Me and My Gang

Me and My Gang is the fourth studio album by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in November 2006 via Lyric Street Records. The album became the highest US debut of 2006, with 721,747 units[3] and went double platinum in the first month of release.[4][5] The album spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. It was the second-best selling album (behind High School Musical) and the best selling country album of 2006. It has sold 4.918 million copies in the United States as of the chart dated March 24, 2012[6] and was certified 5× Platinum.[4] This is the group's first album to be produced by Dann Huff.

Me and My Gang
Studio album by Rascal Flatts
Released	April 14, 2006
Recorded	2005
Genre	Country country pop
Length	51:31
Label	Lyric Street
Producer	Dann Huff Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts chronology
Feels Like Today (2004) Me and My Gang (2006) Still Feels Good (2007)
Singles from Me and My Gang
"What Hurts the Most" Released: January 9, 2006 "Me and My Gang" Released: April 17, 2006 "Life Is a Highway" Released: June 6, 2006 "My Wish" Released: August 28, 2006 "Stand" Released: January 22, 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C[2]

On April 25, 2007, Rascal Flatts performed "My Wish" on American Idol as part of the special Idol Gives Back.[7]

The singles released from this album included "What Hurts the Most", which peaked at number one on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. This was followed by the title track (which reached a peak of number 6), and then two number one hits with "My Wish" and "Stand". Later presses of the album also included a cover of Tom Cochrane's "Life Is a Highway" (a cover previously included in the soundtrack to the 2006 film Cars) as a bonus track. This cover, though not released to country radio, charted at number 18 on the country charts, overlapping with "My Wish". A video was made for "He Ain't the Leavin' Kind" even though it was never released as a single.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stand"	Blair Daly, Danny Orton	3:28
2.	"What Hurts the Most"	Steve Robson, Jeffrey Steele	3:34
3.	"Backwards"	Marcel, Tony Mullins	3:48
4.	"I Feel Bad"	Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley, Jason Sellers	3:18
5.	"My Wish"	Steele, Steve Robson	4:08
6.	"Pieces"	Monty Powell, Jay DeMarcus, Joe Don Rooney, Gary LeVox	4:07
7.	"Yes I Do"	Wally Wilson, Jimmy Yeary	4:16
8.	"To Make Her Love Me"	Thrasher, Mobley, DeMarcus	4:08
9.	"Words I Couldn't Say"	Steve Robson, Tammi Kidd, Gregory Becker	4:35
10.	"Me and My Gang"	Steele, Mullins, Jon Stone	3:37
11.	"Cool Thing"	Thrasher, Mobley, Rooney	3:51
12.	"Ellsworth"	Thrasher, Mobley, Michael Dulaney	4:01
13.	"He Ain't the Leavin' Kind"	Thrasher, Dulaney	4:33
Total length:			51:31

Bonus Track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Life Is a Highway"	Tom Cochrane	4:36

Best Buy Bonus Track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Fast Cars and Freedom"	Gary LeVox, Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley	4:23

Target Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Love You Out Loud" (Live)	Brett James, Lonnie Wilson	3:06
15.	"Mayberry" (Live)	Arlos Smith	4:22
16.	"These Days" (Live)	Steve Robson, Jeffrey Steele, Danny Wells	5:57

Walmart Exclusive Bonus Disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"This Everyday Love" (Live)	Danny Wells, Gene Nelson	3:27
2.	"Then I Did" (Live)	Steve Robson, Jeffrey Steele	3:11
3.	"I'm Movin' On" (Live)	Philip White, D. Vincent Williams	5:40
4.	"Here's to You" (Live)	Jay DeMarcus, Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher	4:29
5.	"Feels Like Today" (Live)	Wayne Hector, Robson	3:23

Japan Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"What Hurts the Most" (Hot Mix)	Robson, Steele
15.	"Life Is a Highway"	Cochrane

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[8]

Rascal Flatts

• Jay DeMarcus – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Gary LeVox – lead vocals
• Joe Don Rooney – lead guitars, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Tim Akers – keyboards (1, 2, 6, 9, 12), accordion (12)
• Charlie Judge – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 6-13)
• Howard Duck – keyboards (3)
• Gordon Mote – acoustic piano (4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12), keyboards (5)
• Tom Bukovac – rhythm guitars (1, 4-8, 10-13)
• Dann Huff – rhythm guitars (1, 2, 4-13)
• Jonathan Trebing – rhythm guitars (3)
• Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle (1, 2, 7, 10), mandolin (1, 5, 6, 9, 12), banjo (2, 5, 10)
• Darrell Scott – mandolin (9)
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar (2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12)
• Travis Toy – steel guitar (3)
• Bruce Bouton – steel guitar (7, 11, 12)
• Russ Pahl – steel guitar (8, 13)
• John Jeannsome – fiddle (3)
• Chris McHugh – drums (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
• Jim Riley – drums (3)
• Lonnie Wilson – drums (7, 11)
• Eric Darken – percussion (1, 10, 12)

String section on "My Wish" and "Words I Couldn't Say"

• David Campbell – arrangements and conductor
• Larry Corbett, Suzie Katayama and Daniel Smith – cello
• Charlie Bisharat, Roberto Cani, Mario DeLeon, Armen Garabedian, Peter Kent, Alyssa Park, Tereza Stanislav, Josefina Vergara and John Wittenberg – violin

"To Make Her Love Me"

• Charlie Judge – arrangements and conductor
• Carole Rabinowitz – cello
• Gary Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – viola
• David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky and Pamela Sixfin – violin

Production

• Dann Huff – producer
• Rascal Flatts – producers
• Jeff Balding – recording
• Mark Hagen – recording
• Justin Niebank – recording, mixing
• Todd Tidwell – recording, recording assistant
• Drew Bollman – recording assistant, mix assistant
• Greg Lawrence – recording assistant
• David Robinson – recording assistant
• Christopher Rowe – digital editing
• Adam Ayan – mastering
• Sherri Halford – art direction, design
• Greg McCarn – art direction, design
• Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design
• Chapman Baehler – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 4 Japan (Oricon) 37 US Billboard 200[10] 1 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position US Billboard 200[12] 4 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] 2 Chart (2007) Position US Billboard 200[14] 13 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] 2 Chart (2008) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[16] 66

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US	US Pop	US AC	CAN
2006	"What Hurts the Most"	1	6	11	1	—
	"Me and My Gang"	6	50	71	—	—
	"Life Is a Highway"	18	7	9	—	—
	"My Wish"	1	28	49	13	—
2007	"Stand"	1	46	80	—	54
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region	Certification
Canada (Music Canada)[17]	Platinum
United States (RIAA)[18]	5× Platinum

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Me and My Gang review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
2. Willman, Chris (April 17, 2006). "Me & My Gang review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
3. Rascal Flatts' 'Gang' Takes Over No. 1
4. Rascal Flatts' Me and My Gang Quadruple Platinum
5. Rascal Flatts "Me and My Gang" goes double platinum
6. "Chart Watch Extra: Top Albums Of Last 10 Years". Chart Watch. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
7. Rascal Flatts to perform on American Idol
8. Me and My Gang (CD liner notes). Rascal Flatts. Lyric Street Records. 2006. 165058.CS1 maint: others (link)
9. "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
10. "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
11. "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
12. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
13. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
14. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
15. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
16. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
17. "Canadian album certifications – Rascal Flatts – Me and My Gang". Music Canada.
18. "American album certifications – Rascal Flatts – Me and My Gang". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.