Re-done Single Selections from Albums

[sabre14]

You get the chance to re-work album eras, from whatever album(s) you like. I'm going to leave the lead single intact but do whatever you wish. :)

Sugarland - Twice The Speed Of Life

1. "Baby Girl"
2. "Something More"
3. "Just Might (Make Me Believe)"
4. "Fly Away" (replaced: "Down In Mississippi (Up To No Good)")

Eli Young Band - Life At Best

1. "Crazy Girl"
2. "Even If It Breaks Your Heart"
3. "Skeletons" (replaced: "Say Goodnight")
4. "The Fight" (extra single)

Tim McGraw - Let It Go

1. "Last Dollar (Fly Away)"
2. "I Need You"/"If You're Reading This"
3. "Train #10" (replaced: "Suspicions")
4. "Between The River And Me" (replaced: "Kristofferson")

* No more singles; era over at 4 singles; technically 5 with "If You're Reading This" *

Dan + Shay - Where It All Began

1. "19 You + Me"
2. "What You Do To Me" (replaced: "Show You Off")
3. "Nothin' Like You"

Gary Allan - Get Off On The Pain

1. "Today"
2. "Get Off On The Pain"
3. "We Fly By Night" (replaced: "Kiss Me When I'm Down")

Keith Anderson - Three Chord Country And American Rock & Roll

1. "Pickin' Wildflowers"
2. "XXL'"
3. "Every Time I Hear Your Name"
4. "Plan B" (replaced: radio mix of "Three Chord Country")
5. "Three Chord Country And American Rock & Roll" (replaced: "Podunk" -- original version)

[codyj100]

Little Big Town - Tornado 

1. "Pontoon"
2. "Tornado"
3. "Your Side Of The Bed" 
4. "Pavement Ends" (replaced: "Sober")
   
   

Rascal Flatts - Rewind

1. "Rewind"
2. "DJ Tonight" (replaced: "Payback")
   
3. "Riot"
4. "I Like The Sound Of That"

Kellie Pickler - The Woman I Am

1. "Little Bit Gypsy"
2. "Closer To Nowhere"
3. "Ring For Sale/"No Cure For Crazy" (replaced: "Someone Somewhere Tonight"). Great song, just not for radio at the time. 

George Strait - Love Is Everything

1. "Give It All We Got Tonight"
2. "That's What Breaking Hearts Do" (replaced: "I Believe"). Again, one of the better songs on the album, just killed the momentum this album had.
3. "I Got A Car"
4. "When Love Comes Around Again" (extra single) 

Lady Antebellum - Golden 


 1. "Downtown"
 2. "Long Teenage Goodbye" (replaced: "Goodbye Town")
 3. "Compass" 
 4. "Can't Stand The Rain" (extra single)

[.indulgecountry]

Sara Evans - Restless
1. Backseat of a Greyhound Bus
2. Perfect
3. Suds in the Bucket
4. Rockin' Horse (replaced: Tonight)

Sara Evans - Real Fine Place
1. A Real Fine Place to Start
2. Coalmine (replaced: Cheatin')
3. Cheatin' (replaced: Coalmine)
4. You'll Always Be My Baby
5. Missing Missouri (extra single)

Sara Evans - Stronger
1. A Little Bit Stronger
2. Anywhere (replaced: My Heart Can't Tell You No)
3. Desperately (replaced: Anywhere)
4. What That Drink Cost Me (extra single)

[d3vin44]

Sara Evans - Restless
1. Backseat of a Greyhound Bus
2. Perfect
3. Suds in the Bucket
4. Niagara (replace Tonight)

Sara Evans - Real Fine Place
1. A Real Fine Place to Start
2. Cheatin
3. Coalmine
4. Tell Me (replace You'll Always Be My Baby)

[zjames]

Zac Brown Band - Uncaged

01 "The Wind"
02 "Goodbye In Her Eyes"
03 "Day That I Die (feat. Amos Lee)" (replacing "Jump Right In")
04 "Sweet Annie"
05 "Last But Not Least"

[dm2081]

Great idea for a new thread sabre14 !


