State I'm In (album)

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State I'm In
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 12, 2019
Genre
Length40:25
LabelValory
ProducerBuddy Cannon
Aaron Lewis chronology
Sinner
(2016)
State I'm In
(2019)
Frayed at Both Ends
(2022)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

State I'm In is the third studio album by American rock musician Aaron Lewis of Staind. It was released by the Valory Music division of Big Machine Records on April 12, 2019, a day before Lewis’ 47th birthday. Buddy Cannon is the album's producer.[2]

Commercial performance[edit]

State I'm In debuted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart at No. 2, with 22,000 copies sold (23,000 in equivalent album units) in the first week. The album has sold 41,600 copies as of February 2020.[3]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Party's Over"Aaron Lewis3:34
2."Can't Take Back"Lewis, Dan Tyminski, Ira Dean3:39
3."Reconsider"Keith Gattis, Charles Brocco3:52
4."It Keeps On Workin'"Lewis, Dean, Chris Wallin4:18
5."State I'm In"Lewis3:01
6."God and Guns"Lewis, Bobby Pinson3:46
7."Love Me"Lewis5:47
8."If I Were the Devil"Trent Tomlinson, Houston Phillips3:59
9."Burnt the Sawmill Down"Keith Whitley, Jim Elliot3:31
10."The Bottom"Waylon Payne4:58
Total length:40:25

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from liner notes.[4]

  • Wyatt Beard – background vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6)
  • Ron Block – acoustic guitar (track 2)
  • Jim "Moose" Brown – electric piano (track 4), organ (tracks 2, 8), piano (track 7)
  • Pat Buchanan – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8)
  • Buddy Cannon – background vocals (track 6)
  • Melonie Cannon – background vocals (track 1)
  • Tony Creasman – drums (all tracks)
  • Sidney Cox – background vocals (track 10)
  • Suzanne Cox – background vocals (track 10)
  • Paul Franklinsteel guitar (all tracks)
  • Vince Gill – electric guitar (track 7)
  • Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar (all tracks)
  • Ben Haggard – electric guitar (track 8)
  • Ben Isaacs – background vocals (track 3)
  • Sonya Isaacs – background vocals (track 3)
  • Jamey Johnson – background vocals (track 5)
  • Ben Kitterman – dobro (all tracks except 10)
  • Alison Krauss – background vocals (track 5)
  • Aaron Lewis – lead vocals (all tracks)
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8)
  • Danny Parks – acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 5, 6, 9, 10)
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica (tracks 2, 9)
  • Mike Rojas – accordion (track 5), piano (tracks 5, 6, 9), organ (tracks 3, 10)
  • Bobby Terry – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 10), electric guitar (tracks 3, 5, 6, 9)
  • Dan Tyminski – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 9), mandolin (track 2), background vocals (tracks 2, 8, 9)

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for State I'm In
Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 18
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "State I'm In - Aaron Lewis - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. ^ Freeman, Jon (29 January 2019). "Aaron Lewis Details New Solo Album 'State I'm In'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (February 25, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart in Pure Sales: February 24, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. ^ State I'm In (CD booklet). Aaron Lewis. The Valory Music Co. 2019. VMCAL0200A.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Aaron Lewis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Aaron Lewis Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.