# Alright Guy
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{{Infobox album
| name = Alright Guy
| type = studio
| artist = [Gary Allan](/source/Gary_Allan)
| cover = Alright Guy.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2001|10|02}}
| recorded = 2001
| venue =
| studio = *Sound Kitchen (Nashville, Tennessee)
*[Javelina](/source/Javelina_Studios) (Nashville, Tennessee)
| genre = [Country](/source/Country_music)
| length = 41:37
| label = [MCA Nashville](/source/Universal_Music_Group_Nashville)
| producer = [Tony Brown](/source/Tony_Brown_(record_producer))
[Mark Wright](/source/Mark_Wright_(record_producer))
| prev_title = [Smoke Rings in the Dark](/source/Smoke_Rings_in_the_Dark)
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = [See If I Care](/source/See_If_I_Care_(album))
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Alright Guy
| type = studio
| single1 = [Man of Me](/source/Man_of_Me)
| single1date = July 7, 2001
| single2 = [The One](/source/The_One_(Gary_Allan_song))
| single2date = January 14, 2002
| single3 = [Man to Man](/source/Man_to_Man_(song))
| single3date = September 30, 2002
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r553179|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Alright Guy'' review|last=Gallucci|first=Michael|work=[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)|accessdate=July 15, 2011}}]
| noprose = yes
}}
'''''Alright Guy''''' is the fourth studio album by American [country music](/source/country_music) singer [Gary Allan](/source/Gary_Allan). It was released in October 2001 via [MCA Records Nashville](/source/Universal_Music_Group_Nashville). It produced three singles. The album's first single, "[Man of Me](/source/Man_of_Me)", reached number 18 on the US ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' [Hot Country Songs](/source/Hot_Country_Songs) charts. The second single, "[The One](/source/The_One_(Gary_Allan_song))", became Allan's second Top 5 hit with a peak at number 3. The third and final single, "[Man to Man](/source/Man_to_Man_(Gary_Allan_song))", became Allan's first number one hit. Like his previous album, ''[Smoke Rings in the Dark](/source/Smoke_Rings_in_the_Dark)'' (1999), ''Alright Guy'' was also certified platinum by the [RIAA](/source/RIAA).
The title track was written by [Todd Snider](/source/Todd_Snider) and originally appeared on his 1994 album ''[Songs for the Daily Planet](/source/Songs_for_the_Daily_Planet)''. "What I'd Say" was a number 1 hit for [Earl Thomas Conley](/source/Earl_Thomas_Conley) in 1989 from his 1988 album ''The Heart of It All''. "What's on My Mind" was later recorded by [Blake Shelton](/source/Blake_Shelton) on his 2004 album ''[Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill](/source/Blake_Shelton's_Barn_%26_Grill)''. "What Would Willie Do" had been released a month prior by the songwriter, [Bruce Robison](/source/Bruce_Robison), on his 2001 ''Country Sunshine'' album.