Jason Aldean - Old Boots, New Dirt

1. "Burnin' It Down"        
-This one stays the same.  No one can deny this was a huge hit and a good lead single.  It created a lot of buzz for the album and drew a lot of attention.  I also happen to be a big fan.

2. "Sweet Little Somethin'"
-I know most on here would hate this choice, but the truth is radio WANTED to play this one bad.  The presales were great and radio was giving it early spins.  But instead they opted for the vanilla "Just Gettin' Started" which brought this era back down to earth.

3. "Two Night Town"
-Something completely different from Jason and something that could actually earn him a song or single of the year candidate.  I think the stunning contrast in styles from the these first 3 singles would make Jason appear more diverse, and would also appear to his core fan base and true country fans (much like Tim McGraw did with "Diamond Rings And Old Barstools").

4. "Tryin' To Love Me"
-A sincere ballad from Jason, something radio hasn't gotten since "Don't You Wanna Stay".
                    

[zjames]

Brad Paisley - Wheelhouse

01 "Southern Comfort Zone"
02 "Beat This Summer"
03 "Karate (feat. Charlie Daniels)" replacing "I Can't Change The World" ("Karate" was way too Brad to not be released)
04 "Officially Alive" replacing "The Mona Lisa"

Tim McGraw - Two Lanes Of Freedom
01 "Two Lanes Of Freedom" replacing "Truck Yeah"
02 "One Of Those Nights"
03 "Highway Don't Care (feat. Taylor Swift & Keith Urban)"
04 "Nashville Without You" replacing "Southern Girl"

Lady Antebellum - 747
01 "Bartender"
02 "Lie With Me" replacing "Freestyle"
03 "She Is" replacing "Long Stretch Of Love"

[43dudleyvillas]

Miranda Lambert - Four the Record

1 - "Safe" (replaces "Baggage Claim")
2 - "Mama's Broken Heart" (switched in order with "Over You")
3 - "Nobody's Fool" (replaces "Fastest Girl in Town")
4 - "Over You" (switched in order with "Mama's Broken Heart," I still think this song was wildly over-awarded, but it was a sensible single choice from a radio standpoint. I'm fighting the urge to put "Dear Diamond" in there because it is a much, much better song)
5 - "All Kinds of Kinds"

Miranda Lambert - Platinum

1 - "Girls" (I know that Miranda typically leads with co-writes, but this song represents Platinum better than any other song on the album, and I think the prettiness of the melody would have carried the song. This replaces "Automatic.")
2 - "Somethin' Bad" (Still not fond of the song but this would reinforce the female focus of the album, and this is a case of me not arguing against its commercial impact. Wouldn't argue against "Priscilla" in this slot.)
3 - "Holding on to You" (a soulful ballad that would have played well in the winter and in a time where R&B was making its way onto country radio. This replaces "Little Red Wagon.")
4 - "Hard Staying Sober" (a heartbreak song would have fit real life developments and which features Chris Stapleton, who wouldn't quite have broken out yet but who would have been gathering some momentum by then. This replaces "Smokin' & Drinkin'.")

[dm2081]

Jake Owen - Days of Gold

1. "Ghost Town"
-This just seemed like a natural follow-up to "Anywhere With You", and is one of the strongest songs he has ever recorded IMO.  It's also a safe choice that would have kept his momentum.

2. "Beachin'"
-This one worked out perfect as the second single.

3. "Life of the Party"
-I think this would have been a gigantic hit.  The chorus and title are pretty clever, and I think this would have connected with many listeners.  Plus its a total earworm.

4. "Drivin' All Night"
-Considered "What We Ain't Got", but 3 ballads would have been too much.  This one is safe radio fodder that's a little different thematically and would have gone over well around the time it would have been released.

[sabre14]

May 17, 2016 21:47:33 GMT -5 zjames said:

Brad Paisley - Wheelhouse

01 "Southern Comfort Zone"
02 "Beat This Summer"
03 "Karate (feat. Charlie Daniels)" replacing "I Can't Change The World" ("Karate" was way too Brad to not be released)
04 "Officially Alive" replacing "The Mona Lisa"

Definitely my selections and order as well.

[zjames]

Chris Young - A.M.

