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typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Allan,_Gary_(2007).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Allan performing on tour with Keith Urban, 2007"><img alt="Allan performing on tour with Keith Urban, 2007" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Allan%2C_Gary_%282007%29.jpg/220px-Allan%2C_Gary_%282007%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Allan%2C_Gary_%282007%29.jpg/330px-Allan%2C_Gary_%282007%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Allan%2C_Gary_%282007%29.jpg/440px-Allan%2C_Gary_%282007%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="667" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Allan performing on tour with <a href="/wiki/Keith_Urban" title="Keith Urban">Keith Urban</a>, 2007</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Gary Allan Herzberg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1967-12-05</span>) </span>December 5, 1967<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 56)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/La_Mirada,_California" title="La Mirada, California">La Mirada, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">Country</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Singer-songwriter</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instruments</th><td class="infobox-data note"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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"counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Vocals</li> <li>guitar</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1996–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca Nashville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group_Nashville" title="Universal Music Group Nashville">MCA Nashville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records_Nashville" title="Capitol Records Nashville">EMI Nashville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://garyallan.com">garyallan<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Gary Allan Herzberg</b> (born December 5, 1967)<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a> singer. Signed to <a href="/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca Records</a> in 1996, he made his country music debut with the release of his single "<a href="/wiki/Her_Man_(song)" title="Her Man (song)">Her Man</a>", the lead-off to his <a href="/wiki/Gold_album" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold album">gold</a>-certified debut album <i><a href="/wiki/Used_Heart_for_Sale" title="Used Heart for Sale">Used Heart for Sale</a></i>, which was released in 1996 on Decca. His second album, <i><a href="/wiki/It_Would_Be_You" title="It Would Be You">It Would Be You</a></i>, followed in 1998. His third album, <i><a href="/wiki/Smoke_Rings_in_the_Dark" title="Smoke Rings in the Dark">Smoke Rings in the Dark</a></i>, was his first one for <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group_Nashville" title="Universal Music Group Nashville">MCA Nashville</a> (he has been signed to the label since then) and his first <a href="/wiki/Platinum_album" class="mw-redirect" title="Platinum album">platinum album</a>. His next albums, <i><a href="/wiki/Alright_Guy" title="Alright Guy">Alright Guy</a></i> (2001) and <i><a href="/wiki/See_If_I_Care_(Gary_Allan_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="See If I Care (Gary Allan album)">See If I Care</a></i> (2003), both were also certified platinum while <i><a href="/wiki/Tough_All_Over_(Gary_Allan_album)" title="Tough All Over (Gary Allan album)">Tough All Over</a></i> (2005) and <i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Gary_Allan_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Gary Allan album)">Greatest Hits</a></i> (2007) and <i><a href="/wiki/Living_Hard" title="Living Hard">Living Hard</a></i> (2007) were all certified gold. </p><p>Allan's next two albums <i><a href="/wiki/Get_Off_on_the_Pain" title="Get Off on the Pain">Get Off on the Pain</a></i> (2010) and <i><a href="/wiki/Set_You_Free_(Gary_Allan_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Set You Free (Gary Allan album)">Set You Free</a></i> (2013) both reached the Top 10 on the U.S. <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Top_Country_Albums" title="Top Country Albums">Top Country Albums</a> charts, at numbers 2 and 1 respectively. Overall, his ten studio and greatest hits albums have produced 26 singles on the U.S. <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" title="Hot Country Songs">Hot Country Songs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Country_Airplay" title="Country Airplay">Country Airplay</a> charts, including the number one hits "<a href="/wiki/Man_to_Man_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Man to Man (song)">Man to Man</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Tough_Little_Boys" title="Tough Little Boys">Tough Little Boys</a>" (both 2003), "<a href="/wiki/Nothing_On_but_the_Radio" title="Nothing On but the Radio">Nothing On but the Radio</a>" (2004), and "<a href="/wiki/Every_Storm_(Runs_Out_of_Rain)" title="Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)">Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)</a>" (2013). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GaryAllanExitsStage.