Waitin' in the Country explained

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.

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.^[1]

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

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
US Billboard 200[2]	182
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3]	38

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US
2006	"Alyssa Lies"	5	58
2007	"Livin' Our Love Song"	6	52
2008	"I Can Sleep When I'm Dead"	21	115

Notes and References

1. Waitin' in the Country . Jason Michael Carroll . 2007 . CD booklet . Arista Nashville . 8897-01487-2.
2. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. November 26, 2020.
3. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. November 26, 2020.