Billy Currington (album)

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Billy Currington
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ReleasedSeptember 30, 2003 (2003-09-30)
Recorded2003
Genre Country
Length35:10
Label Mercury Nashville
Producer Carson Chamberlain
Billy Currington chronology
Billy Currington
(2003)
Doin' Somethin' Right
(2005)
Singles from Billy Currington
  1. "Walk a Little Straighter"
    Released: April 21, 2003
  2. "I Got a Feelin'"
    Released: January 5, 2004
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Billy Currington is the first studio album by American country music singer Billy Currington. It was released in September 2003 via Mercury Records Nashville. The album produced the singles "Walk a Little Straighter" and "I Got a Feelin'". Both were Top 10 hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at numbers 8 and 5 respectively. The song "Ain't What It Used to Be" was later recorded by Megan Mullins, whose version was released as a single in 2006. Currington co-wrote all but one of the songs on the album.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Got a Feelin'" Carson Chamberlain, Casey Beathard, Billy Currington3:14
2."That's Just Me" Michael White, Lee Thomas Miller, Currington3:00
3."Hangin' Around"Chamberlain, Beathard, Currington3:19
4."Off My Rocker" Mark D. Sanders, Chamberlain, Currington3:09
5."Walk a Little Straighter"Chamberlain, Beathard, Currington3:43
6."Where the Girls Are"Chamberlain, Beathard, Currington3:13
7."Time with You"Chamberlain, Beathard, Currington3:45
8."When She Gets Close to Me"Marla Cannon-Goodman, Michael Gerald Lunn, Currington3:35
9."Growin' Up Down There" Kenny Beard, Beathard, Currington3:00
10."Next Time"Cannon-Goodman, Beathard, Currington3:17
11."Ain't What It Used to Be" Mark Nesler, Tony Martin 3:15

Personnel

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2003)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums17
U.S. Billboard 200107
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers1

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
US Country US
2003"Walk a Little Straighter"867
2004"I Got a Feelin'"550

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