01 "Lighters In The Air" replacing "Aw Naw" (I understand why they wanted an upbeat lead single. This is my compromise.)
02 "Goodbye" replacing the generic "Who I Am With You"
03 "Lonely Eyes"

Chris Young - Neon

01 "Tomorrow"
02 "You" (not a big fan, but it was the right choice)
03 "Flashlight" replacing "Neon" (I love "Neon", but I think "Flashlight" was the traditional choice with a better chance of connecting with listeners.)
04 "Lost" replacing "I Can Take It From There" (Surefire hit if traditional single #3 fails.)

[phil1996]

Eric Church - Carolina

1. Without You Here (replacing Love Your Love The Most)
2. Where She Told Me To Go (replacing Hell on the Heart)
3. Smoke a Little Smoke

Montgomery Gentry - Back When I Knew It All

1. Back When I Knew It All
2. Roll With Me
3. One In Every Crowd
4. One Trip (would have been a huge hit, instead of Long Line of Losers)

Montgomery Gentry - Rebels on the Run

1. Where I Come From
2. Rebels on the Run (So Called Life? Really?)

Montgomery Gentry - Folks Like Us

1. We Were Here (replacing Headlights)
2. Folks Like Us

Gary Allan - Set You Free

1. Every Storm Runs Out of Rain
2. You Without Me (replacing Pieces)
3. It Ain't The Whiskey

Kip Moore - Wild Ones

1. Wild Ones (replacing I'm To Blame) (not a strong song, but would've been a big hit)
2. Girl of the Summer (replacing the *great* Running For You)

[sabre14]

Eric Church - Sinners Like Me

1. "How 'Bout You"
2. "What I Almost Was" (replaced: "Two Pink Lines" -- I absolutely love "Two Pink Lines" but its scrapping the top 20 can't be ignored)
3. "Sinners Like Me" (replaced: "Guys Like Me" -- "Sinners" actually gets promoted to the fullest extent this way)
4. "Two Pink Lines" (replaced: "Sinners Like Me" -- so this one does get released in this scenario, and maybe the landscape changes enough for this to peak higher than top 20)

Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying

1. "Live Like You Were Dying"
2. "Back When"
3. "Blank Sheet Of Paper" (replaced: "Drugs Or Jesus" -- DOJ is a great song but it shouldn't be a single)
4. "How Bad Do You Want It" (replaced "Do You Want Fries With That" -- love, love "Do You Want Fries With That" but I think this would've made more sense to many)
5. "My Old Friend"

Keith Anderson - C'mon

1. "I Still Miss You" (replaced: "Sunday Morning In America" -- too long and not noteworthy enough for a lead single)
2. "Adaliene" (technically replaces "I Still Miss You" -- yes!!!, this one finally gets released)
3. "Break My Heart" (replaced: "Somebody Needs A Hug" -- next best remaining song on the album, replaces the worst on the record)

* album over at 3 singles *

[tim]

George Strait - Honkytonkville
1. "As Far As it Goes" (replacing "Tell Me Something About Tulsa")
2. "Cowboys Like Us"
3. "Honk If You Honky Tonk" (replacing "Desperately" if only because George obviously enjoyed this one a lot more)

Kip Moore - Wild Ones
1. "Girl of the Summer" (replacing "I'm to Blame")
2. "That Was Us" (replacing "Running For You")
3. "Heart's Desire" (extra single)
4. "Comeback Kid" (extra single)

David Nail - I'm A Fire
1. "Whatever She's Got" (worked fine as a lead single)
2. "Countin' Cars" (replacing "Kiss You Tonight")
3. "I'm A Fire" (extra single)
4. "Burnin' Bed" (extra single)

Gary Allan - Living Hard
1. "Watching Airplanes"
2. "Trying To Matter" (replacing "Learning How To Bend")
3. "We Touched the Sun" (replacing "She's So California)
4. "Learning How To Bend"

Lee Ann Womack - Something Worth Leaving Behind
1. "Something Worth Leaving Behind"
2. "Blame It On Me" (replacing "Forever Everyday")
3. "Talk To Me" (extra single)
4. "You Should've Lied" (extra single)

