Waitin' in the Country
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{{Infobox album
| name = Waitin' in the Country
| type = studio
| artist = Jason Michael Carroll
| cover = Jmcwait.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2007|02|06}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 41:38
| label = Arista Nashville
| producer = Don Gehman
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Growing Up Is Getting Old
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Waitin' in the Country
| type = studio
| single1 = Alyssa Lies
| single1date = October 17, 2006
| single2 = Livin' Our Love Song
| single2date = April 9, 2007
| single3 = I Can Sleep When I'm Dead
| single3date = February 4, 2008
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r948846|pure_url=yes}}|title=Waitin' in the Country review|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|work=Allmusic|accessdate=July 3, 2011}}
| rev2 = Engine 145
| noprose = yes
}}
Waitin' in the Country is the debut studio album by American country music artist Jason Michael Carroll. It was released on February 6, 2007, by Arista Nashville. The album has produced three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in "Alyssa Lies", "Livin' Our Love Song", and "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead", which respectively reached No. 5, No. 6, and No. 21.
The track "Love Won't Let Me" was previously recorded by Victor Sanz, who released it as a single in 2005 from his album Hey Country.
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = Waitin' in the Country
| writer1 = Cole Deggs, Craig Wiseman
| length1 = 3:48
| title2 = I Can Sleep When I'm Dead
| writer2 = Jim Collins, Rivers Rutherford, Jason Michael Carroll
| length2 = 3:23
| title3 = Alyssa Lies
| writer3 = Carroll
| length3 = 4:19
| title4 = Lookin' at You
| writer4 = Rick Ferrell, Wade Kirby
| length4 = 3:08
| title5 = No Good in Goodbye
| note5 = featuring Jewel
| writer5 = Jewel, Shaye Smith, Carroll
| length5 = 3:50
| title6 = Livin' Our Love Song
| writer6 = Tim Galloway, Glen Mitchell, Carroll
| length6 = 3:52
| title7 = Anywhere U.S.A.
| writer7 = Wiseman, Brad Crisler
| length7 = 3:40
| title8 = Honky Tonk Friends
| writer8 = Casey Beathard, Ed Hill
| length8 = 3:45
| title9 = Love Won't Let Me
| writer9 = Steve Robson, Jeffrey Steele
| length9 = 3:47
| title10 = Angel of Broken Hearts
| writer10 = Austin Cunningham, Liz Rose
| length10 = 4:16
| title11 = Let It Rain
| writer11 = Tommy Lee James, Terry McBride, Carroll
| length11 = 3:45
}}
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Waitin' in the Country |others=Jason Michael Carroll |year=2007 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Arista Nashville |id=8897-01487-2}}
;Musicians
- Jason Michael Carroll — lead vocals
- Perry Coleman — background vocals
- J. T. Corenflos — electric guitar
- Michael Daly — steel guitar
- Dan Dugmore — steel guitar
- Larry Frankliln — mandolin, fiddle
- Billy Hawn — percussion
- Wes Hightower — background vocals
- John Hobbs — piano, organ, keyboards
- Jewel — duet vocals on "No Good in Goodbye"
- Greg Morrow — drums
- Herb Pedersen — background vocals
- Alison Prestwood — bass guitar
- Michael Rhodes — bass guitar
- Michael Rojas — piano, organ, keyboards
- John Wesley Ryles — background vocals
- Biff Watson — acoustic guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin — violin, banjo, mandolin, strings, string arrangements
;Technical
- Mark Dearnley — recording, mixing
- Don Gehman — production, mixing
- John Hobbs — music director
- Bob Ludwig — mastering
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2007)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|8|artist=Jason Michael Carroll|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 26, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Jason Michael Carroll|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 26, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2007)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 26, 2020}}
| 182 |
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 26, 2020}}
| 38 |
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak chart |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:45px;"| US Country ! style="width:45px;"| US |
| 2006
| style="text-align:left;"| "Alyssa Lies" | 5 | 58 |
| 2007
| style="text-align:left;"| "Livin' Our Love Song" | 6 | 52 |
| 2008
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead" | 21 | 115 |
References
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Category:Arista Records albums