In Overdrive

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In Overdrive
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2009
Genre Country
Length48:40
Label Country Crossing
Producer Tim Grogan
Aaron Tippin
Aaron Tippin chronology
Stars & Stripes
(2002)
In Overdrive
(2009)
All in the Same Boat
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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In Overdrive is an album released in 2009 by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. The album is composed of truck driving song covers with the exception of the last two tracks, which are original. Tippin's 2008 single, "Drill Here, Drill Now", is also featured on the album. Among the covers are "Drivin' My Life Away" (a number-one country single for Eddie Rabbitt) and "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)" (a number-one hit for Alabama). [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."East Bound and Down"2:53
2."Truck Drivin' Man" Terry Fell 4:28
3."Drivin' My Life Away"3:32
4."Six Days on the Road"
  • Earl Green
  • Carl Montgomery
3:03
5."Chicken Truck"3:22
6."The Ballad of Danger Dave and Double Trouble"
  • Don Bradley
  • Rod Lewis
  • Tim Grogan
3:18
7."Prisoner of the Highway" Mike Reid 3:48
8."Girl on the Billboard"2:44
9."Long White Line" Buford Abner 3:10
10."Movin' On" Merle Haggard 3:19
11."The White Knight" Jay Huguely 4:20
12."Roll On" Dave Loggins 3:40
13."Drivin' Fool"
  • Terry Brown
  • Aaron Tippin
3:19
14."Drill Here, Drill Now"
  • Phillip Douglas
  • Dan Murph
  • Aaron Tippin
  • Thea Tippin
3:44
Total length:48:40

Personnel

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [2]

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] 73

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References

  1. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. In Overdrive (liner notes). Aaron Tippin. Country Crossing Records. 2009. COCR-01002.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. "Aaron Tippin Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.