Miranda Lambert - Platinum (I would've gone in a completely different direction with this one)
1. "Automatic"
2. "Another Sunday In the South" (replacing "Somethin' Bad")
3. "Priscillia" (replacing "Smokin' and Drinkin'")
4. "Platinum" (extra single)

[countrymusicjunkie]

May 17, 2016 21:47:33 GMT -5 zjames said:

Tim McGraw - Two Lanes Of Freedom
01 "Two Lanes Of Freedom" replacing "Truck Yeah"
02 "One Of Those Nights"
03 "Highway Don't Care (feat. Taylor Swift & Keith Urban)"
04 "Nashville Without You" replacing "Southern Girl"

I was just going to type the exact same thing. This is exactly how I would have handled the "Two Lanes Of Freedom" era, I even would have released the songs in the same order as you.


Tim McGraw-Let It Go
1. "Between The River And Me" (Replacing "Last Dollar")
2. "If Your Reading This"/"I Need You"
3. "Train #10" (Replacing "Suspicions")
4. "Let It Go" (Replacing "Kristofferson")
5. "Whiskey And You"

Tim McGraw-Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doctors
1."Red Ragtop"
2."Sing Me Home" (Replacing 'She's My Kind Of Rain"
3."Who Are They" (Replacing "Real Good Man")
4."Home" (Replacing "Watch The Wind Blow By")

Eric Church-The Outsiders
1."Give Me Back My Hometown"(I would've made this the lead single instead of the second single replacing "The Outsiders")
2. "Rollercoaster Ride"
3.Taladega
4."Dark Side" (Replacing "Cold One")
5."Man Who Was Gonna Die Young" (Replacing "Like A Wrecking Ball")

Jason Aldean-Wide Open
1."Wide Open" (Replacing "She's Country")
2."This I Gotta See" (Replacing "Big Green Tractor")
3."The Truth"
4.("On My Highway" (Replacing "Crazy Town")

Jason Aldean-Old Boots, New Dirt
1."Old Boots, New Dirt" (Replacing "Burning It Down"
2."If My Truck Could Talk" (Replacing Just Getting Started")
3."Too Fast (Replacing "Tonight Looks Good On You")
4. "Two Night Town" (Replacing "Gonna Know We Were Here")

[dm2081]

Brantley Gilbert - Just As I Am

1. "Bottoms Up"
-This one was gigantic and a great choice for a lead single at the time.  It established a lot of buzz and momentum for Brantley.

2. "17 Again"
-This seemed like an instant smash and I'm honestly surprised it was never released as a single.   "Small Town Throwdown" did nothing for his momentum or career.

3. "Lights Of My Hometown"
-Again, I think this would have been huge and really connected with country music listeners.  It would have needed a major radio edit, but they could have easily made one.

4. "One Hell Of An Amen"
-This would have been a good choice to close out the era.  Its a little unconventional to release two more serious songs in a row, but this would have been tossed out as the album era closer and I think Brantley would want this to get some radio play so it could remain a staple in his concert setlist.

[someguy]

Reba McEntire - All The Women I Am

1. Turn On The Radio (not my favourite of hers, but it was huge)
2. The Bridge You Burn (replaced: "If I Were A Boy" - shouldn't have even made the album imo)
3. When Love Gets A Hold Of You
4. Somebody's Chelsea

Miranda Lambert - Platinum

1. Priscilla (replaced: "Automatic")
2. Somethin' Bad (not my favourite, but its release totally makes sense)
3. Another Sunday In The South (replaced: "Little Red Wagon")
4. Automatic (replaced: "Smokin' And Drinkin'"
5. Smokin' And Drinkin' (extra single)

[straitouttanashville]

May 18, 2016 9:48:41 GMT -5 dm2081 said:

Brantley Gilbert - Just As I Am

1. "Bottoms Up"
-This one was gigantic and a great choice for a lead single at the time.  It established a lot of buzz and momentum for Brantley.

2. "17 Again"
-This seemed like an instant smash and I'm honestly surprised it was never released as a single.   "Small Town Throwdown" did nothing for his momentum or career.

3. "Lights Of My Hometown"
-Again, I think this would have been huge and really connected with country music listeners.  It would have needed a major radio edit, but they could have easily made one.

