X (Trace Adkins album)

X
Studio album by
Trace Adkins
ReleasedNovember 25, 2008 (2008-11-25)
GenreCountry
Length45:04
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerFrank Rogers
Trace Adkins chronology
American Man: Greatest Hits Volume II
(2007) 		X
(2008) 		Cowboy's Back in Town
(2010)
Singles from X
  1. "Muddy Water"
    Released: August 4, 2008
  2. "Marry for Money"
    Released: January 12, 2009
  3. "All I Ask For Anymore"
    Released: May 18, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Slant[2]

X is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Trace Adkins. The album's name is the Roman numeral for ten, as counting his two Greatest Hits packages it is his tenth album overall. X was released November 25, 2008, on Capitol Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Muddy Water", "Marry for Money", and "All I Ask For Anymore", all of which have charted in the Top 40 on Hot Country Songs, with the latter two becoming Top 20 hits.

Other songs

After Adkins performed a moving version of "'Til the Last Shot's Fired" with The West Point Cadet Glee Club live at the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2009, the song received unsolicited airplay which brought it to No. 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart while "Marry for Money" was charting. It also peaked at No. 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.

Although considered one of the highlights of the album by critics and fans, "I Can't Outrun You" was not released as a single, although it received a music video treatment. It was later covered by Thompson Square on their 2013 album Just Feels Good, whose version was released to country radio on June 23, 2014, and reached a peak of number 52 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. It was also covered by the country acapella band Home Free in 2017 with a video.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sweet"Kelly Garrett, Kendell Marvel, Tim Owens3:07
2."Happy to Be Here"Patrick Jason Matthews, Jim McCormick, Michael Mobley3:15
3."All I Ask For Anymore"Casey Beathard, Tim James3:57
4."Let's Do That Again"Jim Beavers, Chris DuBois, Chris Stapleton3:41
5."Hauling One Thing"Monty Criswell, Tim Mensy3:34
6."Better Than I Thought It'd Be"Jay Knowles, Marvel3:41
7."Marry for Money"Jimmy Melton, Dave Turnbull3:04
8."Til the Last Shot's Fired"Rob Crosby, Doug Johnson4:59
9."I Can't Outrun You"Ben Glover, Kyle Jacobs, Joe Leathers3:36
10."Hillbilly Rich"David Frasier, David Lee, Johnny Park3:31
11."Sometimes a Man Takes a Drink"Larry Cordle, Amanda Martin4:44
12."Muddy Water"Criswell, Rick Huckaby3:55
Total length:45:04
iTunes Exclusive
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."In Color"Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto4:04
Total length:49:08

Personnel

Chart performance

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US
[7] 		CAN
2008 "Muddy Water" 22 109 —
2009 "Marry for Money" 14 98 84
"All I Ask For Anymore" 14 95 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs

Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country US
2009 "'Til the Last Shot's Fired" 50 105

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "X review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  2. ^ Keefe, Jonathan. "Album Review: X". Slant. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  3. ^ "Trace Adkins Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Trace Adkins Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 20. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.