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/GaryAllanExitsStage.JPG/220px-GaryAllanExitsStage.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/GaryAllanExitsStage.JPG/330px-GaryAllanExitsStage.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/GaryAllanExitsStage.JPG/440px-GaryAllanExitsStage.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3168" data-file-height="4752" /></a><figcaption>Allan leaving the stage in <a href="/wiki/Mescalero,_New_Mexico" title="Mescalero, New Mexico">Mescalaro</a> northeast of <a href="/wiki/Las_Cruces,_New_Mexico" title="Las Cruces, New Mexico">Las Cruces, New Mexico</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Gary Allan Herzberg was born on December 5, 1967, in <a href="/wiki/La_Mirada,_California" title="La Mirada, California">La Mirada, California</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to Harley and Mary Herzberg. He grew up <a href="/wiki/Mormon" class="mw-redirect" title="Mormon">Mormon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-young_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-young-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Insuring that the family would focus on music, Allan's mother insisted that the family's guitars always remain visible in the home. At age 13, Allan began playing in <a href="/wiki/Honky_tonks" class="mw-redirect" title="Honky tonks">honky tonks</a> with his father.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-paulik_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paulik-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two years later, he was offered his first recording contract, from <a href="/wiki/A%26M_Records" title="A&M Records">A&M Records</a>, but rejected the deal. His parents wanted him to finish his education and his father felt that Allan had yet to develop his own distinctive style.<sup id="cite_ref-dave_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dave-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite his commitment to finishing school, Allan reflects that he was rarely alert in class. "I played the bars at night, I was half asleep when I got to school. I thought sleep was what you did when you go to school."<sup id="cite_ref-dave_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dave-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After graduating from <a href="/wiki/La_Serna_High_School" title="La Serna High School">La Serna High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Whittier,_California" title="Whittier, California">Whittier, California</a>, Allan continued to play in the bars with his band, the Honky Tonk Wranglers. Many of the venues they played were packed and promoters often tried to move them to larger clubs. Doing so would have required him to stop playing some of the older country music, such as covers of <a href="/wiki/George_Jones" title="George Jones">George Jones</a> songs, so Allan refused.<sup id="cite_ref-paulik_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paulik-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1987, Allan married his first wife, Tracy Taylor. They have since divorced. He married model Danette Day on November 28, 1998 in <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> and they divorced in June 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His third wife, Angela<sup id="cite_ref-garyallan575_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garyallan575-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (whom he wed on June 5, 2001), died by <a href="/wiki/Suicide" title="Suicide">suicide</a> on October 25, 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-garyallan575_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garyallan575-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2021, Allan was engaged to Molly Martin. They married in a private ceremony in <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> on Feb. 5, attended by only an officiant and a photographer.<sup id="cite_ref-watts_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-watts-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nashville_connection">Nashville connection</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Nashville connection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Allan was introduced to songwriter/producer <a href="/wiki/Byron_Hill" title="Byron Hill">Byron Hill</a> on August 28, 1993, by a mutual friend and talent-scout Jim Seal, at a bar called the Lion D'or in <a href="/wiki/Downey,_California" title="Downey, California">Downey, California</a>, where Allan was already regularly performing. Seal and Hill had asked Allan if they could showcase an unsigned act that they were developing there. Hill had arranged to bring the head of <a href="/wiki/A%26R" class="mw-redirect" title="A&R">A&R</a> from a major label to the show to see this other act perform. Allan kindly let them use his stage for the event, giving the new act the opening performance slot that night. Hill promised Allan that they would make sure the A&R person remained there to see his portion of the show. Everyone was knocked out with Allan's performance, and very impressed with his voice. From that point on, Byron Hill began sending Allan songs. Without any serious funding at the time, Hill arranged for Allan to go into Seal's small studio in <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> to try his vocals on some of existing demo tracks which Hill had sent to Allan from <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a>. Meanwhile, Hill became head of A&R at <a href="/wiki/BNA_Records" title="BNA Records">BNA Entertainment</a> on October 29 of that same year and immediately wanted to sign Allan to BNA, but the then current roster conditions and other circumstances related to the planned restructuring of <a href="/wiki/RCA_Records_Nashville" title="RCA Records Nashville">RCA/BNA Nashville</a> stood in the way.