Living Hard

Living Hard
Studio album by
Gary Allan
ReleasedOctober 23, 2007
Recorded2007
GenreCountry
Length41:01
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerMark Wright
Gary Allan
Gary Allan chronology
Greatest Hits
(2007) 		Living Hard
(2007) 		Get Off on the Pain
(2010)
Singles from Living Hard
  1. "Watching Airplanes"
    Released: July 23, 2007
  2. "Learning How to Bend"
    Released: March 17, 2008
  3. "She's So California"
    Released: October 6, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Slant Magazine[2]

Living Hard is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Gary Allan. It was released on October 23, 2007 via MCA Nashville.

The album debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling approximately 69,000 copies during its first week.[3] Its lead-off single, "Watching Airplanes", reached number 2 on the country charts, its second single "Learning How to Bend" peaked at number 13, and the third single "She's So California" went to number 24. "Like It's a Bad Thing" was later recorded by Danny Gokey on his 2010 debut album My Best Days. "Half of My Mistakes" was written by Bobby Houck and Radney Foster and originally recorded by Houck's band, the Blue Dogs, on their 2004 album, Halos and Good Buys, then by Foster on his 2004 album And Then There's Me (The Back Porch Sessions), and finally by Jace Everett on his 2005 self-titled debut album.

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Living Hard review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  2. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (28 October 2007). "Gary Allan: Living Hard". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  3. ^ Katie Hasty, "Underwood Leads Three Country Debuts Onto Chart", Billboard.com, October 31, 2007.