| Living Hard | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Gary Allan |
| Cover: | LivingHard.jpg |
| Released: | October 23, 2007 |
| Recorded: | 2007 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 41:01 |
| Label: | MCA Nashville |
| Producer: | Mark Wright Gary Allan |
| Prev Title: | Greatest Hits |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | Get Off on the Pain |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
Living Hard is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Gary Allan. It was released on October 23, 2007 via MCA Nashville.
The album debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling approximately 69,000 copies during its first week.[1] Its lead-off single, "Watching Airplanes", reached number 2 on the country charts, its second single "Learning How to Bend" peaked at number 13, and the third single "She's So California" went to number 24. "Like It's a Bad Thing" was later recorded by Danny Gokey on his 2010 debut album My Best Days. "Half of My Mistakes" was written by Bobby Houck and Radney Foster and originally recorded by Houck's band, the Blue Dogs, on their 2004 album, Halos and Good Buys, then by Foster on his 2004 album And Then There's Me (The Back Porch Sessions), and finally by Jace Everett on his 2005 self-titled debut album.
From Living Hard liner notes.[2]
| Chart (2007) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] | 74 | |
| Chart (2008) | Position | |
| US Billboard 200[4] | 143 | |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] | 24 |