Put The "O" Back In Country is the first album of American country music artist
Shooter Jennings. This album was released on
March 01,
2005 on the Universal South label. The suggestive title parallels a controversial remark
Carlene Carter once made on stage.
This album produced Jennings's only entry to date on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in the single "4th of July". The album version of this song features a cameo appearance by George Jones, who sings the chorus to his signature song "He Stopped Loving Her Today" at the end; this guest appearance was removed from the song's radio edit. Despite the edit, Jones was credited on the Billboard charts.
Track listing
All songs written by Shooter Jennings except where noted.
- "Put the 'O' Back in Country" (arr. by Shooter Jennings, LeRoy Powell, Ted Russell Kamp) – 3:25
- Adaptation of "Are You Ready for the Country", written by Neil Young
- "4th of July" – 4:26
- "Lonesome Blues" (Powell) – 4:00
- "Solid Country Gold" – 3:05
- "Busted in Baylor County (Sweet Leaf Version)" (Jennings, Powell, John Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Terence Butler, William Ward) – 3:53
- "Sweet Savannah" – 4:09
- "Steady at the Wheel" (Kamp) – 2:57
- "Manifesto No. 1" – 3:09
- "The Letter" – 3:32
- "Southern Comfort" (Jennings, Powell, Kamp) – 5:49
- "Daddy's Farm" – 8:19
Personnel
- Eric Heywood – pedal steel guitar ("Solid Country Gold", "Manifesto No. 1")
- Shooter Jennings – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, Hammond organ
- Ted Russell Kamp – bass guitar, piano, background vocals
- Bryan Keeling – drums
- Chris Lawrence – pedal steel guitar ("Lonesome Blues")
- Travis Roy Parker – fiddle ("Busted in Baylor County")
- LeRoy Powell – lap steel guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, slide guitar, banjo, Dobro, strings, harmonica, background vocals
Charts
Album –
Billboard (North America)
| Year
| Chart
| Position
|
| 2005
| The Billboard 200
| 124
|
| 2005
| Top Country Albums
| 22
|
| 2005
| Top Heatseekers
| 1
|
| 2006
| Top Country Albums
| 22
|
| 2006
| Top Heatseekers
| 1
|