5th Gear (album)

5th Gear is the fifth studio album by country singer Brad Paisley. It was released June 19, 2007, and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of about 197,000 copies.[11] On April 9, 2008, 5th Gear was certified platinum by the RIAA.[12]

5th Gear
Studio album by
Brad Paisley
ReleasedJune 19, 2007 (2007-06-19)
Recorded2006-2007
GenreCountry
Length67:48
LabelArista Nashville
ProducerFrank Rogers
Brad Paisley chronology
Brad Paisley Christmas
(2006)		 5th Gear
(2007)		 Play
(2008)
Singles from 5th Gear
  1. "Ticks"
    Released: March 12, 2007
  2. "Online"
    Released: July 2, 2007
  3. "Letter to Me"
    Released: October 22, 2007
  4. "I'm Still a Guy"
    Released: March 3, 2008
  5. "Waitin' on a Woman"
    Released: June 9, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Allmusic[2]
BBC Music(average)[3]
Country Weekly(favorable)[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
The Phoenix[6]
Plugged In(unfavorable)[7]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Slant[10]

The album's first four singles — "Ticks", "Online", "Letter to Me", and "I'm Still a Guy" — all reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. In June 2008, a re-recording of "Waitin' on a Woman", a song which Paisley originally recorded for his 2005 album Time Well Wasted, was added as a bonus track to this album. This re-edited version was released in June 2008 as the album's fifth single. For the chart week of September 20, 2008, the song has become his twelfth number-one single and his eighth straight number-one hit. When pre-ordered through iTunes, another bonus track, "You Love Me So Good", was included.

In 2009, NPR picked the album as one of "The Decade's 50 Most Important Recordings."[13]

Blaine Larsen later released a rendition of "It Did" in 2009.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All I Wanted Was a Car"Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Kelley Lovelace4:05
2."Ticks"Paisley, Tim Owens, Lovelace4:33
3."Online"Paisley, DuBois, Lovelace4:56
4."Letter to Me"Paisley4:41
5."I'm Still a Guy"Paisley, Lovelace, Lee Thomas Miller4:11
6."Some Mistakes"Paisley, Owens4:57
7."It Did"Jim Collins, Marv Green3:55
8."Mr. Policeman"Paisley, Jim Beavers, DuBois4:15
9."If Love Was a Plane"Paisley3:56
10."Oh Love" (duet with Carrie Underwood)Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Gordie Sampson4:11
11."Better Than This"DuBois, David Lee Murphy, Trent Willmon3:12
12."With You, Without You"Paisley, Casey Beathard, DuBois4:54
13."Previously" (feat. the Kung Pao Buckaroos) 0:55
14."Bigger Fish to Fry" (feat. the Kung Pao Buckaroos)Steve Bogard, Jeff Stevens4:25
15."When We All Get to Heaven"Eliza Hewitt, Emily Wilson3:54
16."Throttleneck" (instrumental)Paisley, Frank Rogers, Ben Sesar5:16
17."Outtake 1" (hidden track) 0:26
18."Outtake 2" (hidden track) 0:46
19."Waitin' on a Woman" (available on later releases only[14])Don Sampson, Wynn Varble5:03
Total length:67:48

"Mr. Policeman" incorporates the chorus of "In the Jailhouse Now" at its end, with new lyrics to fit the rest of the song.

Personnel
Musicians
Brentwood High School Band
  • Marching band at the end of Online
Kung Pao Buckaroos

Chart performance

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US US
Pop		 CAN
2007 "Ticks" 1 40 48 33
"Online" 1 39 89 50
"Letter to Me" 1 40 81 51
2008 "I'm Still a Guy" 1 33 66 54
"Waitin' on a Woman" 1 44 — 59
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications
Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[22] Platinum

References
  1. About.com review
  2. Allmusic review
  3. BBC Music review
  4. Country Weekly review
  5. Entertainment Weekly review
  6. The Phoenix review
  7. Plugged In review
  8. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  9. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
  10. Slant review
  11. Katie Hasty, "Bon Jovi Scores First No. 1 Album Since 1988", Billboard.com, June 27, 2007.
  12. RIAA - Gold & Platinum
  13. "The Decade's 50 Most Important Recordings". Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  14. Walmart.com: 5th Gear, Brad Paisley
  15. "Brad Paisley Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  16. "Brad Paisley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  17. "Brad Paisley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  18. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  19. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  20. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  21. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  22. "American album certifications – Brad Paisley – 5th Gear". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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