Rollin' with the Flow (album)

Last updated
Rollin' with the Flow
RollinWithTheFlow.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 24, 2008 (2008-06-24)
Genre Country
Length39:54
Label Lofton Creek
Producer Jimmy Ritchey
Mark Chesnutt chronology
Heard It in a Love Song
(2006)
Rollin' with the Flow
(2008)
Outlaw
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Engine 145Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Rollin' with the Flow is the thirteenth studio album of American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It was released on June 24, 2008. Its lead-off single and title track, a cover of Charlie Rich's Number One hit from 1977, peaked at #25 on the Billboard country charts in early 2008. [3] "When You Love Her Like Crazy", "(Come on In) The Whiskey's Fine", "Things to Do in Wichita," and "Going On Later On" were also released, all of which failed to chart.

United States Federal republic in North America

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe's 3.9 million square miles. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the largest city by population is New York City. Forty-eight states and the capital's federal district are contiguous in North America between Canada and Mexico. The State of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west. The State of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, stretching across nine official time zones. The extremely diverse geography, climate, and wildlife of the United States make it one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries.

Mark Chesnutt American singer-songwriter

Mark Nelson Chesnutt is an American country music singer. Between 1990 and 2002, he had his greatest chart success recording for Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA and Decca branches, with a total of eight albums between those two labels. During this timespan, Chesnutt also charted twenty Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which eight reached No. 1: "Brother Jukebox", "I'll Think of Something", "It Sure Is Monday", "Almost Goodbye", "I Just Wanted You to Know", "Gonna Get a Life", "It's a Little Too Late", and a cover of Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing". His first three albums for MCA along with a 1996 Greatest Hits package issued on Decca are all certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); 1994's What a Way to Live, also issued on Decca, is certified gold. After a self-titled album in 2002 on Columbia Records, Chesnutt has continued to record predominantly on independent labels.

Charlie Rich American country music singer and musician

Charles Allan Rich was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. His eclectic style of music was often difficult to classify, encompassing the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, soul, and gospel genres.

Contents

The fifth single serviced to radio, is "She Never Got Me Over You" which is the last song written by Keith Whitley. Hank Cochran had held on to this song, until he offered it to Mark in 2007. The song was released to radio in March 2009. The song debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at #60 on the chart dated April 11, 2009, and reached a peak of #49.

Keith Whitley US 20th century country singer

Jackie Keith Whitley was an American country music singer. During his career, Whitley only recorded two albums but charted 12 singles on the Billboard country charts, and 7 more after his death.

Hank Cochran American country musician

Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold and others. Cochran was also a recording artist between 1962 and 1980, scoring seven times on the Billboard country music charts, with his greatest solo success being the No. 20 "Sally Was a Good Old Girl." In 2014, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Hot Country Songs Weekly chart published by Billboard

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.

Track listing

  1. "Things to Do in Wichita" (Jimmy Ritchey, Bob Regan) - 3:35
  2. "When You Love Her Like Crazy" (Tony Martin, Mark Nesler) - 3:36
  3. "Rollin' with the Flow" (Jerry Hayes) - 2:48
  4. "Going On Later On" (Ritchey, Regan) - 2:28
  5. "Live to Be 100" (Jim Collins, Martin, Nesler) - 4:03
  6. "When I Get This Close to You" (Phil O'Donnell, Buddy Owens, Billy Lawson) - 3:17
  7. "(Come on In) The Whiskey's Fine" (O'Donnell, Dave Turnbull, J.R. Shelby) - 3:50
  8. "If the Devil Brought You Roses" (Tony Stampley, Toni Dae, Kim Williams) - 3:10
  9. "Woman" (Roger Springer, Martin) - 3:02
  10. "Man in the Mirror" (Mark Chesnutt, Springer, Noah Kelley) - 3:32
  11. "Long Way to Go" (Chesnutt, Springer) - 3:28
  12. "She Never Got Me Over You" (Keith Whitley, Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran) - 3:05

Personnel

Eddie Bayers American session drummer

Eddie Bayers is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, and has three times won the Nashville Music Awards 'Drummer of the Year'. He was also a member of two bands: The Players, and The Notorious Cherry Bombs.

Piano musical instrument

The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700, in which the strings are struck by hammers. It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings.

Lawrence Alvin "Larry" Franklin is an American fiddle and mandolin player, session musician, and composer. His style embraces country, blues, rock & roll, jazz, and Western swing.

