Jason Aldean is the debut album by American country music artist Jason Aldean, released on July 26, 2005, by Broken Bow Records. The album produced three singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Hicktown" (No. 10), "Why" (No. 1), and "Amarillo Sky" (No. 4). The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Several of this album's tracks were recorded by other artists, including two of the singles: "Amarillo Sky" previously served as the title track to McBride & the Ride's 2002 album Amarillo Sky, and "Why" was also recorded by Shannon Brown on her 2005 album Corn Fed. In addition, "Good to Go" was recorded by John Corbett for his album John Corbett, from which it was released as a single. Furthermore, "Asphalt Cowboy" was previously recorded by Blake Shelton on his 2003 album The Dreamer.
Contents
Personnel
Musicians
Jason Aldean – lead vocals
Kurt Allison – electric guitar
Smith Curry – steel guitar, lap steel guitar
Tony Harrell – keyboards
Wes Hightower – background vocals
Mike Johnson – steel guitar
Tully Kennedy – bass guitar
Steven King – keyboards
Liana Manis – background vocals
Gene Miller – background vocals
Jason Mowery – fiddle, mandolin
Mike Noble – acoustic guitar
Rich Redmond – drums, percussion
Adam Shoenfeld – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Jack Sizemore – electric guitar
Technical
Michael Knox – production
Peter Coleman – mixing, engineering
Brandon Epps – engineering
Sam Martin – engineering
Visuals
Luellyn Latocki – art direction
Ron Roark – graphic design
Glen Rose – photography
Chart performance
The album has sold 1.6 million copies in the US as of January 2015.