4. "One Hell Of An Amen"
-This would have been a good choice to close out the era.  Its a little unconventional to release two more serious songs in a row, but this would have been tossed out as the album era closer and I think Brantley would want this to get some radio play so it could remain a staple in his concert setlist.

"Lights Of My Hometown" needs to be a single for an artist (who will keep it country) at some point. That song is fantastic, I have been listening to it since Brian Davis recorded it on his album. Brian Davis does a great job on "Lights Of My Hometown". I was praying Brantley would send it to radio, I can't understand for the life of me why he did not.

[straitouttanashville]

This is a fantastic idea for a thread!!


Justin Moore - Off The Beaten Path

1. "Lettin' The Night Roll"
2. "Old Habits" (Feat. Miranda Lambert)
3. "Point At You"
4. "This Kind Of Town"



I am trying hard to pretend that "Home Sweet Home" feat. Vince Gill never happened, but since it did, I would get rid of that all together. What a disaster and momentum killer that I dont think we have seen Justin recover completely from yet.

[ky24941]

Shania Twain - The Woman in Me

1. "Any Man of Mine"
2. "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?"
3. "The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)"
4. "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!"
5. "You Win My Love"
6. "No One Needs To Know"
7. "If It Don't Take Two"
8. "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)"

Shania Twain - Up!

1. "Up!"
2. "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!"
3. "Forever and for Always"
4. "In My Car (I'll Be the Driver)"
5. "I Ain't Goin' Down"
6. "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing"

Miranda Lambert - Revolution

1. "White Liar"
2. "The House That Built Me"
3. "Dead Flowers"
4. "Heart Like Mine"
5. "Me and Your Cigarettes"

Miranda Lambert - Platinum

1. "Automatic"
2. "Another Sunday in the South"
3. "Somethin' Bad"
4. "Priscilla"
5. "Little Red Wagon"

[brinkeronline]

I've got opinions on Carrie Underwood albums singles.

Overall, the single choices in the past have been great, but I would have made additions:

Play On:
-Cowboy Casanova
-Temporary Home
-Undo It
-Songs Like This (replaces Mama's Song)

Blown Away:
-Good Girl
-Blown Away
-Two Black Cadillacs
-Wine After Whiskey (added)
-See You Again (pushed back after addition)

[Kentucky25]

May 17, 2016 21:36:32 GMT -5 dm2081 said:

Great idea for a new thread sabre14 !


Jason Aldean - Old Boots, New Dirt

1. "Burnin' It Down"        
-This one stays the same.  No one can deny this was a huge hit and a good lead single.  It created a lot of buzz for the album and drew a lot of attention.  I also happen to be a big fan.

2. "Sweet Little Somethin'"
-I know most on here would hate this choice, but the truth is radio WANTED to play this one bad.  The presales were great and radio was giving it early spins.  But instead they opted for the vanilla "Just Gettin' Started" which brought this era back down to earth.

3. "Two Night Town"
-Something completely different from Jason and something that could actually earn him a song or single of the year candidate.  I think the stunning contrast in styles from the these first 3 singles would make Jason appear more diverse, and would also appear to his core fan base and true country fans (much like Tim McGraw did with "Diamond Rings And Old Barstools").

4. "Tryin' To Love Me"
-A sincere ballad from Jason, something radio hasn't gotten since "Don't You Wanna Stay".
                    

I think this was such a mismanaged album era for Aldean and co., I could easily have seen two more singles from this era if they went with an order similar to this (GKWWH could've still been released if that was something they were set on doing). JGS is one of, if not, my least favorite Aldean singles ever. Vanilla is too generous to adequately describe that song lol.

[bboat11]

Sara Evans - Restless
1) "Rocking Horse" (Replacing "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus". "Backseat" is a great song, but I don't think it is quite great enough to be the lead single representing how great the rest of the album is!)
2) "I Give In" or "Backseat Of A Greyhound Bus" (Replacing "Perfect". "Perfect" is just one of my least favorite Sara singles. Probably the weakest song on the album for me.)
3) "Suds In The Bucket" (This was a perfect single for reinvigorating her momentum in the middle of the album cycle.)
4) "Niagara" (Replacing "Tonight". Close out the era with an epic vocal performance that keeps people interested in her after they realized that they were sick and tired of hearing "Suds" all the time. Lol!)