<sup id="cite_ref-hill_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hill-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="From_demo_to_deal">From demo to deal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: From demo to deal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the meantime, Allan took a job selling cars. He left a demo tape in the glove box of a truck purchased by a wealthy couple. When the couple discovered that he was the singer, they wrote him a check for $12,000.<sup id="cite_ref-dave_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dave-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This independent funding allowed Allan to go to Nashville to record some of the songs that were on that early demo tape with Byron Hill as producer.<sup id="cite_ref-hill_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hill-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 11, 1995, they worked at <a href="/wiki/Javelina_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Javelina Studios">Javelina Studios</a> for a couple of days on the four songs that Hill immediately showed to labels. Allan's recordings brought serious responses from several labels including <a href="/wiki/Mercury_Records" title="Mercury Records">Mercury</a>, <a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-hill_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hill-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A meeting was then held at a Nashville hotel among Hill, Allan, and friend of Allan's, who was a program director for a radio station in California.<sup id="cite_ref-hill_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hill-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The meeting was to arrange two showcases in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles</a> to put Allan on stage at two of the radio station's regular nights at a local club. Hill arranged for staffers at the Nashville office of Decca Records to attend the first showcase held on November 1, 1995. Decca immediately wanted to sign Allan, and knowing that Hill was lining up other labels to see Allan, Decca asked them to cancel the second showcase. A rep from RCA was already booked to see the second showcase the following week, but the "bird-in-hand" deal offer was too tempting for both Allan and Hill, so they committed to the Decca offer.<sup id="cite_ref-hill_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hill-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Decca staffer Mark Wright and Byron Hill co-produced Allan's first three albums for Decca beginning sessions on March 11, 1996, for <i>Used Heart for Sale</i>, then <i>It Would Be You</i>, both of which yielded top five singles, and later <i>Smoke Rings in the Dark</i> (which also included <a href="/wiki/Tony_Brown_(record_producer)" title="Tony Brown (record producer)">Tony Brown</a> as a co-producer). It was during the recording of the first album that they recorded "It Must Have Been Ol' Santa Claus", as an added track to be packaged on various MCA/Decca Christmas compilations.<sup id="cite_ref-hill_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hill-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then Allan and Hill got a personal call from <a href="/wiki/Harry_Connick,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Harry Connick, Jr.">Harry Connick, Jr.</a>, the writer of the song, thanking them for the recording, during which he added a few of his <a href="/wiki/Dixieland" class="mw-redirect" title="Dixieland">New Orleans Jazz</a> style "very cool man!" compliments. The Christmas recording has been since released on at least four compilations. The merger of <a href="/wiki/PolyGram" title="PolyGram">PolyGram</a>, Decca, and <a href="/wiki/MCA_Records" title="MCA Records">MCA Records</a> marked the closing of Decca and Allan was moved to MCA Records.<sup id="cite_ref-hill_11-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hill-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gary_Allan_Wiki.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Gary_Allan_Wiki.jpg/220px-Gary_Allan_Wiki.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Gary_Allan_Wiki.jpg/330px-Gary_Allan_Wiki.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Gary_Allan_Wiki.jpg/440px-Gary_Allan_Wiki.