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Put the "O" Back in Country

2005 studio album by Shooter Jennings

Put the "O" Back in Country

Studio album by

Shooter Jennings

Released

March 1, 2005

Genre

Southern rock

Length

46:44

Label

Universal South

Producer

Dave Cobb

Shooter Jennings chronology

Put the "O" Back in Country
(2005)

Electric Rodeo
(2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Put the "O" Back in Country is the debut studio album by American country rock artist Shooter Jennings. This album was released on March 1, 2005 on the Universal South label.

This album produced Jennings's only entry on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in the single "4th of July". The album version of this song features a cameo appearance by George Jones, who sings the chorus to his signature song "He Stopped Loving Her Today" at the end; this guest appearance was removed from the song's radio edit. Despite the edit, Jones was credited on the Billboard charts.

Composition

The music of Put the "O" Back in Country encompasses Southern rock,^[1]^[2]^[3] country rock^[4] and outlaw country.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Shooter Jennings except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Put the 'O' Back in Country" (adapted from "Are You Ready for the Country" and arranged by Shooter Jennings, LeRoy Powell, Ted Russell Kamp)	Neil Young	3:25
2.	"4th of July" (feat. George Jones (additional writing credit goes to Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman for "He Stopped Loving Her Today"))		4:26
3.	"Lonesome Blues"	Powell	4:00
4.	"Solid Country Gold"		3:05
5.	"Busted in Baylor County (Sweet Leaf Version)"	Jennings, Powell, John Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Terence Butler, William Ward	3:53
6.	"Sweet Savannah"		4:09
7.	"Steady at the Wheel"	Kamp	2:57
8.	"Manifesto No. 1"		3:09
9.	"The Letter"		3:32
10.	"Southern Comfort" (feat. Faith Evans, Jessi Colter and CeCe White)	Jennings, Powell, Kamp	5:49
11.	"Daddy's Farm"		8:19

Personnel

Shooter Jennings – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, Dobro, electric guitar, grand piano, harmonica, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer
Jessi Colter – backing vocals on "Southern Comfort"
Faith Evans – backing vocals on "Southern Comfort"
Eric Heywood – pedal steel guitar on "Solid Country Gold" and "Manifesto No. 1"
George Jones – duet vocals on "4th of July"
Ted Russell Kamp – bass guitar, piano, backing vocals
Bryan Keeling – drums
Chris Lawrence – pedal steel guitar on "Lonesome Blues"
Travis Roy Parker – fiddle on "Busted in Baylor County"
LeRoy Powell – lap steel guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, slide guitar, banjo, Dobro, strings, harmonica, backing vocals
CeCe White – backing vocals on "Southern Comfort"
Hank Williams Jr. – backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	124
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	22
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[7]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8]	55

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Jurek, Thom. Put the "O" Back in Country at AllMusic
^ Phillips, Fred (July 4, 2014). "One Track Mind: Shooter Jennings, "4th of July" from Put the O Back in Country". Something Else Reviews. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
^ Schneider, Jason (May 1, 2005). "Put The O Back In Country". Exclaim.
^ Staff (March 12, 2005). "Put the 'O' Back in Country". Billboard.
^ "Shooter Jennings Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
^ "Shooter Jennings Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
^ "Shooter Jennings Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2020.