Sara Evans - Real Fine Place
1) "A Real Fine Place To Start" (Such a perfect lead single for this album. The first time I heard it, I could not stop geeking out over how awesome it was... And I was just a casual fan then!)
2) "Cheatin'" (Another really well-chosen single.)
3) "Missing Missouri" (Replacing "Coalmine". I love "Coalmine", but there is just no way it would have ever been a hit considering the mining disaster that happened in the middle of its run. Even if it had been released earlier, it would have had no potential for lasting impact because radio stations would probably avoid it forever for fear of sparking controversy. It would have been a "forgotten hit". Besides, putting "Missouri" in this spot could give her a mid-era momentum boost similar to what "Suds" did in the last era :) )
4) "New Hometown" (Replacing "You'll Always Be My Baby", which is by far my least favorite Sara single. Plus "New Hometown" was such a missed opportunity!)
5) "Roll Me Back In Time" (Additional single. One of my favorite album cuts in her whole catalog. And it definitely had hit potential if "Missouri" and "Hometown" had kept her momentum up better than "Coalmine" and "Baby" did!)

Sara Evans - Stronger
1) "A Little Bit Stronger" (Lol at the thought of this song not being the lead single. I'm not sure if a more perfect or appropriate lead single has ever existed!)
2) "Anywhere" (Replacing "My Heart Can't Tell You No". I still believe this song could have done quite well for her if it had been released second. "My Heart" is a good song, but it squandered her entire comeback, which is exactly what I thought it would do.)
3) "Alone" (Replacing "Anywhere". Seriously, she kept talking about how this was a "career song" that was going to do so much for her. And then everything got all botched up. I think it could have been a great 3rd single.)
4) "Life Without Losing" (Optional additional single. People don't seem to talk about this song much, but it is definitely my favorite of the remaining album tracks on Stronger. I think if she still had some momentum this deep into the era, "Life" would be a nice safe choice to ride out her momentum before taking some time off to record her next album.

Sara Evans - Slow Me Down
1) "Slow Me Down" (I do think this was a great lead single. Perhaps if Stronger's singles had gone like I said, there would have been more anticipation and momentum going into her next lead single...)
2) "Put My Heart Down" (Definitely the right choice. Just HURRY UP AND PUT THE DANG SONG OUT this time! Lol)
3) "Can't Stop Loving You" (Additional single. I think it could have done fairly well if it had actually been released. I even heard it on the radio, so my local stations were willing to jump on it when they thought it was going to be released!)
4) "Sweet Spot" (Definitely would have been my jam for summer of 2015.)
5) "Revival" (I think this song is the perfect era closer. In a perfect world I could see "Better Off", "You Never Know", "Good Love Is Hard To Find", and "If I Run" all being released as well, but unfortunately what I have listed is already ambitious enough.)



I know Sara is a female artist who is over 40, but I do still think she would be in a much better position right now if her last 2 eras had looked more like what I have listed. She had SO much comeback hype after "A Little Bit Stronger", and then it felt like RCA did everything they could to leave her up shit creek without a paddle.

[Kentucky25]

Jason Aldean - Relentless
1. Johnny Cash (keep)

2. Laughed Until We Cried (keep)

3. Relentless (My Memory Ain't What it Used to Be) - Relentless never moved the needle for me and it's steadily made it's way out of his set list, and i just don't think it did much for his career.  i would prefer "Back in This Cigarette", but I don't know that it would succeed as well on radio.  If they HAD to go with a more up-tempo song I would've released "I Break Everything I Touch".


Jason Aldean - Wide Open
1. She's Country (keep)

2. Big Green Tractor (keep)

3. The Truth (keep) - the first three singles were what propelled Aldean into star status imo, so I wouldn't change them.

