And the Crowd Goes Wild

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And the Crowd Goes Wild
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 21, 2003 (2003-10-21)
Genre Country
Length39:52
Label Mercury Nashville
Producer Chris Lindsey, Mark Wills
Mark Wills chronology
Greatest Hits
(2002)
And the Crowd Goes Wild
(2003)
Familiar Stranger
(2008)
Singles from And the Crowd Goes Wild
  1. "And the Crowd Goes Wild"
    Released: July 26, 2003
  2. "That's a Woman"
    Released: 2004
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And the Crowd Goes Wild is the fifth studio album, and sixth album overall, by American country music artist Mark Wills. Released in 2003 as his last album for Mercury Nashville Records, the album produced two top 40 hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts: the title track and "That's a Woman", which peaked at #29 and #40, respectively. The album itself peaked at #5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts, and #68 on The Billboard 200.

Contents

Content

The title track was previously recorded by Jeffrey Steele on his 2002 album Somethin' in the Water, and later covered by PBR Allstars on their album Buck and Roll: Vol. 1. "Prisoner of the Highway" is a cover version of a song previously recorded by Ronnie Milsap, and features guest vocals from him. "What Hurts the Most" was later recorded by pop singer Jo O'Meara and country music trio Rascal Flatts, who released their versions in 2005 and 2006, respectively. Wills's version, though never released as a single itself, peaked at #51 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs charts in 2006. Additionally, "A Singer in a Band" was later recorded by Joe Nichols on his 2004 album Revelation .

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."And the Crowd Goes Wild" Craig Wiseman, Jeffrey Steele 4:00
2."He's a Cowboy"Wiseman, Dan Couch, P. J. Smith3:10
3."That's a Woman" Rivers Rutherford, Steven Dale Jones2:43
4."Prisoner of the Highway" (duet with Ronnie Milsap) Mike Reid 4:23
5."What Hurts the Most"Steele, Steve Robson 3:47
6."What She Sees in Me" Jimmy Ritchey, Chuck Jones3:49
7."Married in Mexico" Trey Bruce, Cory Mayo4:47
8."Nothin' but a Suntan" James T. Slater 3:51
9."How Bad Do You Want It" Tom Shapiro, Mark Nesler, Tony Martin 3:28
10."I Just Close My Eyes" Chris Lindsey, Bill Luther, Aimee Mayo 4:51
11."A Singer in a Band" Tim Mensy, Gary Harrison 3:15

Personnel

Strings on "That's a Woman" and "What Hurts the Most" performed by the Nashville String Machine and conducted by Carl Gorodetzky.

Chart performance

Chart (2003)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums5
U.S. Billboard 20068

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