Do You Believe Me Now (album)

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Do You Believe Me Now
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 26, 2008 (2008-08-26)
GenreCountry
Length44:21
LabelValory Music Group
Producer
Jimmy Wayne chronology
Jimmy Wayne
(2003)
Do You Believe Me Now
(2008)
Sara Smile
(2009)
Singles from Do You Believe Me Now
  1. "Do You Believe Me Now"
    Released: March 31, 2008
  2. "I Will"
    Released: October 6, 2008
  3. "I'll Be That"
    Released: May 26, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Country Standard Time[1]

Do You Believe Me Now is the second studio album by American country music singer Jimmy Wayne. It was released on August 26, 2008.[2] The album is also Wayne's first album in five years and his debut for Valory Music Group, a subsidiary of Big Machine Records. Its title track was released as the lead-off single to the album, and became Wayne's first and only Number One single on the Hot Country Songs chart. "I Will" was released in October 2008 as the album's second single. It also includes re-recordings of Wayne's first two singles, "Stay Gone" and "I Love You This Much", previously included on his 2003 self-titled debut. Dave Pahanish and Joe West produced the album except tracks 3, 5, and 9, which were produced by Mark Bright.[3]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do You Believe Me Now"Joe West, Dave Pahanish, Tim Johnson3:26
2."I Will"Pahanish, Rory Feek3:57
3."I'll Be That"Jimmy Wayne, Bob Regan, Kevin Paige4:06
4."Brighter Days"Pahanish, West3:47
5."One on One"Wayne, Mark Nesler, Tony Martin3:25
6."Kerosene Kid"Wayne, Don Sampson3:26
7."No Good for Me" (duet with Patty Loveless)Wayne, Billy Kirsch3:12
8."True Believer"Lori McKenna, Liz Rose3:20
9."I Didn't Come Here to Lose"Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher, Jason Sellers3:40
10."Where You're Going"Wayne, Sampson4:17
11."Stay Gone"Wayne, Kirsch3:43
12."I Love You This Much"Wayne, Sampson, Chris DuBois4:02

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from Do You Believe Me Now liner notes.[4]

Musicians[edit]

  • Tim Akers - keyboards (3, 5, 9)
  • Tom Bukovac - electric guitar (2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
  • Mark Burch - strings (11, 12)
  • Jake Clayton - fiddle (10-12), mandolin (11, 12)
  • Eric Darken - percussion (3, 5, 9)
  • Shannon Forrest - drums (3, 5, 9)
  • Wes Hightower - background vocals (3, 5, 9)
  • Mark Hill - bass guitar (2, 4, 8, 11, 12)
  • Mike Johnson - steel guitar (3, 5, 9)
  • Charlie Judge - strings (2)
  • Billy Kirsch - piano (2, 7, 11, 12), strings (7)
  • Patty Loveless - duet vocal (7)
  • John Oates - background vocals (10)
  • Dave Pahanish - acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 6-8, 10-12), banjo (1, 4, 10), background vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10-12), electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10), high-strung guitar (1), mandolin (1, 2, 4, 7, 10)
  • Jeanne Richardson - background vocals (2)
  • John Richarsdon - drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10-12), percussion (7), congas (12)
  • Scotty Sanders - steel guitar (1, 2, 4, 6-8, 10, 11)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar (3, 5, 9)
  • Biff Watson - acoustic guitar (3, 5, 9)
  • Jimmy Wayne - acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
  • Joe West - acoustic guitar (1), background vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12), bass guitar (1, 6, 7, 10), electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 6-8, 10-12), Hammond B-3 organ (1, 2, 4, 6-8, 10), high-strung guitar (1, 11), percussion (1, 2, 4, 6-8, 10-12), piano (1, 2, 4, 10), programming (2, 4, 6, 7, 10-12), Rhodes piano (2), synthesizer (2, 4, 10)
  • Jonathan Yudkin - fiddle (3, 9), violin (5), viola (5), cello (5), string bass (5), mandolin (5, 9)

Technical[edit]

  • Chris Ashburn - assistant (3, 5, 9)
  • Derek Bason - recording (3, 5, 9), mixing (3, 5, 9)
  • Scott Borchetta - executive producer
  • Mark Bright - producer (3, 5, 9)
  • Dave Brown - additional engineering (7)
  • Jason Campbell - production coordinator (1, 2, 4, 6-8, 10-12)
  • Mike "Frog" Griffith - production coordinator (3, 5, 9)
  • Charlie Judge - string arrangement (2)
  • Billy Kirsch - string arrangement (7)
  • Brent Newberry - assistant (1), additional engineering (1, 4, 6, 8, 10-12), Pro Tools (2, 4, 6, 8, 10-12)
  • Dave Pahanish - producer (1, 2, 4, 6-8, 10-12)
  • Cord Phillips - recording (2, 4, 6-8, 10-12), Pro Tools (2, 4, 6-8, 10-12)
  • Matt Pool - assistant (2, 4, 6-8, 10-12)
  • J.R. Rodriguez - additional recording (3, 5, 9)
  • Chase Sampson - assistant (2, 4, 6-8, 10-12)
  • Al Theurer - additional engineering (7)
  • Joe West - producer (1, 2, 4, 6-8, 10-12), recording (1, 2, 4, 6-8, 10-12), mixing (1, 2, 4, 6-8, 10-12), string arrangement (2)
  • Zachary West - assistant (2, 4, 6-8, 10-12)
  • Cole Wright - production assistant (1), additional engineering (2, 4, 6, 8, 10-12)
  • Hank Williams - mastering (all tracks)

Chart performance[edit]

The album debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and number 4 on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 20,000 copies in its first week of sales.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Phillips, Jessica. "Jimmy Wayne - Do You Believe Me Now". Country Standard Time. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Hackett, Vernell HackettVernell (2014-11-14). "Jimmy Wayne, 'Do You Believe Me Now' - Story Behind the Song". The Boot. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  3. ^ Owen, Chris OwenChris (2019-09-13). "11 Years Ago: "Do You Believe Me Now?" by Jimmy Wayne Hits #1". 106.5 WYRK. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  4. ^ Do You Believe Me Now (CD booklet). Jimmy Wayne. The Valory Music Co. 2008. VMCAJW0100.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Slipknot Edges The Game Atop Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  6. ^ "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2020.