Gary Allan Herzberg is an American country music singer. Signed to Decca Records in 1996, Allan made his country music debut with the release of his single "Her Man", the lead-off to his gold-certified debut album Used Heart for Sale, which was released in 1996 on Decca. His second album, It Would Be You, followed in 1998. Allan's third album, Smoke Rings in the Dark, was his first one for MCA Nashville and his first platinum album. His next albums, Alright Guy (2001) and See If I Care (2003), both were also certified platinum while Tough All Over (2005) and Greatest Hits (2007) and Living Hard (2007) were all certified gold. His next two albums Get Off on the Pain (2010) and Set You Free (2013) both reached the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums charts, at numbers 2 and 1 respectively.
"So Help Me Girl" is a song written by Howard Perdew and Andy Spooner and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie. It was released in January 1995 as the third single from his fourth studio album, Third Rock from the Sun (1994). The song reached number two on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, where it debuted at number 59 for the week of February 4, 1995, and number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Nothing On but the Radio" is a song written by Byron Hill, Odie Blackmon, and Brice Long and recorded by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released in June 2004 as the third and last single from Allan's 2003 album See If I Care. The song became Allan's third number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in December 2004, and it would be his last until "Every Storm " reached that position in 2013. The song also peaked at number 32 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song even won an ASCAP Award for being among the most performed country songs of 2005. The song was later included on Allan's Greatest Hits album.
"Man to Man" is a song written by Jamie O'Hara and recorded by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released in September 2002 as the third and final single from Allan's 2001 album Alright Guy. The song became his first number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in March 2003 and peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Songs About Rain" is a song written by Pat McLaughlin and Liz Rose and recorded by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released in November 2003 as the second single from Allan's 2003 album See If I Care. The song peaked at number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 71 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
"Baby Girl" is a debut song co-written and recorded by American country music group Sugarland. Originally released in 2003 as part of Premium Quality Tunes, it was re-released in July 2004 as the first single from the album Twice the Speed of Life. The single reached a peak position of number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in April 2005. The song spent a total of 46 weeks on the country music charts; setting a new record for the longest chart run since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan digital chart tabulation in 1990. In addition, "Baby Girl" became the highest-peaking debut single for a country music group in 14 years. It was written by group members Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush, and Kristen Hall, along with Troy Bieser.
"The One" is a song written by Karen Manno and Billy Lee and recorded by American country music singer Gary Allan. It was released in January 2002 as the second single from album's 2001 album Alright Guy. The song reached number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It also entered the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, making this Allan's first Top 40 hit on that chart.
"Learning How to Bend" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Gary Allan. It was released in March 2008 as the second single from his 2007 album Living Hard. The song peaked at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Allan wrote the song with James LeBlanc and Matt Warren.
"Life Ain't Always Beautiful" is a song written by Cyndi Goodman and Tommy Lee James, and recorded by American country music singer Gary Allan. It was released in January 2006 as the second and final single from his album Tough All Over. The song became Allan's ninth Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with a peak at number 4.
"Her Man" is a song written by Kent Robbins. Originally recorded by American country music artist Waylon Jennings on his 1990 album The Eagle, it was later covered in 1996 by Gary Allan on his debut album Used Heart for Sale. Allan's version was released in August 1996 as his debut single and as the album's first. His rendition peaked at number 7 on the US country singles charts and number 9 in Canada.
"It Would Be You" is a song written by Kent Robbins and Dana Hunt Black and recorded by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released in February 1998 as the first single and title track from Allan's 1998 album of the same name. It reached No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, remaining in the Top 10 after 21 weeks of radio play. As a result, this song became Allan's second Top 10 hit on the country charts, after his debut single "Her Man" in 1996–1997, which also reached No. 7.
"Right Where I Need to Be" is a song written by Casey Beathard and Kendell Marvel and recorded by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released in September 2000 as the third and last single from Allan's 1999 album Smoke Rings in the Dark. The song reached number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Tracks and Singles chart in June 2001, thus becoming his first Top 5 hit and his third Top 10.
"Smoke Rings in the Dark" is a song written by Rivers Rutherford and Houston Robert and recorded by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released in August 1999 as the first single and title track from Allan's 1999 album of the same name. The song peaked at number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in February 2000. It also reached 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became his highest-charting single in Canada at number 5.
"A Feelin' Like That" is a song written by Ira Dean, David Lee Murphy, and Kim Tribble, and recorded by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released in October 2006 as the only single from his first Greatest Hits compilation album. It peaked at number 12 on the U.S. country chart, and at number 71 on the Hot 100.
"Getcha Some" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in September 1998 as the lead single from his compilation album Greatest Hits Volume One. It peaked at number 18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in the U.S. and number 22 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It also peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. This song is also included on his 2008 compilation album, 35 Biggest Hits. It was written by Keith with Chuck Cannon.
"Tennessee Whiskey" is a country song written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove. It was originally recorded by American country music artist David Allan Coe for his album of the same name Tennessee Whiskey, whose version peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1981. George Jones' 1983 version of the song was included on his album Shine On, and reached number two on the Hot Country Singles chart.
"Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)" is a song co-written recorded by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released in September 2012 as the first single from his album Set You Free. Allan wrote the song with Hillary Lindsey and Matt Warren.
"Pirate Flag" is a song recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in February 2013, as the first single from his fifteenth studio album Life on a Rock (2013). The song was written by Ross Copperman and David Lee Murphy.
"Pieces" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released in February 2013 as the second single from his 2013 album Set You Free. Allan wrote the song with Odie Blackmon and Sarah Buxton.
"Carolina" is a song recorded by American country music group Parmalee. It was first released on their 2008 EP titled Complicated before being remixed and re-released on February 4, 2013, as their second single for Stoney Creek Records. It is included on their album Feels Like Carolina, which was released on December 10, 2013. The song was written by group members Matt Thomas, Josh McSwain, Scott Thomas and Barry Knox with future YouTube personality Rick Beato.
