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| Released | May 2010 | |||
| Genre | Country [1] | |||
| Length | 42:37 | |||
| Label | TWI | |||
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Songwriter is a studio album by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released via TWI Records in May 2010. The project was co-produced by Bill Anderson and Rex Schnelle. It was Anderson's 42nd studio album in his recording career and contained a total of 12 tracks.
Songwriter was originally going to be titled Good Time Gettin' Here, but Anderson changed the name for one reason. "So then I began to think of some songs that I've had that had not been recorded that I was proud of, and the whole thing just evolved. One day I said, 'Why don't we just call it 'Songwriter?' Basically if I'm anything, I guess that's what I am," he recalled in 2010. [2] Anderson co-produced the project with Rex Schnelle. The pair have recorded several studio albums in the past. [3]
The album was a collection of 12 tracks, all of which were written by Anderson. [1] Many of the album's tracks contained collaborations with other artists. The fourth track, "If You Can't Make Money", includes a guitar solo from Brad Paisley. Other collaborations on the project include Jon Randall and Billy Montana. [2]
Songwriter was released in May 2010 on Anderson's own label called TWI Records. It was offered as a compact disc and a music download. [3] [4] The album did not chart on any publication at the time of its release, including Billboard . [5] The final album track, "Thanks to You", was released as a single in 2010 but did not reach any charting positions. [6]
All tracks written by Bill Anderson, with additional writers noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It Ain't My Job to Tote Your Monkey" |
| 3:00 |
| 2. | "Good Time Gettin' Here" | 3:38 | |
| 3. | "If Anything Ever Happened to You" | Jon Randall | 4:34 |
| 4. | "If You Can't Make Money" (featuring Brad Paisley ) |
| 2:48 |
| 5. | "One Bad Memory" | 3:30 | |
| 6. | "Papaw's Sunday Boots" | Josh Ragsdale | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Wherever She Is" |
| 3:44 |
| 8. | "The Songwriters" | 3:49 | |
| 9. | "That's When the Fight Broke Out" | Schnelle | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Some Kind of War" | 3:11 | |
| 11. | "While Talking to Myself" | Billy Montana | 3:14 |
| 12. | "Thanks to You" | Brad Crisler | 3:24 |
| Total length: | 42:37 | ||
All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Songwriter. [3]
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | May 2010 |
| TWI Records | [3] [4] |
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