Some People Change
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Some People Change is an album released in 2006 by American
country music
duo Montgomery Gentry
. 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."
United States
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country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
duo Montgomery Gentry
Montgomery Gentry
Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. The two began performing in the 1990s as part of a band which also included Eddie Montgomery's brother John Michael Montgomery, and founded the existing duo in 1999.Signed to Columbia Records,...
. Certified gold in the United States, the album produced three singles on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts: the title track (previously cut by Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney
Kenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S...
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
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
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
- "Some People ChangeSome People Change (song)"Some People Change" is the title of a song written by Neil Thrasher, Jason Sellers, and Michael Dulaney. It was originally recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney for his 2004 album When the Sun Goes Down. It was then recorded by Canadian country music artist George Canyon for his...
" (Neil ThrasherNeil ThrasherJoe Neil Thrasher, Jr. is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1995 and 1997, he and Kelly Shiver comprised the duo Thrasher Shiver, which recorded a studio album for Asylum Records in 1996 and charted two singles on the Billboard country charts in early 1997...
, Jason SellersJason SellersJason Sellers is an American country music artist. After several years of touring the United States in his family's band, Sellers joined the road band of Ricky Skaggs. By 1997, he was signed to a recording contract with BNA Records, for whom he recorded two studio albums: 1997's I'm Your Man and...
, Michael Dulaney) - 3:23 - "Hey Country" (Jeffrey SteeleJeffrey SteeleJeffrey LeVasseur is an American country music singer and songwriter, more commonly known by the name Jeffrey Steele...
, Danny Myrick, Bart Allmand) - 3:23 - "Lucky ManLucky Man (Montgomery Gentry song)"Lucky Man" is a single by American country music group Montgomery Gentry that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and stayed there for two weeks...
" (David Lee, Dave Turnbull) - 3:17 - "Takes All Kinds" (Thrasher, Dulaney, Troy Gentry) - 2:53
- "Your Tears Are Comin'" (Steele, Tom HambridgeTom HambridgeThomas Jay Hambridge is a critically acclaimed American rock, country, and blues, producer, songwriter, musician and vocalist. Hambridge has received a Grammy Award, an ASCAP award, four Grammy nominations, seven Boston Music Awards, and has been inducted into the Buffalo Hall of Fame...
) - 4:04 - "Clouds" (Steele, Eddie Montgomery, Tony Mullins) - 3:45
- "Twenty Years Ago" (Steele, Gary Nicholson, Rivers RutherfordRivers RutherfordRivers Rutherford is an American country music songwriter. Active since the mid-1990s as a songwriter, he has penned several Number One country hits, including "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" by Brooks & Dunn, which was the Number One country song of 2001 according to Billboard...
) - 4:21 - "What Do Ya Think About ThatWhat Do Ya Think About That"What Do Ya Think About That" is a single by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It is the third single released from their 2007 album...
" (Anthony Smith, Brett Jones) - 3:40 - "Redder Than That" (George Teren, Rutherford) - 4:18
- "A Man's Job" (Montgomery, Gary Hannan, Phil O'Donnell) - 4:11
- "If You Wanna Keep an Angel" (Tom ShapiroTom ShapiroTom Shapiro is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as the Songwriter of the Decade award from the Nashville Songwriters...
, Rutherford, Gentry) - 4:28 - "Free Ride in the Fast Lane" (Rutherford, Teren, Robert Houston) - 3:21
Album
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 23 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
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| 2006 | "Some People Change" | 7 | 65 | — |
| 2007 | "Lucky Man" | 1 | 65 | 88 |
| "What Do Ya Think About That" | 3 | 57 | 98 | |