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1636" data-file-height="1572" /></a><figcaption>Allan performing in <a href="/wiki/Paducah,_Kentucky" title="Paducah, Kentucky">Paducah, Kentucky</a>, April 2006</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Used_Heart_for_Sale"><i>Used Heart for Sale</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Used Heart for Sale"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His first deal, with <a href="/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca Records</a> Nashville, produced his debut studio album <i><a href="/wiki/Used_Heart_for_Sale" title="Used Heart for Sale">Used Heart for Sale</a></i> in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album was named "Best of the Month" by <i>Stereo Review</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-kling_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kling-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It advanced to the Top 20 of the charts. Its first single, "<a href="/wiki/Her_Man_(song)" title="Her Man (song)">Her Man</a>" (previously recorded by <a href="/wiki/Waylon_Jennings" title="Waylon Jennings">Waylon Jennings</a>) gave Allan his first Top 10 country hit on the U.S. <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" title="Hot Country Songs">Hot Country Songs</a> chart. Other tracks from this album, however, proved less successful. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="It_Would_Be_You"><i>It Would Be You</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: It Would Be You"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Allan's second studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/It_Would_Be_You" title="It Would Be You">It Would Be You</a></i>, was released in 1998. Although he has been writing songs since his teen years,<sup id="cite_ref-dave_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dave-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the singer has not really hesitated to bump his work from his albums in favor of those written by other songwriters that he respects. For the album, Allan replaced one of his songs with "No Judgement Day", written by Allen Shamblin. Even though that song was a hidden acoustic track, radio stations started giving it some heavy airplay.<sup id="cite_ref-dave_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dave-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "No Judgement Day" tells the story of a restaurant owner from a small town in Texas, where ex co-workers killed him in search of money, for drugs and alcohol. The album's <a href="/wiki/It_Would_Be_You_(Gary_Allan_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="It Would Be You (Gary Allan song)">title track</a> became Allan's second hit to reach the Top 10 on the U.S. country charts, remaining there after 21 weeks of radio play, "way beyond the tenure of most disposable radio hits."<sup id="cite_ref-kling_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kling-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In early-1999, Decca Records folded, and when Allan moved to the parent label, <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group_Nashville" title="Universal Music Group Nashville">MCA Nashville</a>, the <i>It Would Be You</i> album was left in limbo.<sup id="cite_ref-paulik_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paulik-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Allan was named as "Country Music's Sexy Star" by <i><a href="/wiki/People_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="People Magazine">People Magazine</a></i>. He also delved into the acting world in the TV <a href="/wiki/Mini-series" class="mw-redirect" title="Mini-series">mini-series</a> <i>Shake, Rattle, & Roll</i>, in which he would play the lead role of <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Cochran" title="Eddie Cochran">Eddie Cochran</a>. He followed that role with a part in the CBS TV series <i>Pensacola: Wings of Gold</i>, but describes his acting experience as "tedious."<sup id="cite_ref-dave_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dave-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Smoke_Rings_in_the_Dark"><i>Smoke Rings in the Dark</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Smoke Rings in the Dark"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1999, Allan released his third studio album <i><a href="/wiki/Smoke_Rings_in_the_Dark" title="Smoke Rings in the Dark">Smoke Rings in the Dark</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which is an album he recorded while in the midst of divorcing from his second wife, <a href="/wiki/Gianni_Versace_S.p.A." class="mw-redirect" title="Gianni Versace S.p.A.">Versace</a> model Danette Day, after only seven months of marriage.<sup id="cite_ref-dave_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dave-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike his first two albums, <i>Smoke Rings in the Dark</i> made fuller use of background singers and stringed instruments, "resulting in a lusher, fuller sound."<sup id="cite_ref-paulikreview_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paulikreview-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new album avoided the "devil-may-care brashness" of the first two, instead presenting a tone balanced between youthful optimism and "the knowledge that some of life's experiences exact a high toll."<sup id="cite_ref-paulikreview_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paulikreview-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Smoke Rings in the Dark</i> was certified platinum, and it included two successful singles, including its <a href="/wiki/Smoke_Rings_in_the_Dark_(song)" title="Smoke Rings in the Dark (song)">title track</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alright_Guy"><i>Alright Guy</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Alright Guy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The singer's fourth studio album <i><a href="/wiki/Alright_Guy" title="Alright Guy">Alright Guy</a></i> was released in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It contained the singles "The One", "Man of Me", and "Man to Man", the latter of which became his first number one hit on the U.S. <i>Billboard</i> country charts.