The Underdog (Aaron Watson album)

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The Underdog
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2015 (2015-02-17)
Genre Texas country
Length53:26
Label Big Label
Producer Keith Stegall
Aaron Watson chronology
Real Good Time
(2012)
The Underdog
(2015)
Vaquero
(2017)
Singles from The Underdog
  1. "That Look"
    Released: October 14, 2014
  2. "Freight Train"
    Released: April 2015
  3. "Getaway Truck"
    Released: September 28, 2015
  4. "Bluebonnets (Julia's Song)"
    Released: April 18, 2016

The Underdog is a 2015 studio album by Texas country music artist Aaron Watson. It was released on February 17, 2015 via Big Label Records. [1] It debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, selling 26,340 copies in its first week of release. [2] The album has sold 82,900 copies in the US as of March 2017. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Aaron Watson except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Prayer" 3:07
2."Wildfire" John Mayer 3:21
3."Freight Train"Watson, Tim Nichols, Troy Olsen 2:55
4."That Look" 4:29
5."Getaway Truck" 3:39
6."Bluebonnets (Julia's Song)" 4:16
7."That's Why God Loves Cowboys"Watson, Olsen, Sarah Buxton 3:53
8."That's Gonna Leave a Mark" 3:12
9."The Underdog" 4:31
10."Blame It on Those Baby Blues"Watson, Hunter Hutchinson3:24
11."One of Your Nights" 4:03
12."Family Tree"Watson, Keith Stegall 3:53
13."Rodeo Queen"Watson, John Caldwell, Jim Beavers 3:22
14."Fence Post" 5:21
Total length:53:26

Personnel

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
US Country
[8]
US Country Airplay
[9]
2014"That Look"4147
2015"Getaway Truck"
2016"Bluebonnets (Julia's Song)"60
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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