Darryl Worley (album)

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Darryl Worley
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ReleasedNovember 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)
Genre Country
Length48:46
Label DreamWorks Nashville
Producer Frank Rogers
Darryl Worley chronology
Have You Forgotten?
(2003)
Darryl Worley
(2004)
Here and Now
(2006)
Singles from Darryl Worley
  1. "Awful, Beautiful Life"
    Released: June 28, 2004
  2. "If Something Should Happen"
    Released: February 28, 2005
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Darryl Worley is the third studio album by the American country music singer Darryl Worley, released on November 2, 2004. Like his previous three albums, it was released on the DreamWorks Records Nashville label. The lead-off single, "Awful, Beautiful Life", became Worley's third and final Number One hit on the Hot Country Songs charts. "If Something Should Happen" made Top Ten on the same chart, while "I Love Her, She Hates Me" peaked at #59. After the latter single was released, DreamWorks was closed, and Worley exited for 903 music, a label started by Neal McCoy.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Awful, Beautiful Life" Harley Allen, Darryl Worley 3:52
2."If I Could Tell the Truth" Jerry Salley, Worley3:42
3."I Love Her, She Hates Me" Casey Beathard, Buddy Brock, Kim Williams 3:33
4."If Something Should Happen"Jim Brown, Dan Demay, Dave Turnbull4:40
5."Work and Worry"Steve Leslie, Worley4:01
6."If It Hadn't Been for Love" Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton 4:13
7."Was It Good for You"Beathard, Jim Collins, Tim Owens3:27
8."Find Me"Don Poythress, Wynn Varble, Worley3:50
9."Wake Up America" Frank Rogers, Stapleton, Worley4:14
10."What Makes a Man Do That"John Michael Davis, Rogers, Worley4:20
11."Better Than I Deserve" Tom Shapiro, Beathard4:05
12."Whistle Dixie"Worley4:40
Total length:48:46

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2004)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums12
U.S. Billboard 20072

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