When the Good Guys Win

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When the Good Guys Win
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)
Genre Country
Label Wheelhouse
Producer
Granger Smith chronology
Remington
(2016)
When the Good Guys Win
(2017)
Country Things
(2020)
Singles from When the Good Guys Win
  1. "Happens Like That"
    Released: June 12, 2017
  2. "You're in It"
    Released: May 7, 2018

When the Good Guys Win is the ninth studio album by American country music musician Granger Smith, released on October 27, 2017. [2] The album includes the singles "Happens Like That" and "You're in It".

Contents

Reception

When the Good Guys Win debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, with 15,000 copies sold (17,000 units including tracks sales and streams). [3] It has sold 56,300 copies in the United States as of April 2019. [4]

Track listing

When the Good Guys Win [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gimme Something"Jared Mullins, Jordan Schmidt, Justin Wilson3:10
2."You're in It" Frank Rogers, Justin Adams, Mark Nesler 3:16
3."Raise Up Your Glass"Rogers, Matt Alderman, Ty Graham3:48
4."Happens Like That"Granger Smith, Justin Wilson, Andy Albert, Tyler Hubbard 2:51
5."Still Holds Up"Smith, Wilson, Schmidt, Albert2:58
6."When the Good Guys Win" Deric Ruttan, Jonathan Singleton, Ben Hayslip 3:14
7."Everybody Lives"Tommy Cecil, Seth Ennis, Jay Brunswick, Jaida Dreyer 4:01
8."Stutter"Smith, Wilson, Schmidt, Albert3:18
9."Never Too Old"Smith, Wilson, Schmidt, Albert3:30
10."Love Ain't Blind"Smith, Wilson, Jamie Paulin3:42
11."4 Wheel Drive"Smith, Rogers, Mike Fiorentino4:01
12."Reppin' My Roots"Smith, Schmidt, Josh Mirenda, Jaron Boyer2:50
13."Don't Tread on Me" (featuring Earl Dibbles Jr.)Earl Dibbles, Jr., Austin Outlaw, Chris Gainz3:34
14."Home Cooked Meal"Smith, Rogers4:30
Total length:48:43

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [6]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 29
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [8] 4
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [9] 2

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