Gotta Be Me

by Cody Johnson

Overview

Like so many Texan country singers, Cody Johnson doesn't like to stray far from home. He's fond of hardwood honky tonk and sultry ballads that suggest another time, sounds that evoke many different eras of Texas country music. Gotta Be Me still manages to sound individualistic because Johnson imprints this album -- his fifth, and his second to make its way on the Billboard Country charts -- with a sense of personality. He's not forceful but he doesn't recede into the background, either. Johnson takes things easy, so easy that his solid songs can sometimes slip by without notice, but that's also the good thing about Gotta Be Me: it goes down easy, but further inspection reveals its sturdy construction. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/05/2016
Label:	Cojo
UPC:	0641444174829
Rank:	21576

Tracks

1. Gotta Be Me
2. Grass Stains
3. With You I Am
4. Half a Song
5. The Only One I Know (Cowboy Life)
6. Walk Away
7. Kiss Goodbye
8. Chain Drinkin'
9. Wild as You
10. I Know My Way Back (Clara's Song)
11. Billy's Brother
12. Every Scar Has a Story
13. I Ain't Going Nowhere Baby
14. I Can't Even Walk (Without You Holding My Hand)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cody Johnson   Primary Artist,Lead Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Aubrey Haynie   Fiddle
Trent Willmon   Harmonica,Bass (Upright)
John Willis   Banjo,Guitar (Acoustic)
Rob McNelly   Guitar (Electric)
J. T. Cornflos   Guitar (Electric)
Amber White   Vocals (Background)
Scotty Sanders   Guitar (Steel)
Brian Pruitt   Drums,Percussion
Sheila Johnson   Featured Artist
Derek Wells   Guitar (Electric)
David Dorn   Piano,Wurlitzer,Synthesizer,Organ (Hammond)
Tammy Rodgers   Fiddle
Dustin Miller   Vocals (Background)
Steve Bryant   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Red Marlow   Vocals (Background)
Carl Johnson   Vocals,Featured Artist
Justin Ostrander   Guitar (Electric)
Shelia Johnson   Vocals

Technical Credits

Trent Willmon   Producer
Bart Busch   Engineer
John Willis   Acoustic Treatments
Jack Clarke   Mixing,Engineer
Cameron Powell   Photography
Scott Gunter   A&R,Production Assistant
Cody Johnson   Composer
Lyndon Hughes   Mixing,Engineer,Producer