Tattoos & Scars

Tattoos & Scars

Studio album by

Montgomery Gentry

Released

April 6, 1999

Recorded

1999

Genre

Country

Length

38:55

Label

Columbia Nashville

Producer

Joe Scaife

Montgomery Gentry chronology

Tattoos & Scars
(1999)

Carrying On
(2001)

Singles from Tattoos & Scars

"Hillbilly Shoes"
Released: February 22, 1999
"Lonely and Gone"
Released: June 22, 1999
"Daddy Won't Sell the Farm"
Released: November 2, 1999
"Self Made Man"
Released: April 22, 2000
"All Night Long"
Released: August 2000

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	B link

Tattoos & Scars is the debut studio album by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in April 1999 via Columbia Records Nashville. Certified platinum in the United States, the album produced five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts: "Hillbilly Shoes", "Lonely and Gone", "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm", "Self Made Man", and "All Night Long" (a duet with Charlie Daniels); "Lonely and Gone" was the highest, peaking at number 5. "Didn't Your Mama Tell Ya" and "Trouble Is" features Troy Gentry singing alone as lead vocals.

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Tattoos & Scars produced five singles for the duo upon its 1999 release. Leading off the album's singles was "Hillbilly Shoes", a #13 U.S. country hit. After it came the #5 "Lonely and Gone", co-written by Pirates of the Mississippi member Bill McCorvey, along with Dave Gibson, formerly of the Gibson/Miller Band. "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm", co-written by Canadian singer Steve Fox, was the third single, with a #17 peak. It was followed by "Self Made Man" and finally "All Night Long", both at #31. "Trouble Is" was co-written by Little Texas guitarist Porter Howell.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hillbilly Shoes"	Bobby Taylor, Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis	3:13
2.	"Trying to Survive"	Stephony Smith, Kevin Brandt	3:50
3.	"Lonely and Gone"	Bill McCorvey, Dave Gibson, Greg Crowe	3:19
4.	"Self Made Man"	Wynn Varble, Jay Knowles	3:35
5.	"Daddy Won't Sell the Farm"	Robin Branda, Steve Fox	4:18
6.	"If a Broken Heart Could Kill"	Rick Ferrell, Steve Clark	3:19
7.	"I've Loved a Lot More Than I've Hurt"	Max D. Barnes	3:14
8.	"Didn't Your Mama Tell Ya"	Stewart Harris, Clay Davidson	3:26
9.	"Trouble Is"	Porter Howell, Sam Gay	3:09
10.	"Tattoos & Scars"	Tony Lane	3:59
11.	"All Night Long" (featuring Charlie Daniels)	Charlie Daniels, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Jack Gavin, Charlie Hayward, Bruce Ray Brown	3:33

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.^[1]

Jim Cotton – background vocals on "All Night Long"
Charlie Daniels – vocals on "All Night Long"
Dan Dugmore – electric dobro, steel guitar
Glen Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
Steve Fox – background vocals on "All Night Long"
Troy Gentry – lead vocals (1, some on tracks 3, 7, 8, 9 10, and 11, background vocals (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11)
Paul Leim – drums, percussion
Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
Gary Lunn – bass guitar, fretless bass guitar
Steve Marcantonio – background vocals on "All Night Long"
Anthony Martin – background vocals
Eddie Montgomery – lead vocals (some on track 1, All on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11), background vocals on (1, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11)
Steve Nathan – organ, piano, synthesizer
Brent Rowan – electric guitar
Joe Scaife – background vocals on "All Night Long"
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	4
US Billboard 200^[2]	131
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	10
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[4]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	53
Chart (2000)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	34

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US	CAN Country
1999	"Hillbilly Shoes"	13	62	7
	"Lonely and Gone"	5	46	11
	"Daddy Won't Sell the Farm"	17	79	19
2000	"Self Made Man"	31	—	50
2000	"All Night Long" (with Charlie Daniels)	31	—	*

Certifications

Country	Certifier	Certification
United States	RIAA	Platinum

References

^ Tattoos & Scars (CD booklet). Montgomery Gentry. Columbia Records Nashville. 1999. CK-69156.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^ "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^ "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

v t e Montgomery Gentry
Eddie Montgomery Troy Gentry
Studio albums	Tattoos & Scars Carrying On My Town You Do Your Thing Some People Change Back When I Knew It All Rebels on the Run Folks Like Us Here's to You
Compilation albums	Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999–2005
Notable singles	"Hillbilly Shoes" "Lonely and Gone" "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm" "Self Made Man" "She Couldn't Change Me" "Cold One Comin' On" "My Town" "Speed" "Hell Yeah" "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" "You Do Your Thing" "Gone" "Something to Be Proud Of" "She Don't Tell Me To" "Some People Change" "Lucky Man" "What Do Ya Think About That" "Back When I Knew It All" "Roll with Me" "One in Every Crowd" "Long Line of Losers" "Where I Come From"
Guest singles	"The Truth About Men"
Related articles	Discography Dillon Carmichael John Michael Montgomery "Merry Christmas from the Family"

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