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| Released | March 22, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 43:07 | |||
| Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
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Icon is a compilation album by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released on March 22, 2011. It is part of a series of similar Icon albums released by Universal Music Enterprises. The album includes Currington's first nine singles, four of which reached number one, as well as album tracks "Swimmin' in Sunshine" and "She's Got a Way with Me."
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Got a Feelin'" | Casey Beathard, Carson Chamberlain, Billy Currington | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" | Marty Dodson, Patrick Jason Matthews | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Why, Why, Why" | Currington, Tony Martin, Mark Nesler | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Good Directions" | Luke Bryan, Rachel Thibodeau | 3:37 |
| 5. | "That's How Country Boys Roll" | Currington, Dallas Davidson, Brett Jones | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Don't" | Jim Beavers, Jonathan Singleton | 3:58 |
| 7. | "People Are Crazy" | Bobby Braddock, Troy Jones | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Tangled Up" | Currington, Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo | 4:07 |
| 9. | "Walk a Little Straighter" | Beathard, Chamberlain, Currington | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Swimmin' in Sunshine" | Brett Beavers, J. Beavers | 4:47 |
| 11. | "She's Got a Way with Me" | Currington, Michael McDonald | 4:44 |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Thom Jurek of AllMusic notes that the album is "for those who came late to the party […] or are simply looking for a prime Billy Currington playlist." [1]
Icon debuted at number 22 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 104 on the Billboard 200.
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