<sup id="cite_ref-shelburne_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shelburne-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That same year, Allan married for the third time, to Angela, a <a href="/wiki/Flight_attendant" title="Flight attendant">flight attendant</a> whom he met on an airplane.<sup id="cite_ref-people_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-people-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="See_If_I_Care"><i>See If I Care</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See If I Care"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite his previous success and eight years in the music business, Allan was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Association" title="Country Music Association">Country Music Association</a>'s Horizon Award, typically given to newcomers, in 2003. The same year, he released his fifth studio album <i><a href="/wiki/See_If_I_Care_(Gary_Allan_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="See If I Care (Gary Allan album)">See If I Care</a>.</i> Allan had to be controversial to keep the album's title. Also, he thought that title had epitomized his attitude towards the music business, and that he would continue to make the music that he wanted to make regardless of whether the record label chose to back him or people chose to buy the album.<sup id="cite_ref-gimlin_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gimlin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>See If I Care</i> included Allan's second and third number one singles with "<a href="/wiki/Tough_Little_Boys" title="Tough Little Boys">Tough Little Boys</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Nothing_On_but_the_Radio" title="Nothing On but the Radio">Nothing On but the Radio</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-shelburne_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shelburne-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Songs About Rain" was a Top 15 hit. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tough_All_Over"><i>Tough All Over</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Tough All Over"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2003, Allan and his wife, Angela Herzberg, moved to <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> from California. On October 25, 2004, Angela committed suicide after suffering from <a href="/wiki/Depression_(mood)" title="Depression (mood)">Depression</a> and <a href="/wiki/Migraines" class="mw-redirect" title="Migraines">migraines</a>. Allan initially put his career on hold, but soon returned to music to deal with the loss of his wife. This resulted in 2005's "heart-wrenchingly personal album," <i><a href="/wiki/Tough_All_Over_(Gary_Allan_album)" title="Tough All Over (Gary Allan album)">Tough All Over</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-people_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-people-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He included several songs which he wrote or cowrote, including "Puttin' Memories Away" and "I Just Got Back from Hell," which dealt directly with his grief.<sup id="cite_ref-dawson_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dawson-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several years later, Gary discussed his wife's suicide on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Oprah_Winfrey_Show" title="The Oprah Winfrey Show">The Oprah Winfrey Show</a></i>. </p><p><i>Tough All Over</i> sold over 99,000 copies in its first week, debuting at No. 3 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> chart and at No. 1 on Top Country Albums.<sup id="cite_ref-dawson_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dawson-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was subsequently certified gold by the RIAA as of December 20, 2006, and contained the Top 10 singles "<a href="/wiki/Best_I_Ever_Had_(Grey_Sky_Morning)" title="Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)">Best I Ever Had</a>" (written by <a href="/wiki/Vertical_Horizon" title="Vertical Horizon">Vertical Horizon</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Matt_Scannell" title="Matt Scannell">Matt Scannell</a>) and "<a href="/wiki/Life_Ain%27t_Always_Beautiful" title="Life Ain't Always Beautiful">Life Ain't Always Beautiful</a>," co-written by country singer <a href="/wiki/Cyndi_Thomson" title="Cyndi Thomson">Cyndi Thomson</a> (under the name Cyndi Goodman).