I'll Stay Me

I'll Stay Me
Studio album by Luke Bryan
Released	August 14, 2007
Genre	Country
Label	Capitol Nashville
Producer	Jeff Stevens
Luke Bryan chronology
Luke Bryan EP (2006) I'll Stay Me (2007) Doin' My Thing (2009)
Singles from I'll Stay Me
"All My Friends Say" Released: January 22, 2007 "We Rode in Trucks" Released: October 22, 2007 "Country Man" Released: March 24, 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Country Standard Time	favorable[2]

I'll Stay Me is the debut studio album of American country music artist Luke Bryan. The album was released in the United States on August 14, 2007 on Capitol Nashville (see 2007 in country music). Its debut single, "All My Friends Say", reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in late 2007. "We Rode in Trucks" and "Country Man" have also been released from this album, and have both charted on the country charts. Bryan co-wrote 10 of the 11 songs on the album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"All My Friends Say"	Luke Bryan Lonnie Wilson Jeff Stevens	4:02
2.	"Baby's on the Way"	Bryan Stevens	3:20
3.	"The Car in Front of Me"	Bryan Jim McBride	3:40
4.	"Pray About Everything"	Stevens Bob Regan	3:16
5.	"We Rode in Trucks"	Bryan Jim McCormick Roger Murrah	4:30
6.	"I'll Stay Me"	Bryan Stevens	3:02
7.	"First Love Song"	Bryan Stevens	4:36
8.	"Country Man"	Bryan Galen Griffin Patrick Jason Matthews	3:10
9.	"Over the River"	Bryan Jay Knowles	3:53
10.	"You Make Me Want To"	Bryan Amber White Phillip B. White	3:29
11.	"Tackle Box"	Bryan Joe Doyle	4:02

amazon.com Bonus Track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Good Directions"	Bryan Rachel Thibodeau	3:36

Credits

• Mike Brignardello – bass guitar, tic tac bass
• Luke Bryan – lead vocals
• J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar, baritone guitar
• John Barlow Jarvis – piano, organ
• Jeff King – electric guitar
• Paul Leim – drums, percussion
• B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
• Gordon Mote – piano, organ
• Mike Rojas – piano, organ, Wurlitzer
• Joe Spivey – fiddle, mandolin
• Russell Terrell – background vocals

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	24
US Billboard Country Albums	2

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country [3]	US [4]
2007	"All My Friends Say"	5	59
	"We Rode in Trucks"	33	—
2008	"Country Man"	10	74
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[5]	Gold	561,000[6]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "I'll Stay Me review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
2. Sudhalter, Michael. "Luke Bryan - I'll Stay Me". Country Standard Time. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
3. "Luke Bryan Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
4. "Luke Bryan Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
5. "American album certifications – Luke Bryan – I%27ll Stay Me". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
6. Caulfield, Keith (May 1, 2015). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Luke Bryan's 'Party' Now His Biggest-Selling Album Ever". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 1, 2015.