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Sinners Like Me

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Sinners Like Me
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 18, 2006 (2006-07-18)
Recorded2005–06
GenreCountry
Length47:05
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerJay Joyce
Eric Church chronology
Sinners Like Me
(2006)
Carolina
(2009)
Singles from Sinners Like Me
  1. "How 'Bout You"
    Released: January 30, 2006
  2. "Two Pink Lines"
    Released: August 28, 2006
  3. "Guys Like Me"
    Released: January 22, 2007
  4. "Sinners Like Me"
    Released: September 10, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Country Standard Time[2]
Slant Magazine[3]

Sinners Like Me is the debut studio album from American country music artist Eric Church. It was released on July 18, 2006, through Capitol Records Nashville. Singles released from the album include "How 'Bout You", "Two Pink Lines", "Guys Like Me", and the title track, which respectively reached No. 14, No. 19, No. 17 and No. 51 on the Hot Country Songs charts. Although not released as a single, the track "Lightning" was made into a music video, which aired on the networks CMT and GAC. The album has sold 590,000 copies in the US as of November 29, 2013,[4] and it was certified Platinum by the RIAA for a million units in combined sales and streams on April 29, 2019.[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Eric Church, with additional co-writers as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Before She Does"
3:19
2."Sinners Like Me"
  • Spillman
3:52
3."How 'Bout You"
3:49
4."These Boots"3:48
5."What I Almost Was"
  • Heeney
3:21
6."The Hard Way"3:32
7."Guys Like Me"3:11
8."Lightning" 5:14
9."Can't Take It with You"
  • Marla Cannon-Goodman
  • Beathard
4:24
10."Pledge Allegiance to the Hag" (featuring Merle Haggard)
  • Beavers
4:25
11."Two Pink Lines"3:27
12."Livin' Part of Life"
4:29
Total length:47:05

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Sterling, Todd. "Sinners Like Me review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  2. ^ Remz, Jeffrey B. "Eric Church - Sinners Like Me". Country Standard Time. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  3. ^ Keefe, Jonathan. "Eric Church: Sinners Like Me". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  4. ^ Price, Deborah Evans (November 29, 2013). "Eric Church: The Billboard Cover Story". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "American album certifications – Eric Church – Sinners Like Me". Recording Industry Association of America.
  6. ^ "Eric Church Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "Eric Church Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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