Carrying On

Carrying On
Studio album by Montgomery Gentry
Released	May 1, 2001
Recorded	2000-1
Genre	Country
Length	50:32
Label	Columbia Nashville
Producer	Joe Scaife
Montgomery Gentry chronology
Tattoos & Scars (1999) Carrying On (2001) My Town (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Carrying On is the second studio album by country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in 2001 (see 2001 in country music). Certified gold in the United States, the album produced only two singles: "She Couldn't Change Me" and "Cold One Comin' On", which respectively reached numbers 2 and 23 on the Hot Country Songs charts.

Track listing

1. "She Couldn't Change Me" (Gary Nicholson, Chris Knight) - 4:20
2. "My Father's Son" (Scooter Carusoe, Dan Colehour) - 4:45
3. "The Fine Line" (Anthony L. Smith, Rick Tiger) - 3:51
4. "Cold One Comin' On" (Michael Huffman, Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis) - 5:10
5. "While the World Goes Down the Drain" (Jim Rushing, Keith Sewell) - 4:05
6. "Hellbent on Saving Me" (Wendell Mobley, Gordon Bradberry) - 3:19
7. "Carrying On" (Anthony Smith, Bobby Terry, Kevin Brandt) - 3:43
8. "I'm a Ramblin' Man" (Ray Pennington) - 3:13
9. "Black Jack Fletcher and Mississippi Sam" (Ronny Scaife, Phil Thomas, Don Scaife) - 3:52
10. "Lucky to Be Here" (Kenny Beard, Eddie Montgomery, Troy Gentry) - 3:23
11. "Too Hard to Handle... Too Free to Hold" (George Molton) - 5:08
12. "Tried and True" (Matt Hendrix, Clay Davidson) - 5:43

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2001)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	6
U.S. Billboard 200	49

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	US
2001	"She Couldn't Change Me"	2	37
	"Cold One Comin' On"	23	—

Personnel

According to Carrying On liner notes.^[2]

Montgomery Gentry

• Troy Gentry - vocals
• Eddie Montgomery - vocals

Musicians Larry Beaird – banjo Eric Darken – percussion Dan Dugmore – steel guitar, electric Dobro Glen Duncan – fiddle, mandolin Paul Leim – drums, percussion Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar Gary Lunn – bass guitar Anthony Martin – background vocals Steve Nathan – piano, synthesizer, Hammond B-3 organ Brent Rowan – electric guitar Joe Scaife – background vocals Randy Sorrells – steel guitar Biff Watson – acoustic guitar

Technical David Bryant – assistant engineering Jim Burnett – editing Marina Chavez – photography Greg Fogie – assistant engineering Randy LeRoy – editing Steve Marcantonio – engineering, mixing Anthony Martin – associate production Glen Rose – photography Joe Scaife – production Ronnie Thomas – editing Rollow Welch – art direction Hank Williams – mastering

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Carrying On (CD insert). Montgomery Gentry. Columbia Nashville. 2001. 62167.