4. Crazy Town (Wide Open) - mostly just because this song annoyed me and there was SO much better material left on the album, I would go with an uptempo song to counter two slower past singles,


Jason Aldean - My Kinda Party (Same all the way through)


Jason Aldean - Night Train
1. Take a Little Ride (When She Says Baby) - I think TALR was a forgettable single, so going with this song to open the era keeps that song an album track and allows for the album to go forward better imo.

2. The Only Way I Know (1994) - While I don't think TOWIK was avoidable, I am going to choose to ignore it.  1994 is a bit hokey, but this was a hit and would be a more memorable up-tempo track than TALR.

3. 1994 (Staring at the Sun) - Again, not conventional for radio but my whole intention of reworking these albums is to make the singles more memorable and possibly get more critical acclaim.  SATS was just an interesting and different type of song and by this point, the charts had reached a point where whatever Aldean wanted to release would be successful.

4. Night Train (keep)

5. When She Says Baby - (Black Tears) -  I am going to choose to ignore it, Black Tears may have been a hard sale to radio, but I'm banking on the star power and the fact that this had Song of the Year potential, so whether radio ignores it or not, I believe this a single that would help change a lot of naysayers opinions about Aldean.  Also, it's the end of the album era and if it bombs, it won't derail things too much, as a new album will bring hype with itself.



Jason Aldean - Old Boots, New Dirt
1. Burnin' It Down (keep) - Like it or not, it got the focus on Aldean and was a big hit.

2. Just Gettin' Started (Old Boots, New Dirt) - JGS is boring and OBND gives off a vibe of things are changing and with all the publicity Aldean got with his personal life around this time, I think it would've made sense to "lean in" just a little as Blake Shelton currently is, and instead of going with forgettable radio fodder, giving something with some substance.

3. Tonight Looks Good on You (Tryin' To Love Me) - I think this would've been a major hit for Aldean and he hasn't had a true ballad in a while in my choices.

4. Gonna Know We Were Here (keep, but only because it would gives us a break from multiple ballads in a row and extend the album cycle)

5. Two Night Town - this would be a career defining song and like with Black Tears, putting it at the end of the album cycle reduces the risk of radio not accepting it, though at this point, Aldean would be able to release whatever he pleases and it would be a hit.  Also the time frame would work out perfectly with radio starting to give songs with more substance chances, if one of the genre's biggest stars released a song like this, it would really explode I think. Also, this song is just so damn good it deserved to be released...talk about Song of the Year.


I'm a big Aldean fan, but I find myself often skipping his latest radio singles and as I have mentioned multiple times, I think with the status he has at radio, they have missed the opportunities to make him a bigger star by taking calculated risks with great songs and just not releasing such forgettable material.

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Carrie Underwood, Play On

1. Cowboy Casanova
2. Songs Like This
3. What Can I Say
4. This Time

Carrie Underwood, Blown Away
1. Good Girl
2. Blown Away
3. Two Black Cadilacs
4. Wine After Whiskey

Miranda Lambert, Four The Record
1. Nobody's Fool
2. Mama's Broken Heart
3. Dear Diamond
4. Better In The Long Run

Miranda Lambert, Platinum
1. Girls
2. Priscilla
3. Somethin' Bad
4. Another Sunday In The South
5. Smokin' And Drinkin' or Holding On To You

Rascal Flatts, Still Feels Good
1. Still Feels Good
2. No Reins
3. Help Me Remember
4. Winner At A Losing Game
5. Take Me There

Rascal Flatts, Rewind
1. Rewind
2. DJ Tonight
3. I Have Never Been To Memphis
4. I Like The Sound Of That

[straitouttanashville]

May 18, 2016 15:43:26 GMT -5 straitouttanashville said:

This is a fantastic idea for a thread!!


Justin Moore - Off The Beaten Path

1. "Lettin' The Night Roll"
2. "Old Habits" (Feat. Miranda Lambert)
3. "Point At You"
4. "This Kind Of Town"



I am trying hard to pretend that "Home Sweet Home" feat. Vince Gill never happened, but since it did, I would get rid of that all together. What a disaster and momentum killer that I dont think we have seen Justin recover completely from yet.

Sorry correction...

