The Man I Want to Be

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The Man I Want to Be
Studio album by
Chris Young
ReleasedSeptember 1, 2009
Recorded2008–09
Genre
Length34:30
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerJames Stroud[3]
Chris Young chronology
Chris Young
(2006) 		The Man I Want to Be
(2009) 		Neon
(2011)
Singles from The Man I Want to Be
  1. "Voices"
    Released: May 12, 2008
  2. "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)"
    Released: February 17, 2009
  3. "The Man I Want to Be"
    Released: November 16, 2009
  4. "Voices (re-release)"
    Released: July 19, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Roughstock(favorable)[2]

The Man I Want to Be is the second studio album by American country music artist Chris Young. It was released on September 1, 2009 via RCA Nashville. The album includes the singles "Voices", "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)", and "The Man I Want to Be", all of which reached Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Content[edit]

"Voices" was released in May 2008 as the album's first single. It peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming Young's first Top 40 country hit. The album, originally to have been released in August 2008, was then delayed until September 2009. The second and third singles, "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)" and the title track, which were released in January 2009 and November 2009 respectively, both reached Number One on the country charts. In July 2010, Young re-released "Voices", his third consecutive Number One hit on the Hot Country Songs chart.

The album also includes cover versions of Waylon Jennings' 1987 hit "Rose in Paradise" (recorded here as a duet with Willie Nelson) and Tony Joe White's "Rainy Night in Georgia."[3] In addition, "It Takes a Man" was previously a single in 2005 for Aaron Lines from his album Waitin' on the Wonderful.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."That Makes Me"
3:06
2."Voices"
3:06
3."The Dashboard"Monty Criswell3:31
4."Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)"
  • Batten
  • Blazy
  • Young
3:32
5."It Takes a Man"
3:32
6."The Shoebox"
3:45
7."Rose in Paradise" (duet with Willie Nelson)
3:47
8."Twenty One Candles"
2:31
9."The Man I Want to Be"
3:27
10."Rainy Night in Georgia"Tony Joe White4:13

Personnel[edit]

Chart performance[edit]

The Man I Want to Be debuted at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 19 on the U.S. Billboard 200. As of the chart dated February 26, 2011, the album has sold 418,528 copies in the US.[4]

Singles[edit]

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN
2008 "Voices" 37 — —
2009 "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)" 1 33 74
"The Man I Want to Be" 1 48 81
2010 "Voices" (re-release) 1 53 86
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Jurek, Thom. "The Man I Want to Be review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Bjorke, Matt (September 2, 2009). "The Man I Want to Be review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on June 3, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Nashville Star's Chris Young Releasing New Album on Sept. 1". CMT. June 30, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  4. ^ "Thompson Square Debuts Strong on Album Charts". Roughstock. February 16, 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  5. ^ "Chris Young Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Chris Young Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Chris Young – The Man I Want to Be". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
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