Back When I Knew It All

Back When I Knew It All
Studio album by Montgomery Gentry
Released	June 10, 2008
Genre	Country
Length	39:13
Label	Columbia Nashville
Producer	Blake Chancey
Montgomery Gentry chronology
Some People Change (2006) Back When I Knew It All (2008) For Our Heroes (2009)
Singles from Back When I Knew It All
"Back When I Knew It All" Released: February 25, 2008 "Roll with Me" Released: August 4, 2008 "One in Every Crowd" Released: February 2, 2009 "Long Line of Losers" Released: June 22, 2009

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Back When I Knew It All is the sixth studio album by the American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released by Columbia Records Nashville on June 10, 2008 (see 2008 in country music). The album's title track, which is also its lead-off single, became their fourth Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in July 2008. Following it was "Roll with Me", which also reached Number One in December 2008. After it came "One in Every Crowd", the third single. The fourth single is "Long Line of Losers", which was released on June 22, 2009.

Content

Back When I Knew It All was produced by Blake Chancey. The album's first release to country radio was its title track, co-written by Trent Willmon. In mid-2008, this song became Montgomery Gentry's fourth Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Following it was "Roll with Me", which also topped Hot Country Songs. "One in Every Crowd" is the album's third single, released in early 2009. This song and "Now You're Talkin'" were co-written by Ira Dean, formerly bass guitarist in the group Trick Pony. "Now You're Talkin'" and "Long Line of Losers" (the fourth single) were previously recorded by Kevin Fowler on his 2007 album Bring It On, and "The Big Revival" was previously recorded by John Anderson on his 2000 album Nobody's Got It All, which Chancey also produced.

Track listing

1. "The Big Revival" (Dennis Linde) – 4:02
2. "Long Line of Losers" (Kevin Fowler, Kim Tribble) – 3:48
3. "Now You're Talkin'" (Ira Dean, David Lee Murphy, Tribble) – 3:24
4. "Back When I Knew It All" (Gary Hannan, Phil O'Donnell, Trent Willmon) – 3:59
5. "Roll with Me" (Clint Daniels, Tommy Karlas) – 3:53
   • background vocals: Five for Fighting
6. "One in Every Crowd" (Dean, Tribble, Eddie Montgomery) – 3:31
7. "Look Some More" (Tony Martin, Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher) – 2:58
8. "I Pick My Parties" (Terri Clark, Murphy, Tom Shapiro) – 3:22
   • featuring Toby Keith
9. "One Trip" (Brett James, Angelo Petraglia) – 4:01
10. "It Ain't About Easy" (Mike Lane, Tony Lane, David Lee) – 3:00
11. "God Knows Who I Am" (Hannan, O'Donnell, Montgomery) – 3:15
    • featuring Lillie Mae Rische of Jypsi

Personnel

• Pat Buchanan - 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, slide guitar
• Rachel Calloway - introduction vocals
• Dan Dugmore - banjo, dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, slide guitar
• Five for Fighting - background vocals on "Roll with Me"
• Troy Gentry - lead vocals, background vocals
• David Grissom - baritone guitar, electric guitar
• Wes Hightower - background vocals
• Mark Hill - bass guitar
• Toby Keith - vocals on "I Pick My Parties"
• Chuck Leavell - Hammond organ, piano, Wurlitzer
• Eddie Montgomery - lead vocals, background vocals
• Greg Morrow - drums, percussion
• Gordon Mote - introduction vocals, Hammond organ
• MTSU Omega Delta Psi Recording Industry Fraternity - clapping, background vocals
• Billy Panda - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
• Lillie Mae Rische - vocals on "God Knows Who I Am"

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	3
U.S. Billboard 200	20

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions
		US Country	US	CAN
2008	"Back When I Knew It All"	1	56	89
	"Roll With Me"	1	33	66
2009	"One in Every Crowd"	5	53	71
	"Long Line of Losers"	23	—	—

References

• Allmusic (see infobox)