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This Man is the first studio album by Canadian country rock artist Cory Marks. [5] [6] It was released on May 26, 2015 through Big Star Recordings. [7] [8] [9]
Marks released his debut Canadian country radio single "Smartphone" in July 2014. [10] The track was one of eight tracks that he co-wrote on the album. [11] Marks co-wrote these tracks during writing trips to Nashville between the Fall of 2012 and November 2014. [10] The second single to radio, "21" was released in April 2015. [2] The title track "This Man" became the third single in August 2015, [3] while "Nowhere with You" was released to radio as the fourth single in January 2016. [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "21" | 3:37 | |
| 2. | "Nowhere with You" |
| 2:49 |
| 3. | "This Man" |
| 3:21 |
| 4. | "Don't Count Saturday Night" |
| 2:46 |
| 5. | "Rock Me Steady" |
| 3:35 |
| 6. | "Take You Home Tonight" |
| 3:32 |
| 7. | "Smartphone" |
| 2:52 |
| 8. | "Teach Me" |
| 3:52 |
| 9. | "I Need a Beer" |
| 2:41 |
| 10. | "Burnin' Up the Blacktop" |
| 3:06 |
| Total length: | 32:10 | ||
| Year | Single |
|---|---|
| 2014 | "Smartphone" |
| 2015 | "21" |
| "This Man" | |
| 2016 | "Nowhere with You" |
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | May 26, 2015 | Compact disc |
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| Streaming | [12] | |||
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