Vince Neil, not Vince Gill

[dub]

LeAnn Rimes – Spitfire
01. “Spitfire” (replaces “What Have I Done”)
02. “Gasoline and Matches” (replaces “Borrowed”)
03. “You Ain’t Right” (replaces “Spitfire”)
04. “What Have I Done” (replaces “Gasoline and Matches”; the better of the two ballads originally released IMO)
05. “I Do Now” (additional single)

IMO this album was one of her best. It’s too bad “WHID” and “Borrowed” were released back to back because it gave the impression the album was kind of a bummer. “You Ain’t Right” is a Chris Stapleton co-write so maybe that—along with being hella catchy—would make for a decent summer single for her.
But radio is over her anyway so

Garth Brooks – Man Against Machine
01. “She’s Tired of Boys” (replaces “People Loving People”)
02. “All-American Kid” (replaces “Mom”)
03. “Cold Like That” (additional single)
04. “Tacoma” (additional single; it is a crime against music for this to not be released)
05. “Mom” (additional single; could take it or leave it for me personally)

Not many good lead single choices for this album. "Fish" and "Rodeo and Juliet" also made the short list when I was considering singles, but I thought they were too hokey even for Garth.

Miranda Lambert – Platinum
01. “Girls” (replaces “Automatic”)
02. “Somethin’ Bad” (I’ll leave this even though I don’t personally care for it)
03. “Priscilla” (replaces “Little Red Wagon”)
04. “Platinum” (replaces “Smokin’ and Drinkin’”)
05. “Another Sunday in the South” (additional single)
IMO "Girls" and "Platinum" could be interchanged and it could still work.

Martina McBride – Waking Up Laughing
01. “Anyway”
02. “Cry Cry (‘Til The Sun Shines” (replaces “How I Feel”)
03. “If I Had Your Name” (replaces “For These Times”)
04. “How I Feel” (additional single)

Jessica Simpson – Do You Know
01. “Come On Over”
02. “Still Don’t Stop Me” (replaces “Remember That”)
03. “Do You Know” (additional single)
I think about this album way more than I should.

[codyj100]

Joe Nichols - Crickets
1. "Sunny And 75"
2. "Yeah"
3. "Just Let Me Fall In Love With You" (replaced: "Hard To Be Cool")
4. "Gotta Love It" (extra single)

Hunter Hayes - Storyline
1. "Wild Card" (replaced: "Invisible")
2. "You Think You Know Somebody" (replaced: "Tattoo")
3. "Invisible" (extra single)
4. "Tattoo" (extra single) 

Eli Young Band - 10,000 Towns
1. "Drunk Last Night" 
2. "10,000 Towns" (replaced: "Dust")
3. "Angel Like You" (extra single)

[Ten Pound Hammer]

I'm not much of an album person, but here goes:

Big & Rich - Comin' to Your City
1. "Comin' to Your City" - still a good enough buzz single
2. "Leap of Faith" - replaces "Never Mind Me"; they never really tried songs that were both serious and upbeat after "Wild West Show", so this probably could've been their ace in the hole
3. "8th of November" - stays the same; probably would've fared better with more momentum behind it
4. new 4th single, "I Pray for You" - more midtempo than true ballad, probably different enough to avoid fatigue after the above; alternatively could swap 2 and 4

Josh Turner - Long Black Train
1. "Long Black Train" (pretending that "She'll Go on You" never happened)
2. "Backwoods Boy"
3. "Jacksonville" or "In My Dreams"
4. "What It Ain't", and then stop because the rest of the album sucked

The Kentucky Headhunters - Electric Barnyard
1. "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line"
2. "Always Makin' Love"
3. "It's Chitlin' Time"
4. "With Body and Soul"

Pinmonkey - Pinmonkey
1. "Barbed Wire and Roses"
2. "Augusta"
3. "Stay with Us"
4. "The Longest Road"

[sabre14]

Brad Paisley - Mud On The Tires

1. "Celebrity"
2. "Whiskey Lullaby" (replaced: "Little Moments" -- This song now gets released sooner in the album life cycle, and in the winter)
3. "Mud On The Tires" (replaced: "Whiskey Lullaby" -- now "Mud" charts in the summertime)
4. "The Best Thing I Had Goin'" (replaced: "Mud On The Tires" -- favorite Brad album track, ever)