Me and My Gang
Me and My Gang is the fourth studio album by the American country music group Rascal Flatts, released on April 4, 2006 by Lyric Street Records. The album became the highest US debut of 2006, with 721,747 units[3] and went double platinum in the first month of release.[4][5] The album spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. It was the best selling album (not counting High School Musical) and the best selling country album of 2006. It has sold 4.918 million copies in the United States as of the chart dated March 24, 2012[6] and was certified 5× Platinum.[4] This is the group's first album to be produced by Dann Huff.
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| Released | April 4, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
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| Length | 51:31 | |||
| Label | Lyric Street | |||
| Producer | Dann Huff Rascal Flatts | |||
| Rascal Flatts chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Me and My Gang | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[2] |
The singles released from this album included "What Hurts the Most", which peaked at number one on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. This was followed by the title track (which reached a peak of number 6), and then two number one hits with "My Wish" and "Stand". Later presses of the album also included a cover of Tom Cochrane's "Life Is a Highway" (a cover previously included in the soundtrack to the 2006 Disney/Pixar film Cars) as a bonus track. This cover, though not released to country radio, charted at number 18 on the country charts, overlapping with "My Wish". A video was made for "He Ain't the Leavin' Kind" even though it was never released as a single.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stand" | Blair Daly, Danny Orton | 3:28 |
| 2. | "What Hurts the Most" | Steve Robson, Jeffrey Steele | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Backwards" | Marcel, Tony Mullins | 3:48 |
| 4. | "I Feel Bad" | Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley, Jason Sellers | 3:18 |
| 5. | "My Wish" | Steele, Robson | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Pieces" | Monty Powell, Jay DeMarcus, Joe Don Rooney, Gary LeVox | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Yes I Do" | Wally Wilson, Jimmy Yeary | 4:16 |
| 8. | "To Make Her Love Me" | Thrasher, Mobley, DeMarcus | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Words I Couldn't Say" | Robson, Tammi Kidd, Gregory Becker | 4:35 |
| 10. | "Me and My Gang" | Steele, Mullins, Jon Stone | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Cool Thing" | Thrasher, Mobley, Rooney | 3:51 |
| 12. | "Ellsworth" | Thrasher, Mobley, Michael Dulaney | 4:01 |
| 13. | "He Ain't the Leavin' Kind" | Thrasher, Dulaney | 4:33 |
| Total length: | 51:31 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Life Is a Highway" | Tom Cochrane | 4:36 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Fast Cars and Freedom" | Gary LeVox, Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley | 4:23 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Love You Out Loud" (Live) | Brett James, Lonnie Wilson | 3:06 |
| 15. | "Mayberry" (Live) | Arlos Smith | 4:22 |
| 16. | "These Days" (Live) | Steve Robson, Jeffrey Steele, Danny Wells | 5:57 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "This Everyday Love" (Live) | Danny Wells, Gene Nelson | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Then I Did" (Live) | Steve Robson, Jeffrey Steele | 3:11 |
| 3. | "I'm Movin' On" (Live) | Philip White, D. Vincent Williams | 5:40 |
| 4. | "Here's to You" (Live) | Jay DeMarcus, Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Feels Like Today" (Live) | Wayne Hector, Robson | 3:23 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "What Hurts the Most" (Hot Mix) | Robson, Steele | 3:34 |
| 15. | "Life Is a Highway" | Cochrane | 4:36 |
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[7]
- Rascal Flatts
- Jay DeMarcus – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Gary LeVox – lead vocals
- Joe Don Rooney – lead guitars, backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Tim Akers – keyboards (1, 2, 6, 9, 12), accordion (12)
- Charlie Judge – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 6-13)
- Howard Duck – keyboards (3)
- Gordon Mote – acoustic piano (4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12), keyboards (5)
- Tom Bukovac – rhythm guitars (1, 4-8, 10-13)
- Dann Huff – rhythm guitars (1, 2, 4-13)
- Jonathan Trebing – rhythm guitars (3)
- Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle (1, 2, 7, 10), mandolin (1, 5, 6, 9, 12), banjo (2, 5, 10)
- Darrell Scott – mandolin (9)
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar (2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12)
- Travis Toy – steel guitar (3)
- Bruce Bouton – steel guitar (7, 11, 12)
- Russ Pahl – steel guitar (8, 13)
- John Jeannsome – fiddle (3)
- Chris McHugh – drums (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
- Jim Riley – drums (3)
- Lonnie Wilson – drums (7, 11)
- Eric Darken – percussion (1, 10, 12)
- String section on "My Wish" and "Words I Couldn't Say"
- David Campbell – arrangements and conductor
- Larry Corbett, Suzie Katayama and Daniel Smith – cello
- Charlie Bisharat, Roberto Cani, Mario DeLeon, Armen Garabedian, Peter Kent, Alyssa Park, Tereza Stanislav, Josefina Vergara and John Wittenberg – violin
- "To Make Her Love Me"
- Charlie Judge – arrangements and conductor
- Carole Rabinowitz – cello
- Gary Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – viola
- David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky and Pamela Sixfin – violin
Production
- Dann Huff – producer
- Rascal Flatts – producers
- Jeff Balding – recording
- Mark Hagen – recording
- Justin Niebank – recording, mixing
- Todd Tidwell – recording, recording assistant
- Drew Bollman – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Greg Lawrence – recording assistant
- David Robinson – recording assistant
- Christopher Rowe – digital editing
- Adam Ayan – mastering
- Sherri Halford – art direction, design
- Greg McCarn – art direction, design
- Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design
- Chapman Baehler – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| US Country | US | US Pop |
US AC |
CAN | ||
| 2006 | "What Hurts the Most" | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | — |
| "Me and My Gang" | 6 | 50 | 71 | — | — | |
| "Life Is a Highway" | 18 | 7 | 9 | — | — | |
| "My Wish" | 1 | 28 | 49 | 13 | — | |
| 2007 | "Stand" | 1 | 46 | 80 | — | 54 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[16] | Platinum |
| United States (RIAA)[17] | 5× Platinum |
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Me and My Gang review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- Willman, Chris (April 17, 2006). "Me & My Gang review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- Rascal Flatts' 'Gang' Takes Over No. 1
- Rascal Flatts' Me and My Gang Quadruple Platinum
- Rascal Flatts "Me and My Gang" goes double platinum
- "Chart Watch Extra: Top Albums Of Last 10 Years". Chart Watch. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- Me and My Gang (CD liner notes). Rascal Flatts. Lyric Street Records. 2006. 165058.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- "Canadian album certifications – Rascal Flatts – Me and My Gang". Music Canada.
- "American album certifications – Rascal Flatts – Me and My Gang". Recording Industry Association of America.
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