9 (Jason Aldean album)

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ReleasedNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
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Length52:32
Label
Producer Michael Knox
Jason Aldean chronology
Rearview Town
(2018)
9
(2019)
Macon, Georgia
(2021/2022)
Singles from 9
  1. "We Back"
    Released: September 9, 2019
  2. "Got What I Got"
    Released: April 6, 2020
  3. "Blame It on You"
    Released: October 26, 2020

9 is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Jason Aldean. It was released on November 22, 2019 via Broken Bow Records. It debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. It also debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart. [1]

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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God Is in the TV (favorable) [3]
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Content

As with all of Aldean's previous albums, 9 was released on Broken Bow Records, with Michael Knox serving as producer. The lead single is "We Back", a song that was co-written by Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line. [5] A press release described the 16 tracks as "interwoven [...] in an era that's hyper-focused on singles". [6] The album was noted to have stayed true to Aldean’s “foundation” with his “signature blend of country and rock”. [7]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 based on 83,000 equivalent album units, 68,000 of which are in traditional album sales. It also debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart, which made it his seventh No. 1 on the chart. [8] It sold a further 11,000 copies the second week. [9] As of March 2020, the album has sold 143,300 copies in the United States, [10] with 269,000 units consumed in total. [11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tattoos and Tequila"
3:10
2."Blame It on You"
  • Kurt Allison
  • John Edwards
  • Tully Kennedy
  • Michael Tyler
  • Tyler Phillips
  • Brian Gene White
3:35
3."Champagne Town"
3:11
4."Some Things You Don't Forget"
3:19
5."Got What I Got"
  • Thomas Archer
  • Alex Palmer
  • Tyler
2:58
6."Keeping It Small Town"2:42
7."Camouflage Hat"
3:35
8."Came Here to Drink"
  • Boyer
  • Palmer
  • Tyler
3:02
9."We Back"3:17
10."Dirt We Were Raised On"
3:36
11."I Don't Drink Anymore"3:02
12."Cowboy Killer"
2:56
13."One for the Road"
  • Lynn Hutton
  • Brandon Kinney
  • Thompson
3:11
14."Talk About Georgia"
  • Allison
  • Kennedy
  • Tyler
2:44
15."The Same Way"3:21
16."She Likes It"
  • Boyer
  • Ben Stennis
  • Tyler
4:33
Total length:52:12

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic [12]

Charts

Certifications

Sale certifications for "9"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [22] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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