== Track listing ==
{{track listing
| title1 = [Man to Man](/source/Man_to_Man_(song))
| writer1 = [Jamie O'Hara](/source/Jamie_O'Hara_(singer))
| length1 = 3:43
| title2 = The Devil's Candy
| writer2 = [Harley Allen](/source/Harley_Allen), [Carson Chamberlain](/source/Carson_Chamberlain)
| length2 = 2:32
| title3 = [What I'd Say](/source/What_I'd_Say)
| writer3 = [Robert Byrne](/source/Robert_Byrne_(songwriter)), Will Robinson
| length3 = 3:38
| title4 = [Man of Me](/source/Man_of_Me)
| writer4 = George Teren, [Rivers Rutherford](/source/Rivers_Rutherford)
| length4 = 3:28
| title5 = Adobe Walls
| writer5 = Roger Brown, Luke Reed
| length5 = 4:17
| title6 = What's on My Mind
| writer6 = [Jim Lauderdale](/source/Jim_Lauderdale), [Leslie Satcher](/source/Leslie_Satcher)
| length6 = 3:00
| title7 = Alright Guy
| writer7 = [Todd Snider](/source/Todd_Snider)
| length7 = 4:22
| title8 = [The One](/source/The_One_(Gary_Allan_song))
| writer8 = Karen Manno, Billy Lee
| length8 = 4:19
| title9 = I'm Doin' My Best
| writer9 = Rutherford, Annie Tate, Sam Tate
| length9 = 3:46
| title10 = I Don't Look Back
| writer10 = [Gary Allan](/source/Gary_Allan), Odie Blackmon, Jake Kelly
| length10 = 3:04
| title11 = What Would Willie Do
| writer11 = [Bruce Robison](/source/Bruce_Robison)
| length11 = 5:28
| total_length = 41:37
}}
12. "[Runaway](/source/Runaway_(Del_Shannon_song))" [Bonus track on European release] ([Del Shannon](/source/Del_Shannon), [Max Crook](/source/Max_Crook)) - 2:45
== Personnel ==
* [Gary Allan](/source/Gary_Allan) – lead vocals
* [Steve Nathan](/source/Steve_Nathan) – keyboards
* Jake Kelly – acoustic guitar
* Joe Manuel – acoustic guitar
* [John Willis](/source/John_Willis_(musician)) – acoustic guitar
* [Brent Rowan](/source/Brent_Rowan) – electric guitars
* [Robby Turner](/source/Robby_Turner) – [steel guitar](/source/steel_guitar)
* Hank Singer – [mandolin](/source/mandolin), [fiddle](/source/fiddle)
* [Michael Rhodes](/source/Michael_Rhodes_(musician)) – bass
* [Chad Cromwell](/source/Chad_Cromwell) – drums
* [John Wesley Ryles](/source/John_Wesley_Ryles) – backing vocals
* [Harry Stinson](/source/Harry_Stinson_(musician)) – backing vocals
[{{cite AV media notes |title=Alright Guy |others=Gary Allan |year=2001 |type=CD |publisher=MCA Nashville |id=170 201}}]
=== Production ===
* Tony Brown – producer
* Mark Wright – producer
* Odie Blackmon – associate producer (1–11)
* Byron Hill – associate producer (12)
* [Greg Droman](/source/Greg_Droman) – recording, overdub recording, mixing
* Todd Gunnerson – recording assistant
* Robert Charles – additional engineer
* Justin Niebank – additional engineer
* Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
* Jessie Noble – project coordinator
* Tony Baker – photography
* Craig Allen – design
* Katie Gillon – creative director
* Suzy Kipp – stylist
* John Lytle for Lytle Management Group – management
==Charts==
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{{col-2}}
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2001)
! scope="col"| Peak
position
|-
!scope="row"| UK Country Albums Chart (''[OCC](/source/Official_Charts_Company)'')[{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/country-artists-albums-chart/20010916/21/|title=2001-09-16 Top 40 Country Artist Albums Archive|publisher=[Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company)|access-date=April 12, 2026}}]
|align="center"|6
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|39|artist=Gary Allan|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 30, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|4|artist=Gary Allan|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 30, 2020}}
|}
{{col-2}}
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2002)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"|Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204032208/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_country.html|archivedate=December 4, 2003|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_country.html|title=Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada|website=[Jam!](/source/Jam!)|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}]
| 71
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')[{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 30, 2020}}]
| 23
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')[{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 30, 2020}}]
| 38
|}
{{col-end}}
==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|format=2col|region=United States|type=album|title=Alright Guy|artist=Gary Allan|award=Platinum}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|format=2col}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==See also==
*[AOL Music](/source/AOL_Music)
{{Gary Allan}}
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Category:2001 albums
Category:Gary Allan albums
Category:Albums produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
Category:Albums produced by Mark Wright (record producer)
Category:MCA Records albums
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