Chart performance

Chart (2008)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums35
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums43

Related Research Articles

<i>Timeless</i> (Martina McBride album) 2005 studio album by Martina McBride

Timeless is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Martina McBride.

<i>George Strait</i> (album) album by George Strait

George Strait is the twentieth studio album by country singer George Strait. The first album of his career not to achieve RIAA platinum certification, it produced three singles for him on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Go On" at #2, "Don't Make Me Come over There and Love You" at #17, and "If You Can Do Anything Else" at #5.

<i>Always Never the Same</i> (George Strait album) 1999 studio album by George Strait

Always Never the Same is the nineteenth studio album released in 1999 by American country music singer George Strait. The album produced the singles "Meanwhile", "Write This Down", and "What Do You Say to That", which respectively reached #4, #1, and #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1999. The title track, "One of You" and "I Look at You" also charted in the lower regions of that chart from unsolicited airplay.

<i>Have You Forgotten?</i> 2003 greatest hits album by Darryl Worley

Have You Forgotten? is the first compilation album by American country music singer Darryl Worley. It was released on April 15, 2003 via DreamWorks Records Nashville. The album contains material from his first two albums, including four new songs, the title track, "I Will Hold My Ground", "I Need a Breather" and "Shiloh". The title track spent seven weeks at Number One on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2003. Also released from this album were "Tennessee River Run" and "I Will Hold My Ground", the latter of which failed to make Top 40. This album was certified gold by the RIAA. This CD is in HDCD format, providing improved audio quality on compatible players.

<i>Thunder & Roses</i> 2001 studio album by Pam Tillis

Thunder & Roses is the seventh studio album recorded by American country music artist Pam Tillis. It is also the last album she recorded for the Arista label. Its lead-off single, "Please", was a #22 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in 2002. "It Isn't Just Raining" was later recorded in 2003 by its co-writer, Jennifer Hanson, on her self-titled debut album, and the title track was previously recorded by Mindy McCready on her 1999 album I'm Not So Tough. "Please" would go on to be Pam's last appearance on the Country Singles Chart after it peaked in spring of 2001.

<i>Too Cold at Home</i> 1990 studio album by Mark Chesnutt

Too Cold at Home is the second album released by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt, released in 1990 on MCA Records. Certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies, the album produced five Top Ten singles for Chesnutt on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Chronologically, these singles were "Too Cold at Home" (#3), "Brother Jukebox" (#1), "Blame It on Texas" (#5), "Your Love Is a Miracle" (#3), and "Broken Promise Land" (#10). Two of these singles were previously recorded by other artists: "Broken Promise Land" by Waylon Jennings on his 1985 album Turn the Page and "Brother Jukebox" by Keith Whitley on his 1989 album I Wonder Do You Think of Me, and before that by Don Everly in 1977.

<i>Longnecks & Short Stories</i> 1992 studio album by Mark Chesnutt

Longnecks & Short Stories is the third studio album by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It was released in 1992 on MCA Records, and like its predecessor Too Cold at Home, it was certified platinum in the United States for sales of one million copies. Four singles were released from this album, all of which were Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Old Flames Have New Names" (#5), "I'll Think of Something" (#1), "Bubba Shot the Jukebox" and "Ol' Country".

<i>What a Way to Live</i> 1994 studio album by Mark Chesnutt

What a Way to Live is the fifth studio album released by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. His first album for Decca Records, it earned RIAA gold certification in the United States for sales of 500,000 copies. The tracks "She Dreams", "Goin' Through the Big D", "Gonna Get a Life", and "Down in Tennessee" were all released as singles, peaking at #6, #2, #1, and #23, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. "She Dreams" was co-written and originally recorded by Tim Mensy on his 1992 album This Ol' Heart, from which it was released as a single, peaking at #74 on the country charts that year. Mark duets with Waylon Jennings on the track "Rainy Day Woman" which Jennings first recorded on his 1974 album The Ramblin' Man.

<i>Wings</i> (Mark Chesnutt album) 1995 studio album by Mark Chesnutt

Wings is the sixth studio album released by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt, and his second for Decca Records. Released in late 1995, it features the singles "Trouble", "It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings", and "Wrong Place, Wrong Time". Respectively, these reached #18, #7, and #37 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Unlike Chesnutt's first five albums, which were produced by Mark Wright, Wings was produced by Tony Brown. This was the first album of Chesnutt's career not to achieve RIAA certification.

