Tracy Lawrence is an American country music singer. His discography comprises fourteen studio albums, one extended play, one live album, eight compilation albums, one box set, and 46 singles. Of his albums, the highest-certified are 1993's Alibis and 1996's Time Marches On, each certified 2× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Lawrence made his debut in late 1991 on Atlantic Records with the single "Sticks and Stones", which topped the Billboard charts in January 1992. Following this song came several more top ten country hits, including four straight number ones from Alibis, and one each from I See It Now and Time Marches On. The title track of the latter album is also his longest-lasting number one, at three weeks. His chart success waned in 1997 when "The Coast Is Clear" stalled at number 26 on the country charts, and he did not return to the top 40 again until late 1999–early 2000 with "Lessons Learned", the title track to his final Atlantic album. A largely unsuccessful self-titled album was released in 2001 via Warner Bros. Records Nashville after Atlantic closed its country division, followed by 2004's Strong on the DreamWorks Records label, which produced the number 4 "Paint Me a Birmingham".
After a greatest-hits package on Mercury Records, Lawrence founded his own label, Rocky Comfort Records. The label's first release, "Find Out Who Your Friends Are", became his eighth U.S. number one, as well as the slowest-climbing country number one in the history of the Billboard charts. The album's other singles, however, failed to match the success of the lead-off single.
Studio albums 1990s Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US Country US CAN Country Sticks and Stones Release date: November 12, 1991 Label: Atlantic Records 10 71 7 CAN: Gold US: Platinum Alibis Release date: March 9, 1993 Label: Atlantic Records 5 25 5 CAN: Gold US: 2× Platinum I See It Now Release date: September 20, 1994 Label: Atlantic Records 3 28 — CAN: Gold US: Platinum Time Marches On Release date: January 23, 1996 Label: Atlantic Records 4 25 4 US: 2× Platinum The Coast Is Clear Release date: March 18, 1997 Label: Atlantic Records 4 45 6 US: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US US Christ USIndie Lessons Learned Release date: February 1, 2000 Label: Atlantic Records 9 69 — — Tracy Lawrence Release date: October 23, 2001 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville 13 136 — — Strong Release date: March 30, 2004 Label: DreamWorks Nashville 2 17 — — For the Love Release date: January 30, 2007 Label: Rocky Comfort/CO5 6 53 — 3 The Rock Release date: June 9, 2009 Label: Rocky Comfort/CO5 20 104 4 19 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2010s and 2020s Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales US Country US USIndie The Singer Release date: June 7, 2011 Label: Lawrence Music Group — — — Headlights, Taillights and Radios Release date: August 20, 2013 Label: Lawrence Music Group 26 124 28 Good Ole Days Release date: November 10, 2017 Label: Lawrence Music Group 16 87 6US: 8,200 Made in America Release date: August 16, 2019 Label: Lawrence Music Group — — 18US: 6,500 Hindsight 2020 Volume 1: Stairway to Heaven Highway to Hell Release date: April 23, 2021 Label: Lawrence Music Group — — — Hindsight 2020 Volume 2: Price of Fame Release date: August 13, 2021 Label: Lawrence Music Group — — — Hindsight 2020 Volume 3: Angelina Release date: January 28, 2022 Label: Lawrence Music Group — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Extended plays Title Album details Out Here in It Release date: June 7, 2024 Label: Lawrence Music Group
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US Country US CAN Country The Best of Tracy Lawrence Release date: September 1, 1998 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette 13 92 12 US: Gold Country Classics Release date: October 4, 2005 Label: Rhino Entertainment Formats: CD, music download — — — Then & Now: The Hits Collection Release date: October 18, 2005 Label: Mercury Nashville Formats: CD, music download 8 35 — Rhino Hi-Five: Tracy Lawrence Release date: September 26, 2006 Label: Rhino Entertainment Formats: music download — — — The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence Release date: July 10, 2007 Label: Rhino Entertainment Formats: CD, music download 29 163 — If the World Had a Front Porch Release date: 2012 Label: Rhino Entertainment/Cracker Barrel Formats: CD, music download — — — Greatest Hits: Evolution Release date: December 2, 2014 Label: Lawrence Music Group Formats: CD, music download — — — Texas Tornado Release date: July 12, 2019 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: music download — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US CAN Country Tracy Lawrence Live Release date: September 19, 1995 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette 24 151 10
