27 Gary Allan
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Gary Allan began playing in honky tonks in his native Southern California at 
the ripe old age of 12 with his dad's band. Eventually, Allan followed 
started his own band and returned to those same honky tonks with his own 
sound that was true Bakersfield country, ala Merle Haggard.

Allan spent most of his twenties honing his skills as a new traditionalist 
country singer. Finally, in 1996, he was picked up by the Decca-Nashville 
label and his first album, Used Heart for Sale was released that year. Two 
years later, his second album, It Would Be You, came out.

In 1999, Decca closed its doors. However, Allan's contract was picked up by 
MCA-Nashville, which released his Smoke Rings in the Dark album later that year. 
The album combined most of what Allan did best, dusty honky tonk and country ballads. 
The album even included a rousing cover of the Del Shannon classic, "Runaway," 
which harkened back to Allan's younger days on the honky tonk circuit.

With 2001's, Alright Guy, an accomplished mix of driving, dusty swagger 
and slow-burn croon, Allan proved that he was only getting better with age. 
Its single, "Man to Man," became the singer's first number one hit. Allan toured 
extensively in support of Alright Guy 
before beginning work on a follow-up album.

 See If I Care appeared in September of 2003, it was another solid set of 
Bakersfield-derived country. His next album, Tough All Over, a Top Ten 
hit, arrived in 2005. A greatest-hits collection was issued early in 2007, 
followed by a new studio project, Living Hard, later in the year.

DISCOGRAPHY:
Albums:
Studio albums:	Peak Chart Positions & RIAA Certifications

Year / Album / US Country / US Top 200 / US Heat / CAN Country / Certs.
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1996 / Used Heart for Sale / 20 / 136 / 4 / - / Gold
1998 / It Would Be You / 21 / 132 / - / - / No Certification	
1999 / Smoke Rings in the Dark / 9 / 84 / - / 13 / Platinum
2001 / Alright Guy / 4 / 39 / - / * / Platinum
2003 / See If I Care / 2 / 17 / - / * / Platinum
2005 / Tough All Over / 1 / 3 / - / * / Gold
2007 / Living Hard / 3 / 3 / - / 13 / Gold
2010 / Get Off on the Pain / To be released: February 2, 2010

Compilation albums: Peak Chart Positions & RIAA Certifications
Year / Album / US Country / US Top 200 / CAN Country / Certs.
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2007 / Greatest Hits / 1 / 5 / 6 / Gold

Singles: Peak Chart Positions
Year / Album / US Country / US Hot 100 / US Pop / CAN Country / Album
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1996 / "Her Man" / 7 / - / - / 9 / Used Heart for Sale 
1997 / "Forever and a Day" / 44 / - / - / 75 / Used Heart for Sale 
1997 / "From Where I'm Sitting" / 43 / - / - / 78 / Used Heart for Sale 
1997 / "Living in a House Full of Love" / 43 / - / - / 63 / Used Heart for Sale 
1998 / "It Would Be You" / 7 / 101 / - / 23 / It Would Be You 
1998 / "No Man in His Wrong Heart" / 43 / - / - / 74 / It Would Be You 
1998 / "I'll Take Today" / 47 / - / - / 70 / It Would Be You 
1999 / "Smoke Rings in the Dark" / 12 / 76 / - / 5 / Smoke Rings in the Dark 
2000 / "Lovin' You Against My Will" / 34 / - / - / 30 / Smoke Rings in the Dark 
2000 / "Right Where I Need to Be" / 5 / 42 / - / * / Smoke Rings in the Dark 
2001 / "Man of Me" / 18 / 107 / - / * / Alright Guy 
2002 / "The One" / 3 / 37 / - / * / Alright Guy 
2002 / "Man to Man" / 1 / 25 / - / * / Alright Guy 
2003 / "Tough Little Boys" / 1 / 32 / - / * / See If I Care 
2003 / "Songs About Rain" / 12 / 71 / - / * / See If I Care 
2004 / "Nothing On but the Radio" / 1 / 32 / - / 6 / See If I Care 
2005 / "Best I Ever Had" / 7 / 51 / 55 / 13 / - Tough All Over 
2006 / "Life Ain't Always Beautiful" / 4 / 61 / - / 20 / Tough All Over 
2006 / "A Feelin' Like That" / 12 / 94 / - / 15 / Greatest Hits 
2007 / "Watching Airplanes" / 2 / 43 / 80 / 11 / Living Hard 
2008 / "Learning How to Bend" / 13 / 96 / - / 23 / Living Hard 
2008 / "She's So California" / 24 / - / - / - / Living Hard 
2009 / "Today" / Positions to be announced / Get Off on the Pain 
"-" Denotes releases that did not chart.
"*" Denotes unknown peak positions.

Other charted songs:
These songs charted on the Hot Country Songs charts without being officially released:
Year / Single / US Country / Album
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1997 / "Please Come Home for Christmas" / 70 / Christmas Cookies 
2000 / "Runaway" / 74 / Smoke Rings in the Dark 

Music videos:
Year / Video / Director
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1996 / "Her Man" / Gerry Wenner
1997 / "Forever and a Day" / Guy Guillet
1997 / "From Where I'm Sitting" / Charley Randazzo
1998 / "It Would Be You" / Gerry Wenner
1998 / "I'll Take Today" / Chris Rogers
1999 / "Smoke Rings in the Dark" / Chris Rogers
2000 / "Lovin' You Against My Will" / Eric Welch
2001 / "Right Where I Need to Be" / Chris Rogers
2001 / "Man of Me" / Morgan Lawley
2002 / "The One" / Morgan Lawley
2003 / "Tough Little Boys" / Morgan Lawley
2004 / "Songs About Rain" / Morgan Lawley
2005 / "Best I Ever Had" / Paul Boyd
2006 / "Life Ain't Always Beautiful" / Paul Boyd
2007 / "Watching Airplanes" / Stephen Shepherd
2008 / "Learning How to Bend" / Stephen Shepherd