5th Gear
Studio album by
Brad Paisley
ReleasedJune 19, 2007 (2007-06-19)
Recorded2006-2007
StudioThe Castle and Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee); Blackbird Studio and East Iris Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
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(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Slant[10]

5th Gear is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Brad Paisley. It was released June 19, 2007, by Arista Nashville 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]

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] "Oh Love" received a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals nomination.[14]

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

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All I Wanted Was a Car"
4:05
2."Ticks"
  • Paisley
  • Tim Owens
  • Lovelace
4:33
3."Online"
  • Paisley
  • DuBois
  • Lovelace
4:56
4."Letter to Me"Paisley4:41
5."I'm Still a Guy"
4:11
6."Some Mistakes"
  • Paisley
  • Owens
4:57
7."It Did"
3:55
8."Mr. Policeman"
4:15
9."If Love Was a Plane"Paisley3:56
10."Oh Love" (duet with Carrie Underwood)
4:11
11."Better Than This"
3:12
12."With You, Without You"
4:54
13."Previously" (feat. the Kung Pao Buckaroos) 0:55
14."Bigger Fish to Fry" (feat. the Kung Pao Buckaroos)
4:25
15."When We All Get to Heaven"
  • Eliza Hewitt
  • Emily Wilson
3:54
16."Throttleneck" (instrumental)
5:16
17."Outtake 1" (hidden track) 0:26
18."Outtake 2" (hidden track) 0:46
19."Waitin' on a Woman" (available on later releases only[15])
5:03
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

  • Brad Paisley – lead vocals (1-12, 14, 15, 16), electric guitar (1-12, 14, 16), acoustic guitar (1-6, 8-12, 15), voice (17)
  • Gordon Mote – acoustic piano (1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14), clavinet (2), keyboards (5), music box (5)
  • Tim Lauer – keyboards (3, 10, 16)
  • Jim "Moose" Brown – Hammond B3 organ (3), Wurlitzer organ (4), acoustic piano (10, 15)
  • Gary Hooker – electric guitar (1, 5, 6, 11), baritone guitar (2), 12 string guitar (2)
  • Randle Currie – steel guitar (1-9, 11, 12, 14, 16)
  • Ron Block – banjo (2, 4)
  • Kendal Marcy – banjo (8, 16)
  • Bryan Sutton – mandolin (4, 6), banjo (6), acoustic guitar (7, 14)
  • Mike Johnson – dobro (6, 10, 15)
  • Kevin "Swine" Grantt – electric bass (1-12, 14, 16), upright bass (2, 15)
  • Kenny Lewis – additional bass guitar (16)
  • Ben Sesar – drums (1-12, 14, 15, 16)
  • Eric Darken – percussion (1-12, 14, 15, 16)
  • Justin Williamson – fiddle (1, 3-6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14), mandolin (2)
  • Aubrey Haynie – fiddle (7, 10, 14), mandolin (10, 15)
  • Tom Baldrica – tuba (3)
  • Wes Hightower – backing vocals (1-12, 14, 15)
  • Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (3)
  • Carrie Underwood – backing vocals (3), lead vocals (10)
  • Little Jimmy Dickens – voice (17, 18)

Brentwood High School Band on "Online"

  • Chris Brooks, Jay Dawson and Kristin Wilkinson – arrangements
  • Kristin Wilkinson – coordinator
  • Randy Box – conductor
  • Chris Brooks – drums
  • Jay Dawson – mellophone
  • Sam Levine – saxophone
  • Roy Agee – trombone
  • Mike Haynes – trumpet
  • Joe Murphy – tuba

The Kung Pao Buckaroos (Track 13)

The New Kung Pao Buckaroos on "Bigger Fish to Fry"

Production

  • Frank Rogers – producer
  • Chris DuBois – executive producer
  • Jim Catino – A&R
  • Richard Barrow – recording, overdub recording
  • Brian David Willis – recording, overdub recording, digital editing
  • Neal Cappellino – overdub recording
  • Jason Lehning – overdub recording
  • Steve Marcantonio – overdub recording
  • Matt Coles – overdub recording assistant
  • Seth Morton – overdub recording assistant
  • Mark Petaccia – overdub recording assistant
  • Steve Short – overdub recording assistant, recording assistant
  • Brady Barnett – digital editing
  • Tyler Moles – digital editing
  • Justin Niebank – mixing
  • Drew Bollman – mix assistant
  • Hank Williams – mastering
  • MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location
  • Astrid May – art direction
  • Katherine Stratton – design
  • Brad Paisley – cover design, packaging design
  • David McClister – photography

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)[24] Platinum

References

  1. ↑ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ BBC Music review
  4. ↑ Country Weekly review
  5. ↑ "Entertainment Weekly review". Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  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. ↑ "The Complete List of Grammy Nominees". The New York Times. December 6, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  15. ↑ Walmart.com: 5th Gear, Brad Paisley
  16. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 211.
  17. ↑ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  24. ↑ "American album certifications – Brad Paisley – 5th Gear". Recording Industry Association of America.
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