I See It Now | ||||
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Released | September 20, 1994 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 34:08 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | James Stroud Flip Anderson (tracks 4-6) Tracy Lawrence (tracks 4-6) | |||
Tracy Lawrence chronology | ||||
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Singles from I See It Now | ||||
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AllMusic | link |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ link |
I See It Now is the third studio album by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released on September 20, 1994, by Atlantic Records. The album produced four singles: the title track, "If the World Had a Front Porch", "Texas Tornado", and "As Any Fool Can See". Of these, "Texas Tornado" was a number-one song on the Hot Country Songs chart, while the other singles all reached number two on the same chart. "Hillbilly with a Heartache", a duet with John Anderson, can also be found on Anderson's 1994 album Country 'til I Die . "I Got a Feelin'" was co-written by Joe Diffie, who would later record it for his 1997 album Twice Upon a Time .
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I See It Now" | Larry Boone, Woody Lee, Paul Nelson | 3:37 |
2. | "Guilt Trip" | Tony Haselden, Tim Mensy | 3:27 |
3. | "If the World Had a Front Porch" | Kenny Beard, Tracy Lawrence, Nelson | 3:05 |
4. | "Texas Tornado" | Bobby Braddock | 3:24 |
5. | "Hillbilly with a Heartache" (duet with John Anderson) | Bobby Alexander, Cris Moore, Richard E. Carpenter | 3:43 |
6. | "As Any Fool Can See" | Beard, Nelson | 3:03 |
7. | "God Made Woman on a Good Day" | Troy Seals, Brett Jones | 3:14 |
8. | "I Got a Feelin'"" | Joe Diffie, Lonnie Wilson | 2:51 |
9. | "The Cards" | Nelson, Kirk Roth | 3:52 |
10. | "I'd Give Anything to Be Your Everything Again" | Jerry Laseter, Mark Alan Springer | 3:46 |
As listed in liner notes. [1]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [7] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [8] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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