What This Country Needs is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Aaron Tippin, released on October 6, 1998. It was his first full studio album since switching from RCA Nashville to Lyric Street Records. The album includes three singles: "For You I Will", "I'm Leaving", and "Her", which respectively reached #6, #17, and #33 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1999. The track "Sweetwater" was originally recorded by McBride & the Ride on their 1993 album Hurry Sundown, and by Greg Holland on his 1994 album Let Me Drive.
| What This Country Needs | ||||
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| Released | October 6, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 37:59 | |||
| Label | Lyric Street | |||
| Producer | Pat McMakin Aaron Tippin | |||
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| Singles from What This Country Needs | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What This Country Needs" | 3:09 | |
| 2. | "For You I Will" | 3:32 | |
| 3. | "Her" | 3:14 | |
| 4. | "I Didn't Come This Far (Just to Walk Away)" |
| 2:55 |
| 5. | "I'm Leaving" |
| 3:21 |
| 6. | "Don't Stop (We're Just Gettin' Started)" | 3:03 | |
| 7. | "Somewhere Under the Rainbow" |
| 3:35 |
| 8. | "Back When I Knew Everything" |
| 3:02 |
| 9. | "Sweetwater" | 4:09 | |
| 10. | "You're the Only Reason for Me" |
| 3:32 |
| Total length: | 37:59 | ||
Personnel
editAmalgamated from liner notes[2]
- Eddie Bayers - drums, percussion
- Dennis Burnside - piano, organ
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle, mandolin
- Wes Hightower - background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7 & 9)
- Steve Hill - background vocals (tracks 2 - 11)
- Mike Johnson - steel guitar
- Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar (tracks 1, 3 - 5, 7, 9 - 11), acoustic guitar (track 4)
- Brent Mason - electric guitar (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 8)
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar (tracks 1, 3 - 5, 7, 9 - 11)
- Aaron Tippin - lead vocals
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar (tracks 1 - 3, 5 - 11)
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar (tracks 2, 6 & 8)
- Curtis Young - background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4 - 6, 8, 10 & 11)
Strings arranged by Dennis Burnside and performed by the Nashville String Machine. Contracted by Carl Gorodetzky.
Chart performance
editReferences
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ What This Country Needs (CD). Aaron Tippin. Lyric Street Records. 1998. 65003.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Aaron Tippin Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2020.