Lessons Learned is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released on February 1, 2000 by Atlantic Records. This album produced three singles for Lawrence between 2000 and 2001: the title track, "Lonely", and "Unforgiven", which peaked at #3, #18, and #35, respectively, on the Billboard country singles charts. "Lessons Learned" was also Lawrence's first Top Ten country hit since "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" in 1997.
| Lessons Learned | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 36:40 | |||
| Label | Atlantic Records | |||
| Producer | Flip Anderson Tracy Lawrence Butch Carr | |||
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| Singles from Lessons Learned | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Holes That He Dug" | Tracy Lawrence, Flip Anderson, Kenny Beard | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Long Wet Kiss" | Lawrence, Anderson, Rick Huckaby | 2:47 |
| 3. | "From the Inside Out" | Lee Thomas Miller, Huckaby | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Lessons Learned" | Paul Nelson, Larry Boone, Lawrence | 2:57 |
| 5. | "The Man I Was" | Mark Nesler, Tony Martin | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Lonely" | Robin Lee Bruce, Roxie Dean | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Just You and Me" | Anderson, Huckaby | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Steps" | Monty Criswell, Michael White, Huckaby | 3:29 |
| 9. | "From Here to Kingdom Come" | JD Souther | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Up All Night" | Nesler, Martin | 3:28 |
| 11. | "Unforgiven" | Nelson, Boone, Bobby Pinson | 3:47 |
Personnel
editAs listed in liner notes[2]
- Sonny Garrish - steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- Jack Gavin - drums, percussion
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle
- Tony Harrell - keyboards
- Rick Huckaby - acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Tracy Lawrence - lead vocals
- B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
- Gary Lunn - bass guitar
- Liana Manis - background vocals
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Joe Spivey - fiddle, mandolin
- John Willis - acoustic guitar, mandolin
Strings on "Just You and Me", "From Here to Kingdom Come" and "Unforgiven" arranged by Kristin Wilkinson and performed by her, David Davidson, David Angell and John Catchings
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 69 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 37 |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Lessons Learned (CD). Tracy Lawrence. Atlantic Records. 2000. 83269.
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