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1999 studio album by Gary Allan
Smoke Rings in the Dark is the third studio album by American
country music singer
Gary Allan . It was released on October 26, 1999, as his first album for
MCA Records Nashville after leaving
Decca Records Nashville . The album was certified platinum by the
RIAA , and it produced three singles: the
title track , "
Lovin' You Against My Will ", and "
Right Where I Need to Be ", which respectively reached number 12, number 34 and number 5 on the U.S.
Billboard
Hot Country Songs chart. "Right Where I Need to Be" was also Allan's first Top 5 country hit and his third Top 10.
"Don't Tell Mama" was previously recorded by
Ty Herndon on his 1996 album
Living in a Moment , and later by
Doug Stone on his 2007 album
My Turn , and by
Frankie Ballard on his 2014 album
Sunshine & Whiskey under the title "Don't Tell Mama I Was Drinking". In addition, "Runaway" is a cover of a
Del Shannon song. Allan's rendition also charted at number 74 on the country charts in 2000 based on unsolicited airplay.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "
Smoke Rings in the Dark "
Rivers Rutherford , Houston Robert 4:18 2. "
Right Where I Need to Be "
Casey Beathard ,
Kendell Marvel 3:02 3. "Don't Tell Mama"
Buddy Brock ,
Kim Williams , Jerry Laseter 3:56 4. "
Lovin' You Against My Will "
Jamie O'Hara 3:59 5. "Sorry"
Shawn Camp ,
Brice Long ,
Wynn Varble 3:06 6. "Cryin' for Nothin' "
Kevin Welch 4:17 7. "Bourbon Borderline"
John Wiggins ,
Harley Allen , Jennifer Bibeau 2:47 8. "
Runaway "
Del Shannon ,
Max Crook 2:45 9. "Learning to Live with Me"
Gary Burr , Allen 2:35 10. "Cowboy Blues" George McCorkle, Mike Geiger, Mike Huffman 2:57 11. "I'm the One"
Gary Allan , Odie Blackmon, O'Hara 3:17 12. "Greenfields" Camp, Frank Dycus 3:11 Total length: 40:10
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Personnel
References
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas.
"Smoke Rings in the Dark review" .
Allmusic . Retrieved July 15, 2011 .
^ Nash, Alanna (November 5, 1999).
"Smoke Rings in the Dark review" .
Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved July 15, 2011 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 12.
^
"Gary Allan Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^
"Gary Allan Chart History (Top Country Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 24, 2020.
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"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000" . Billboard . Retrieved October 24, 2020 .
^
"Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada" .
Jam! . Archived from
the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022 .
^
"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001" . Billboard . Retrieved October 24, 2020 .
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"American album certifications – Gary Allan – Smoke Rings in the Dark" .
Recording Industry Association of America .
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