Carrying On is the second studio album by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in May 2001 via Columbia Nashville. Certified gold in the United States, the album produced only two singles: "She Couldn't Change Me" and "Cold One Comin' On," which reached numbers 2 and 23 on the Hot Country Singles chart, respectively.

Carrying On
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1, 2001 (2001-05-01)
Recorded2000–2001
GenreCountry
Length50:32
LabelColumbia Nashville
ProducerJoe Scaife
Montgomery Gentry chronology
Tattoos & Scars
(1999)
Carrying On
(2001)
My Town
(2002)
Singles from Carrying On
  1. "She Couldn't Change Me"
    Released: February 5, 2001
  2. "Cold One Comin' On"
    Released: August 25, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She Couldn't Change Me"Gary Nicholson, Chris Knight4:20
2."My Father's Son"Scooter Carusoe, Dan Colehour4:45
3."The Fine Line"Anthony L. Smith, Rick Tiger3:51
4."Cold One Comin' On"Michael Huffman, Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis5:10
5."While the World Goes Down the Drain"Jim Rushing, Keith Sewell4:05
6."Hellbent on Saving Me"Wendell Mobley, Gordon Bradberry3:19
7."Carrying On"Anthony Smith, Bobby Terry, Kevin Brandt3:43
8."I'm a Ramblin' Man"Ray Pennington3:13
9."Black Jack Fletcher and Mississippi Sam"Ronny Scaife, Phil Thomas, Don Scaife3:52
10."Lucky to Be Here"Kenny Beard, Eddie Montgomery, Troy Gentry3:23
11."Too Hard to Handle... Too Free to Hold"George Molton5:08
12."Tried and True"Matt Hendrix, Clay Davidson5:43

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 49
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 6

Year-end charts

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Chart (2001) Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[4] 59
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 35
Chart (2002) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 57

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions
US Country US
2001 "She Couldn't Change Me" 2 37
"Cold One Comin' On" 23

Certifications

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Country Certifier Certification
United States RIAA Gold

Personnel

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According to Carrying On liner notes.[7]

Montgomery Gentry
  • Troy Gentry - vocals
  • Eddie Montgomery - vocals

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  7. ^ Carrying On (CD insert). Montgomery Gentry. Columbia Nashville. 2001. 62167.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)