One of the Boys (Gretchen Wilson album)

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One of the Boys
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Studio album by
Gretchen Wilson
ReleasedMay 15, 2007
StudioBlackbird Studios, Sony/Tree Studios and The Tracking Room (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length37:20
Label Columbia Nashville
Producer John Rich
Gretchen Wilson
Mark Wright
Gretchen Wilson chronology
All Jacked Up
(2005)		One of the Boys
(2007)		 Greatest Hits
(2010)
Singles from One of the Boys
  1. "Come to Bed"
    Released: October 30, 2006
  2. "One of the Boys"
    Released: May 14, 2007
  3. "You Don't Have to Go Home"
    Released: October 1, 2007
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One of the Boys is the third studio album by American country music singer Gretchen Wilson. It was released on May 15, 2007 by Columbia Nashville after Wilson's previous label, Epic Nashville, was shut down. The album was produced by the team of Wilson, John Rich, and Mark Wright.

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One of the Boys received positive reviews from music critics, with praise being towards Wilson's vocals and the production. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 and her third consecutive number one on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 73,000 copies in its first week, [10] far below the first week sales of her prior two studio albums, Here for the Party (2004) and All Jacked Up (2005). The album has sold 232,000 as of May 2008. [11]

Three singles were released from the record. "Come to Bed", which was a duet with producer and singer John Rich of Big & Rich, peaked at number 32 on the Hot Country Songs chart, her lowest peaking lead single and overall single at the time. The title track "One of the Boys", which had the same writing team as her 2005 hit "Homewrecker", was another moderate hit, reaching number 35. The album's final single, "You Don't Have to Go Home", was a flop, becoming Wilson's first single to miss the top 40 at country radio.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Girl I Am"Dean Hall, Gretchen Wilson 3:30
2."Come to Bed" (duet with John Rich)John Rich, Vicky McGehee 3:54
3."One of the Boys"George Teren, Rivers Rutherford, Wilson3:37
4."You Don't Have to Go Home"Rich, McGehee, Wilson3:19
5."Heaven Help Me"Teren, Rutherford, Wilson3:24
6."There's a Place in the Whiskey"Bobby L. Taylor, Del Gray, Shannon Lawson 3:01
7."If You Want a Mother"Teren, Rutherford, Wilson3:34
8."Pain Killer"Hall, Wilson3:42
9."There Goes the Neighborhood"Rich, McGehee, Wilson2:57
10."Good Ole Boy"Rich, McGehee, Wilson2:53
11."To Tell You the Truth"Hall, Wilson3:31
Total length:37:20
Circuit City Digital Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Wasting Whiskey"Hall, Wilson3:49

Personnel

Production

Chart performance

Singles

Chart performance for singles from One of the Boys
YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country
[16]
2006"Come to Bed" (featuring John Rich)32
2007"One of the Boys"35
"You Don't Have to Go Home"53

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