Some People Change is the fifth studio album by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released by Columbia Records Nashville on October 24, 2006. Certified gold in the United States, the album produced three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: the title track (previously cut by Kenny Chesney on his 2004 album When the Sun Goes Down), "Lucky Man", and "What Do Ya Think About That". The title track was a number seven hit on the Hot Country Songs charts, while "Lucky Man" became the duo's third Number One hit, and "What Do Ya Think About That" reached number three.
Sony BMG Nashville chairman Joe Galante thought that the duo and the label "strayed musically from what the base had been. They have an edge to their sound, and I think we got a little too soft."
Track listing
Personnel
Scott Baggett – bagpipes Robert Bailey – background vocals Angela Bennett Shelton – background vocals Bekka Bramlett – background vocals Pat Buchanan – acoustic guitar, harmonica Tom Bukovac – acoustic guitar, electric guitar David Campbell – string arrangements Perry Coleman – background vocals Janice Corder – background vocals Eric Darken – percussion Everett Drake – background vocals Dan Dugmore – acoustic guitar, steel guitar, lap steel guitar Shannon Forrest – drums Larry Franklin – fiddle Troy Gentry – lead vocals, background vocals Carl Gorodetzky – contractor Kenny Greenberg – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Vicki Hampton – background vocals Tony Harrell – Hammond organ, piano Emily Harris – background vocals Wes Hightower – background vocals Edward Jenkins – background vocals B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar Steve Mackey – bass guitar Eddie Montgomery – lead vocals, background vocals Greg Morrow – drums, percussion Wendy Moten – background vocals Danny Myrick – background vocals The Nashville String Machine – strings Russ Pahl – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, lap steel guitar Billy Panda – electric guitar Shandra Penix – background vocals Michael Rhodes – bass guitar Brent Rowan – electric guitar Jeffrey Steele – electric guitar, harmonica, background vocals Crystal Taliefero – background vocals Neil Thrasher – background vocals Reese Wynans – Hammond organ, piano
Technical
Hank Williams – mastering Matt Anderson – engineering Jeff Balding – engineering Steve Blackmon – engineering Greg Droman – engineering Leslie Richter – engineering Joey Turner – engineering David Beano Hall – engineering Brian Gill – engineering, mixing assistant Steve Beers – assistant engineer Todd Gunnerson – assistant engineer Steve Marcantonio – engineering, mixing Chip Matthews – engineering, mixing J.C. Monterrosa – assistant engineer, engineer, mixing assistant Tracy Baskette-Fleaner – art direction, design James E Hackett III – assistant engineer Judy Forde Blair – liner notes, production coordination Margaret Malandruccolo – photography
Production Mark Wright, Eddie Montgomery, and Troy Gentry - tracks 1, 4 Wright, Rivers Rutherford, and Jeffrey Steele - track 7 Wright and Rutherford - tracks 3, 9–12 Wright and Steele - tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 13, 14
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 40 Chart (2008) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 66
Singles Year Single Chart Positions US Country US CAN 2006 "Some People Change" 7 65 — 2007 "Lucky Man" 1 65 88 "What Do Ya Think About That" 3 57 98
Certifications Country Certifier Certification United States RIAAGold
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