9 (Jason Aldean album)
2019 studio album by Jason Aldean
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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]
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| God Is in the TV | (favorable)[3] |
| The Musical Divide | [4] |
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| Released | November 22, 2019 | |||
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| Length | 52:32 | |||
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| Producer | Michael Knox | |||
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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. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tattoos and Tequila" |
| 3:10 |
| 2. | "Blame It on You" |
| 3:35 |
| 3. | "Champagne Town" |
| 3:11 |
| 4. | "Some Things You Don't Forget" |
| 3:19 |
| 5. | "Got What I Got" |
| 2:58 |
| 6. | "Keeping It Small Town" |
| 2:42 |
| 7. | "Camouflage Hat" |
| 3:35 |
| 8. | "Came Here to Drink" |
| 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" |
| 3:11 |
| 14. | "Talk About Georgia" |
| 2:44 |
| 15. | "The Same Way" |
| 3:21 |
| 16. | "She Likes It" |
| 4:33 |
| Total length: | 52:12 | ||
Personnel
- Jason Aldean - lead vocals, background vocals
- Kurt Allison - electric guitar, programming
- Blake Bollinger - programming
- Perry Coleman - background vocals
- Matt Dragstrem - programming
- Tony Harrell - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, synthesizer
- Evan Hutchings - programming
- Mike Johnson - steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- Tully Kennedy - bass guitar, programming
- Michael Knox - programming
- Russ Pahl - steel guitar
- Alexander Palmer - programming
- Danny Rader - 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar
- Rich Redmond - drums, percussion
- Adam Shoenfeld - electric guitar
- Ben Stennis - programming
- Neil Thrasher - background vocals
- Michael Tyler - background vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[22] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||