Get Right with the Man

{{Infobox album

| name = Get Right with the Man

| type = studio

| artist = Van Zant

| cover = GetRightwiththeMan.jpg

| alt =

| released = May 10, 2005

| recorded = 2004–5 at The Sound Kitchen - Franklin, TN

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country

| length = 40:09

| label = Columbia

| producer = Joe Scaife, Mark Wright

| prev_title = Van Zant II

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = My Kind of Country

| next_year = 2007

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Get Right with the Man

| type = studio

| single1 = Help Somebody

| single1date = March 7, 2005

| single2 = Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do

| single2date = September 19, 2005

| single3 = Things I Miss the Most

| single3date = April 10, 2006

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r738805|pure_url=yes}}|title=Get Right with the Man review|last=Theakston|first=Rob|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=July 8, 2011}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Get Right with the Man is the fourth studio album by American musical duo Van Zant. It was released in 2005 by Columbia Records. It peaked at number 2 on the Top Country Albums chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The album includes the singles "Help Somebody", "Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do" and "Things I Miss the Most".

The song "I'm Doin' Alright", was featured in the 2006 EA Sports game NASCAR 07.

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Track listing

{{track listing

| title1 = Takin' Up Space

| writer1 = Bobby Pinson, Billy Joe Walker Jr.

| length1 = 2:45

| title2 = Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do

| writer2 = Tony Mullins, Tim Nichols, Craig Wiseman

| length2 = 3:28

| title3 = Sweet Mama

| writer3 = Tom Hambridge, Robert White Johnson, Donnie Van Zant

| length3 = 3:32

| title4 = Help Somebody

| writer4 = Kip Raines, Jeffrey Steele

| length4 = 4:13

| title5 = Things I Miss the Most

| writer5 = Hambridge, Steele, D. Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant

| length5 = 3:53

| title6 = I Know My History

| writer6 = Hambridge, Steele, D. Van Zant, J. Van Zant

| length6 = 3:04

| title7 = I Can't Help Myself

| writer7 = D. Van Zant, J. Van Zant, Brad Warren, Brett Warren

| length7 = 4:09

| title8 = I'm Doin' Alright

| writer8 = Rivers Rutherford, D. Van Zant, J. Van Zant

| length8 = 3:17

| title9 = Lovin' You

| writer9 = Al Anderson, Rutherford

| length9 = 4:01

| title10 = Plain Jane

| writer10 = Johnson, Michael Lunn, D. Van Zant, J. Van Zant

| length10 = 3:28

| title11 = Been There Done That

| writer11 = Blair Daly, D. Van Zant, J. Van Zant

| length11 = 4:19

}}

Personnel

Taken from liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Get Right with the Man |others=Van Zant |year=2005 |type=CD |publisher=Columbia Records |id=93500}}

;Van Zant

Johnny Van Zant – lead vocals, background vocals
Donnie Van Zant – lead vocals, background vocals

;Additional Musicians

Bekka Bramlett – background vocals
Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
Perry Coleman – background vocals
Eric Darken – percussion
Glen Duncan – fiddle
Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
Russ Pahl – lap steel guitar, steel guitar, banjo
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
Jeffrey Steele – background vocals
Trez – background vocals
John Willis – acoustic guitar
Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Reese Wynans – B3 organ, keyboards, piano, Wurlitzer

Chart performance

=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"\| Chart (2005) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|21\|artist=Van Zant\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=November 12, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardCountry\|2\|artist=Van Zant\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=November 12, 2020}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2005)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|21|artist=Van Zant|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 12, 2020}}

{{album chart|BillboardCountry|2|artist=Van Zant|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 12, 2020}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2005) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-country-albums\|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=November 12, 2020}} \| 38
scope="col"\| Chart (2006) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-country-albums\|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=November 12, 2020}} \| 68

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2005)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 12, 2020}}

| 38

scope="col"| Chart (2006)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 12, 2020}}

| 68

=Singles=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Single ! colspan="2"\| Peak chart positions
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"\| US Country ! width="45"\| US
rowspan="2"\| 2005 \| align="left"\| "Help Somebody" \| 8 \| 66
align="left"\| "Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do" \| 16 \| 111
2006 \| align="left"\| "Things I Miss the Most" \| 59 \| —
colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="2"| Peak chart
positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US Country

! width="45"| US

rowspan="2"| 2005

| align="left"| "Help Somebody"

| 8

| 66

align="left"| "Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do"