Proud to Be Here

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Proud to Be Here
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 2, 2011 (2011-08-02)
Genre Country
Length35:59
50:18 (deluxe edition)
Label Show Dog-Universal Music
Producer Kenny Beard (all tracks except 5)
Mark Wright (all tracks except 5)
Michael Knox (track 5)
Trace Adkins chronology
Cowboy's Back in Town
(2010)
Proud to Be Here
(2011)
Love Will...
(2013)
Singles from Proud to Be Here
  1. "Just Fishin'"
    Released: March 21, 2011
  2. "Million Dollar View"
    Released: October 31, 2011
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Proud to Be Here is the thirteenth studio album by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released on August 2, 2011 by Show Dog-Universal Music. [2] A deluxe edition with four additional tracks was also released, including a duet with Blake Shelton titled "If I Was a Woman." [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Proud to Be Here"Chris Wallin, Aaron Barker, Ira Dean3:44
2."Million Dollar View" David Lee Murphy, George Teren3:21
3."Days Like This"Trace Adkins, Casey Beathard, Kenny Beard 4:14
4."That's What You Get" Rivers Rutherford, Aly Cutter, Beard3:07
5."Just Fishin'"Beathard, Monty Criswell, Ed Hill 3:30
6."It's a Woman Thang" Craig Wiseman, Jim Collins 3:43
7."Love Buzz"Beathard, Kendell Marvel 3:42
8."It's Who You Know"Rutherford, Wendell Mobley, Beard3:26
9."Poor Folks" Ray Scott, Phillip Moore3:41
10."Always Gonna Be That Way" Dallas Davidson, Chris Tompkins 3:25
Total length:35:59
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Damn You Bubba"Wallin, Bruce Wallace3:49
12."More of Us"Beathard, Phil O'Donnell3:32
13."If I Was a Woman" (featuring Blake Shelton)Adkins, Sherrié Austin, Jeff Bates, Beard3:14
14."Semper Fi"Adkins, Beard, Criswell3:48
Target Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."How Long" (Live) Paul Carrack 6:11
16."One In a Million" (Live)Sam Dees8:04

Personnel

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
US Country US
2011"Just Fishin'" [8] 661
"Million Dollar View"38
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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