My Town (album)

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My Town
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 27, 2002 (2002-08-27)
Recorded2002
Genre Country
Length49:53
Label Columbia Nashville
Producer Blake Chancey
Montgomery Gentry chronology
Carrying On
(2001)
My Town
(2002)
You Do Your Thing
(2004)
Singles from My Town
  1. "My Town"
    Released: June 3, 2002
  2. "Speed"
    Released: December 30, 2002
  3. "Hell Yeah"
    Released: July 28, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
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My Town is the third studio album by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in 2002 (see 2002 in country music). Certified platinum in the United States, the album produced three consecutive top-five hits on the Billboard country charts with the title track, "Speed", and "Hell Yeah". It is Montgomery Gentry's best-selling album to date, with over 1.1 million units sold. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Town"Reed Nielsen, Jeffrey Steele 4:25
2."Break My Heart Again"Tim Owens, Kenny Beard, Jeff Bates 4:02
3."Scarecrow"Matt Hendrix, Doug Powell3:21
4."Bad for Good" Brett Beavers, Troy VonHoefen, Jim Beavers 3:00
5."Speed"Steele, Chris Wallin3:59
6."Hell Yeah" Craig Wiseman, Steele4:50
7."Lonesome"Beard, Casey Beathard, Frank Rogers 4:22
8."Why Do I Feel Like Running" Al Anderson, Rivers Rutherford  
9."Free Fall"Chuck Jones, Wes Hightower, Jimmy Ritchey 3:54
10."Lie Before You Leave" Tom Shapiro, Rutherford4:13
11."For the Money"Rutherford, Annie Tate, Sam Tate4:01
12."Good Clean Fun" Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Johnny Neel 5:23

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [3]

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country US
2002"My Town"540
"Speed"547
2003"Hell Yeah"445

Certifications

CountryCertifierCertification
United States RIAA Platinum [2]

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