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Greatest_Hits"><i>Greatest Hits</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Greatest Hits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gary_Allan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Gary_Allan.jpg/220px-Gary_Allan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="238" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Gary_Allan.jpg/330px-Gary_Allan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Gary_Allan.jpg/440px-Gary_Allan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2028" data-file-height="2196" /></a><figcaption>Allan performing at Harrah's Metropolis in <a href="/wiki/Metropolis,_Illinois" title="Metropolis, Illinois">Metropolis, Illinois</a> southwest of <a href="/wiki/Evansville,_Indiana" title="Evansville, Indiana">Evansville, Indiana</a>, July 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>Allan's first <i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Gary_Allan_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Gary Allan album)">Greatest Hits</a></i> collection was released on March 6, 2007. A Number One album on the <i>Billboard</i> Top Country Albums charts, the album reprised the greatest hits from his first six albums, as well as two new songs. One of these, titled "A Feelin' Like That", was co-written by <a href="/wiki/David_Lee_Murphy" title="David Lee Murphy">David Lee Murphy</a> and Ira Dean (the latter a former member of <a href="/wiki/Trick_Pony" title="Trick Pony">Trick Pony</a>); the single peaked at No. 12 on the country singles charts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Living_Hard"><i>Living Hard</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Living Hard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The album <i><a href="/wiki/Living_Hard" title="Living Hard">Living Hard</a></i> was released on October 23, 2007. Serving as its lead-off single was the song "<a href="/wiki/Watching_Airplanes" title="Watching Airplanes">Watching Airplanes</a>," which spent more than thirty weeks on the country charts, where it reached a peak of No. 2 and went No. 1 on the Mediabase Chart. The song's music video was filmed during live concerts, including one at the <a href="/wiki/Red_Rocks_Amphitheatre" title="Red Rocks Amphitheatre">Red Rocks Amphitheatre</a> in <a href="/wiki/Morrison,_Colorado" title="Morrison, Colorado">Morrison, Colorado</a>. Second single "<a href="/wiki/Learning_How_to_Bend" title="Learning How to Bend">Learning How to Bend</a>"–co-written by Allan–quickly became another hit song, peaking at No. 13. The video was filmed during a live performance at the House of Blues in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Following this song is third single "She's So California," which Allan co-wrote with Jaime Hanna (of <a href="/wiki/Hanna-McEuen" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanna-McEuen">Hanna-McEuen</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Jon_Randall" title="Jon Randall">Jon Randall</a>, and it peaked at No. 24, becoming his first single to miss the top 20 since "Lovin' You Against My Will" in 2000. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Get_Off_on_the_Pain"><i>Get Off on the Pain</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Get Off on the Pain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gary_Allan_Speaking_With_Fans.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Gary_Allan_Speaking_With_Fans.JPG/220px-Gary_Allan_Speaking_With_Fans.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Gary_Allan_Speaking_With_Fans.JPG/330px-Gary_Allan_Speaking_With_Fans.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Gary_Allan_Speaking_With_Fans.JPG/440px-Gary_Allan_Speaking_With_Fans.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3168" data-file-height="4752" /></a><figcaption>Allan speaking with fans in Mescalero, September 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>A new single, entitled "<a href="/wiki/Today_(Gary_Allan_song)" title="Today (Gary Allan song)">Today</a>", was released on June 12, 2009. It served as the lead-off single to the album <i><a href="/wiki/Get_Off_on_the_Pain" title="Get Off on the Pain">Get Off on the Pain</a></i>, which was released on March 9, 2010. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Get_Off_on_the_Pain_(song)" title="Get Off on the Pain (song)">title track</a> was the album's second single. The song debuted at No. 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, the highest-debuting single of his career.<sup id="cite_ref-Country_Music_Television_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Country_Music_Television-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"<a href="/wiki/Kiss_Me_When_I%27m_Down" title="Kiss Me When I'm Down">Kiss Me When I'm Down</a>" was released as the album's third single. That song debuted at No. 52 on the U.S. <i>Billboard</i> <a href="/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" title="Hot Country Songs">Hot Country Songs</a> chart. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Set_You_Free"><i>Set You Free</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Set You Free"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Allan's ninth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Set_You_Free_(Gary_Allan_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Set You Free (Gary Allan album)">Set You Free</a></i>, was released on January 22, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-GaryAllan.com_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GaryAllan.com-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its first single, "<a href="/wiki/Every_Storm_(Runs_Out_of_Rain)" title="Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)">Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)</a>", was released to country radio on September 17, 2012, and reached Number One on the <a href="/wiki/Country_Airplay" title="Country Airplay">Country Airplay</a> chart on February 9, 2013, giving Allan his fourth Number One country hit and his first since "<a href="/wiki/Nothing_On_but_the_Radio" title="Nothing On but the Radio">Nothing On but the Radio</a>" in December 2004. In an interview with Broadway's Electric Barnyard, Allan spoke about co-writing with women for the new release. It was the first time in his career he had done so, and he described it as an interesting experience.