Living Hard

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Living Hard
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 2007
Recorded2007
Genre Country
Length41:01
Label MCA Nashville
Producer Mark Wright
Gary Allan
Gary Allan chronology
Greatest Hits
(2007)
Living Hard
(2007)
Get Off on the Pain
(2010)
Singles from Living Hard
  1. "Watching Airplanes"
    Released: July 23, 2007
  2. "Learning How to Bend"
    Released: March 17, 2008
  3. "She's So California"
    Released: October 6, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Living Hard is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Gary Allan. It was released on October 23, 2007 via MCA Nashville.

Contents

The album debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling approximately 69,000 copies during its first week. [3] Its lead-off single, "Watching Airplanes", reached number 2 on the country charts, its second single "Learning How to Bend" peaked at number 13, and the third single "She's So California" went to number 24. "Like It's a Bad Thing" was later recorded by Danny Gokey on his 2010 debut album My Best Days . "Half of My Mistakes" was written by Bobby Houck and Radney Foster and originally recorded by Houck's band, the Blue Dogs, on their 2004 album, Halos and Good Buys, then by Foster on his 2004 album And Then There's Me (The Back Porch Sessions), and finally by Jace Everett on his 2005 self-titled debut album.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Watching Airplanes" Jim Beavers, Jonathan Singleton 4:03
2."We Touched the Sun" Gary Allan, Odie Blackmon, Jim Lauderdale 3:42
3."She's So California"Allan, Jaime Hanna, Jon Randall 3:21
4."Like It's a Bad Thing" Wendell Mobley, Tony Martin, Neil Thrasher 3:23
5."Learning How to Bend"Allan, James LeBlanc, Matt Warren3:27
6."As Long as You're Looking Back" Aaron Barker, Dean Dillon, Scotty Emerick 3:29
7."Wrecking Ball"Audley Freed, Keith Gattis 3:49
8."Yesterday's Rain"Allan, LeBlanc, Warren3:55
9."Trying to Matter"Allan, Casey Beathard, Blackmon3:27
10."Half of My Mistakes" Radney Foster, Bobby Houck4:31
11."Living Hard"Allan, Blackmon, Bob DiPiero 3:54
Total length:41:01
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Memory on the Run"2:59

Personnel

From Living Hard liner notes. [4]

Musicians
Technical

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA) [10] Gold

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