2003 studio album by Brad Paisley
Mud on the Tires country music artist Brad Paisley . Released on July 22, 2003, through Arista Nashville , it produced four hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs ) charts: the Top Five hits "Celebrity", "Little Moments" and "Whiskey Lullaby", as well as the Number One title track. The album itself has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA , while "Whiskey Lullaby" and the title-track have been certified as gold singles.
Content
The album produced four singles for Paisley. First was "Celebrity", which peaked at number 3 on the country charts. Following it were the number 2 "Little Moments", and then the number 3 "Whiskey Lullaby" in 2004. This latter song, a duet with Alison Krauss , was her first Top 40 country hit since her guest vocal on Kenny Rogers ' Number One hit "Buy Me a Rose " in 2000. "Whiskey Lullaby" was later covered by Jon Randall , who co-wrote it, on his 2005 album Walking Among the Living . The title track was the fourth and final release from this album. In February 2005, this song became Paisley's fourth Number One hit, and his first since “I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song) ” in 2002.
"Is It Raining at Your House" is a cover of a song originally recorded by Vern Gosdin on his 1988 album Chiseled in Stone Redd Volkaert . The final track is a hidden track called "Kung Pao", another skit featuring Bill Anderson , George Jones and "Little" Jimmy Dickens .
"The Cigar Song" is based on an urban legend about a man who purchases expensive cigars and takes out insurance on them, then smokes them and asks for the insurance money after claiming that they were lost in a "series of small fires".
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
Brad Paisley – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1-4, 6-11, 13, 15, 16), electric guitars (1-8, 10-16), tic-tac bass (1-5, 7), 12-string guitar (2), mandolin (2, 6, 10), Go-bro (6), baritone guitar (9), 6-string bass guitar (11)
Bernie Herms – acoustic piano (3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 13-16), Hammond B3 organ (6)Gordon Mote – Hammond B3 organ (4, 11)Jim "Moose" Brown – Hammond B3 organ (7)
Gary Hooker – electric guitar (14), tic-tac bass (14)
Redd Volkaert – electric guitar (15)Ron Block – banjo (1, 7, 10)Randle Currie – steel guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13-16), pedabro (3)
Jerry Douglas – dobro (9, 10)Kevin Grantt – bass guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16), upright bass (3, 9, 13), fretless bass (6), tic-tac bass (8)
Ben Sesar – drums (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13-16)
Randy Hardison – drums (7)
Eric Darken – percussion (1-11, 13-16), handclaps (8)Frank Rogers – handclaps (8)Brian David Willis – handclaps (8)Justin Williamson – fiddle (1-5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16)
Alison Krauss – viola (9), lead and harmony vocals (9)Don Sampson – whistling (3)
Wes Hightower – backing vocals (1-8, 10, 11, 14)
Dan Aykroyd – backing vocals (5)Jim Belushi – backing vocals (5)Vince Gill – backing vocals (8)Kenny Lewis – backing vocals (9), bass guitar (10)
Dan Tyminski – backing vocals (9)Fingersnaps on "Ain't Nothin' Like"
Darrell Hayes, Morgane Hayes, Jessica Rogers, Don Sampson and Wynn Varble Children's Chorus on "Ain't Nothin' Like"
Charles NcCallie, Manny Rogers, Emma Sampson, Maddie Sampson and Georgia Claire Varble Chorus on "Farther Along"
Neal Cappellino, Vince Gill, Wes Hightower, Valerie Pringle, Frank Rogers, Steve Short and Brian David Willis Production
Frank Rogers – producer, digital editing
Richard Barrow – recording, digital editing
Brian David Willis – recording, digital editing
Justin Niebank – mixing
Neal Cappellino – additional recording, digital editing
Jason Lehning – additional recordingKendal Marcy – additional recordingSteve Short – recording assistant, mix assistant
Drew Bollman – mix assistant
Adam Hatley – digital editing
Ronnie Thomas – additional digital editing
Hank Williams – mastering
C. A. Dreyer – production assistant
Astrid Hebrold May – art direction, design
Russ Harrington – photography Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (2003)
Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard )
29
Chart (2004)
Position
US Billboard 200
59
US Top Country Albums (Billboard )
9
Chart (2005)
Position
US Billboard 200
100
US Top Country Albums (Billboard )
17
Certifications
References
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Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mud on the Tires - Brad Paisley" . Allmusic
Willman, Chris (August 15, 2003). "Mud on the Tires Review" . Entertainment Weekly the original on October 8, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
Arnold, Chuck; Charaipotra, Sona; Novak, Ralph; Smith, Kyle (August 25, 2003). "Picks and Pans Review: Mud on the Tires" . People
Christgau, Robert . "CG: Brad Paisley" . RobertChristgau.com . Retrieved July 2, 2013.Mansfield, Brian (July 22, 2003). "Brad Paisley, Mud on the Tires " . USA Today
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