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album's second single, "<a href="/wiki/Pieces_(Gary_Allan_song)" title="Pieces (Gary Allan song)">Pieces</a>", was released to country radio on February 25, 2013. The third single, "<a href="/wiki/It_Ain%27t_the_Whiskey" title="It Ain't the Whiskey">It Ain't the Whiskey</a>", was released on September 23, 2013. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ruthless"><i>Ruthless</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Ruthless"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2015, Allan released a new single entitled "<a href="/wiki/Hangover_Tonight" title="Hangover Tonight">Hangover Tonight</a>". This song was slated to serve as the lead single to his upcoming tenth studio album, entitled <i>Hard Way</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two more singles, "Do You Wish It Was Me?" and "Mess Me Up", followed in 2016 and 2017. The commercial failure of these singles caused delays in the release of an album.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 31, 2020, Allan released another new single called "Waste of a Whiskey Drink" through EMI Nashville.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His tenth album, <i><a href="/wiki/Ruthless_(Gary_Allan_album)" title="Ruthless (Gary Allan album)">Ruthless</a></i>, was released on June 25, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_views">Political views</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Political views"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2003, Allan told <i>CMT</i> that he believed <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican Party (US)">Republican</a> candidate <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger" title="Arnold Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a> would be the best governor because he is not driven by money.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2021, he told <i><a href="/wiki/People_(magazine)" title="People (magazine)">People</a></i> that he was "very much not a Republican."<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sound">Sound</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Sound"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Allan's voice is described as "raspy and unpolished."<sup id="cite_ref-paulik_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paulik-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>New York Times</i> describes his music as "elegant, often deadpan songs [that] tend toward manly understatement."<sup id="cite_ref-sanneh_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sanneh-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His sound is influenced by the <a href="/wiki/Bakersfield_Sound" class="mw-redirect" title="Bakersfield Sound">Bakersfield</a> scene, especially <a href="/wiki/Buck_Owens" title="Buck Owens">Buck Owens</a> and <a href="/wiki/Merle_Haggard" title="Merle Haggard">Merle Haggard</a>. He prefers that sound to the more pop country which is prevalent on country radio, because "the songs have got to have soul, have real meaning... Country music is... what happens during the week. Rock 'n roll is about what happens at the weekend."<sup id="cite_ref-dave_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dave-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because his sound is different from many of the current crop of country singers, as their sound is considerably more pop or rock, Allan has, at times had difficulty getting radio to play his singles. He says he has to "walk a real fine line" to "make sure that I get traditional stuff on the radio."<sup id="cite_ref-paulik_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paulik-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Allan_discography" title="Gary Allan discography">Gary Allan discography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Studio_albums">Studio albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Studio albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Used_Heart_for_Sale" title="Used Heart for Sale">Used Heart for Sale</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It_Would_Be_You" title="It Would Be You">It Would Be You</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Smoke_Rings_in_the_Dark" title="Smoke Rings in the Dark">Smoke Rings in the Dark</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alright_Guy" title="Alright Guy">Alright Guy</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/See_If_I_Care_(Gary_Allan_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="See If I Care (Gary Allan album)">See If I Care</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tough_All_Over_(Gary_Allan_album)" title="Tough All Over (Gary Allan album)">Tough All Over</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Living_Hard" title="Living Hard">Living Hard</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Get_Off_on_the_Pain" title="Get Off on the Pain">Get Off on the