Starting Now (Chuck Wicks album)

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Starting Now
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2008 (2008-01-22)
Genre Country
Label RCA Nashville
Producer
Chuck Wicks chronology
Starting Now
(2008)
Turning Point
(2016)
Singles from Starting Now
  1. "Stealing Cinderella"
    Released: September 10, 2007
  2. "All I Ever Wanted"
    Released: April 14, 2008
  3. "Man of the House"
    Released: January 31, 2009
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Starting Now is the debut studio album by American country music artist Chuck Wicks. It was released on January 22, 2008, by RCA Records Nashville. The album debuted at number 24 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 20,000 copies in its first week. [4] Wicks co-wrote all but one of the songs.

Contents

"Stealing Cinderella", which was released as the album's lead single in September 2007, was a top 5 hit on the Hot Country Songs chart. The album produced two more top 40 hits with "All I Ever Wanted" and "Man of the House".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All I Ever Wanted"3:26
2."Good Time Comin' On"
3:33
3."Stealing Cinderella"
4:03
4."If We Loved"
3:42
5."When You're Single"
  • Wicks
  • Michael Mobley
2:58
6."Starting Now"
  • Wicks
  • Wilson
  • Jeff Franzell
4:21
7."The Easy Part"
3:39
8."What If You Stay"
  • Wicks
  • Daly
  • Verges
3:55
9."She's Gonna Hurt Somebody"3:31
10."Mine All Mine"
  • Wicks
  • Matthews
  • Jon C. Mabe
3:31
11."Man of the House"
  • Wicks
  • M. Mobley
4:03

Personnel

Vocals

Musicians

Production

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country US CAN
2007"Stealing Cinderella"55681
2008"All I Ever Wanted"1486
2009"Man of the House"27
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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