<i>Thank God for Believers</i> 1997 studio album by Mark Chesnutt

Thank God for Believers is the seventh studio album released by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. His third album for Decca Records, it produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts between 1997 and 1998: the title track, "It's Not Over", "I Might Even Quit Lovin' You", and "Wherever You Are". "Wherever You Are" was the first single of Chesnutt's career to miss the Top 40 on the country charts. With this album, Chesnutt is also reunited with producer Mark Wright, who produced Chesnutt's first four MCA Nashville albums.

<i>I Dont Want to Miss a Thing</i> (album) 1999 studio album by Mark Chesnutt

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing is the eighth studio album released by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. His last album for the Decca Records label, I Don't Want to Miss a Thing produced two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including a cover of the Aerosmith song of the same name, which reached Number One on the country charts, becoming the final Number One of his career thus far. This cover was also Chesnutt's biggest crossover, reaching Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. Only one other single was released from this album: "This Heartache Never Sleeps", which reached #17 on the country charts.

<i>Lost in the Feeling</i> (album) 2000 studio album by Mark Chesnutt

Lost in the Feeling is the ninth studio album released by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. This album marked Chesnutt's return to MCA after the dissolution of the Decca Records Nashville division in 1999. The two singles from this album, which were the title track and "Fallin' Never Felt So Good", both failed to reach Top 40 on the Hot Country Songs charts, making this the first studio album of Chesnutt's career not to have any Top 40 hits.

<i>Mark Chesnutt</i> (album) 2002 studio album by Mark Chesnutt

Mark Chesnutt is the tenth studio album released by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. His only album for the Columbia Records Nashville label, it features the singles "She Was", "I Want My Baby Back" and "I'm in Love with a Married Woman", which peaked at #11, #47, and #48, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. "I'm in Love with a Married Woman" was later recorded by Blaine Larsen on his 2006 album Rockin' You Tonight.

<i>Savin the Honky Tonk</i> 2004 studio album by Mark Chesnutt

Savin' the Honky Tonk is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. His first album for the Vivtaon! label, it features the singles "The Lord Loves the Drinkin' Man", "I'm a Saint", and "A Hard Secret to Keep", which reached #34, #33, and #59, respectively, on the Hot Country Songs charts.

<i>Big Love in a Small Town</i> album

Big Love in a Small Town is the only album of American country music artist Sarah Johns. It includes the singles "The One in the Middle", a Top 40 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and "He Hates Me", which peaked at number 47.

<i>Jennifer Hanson</i> (album) 2003 studio album by Jennifer Hanson

Jennifer Hanson is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Jennifer Hanson. Released in 2003 on Capitol Records Nashville, it produced three singles for Hanson on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Beautiful Goodbye" at #16, " This Far Gone" at #42, and "Half a Heart Tattoo" at #40. The album itself reached #20 on the Top Country Albums charts.

<i>Its About Time</i> (Tracy Byrd album) 1999 studio album by Tracy Byrd

It's About Time is the sixth studio album, and seventh album overall, to be released by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. It was his first album to be released on RCA Nashville after leaving MCA Nashville, his previous label, in 1999. The album produced the singles "Put Your Hand in Mine", "Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of Me", and "Take Me with You When You Go". "Undo the Right" was originally recorded by Willie Nelson on his 1962 album And Then I Wrote.

<i>Ten Rounds</i> (Tracy Byrd album) 2001 studio album by Tracy Byrd

Ten Rounds is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. Released in 2001 as his second album for RCA Nashville, it produced the singles "A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side", "Just Let Me Be in Love", and "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo", which became his second Number One hit on the Billboard country charts in 2002.

<i>When the Wrong One Loves You Right</i> (album) 1998 studio album by Wade Hayes

When the Wrong One Loves You Right is the third studio album released by American country music artist Wade Hayes. Released in January 1998 as his final album for Columbia Records Nashville, it includes the singles "The Day That She Left Tulsa " and "How Do You Sleep at Night", which peaked at #5 and #13, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Also released were the title track and "Tore Up from the Floor Up", neither of which reached Top 40.

<i>Around the Bend</i> (album) 2008 studio album by Randy Travis

Around the Bend is the nineteenth studio album released in 2008 by American country music artist Randy Travis. The album is Travis' first mainstream country music album since 1999's A Man Ain't Made of Stone, all his other albums in the 2000s were composed of Christian country music. It sold 31,000 copies in its first week of release, the best opening week of Travis' career. Three singles were released from the album: "Faith in You", "Dig Two Graves" and "Turn It Around", none of which charted.

References