That Lonesome Song

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That Lonesome Song
Mercury Nashville
ProducerDave Cobb
The Kent Hardly Playboys
Jamey Johnson chronology
The Dollar
(2006) 		That Lonesome Song
(2008) 		The Guitar Song
(2010)
Singles from That Lonesome Song
  1. "In Color"
    Released: March 17, 2008
  2. "High Cost of Living"
    Released: March 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
[1]
Country Standard Timefavorable[2]
Country Weekly[3]
Engine 145[4]

That Lonesome Song is the second studio album by American

Grammy Award
nomination. Its followup, "High Cost of Living", reached number 34 on the same chart.

History

Johnson's previous major-label album, The Dollar, was released in 2006 via BNA Records. It accounted for only one chart single before restructuring of the label forced him to be dropped from its roster.[5] He then went into a reclusive state, staying at a friend's house, where he continued to work on writing songs, including the Number One hits "Give It Away" for George Strait and "Ladies Love Country Boys" for Trace Adkins.

In April 2007, he returned to the recording studio to begin work on his second album,

Mercury Nashville Records, a label to which Johnson was then signed shortly afterward. Mercury acquired the album as well, issuing "In Color" as its lead-off single. The song, which Johnson co-wrote with Lee Thomas Miller and James Otto, charted in the Top 10 on the country charts, and That Lonesome Song was physically issued by Mercury in August 2008. The Mercury re-issue includes three songs not found on the original ("Mowin' Down The Roses", "The Last Cowboy", and "Between Jennings and Jones"), while two other tracks from the initial release ("Next Ex Thing" and "Leave You Alone") were omitted. Two Waylon Jennings songs are covered on the album as well: "Dreaming My Dreams with You" and "The Door Is Always Open", the latter of which was a Number One Hit for Dave & Sugar
.

Alabama bass guitarist Teddy Gentry plays bass guitar on "Stars in Alabama".[7]

Singles

"In Color"

Main article: In Color (song)

"In Color" was the first single from the album, released in March 2008. Written by Johnson along with

51st Grammy Awards, and won Song of the Year at the Country Music Association awards on November 11, 2009, and at the Academy of Country Music
awards on April 5, 2009.

"High Cost of Living"

"High Cost of Living", the album's second single, was released nearly a year after "In Color". This song is a mid-tempo in which the male narrator warns of the consequences of drug addiction; the singer begins smoking

pot out of boredom but loses his home, family and sense of direction and is eventually busted for "cocaine
and a whore" in a hotel room and sent to prison. He uses the line "The high cost of livin' ain't nothin' like the cost of livin' high" to explain the toll that the vices have had on his life. It peaked at number 34 on the country charts in May 2009.

Kevin J. Coyne of Country Universe.net gave the song an A rating, saying that "[i]t speaks to Johnson’s confidence as a singer and a writer that he is willing to give voice to a character whose actions should deem him unlikable. Through the careful construction of a remorse-laden inner monologue, Johnson gives his character dignity[…]Like so much of great art, it illuminates the humanity that hides in the shadows of shame and sorrowful regret."[8] It was number 38 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.[9]

Critical acclaim

CMT named it under "A Dozen Favorite Country Albums of the Decade."[12]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Released" 0:38
2."High Cost of Living"Jamey Johnson, James T. Slater5:45
3."Angel"Johnson, Jeff Bates4:28
4."Place Out on the Ocean"Johnson4:02
5."Mowin' Down the Roses"Johnson, Jeremy Popoff4:21
6."The Door Is Always Open"Dickey Lee, Bob McDill3:35
7."Mary Go Round"Johnson, Wyatt Beard4:52
8."In Color"Johnson, James Otto, Lee Thomas Miller4:50
9."The Last Cowboy"Johnson, Rob Hatch, Teddy Gentry4:16
10."That Lonesome Song"Johnson, Kendell Marvel, Wayd Battle4:01
11."Dreaming My Dreams"Allen Reynolds4:12
12."Women"Johnson, Jim Brown3:27
13."Stars in Alabama"Johnson, Gentry3:45
14."Between Jennings and Jones"Johnson, Buddy Cannon4:11

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[7]

Charts

That Lonesome Song debuted at number 6 on the U.S. Top Country Albums chart. The album has sold 620,000 copies as of November, 2009,

RIAA
.

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country US
2008 "In Color" 9 52
2009 "High Cost of Living" 34 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[21] Platinum

References

  1. Allmusic
    . Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  2. ^ Remz, Jeffrey B. "Jamey Johnson - That Lonesome Song". Country Standard Time. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  3. ^ "That Lonesome Song". Country Weekly. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  4. ^ Vercher, Brady. "Album Review: Jamey Johnson – That Lonesome Song". Engine 145. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Tucker, Ken (July 11, 2008). "Singer Johnson starts fresh after "Lonesome" time". Yahoo! News. Retrieved July 25, 2008. [dead link]
  6. ^ "Jamey Johnson Releases That Lonesome Song". UMG Nashville. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  7. ^ a b c That Lonesome Song (CD). Jamey Johnson. Mercury Records. 2008. B0011237-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ John, Kevin (January 29, 2009). "Country Universe – A Country Music Blog » Jamey Johnson, "High Cost of Living"". Countryuniverse.net. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  9. ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2008". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2008). Retrieved December 25, 2008
  10. ^ "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" Archived January 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  11. ^ "Top Country Albums of the Decade (#1-#10)" Archived October 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  12. ^ "A Dozen Favorite Country Albums of the Decade" Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  13. ^ Jamey Johnson's 'In Color' Award Sends Album Sales Soaring
  14. ^ "Jamey Johnson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  15. ^ "Jamey Johnson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  16. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  17. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  18. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  19. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  20. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  21. ^ "American album certifications – Jamey Johnson – That Lonesome Song". Recording Industry Association of America.
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