Pain</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Set_You_Free_(Gary_Allan_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Set You Free (Gary Allan album)">Set You Free</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ruthless_(Gary_Allan_album)" title="Ruthless (Gary Allan album)">Ruthless</a></i> (2021)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Compilation_albums">Compilation albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Compilation albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Gary_Allan_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Gary Allan album)">Greatest Hits</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Icon_(Gary_Allan_album)" title="Icon (Gary Allan album)">Icon</a></i> (2012)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Number_one_singles">Number one singles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Number one singles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Man_to_Man_(Gary_Allan_song)" title="Man to Man (Gary Allan song)">Man to Man</a>" (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tough_Little_Boys" title="Tough Little Boys">Tough Little Boys</a>" (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nothing_On_but_the_Radio" title="Nothing On but the Radio">Nothing On but the Radio</a>" (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Every_Storm_(Runs_Out_of_Rain)" title="Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)">Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)</a>" (2013)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Allan&action=edit&section=22" 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title="Get Off on the Pain">Get Off on the Pain</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Set_You_Free_(album)" title="Set You Free (album)">Set You Free</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ruthless_(Gary_Allan_album)" title="Ruthless (Gary Allan album)">Ruthless</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Gary_Allan_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Gary Allan album)">Greatest Hits</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Icon_(Gary_Allan_album)" title="Icon (Gary Allan album)">Icon</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Her_Man_(song)" title="Her Man (song)">Her Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Would_Be_You_(song)" title="It Would Be You (song)">It Would Be You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Smoke_Rings_in_the_Dark_(song)" title="Smoke Rings in the Dark (song)">Smoke Rings in the Dark</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lovin%27_You_Against_My_Will" title="Lovin' You Against My Will">Lovin' You Against My Will</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Right_Where_I_Need_to_Be" title="Right Where I Need to Be">Right Where I Need to Be</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Man_of_Me" title="Man of Me">Man of Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_One_(Gary_Allan_song)" title="The One (Gary Allan song)">The One</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Man_to_Man_(Gary_Allan_song)" title="Man to Man (Gary Allan song)">Man to Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tough_Little_Boys" title="Tough Little Boys">Tough Little Boys</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Songs_About_Rain" title="Songs About Rain">Songs About Rain</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nothing_On_but_the_Radio" title="Nothing On but the Radio">Nothing On but the Radio</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Best_I_Ever_Had_(Grey_Sky_Morning)" title="Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)">Best I Ever Had</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Life_Ain%27t_Always_Beautiful" title="Life Ain't Always Beautiful">Life Ain't Always Beautiful</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Feelin%27_Like_That" title="A Feelin' Like That">A Feelin' Like That</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Watching_Airplanes" title="Watching Airplanes">Watching Airplanes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Learning_How_to_Bend" title="Learning How to Bend">Learning How to Bend</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/She%27s_So_California" title="She's So California">She's So California</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Today_(Gary_Allan_song)" title="Today (Gary Allan song)">Today</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Off_on_the_Pain_(song)" title="Get Off on the Pain (song)">Get Off on the Pain</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Kiss_Me_When_I%27m_Down" title="Kiss Me When I'm Down">Kiss Me When I'm Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Every_Storm_(Runs_Out_of_Rain)" title="Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)">Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pieces_(Gary_Allan_song)" title="Pieces (Gary Allan song)">Pieces</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Ain%27t_the_Whiskey" title="It Ain't the Whiskey">It Ain't the Whiskey</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hangover_Tonight" title="Hangover Tonight">Hangover Tonight</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Allan_discography" title="Gary Allan discography">Discography</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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