Holiday albums Title Album details All Wrapped Up in Christmas Release date: October 23, 2007 Label: Rocky Comfort/CO5 Formats: CD, music download Frozen in Time Release date: October 12, 2018 Label: Lawrence Music Group Formats: CD, music download
Box sets Title Album details The Complete Albums 1991-2001 Release date: October 25, 2019 Label: Warner Music Group Formats: music download
Singles
1991–2000 Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country US CAN Country 1991 "Sticks and Stones" 1 — 1 Sticks and Stones 1992 "Today's Lonely Fool" 3 — 2 "Runnin' Behind" 4 — 6 "Somebody Paints the Wall" 8 — 19 1993 "Alibis" 1 72 1 Alibis "Can't Break It to My Heart" 1 — 2 "My Second Home" 1 — 6 1994 "If the Good Die Young" 1 — 1 "Renegades, Rebels and Rogues" 7 — 5 Maverick (soundtrack) "I See It Now" 2 84 5 I See It Now "As Any Fool Can See" 2 — 18 1995 "Texas Tornado" 1 — 1 "If the World Had a Front Porch" 2 — 7 "If You Loved Me" 4 — 4 Time Marches On 1996 "Time Marches On" 1 — 1 "Stars over Texas" 2 — 42 "Is That a Tear" 2 — 1 1997 "Better Man, Better Off" 2 — 3 The Coast Is Clear "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" 4 — 5 "The Coast Is Clear" 26 — 45 1998 "While You Sleep" 46 — 51 "I'll Never Pass This Way Again" — — — The Civil War: The Nashville Sessions 1999 "Lessons Learned" 3 40 3 Lessons Learned 2000 "Lonely" 18 — 24 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2001–2010 Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country US CAN 2001 "Unforgiven" 35 — — Lessons Learned "Life Don't Have to Be So Hard" 36 — — Tracy Lawrence 2002 "What a Memory" 53 — — 2003 "Paint Me a Birmingham" 4 42 — Strong 2004 "It's All How You Look at It" 36 — — "Sawdust on Her Halo" 46 — — 2005 "Used to the Pain" 35 — — Then & Now: The Hits Collection 2006 "If I Don't Make It Back" 42 — — "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" 1 61 69 For the Love 2007 "Til I Was a Daddy Too" 59 — — 2008 "Til I Was a Daddy Too" (re-release) 32 — — "You Can't Hide Redneck" 56 — —2009 "Up to Him" 47 — — The Rock "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2011–present Year Single Album 2012 "Pills" The Singer "Saturday in the South" "Stop Drop and Roll" Headlights, Taillights and Radios 2013 "Footprints on the Moon" 2014 "Lie" "Blacktop" 2019 "Made in America" Made in America 2021 "Stairway to Heaven Highway to Hell" Hindsight 2020 2024 "Out Here In it" Out Here In It EP
Other singles
Other charted songs Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 2008 "All Wrapped Up in Christmas" 57 All Wrapped Up in Christmas
Featured singles Year Single Artist Peak positions Album US Country 1996 "Hope" Hope: Country Music's Quest for a Cure 57
Videography
Music videos Year Title Director 1991 "Sticks and Stones" Richard Jernigan 1992 "Today's Lonely Fool" Marc Ball "Runnin' Behind" 1993 "Alibis" "Can't Break It to My Heart" "My Second Home" 1994 "If the Good Die Young" "Renegades, Rebels and Rogues" "I See It Now" 1995 "As Any Fool Can See" "Texas Tornado" "If the World Had a Front Porch" "If You Loved Me" 1996 "Time Marches On" "Stars over Texas" "Is That a Tear" 1997 "Better Man, Better Off" Michael Merriman "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" "One Step Ahead of the Storm" Marc Ball 1998 "While You Sleep" Michael Merriman 1999 "I'll Never Pass This Way Again" Marc Ball "Lessons Learned" Jim Shea 2001 "Life Don't Have to Be So Hard" Marc Ball 2004 "Paint Me a Birmingham" "It's All How You Look at It" Trey Fanjoy 2007 "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" Flick Wiltshire "Til I Was a Daddy Too" Eric Welch "All Wrapped Up in Christmas" 2009 "Up to Him" Flick Wiltshire 2013 "Stop, Drop and Roll" 2014 "Lie" Stokes Neilson 2018 "Good Ole Days" (with Big & Rich & Brad Arnold) Shaun Silva "Frozen in Time" Jon Small
Guest appearances Year Video Director 1992 "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" (George Jones & Friends) Marc Ball 1994 "Amazing Grace" (The Maverick Choir) Gil Bettman 1996 "Hope" (Various) Frank W. Ockenfels III
Miscellaneous appearances Year Song Album 1994 "I'm Over You" Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album 1996 "One Foot on the Pedal" NASCAR: Hotter Than Asphalt 1997 "From Hillbilly Heaven to Honky Tonk Hell" (with Kenny Chesney and George Jones) I Will Stand (Kenny Chesney album) "Paint It, Black" Stone Country: Country Artists Perform the songs of The Rolling Stones 2009 "After the Fire Is Gone" (with Lorrie Morgan) A Moment in Time (Lorrie Morgan album)
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