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2005 studio album by Trace Adkins
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Songs About Me country music artist Trace Adkins . It was released on March 22, 2005, via Capitol Records Nashville. His highest-selling album to date, it has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA [ 2] [ 3] title track , "Arlington ", and "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk ". The title track and "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" both went to No.2 and "Arlington" went to No.16 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" was also a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100Pop 100 charts as well.
The track "Metropolis" was originally recorded by Anthony Smith on his 2003 album If That Ain't Country Sammy Kershaw on his 2003 album I Want My Money Back
Title Writer(s) 1. "Songs About Me " Shaye Smith, Ed Hill 3:24 2. "Arlington " Jeremy Spillman, Dave Turnbull 4:07 3. "Find Me a Preacher" Shane Minor , Wendell Mobley 3:43 4. "My Way Back" Neil Thrasher , Tony Martin 3:51 5. "I Wish It Was You" Tom Shapiro , Steve Bogard4:07 6. "Bring It On" George Teren, Rivers Rutherford 3:42 7. "My Heaven" Chris Wallin, Jim Collins 3:25 8. "Baby I'm Home" Dylan Altman, Fred Wilhelm, Billy Falcon 3:58 9. "Metropolis" Anthony Smith , Wallin3:20 10. "I Learned How to Love from You" Steve Nathan, Tim Mensy 3:05 11. "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk " Randy Houser , Dallas Davidson , Jamey Johnson 4:01 Total length: 40:48
Trace Adkins - lead vocalsLarry Beaird - acoustic guitar
Bruce Bouton - dobro , pedal steel guitar Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
Pat Buchanan - electric guitar Tom Bukovac - electric guitarPerry Coleman - background vocals
J. T. Corenflos - electric guitarEric Darken - percussion Chip Davis - background vocals
Paul Franklin - dobro, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar Aubrey Haynie - fiddle , mandolin Wes Hightower - background vocals
Dann Huff - electric guitar, soloistJeff King - electric guitar
Liana Manis - background vocals
Brent Mason - electric guitarGreg Morrow - percussion, drums Gordon Mote - synthesizer , piano , Hammond organ Nashville String Machine - stringsSteve Nathan - piano, keyboards , Hammond organMickey Raphael - harmonica John Wesley Ryles - background vocalsScotty Sanders - pedal steel guitar
Michael Spriggs - acoustic guitar
DeWayne Strobel - electric guitar
Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar, banjo , mandolinBobby Terry - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar
Dennis Wilson - background vocals
Lonnie Wilson - drumsJonathan Yudkin - fiddle, mandolinSongs About Me was a No.1 album on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart for the week of April 9–15, 2005. It became a No.11 one on the U.S. Billboard 200 that same year.
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