One of the Boys is the third studio album by American country music singer Gretchen Wilson. It was released on May 15, 2007 by Columbia Nashville after Wilson's previous label, Epic Nashville, was shut down. The album was produced by the team of Wilson, John Rich, and Mark Wright.
One of the Boys received positive reviews from music critics, with praise being towards Wilson's vocals and the production. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 and her third consecutive number one on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 73,000 copies in its first week,Katie Hasty, "Linkin Park Scores Year's Best Debut With 'Midnight'", Billboard.com, May 23, 2007. far below the first week sales of her prior two studio albums, Here for the Party (2004) and All Jacked Up (2005). The album has sold 232,000 as of May 2008.Zettler, Linda. "'Redneck Woman' Wilson says new CD will rock". Florida Today. May 9, 2008.
Three singles were released from the record. "Come to Bed", which was a duet with producer and singer John Rich of Big & Rich, peaked at number 32 on the Hot Country Songs chart, her lowest peaking lead single and overall single at the time. The title track "One of the Boys", which had the same writing team as her 2005 hit "Homewrecker", was another moderate hit, reaching number 35. The album's final single, "You Don't Have to Go Home", failed to make the top 40 at country radio.
Track listing
The bonus track "Wasting Whiskey" later became available on Amazon MP3 after Circuit City went out of business.
Personnel Gretchen Wilson – lead vocals, backing vocals Steve Nathan – Hammond B3 organ, pianos Pat Buchanan – electric guitar Tom Bukovac – acoustic guitar, electric guitar J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar Mark Oakley – electric guitar John Willis – acoustic guitar, guitjo, mandolin Jonathan Yudkin – mandolin, cello, fiddle Mike Johnson – steel guitar Mark Hill – bass guitar Michael Rhodes – bass guitar Shannon Forrest – drums, percussion Eric Darken – percussion Dan Hochhalter – fiddle Brandon Fraley – backing vocals Wes Hightower – backing vocals John Rich – backing vocals (2)
Production Clay Bradley – A&R direction John Rich – producer Gretchen Wilson – producer Mark Wright – producer Rivers Rutherford – associate producer Bart Pursley – recording, mixing Adam Engelhardt – recording assistant Paul Hart – recording assistant Jason Lefan – recording assistant, mix assistant John Netti – recording assistant, mix assistant Lowell Reynolds – recording assistant Andrew Mendelson – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) Carie Higdon – production coordinator Judy Forde-Blair – creative production, album notes Tracy Baskette-Fleaner – art direction, design Kristin Barlowe – photography Candy Burton – hair, make-up Christiév Alphin – stylist Morris Management Group – management
Chart performance
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for One of the Boys Chart (2007) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) 91
Year-end charts + 2007 year-end chart performance for One of the Boys Chart (2007) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 54
Singles + Chart performance for singles from One of the Boys Year Single Peak chart positions US Country 2006 "Come to Bed" (featuring John Rich) 32 2007 "One of the Boys" 35 "You Don't Have to Go Home" 53
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