band mytown, see Mytown (album).
My Town
Studio album by
Montgomery Gentry
ReleasedAugust 27, 2002 (2002-08-27)
Recorded2002
GenreCountry
Length49:53
LabelColumbia Nashville
ProducerBlake Chancey
Montgomery Gentry chronology
Carrying On
(2001) 		My Town
(2002) 		You Do Your Thing
(2004)
Singles from My Town
  1. "My Town"
    Released: June 3, 2002
  2. "Speed"
    Released: December 30, 2002
  3. "Hell Yeah"
    Released: July 28, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

My Town is the third studio album by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in 2002 (see 2002 in country music). Certified platinum in the United States, the album produced three consecutive top-five hits on the Billboard country charts with the title track, "Speed", and "Hell Yeah". It is Montgomery Gentry's best-selling album to date, with over 1.1 million units sold.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Town"Reed Nielsen, Jeffrey Steele4:25
2."Break My Heart Again"Tim Owens, Kenny Beard, Jeff Bates4:02
3."Scarecrow"Matt Hendrix, Doug Powell3:21
4."Bad for Good"Brett Beavers, Troy VonHoefen, Jim Beavers3:00
5."Speed"Steele, Chris Wallin3:59
6."Hell Yeah"Craig Wiseman, Steele4:50
7."Lonesome"Beard, Casey Beathard, Frank Rogers4:22
8."Why Do I Feel Like Running"Al Anderson, Rivers Rutherford 
9."Free Fall"Chuck Jones, Wes Hightower, Jimmy Ritchey3:54
10."Lie Before You Leave"Tom Shapiro, Rutherford4:13
11."For the Money"Rutherford, Annie Tate, Sam Tate4:01
12."Good Clean Fun"Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Johnny Neel5:23

Personnel

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Adapted from liner notes.[3]

Chart performance

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Singles

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Year Single Peak positions
US Country US
2002 "My Town" 5 40
"Speed" 5 47
2003 "Hell Yeah" 4 45

Certifications

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Country Certifier Certification
United States RIAA Platinum[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ruhlmann, Williams. Montgomery Gentry – My Town: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Montgomery Gentry gets "Back" in focus on new album
  3. ^ My Town (CD booklet). Montgomery Gentry. Columbia Records Nashville. 2002. 86520.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
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