Carrying On

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Carrying On
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1, 2001 (2001-05-01)
Recorded2000–2001
Genre Country
Length50:32
Label Columbia Nashville
Producer Joe Scaife
Montgomery Gentry chronology
Tattoos & Scars
(1999)
Carrying On
(2001)
My Town
(2002)
Singles from Carrying On
  1. "She Couldn't Change Me"
    Released: February 5, 2001
  2. "Cold One Comin' On"
    Released: August 25, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Carrying On is the second studio album by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in May 2001 via Columbia Nashville. Certified gold in the United States, the album produced only two singles: "She Couldn't Change Me" and "Cold One Comin' On," which reached numbers 2 and 23 on the Hot Country Singles chart, respectively.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She Couldn't Change Me" Gary Nicholson, Chris Knight 4:20
2."My Father's Son"Scooter Carusoe, Dan Colehour4:45
3."The Fine Line"Anthony L. Smith, Rick Tiger3:51
4."Cold One Comin' On"Michael Huffman, Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis5:10
5."While the World Goes Down the Drain"Jim Rushing, Keith Sewell4:05
6."Hellbent on Saving Me" Wendell Mobley, Gordon Bradberry3:19
7."Carrying On" Anthony Smith, Bobby Terry, Kevin Brandt3:43
8."I'm a Ramblin' Man" Ray Pennington 3:13
9."Black Jack Fletcher and Mississippi Sam"Ronny Scaife, Phil Thomas, Don Scaife3:52
10."Lucky to Be Here" Kenny Beard, Eddie Montgomery, Troy Gentry3:23
11."Too Hard to Handle... Too Free to Hold"George Molton5:08
12."Tried and True"Matt Hendrix, Clay Davidson 5:43

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 49
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [4] 59
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] 35
Chart (2002)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] 57

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country US
2001"She Couldn't Change Me"237
"Cold One Comin' On"23

Certifications

CountryCertifierCertification
United States RIAA Gold

Personnel

According to Carrying On liner notes. [7]

Montgomery Gentry

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