5th Gear (album)

5th Gear
Studio album by
Brad Paisley
ReleasedJune 19, 2007 (2007-06-19)
Recorded2006–2007
StudioThe Castle and Sound Kitchen (both in Franklin, Tennessee);[1] Blackbird Studio and East Iris Studios (both in Nashville, Tennessee)[1]
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[2]
Allmusic[3]
BBC Music(average)[4]
Country Weekly(favorable)[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
The Phoenix[7]
Plugged In (publication)(unfavorable)[8]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Slant[11]

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.[12] On April 9, 2008, 5th Gear was certified platinum by the RIAA.[13]

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."[14] "Oh Love" received a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals nomination.[15]

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

  1. ^ a b Brad Paisley (2007). 5th Gear (booklet). Tennessee.
  2. ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ BBC Music review
  5. ^ Country Weekly review
  6. ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  7. ^ The Phoenix review
  8. ^ Plugged In review
  9. ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  10. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
  11. ^ Slant review
  12. ^ Katie Hasty, "Bon Jovi Scores First No. 1 Album Since 1988", Billboard.com, June 27, 2007.
  13. ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum
  14. ^ "The Decade's 50 Most Important Recordings". Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  15. ^ "The Complete List of Grammy Nominees". The New York Times. December 6, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2011.