If That Ain't Country

Infobox Album
Name = If That Ain't Country
Type = studio
Artist = Anthony Smith


Released = Start date|2002|06|25
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length =
Label = Mercury Nashville
Producer = Bobby Terry
Reviews = *About.com – Rating|5|5 [http://countrymusic.about.com/cs/productreviews/gr/aaprasitac.htm link]

"If That Ain't Country" is the only studio album recorded by American country music artist Anthony Smith. It was released in 2002 on Mercury Nashville Records as his only studio album to date. Three singles were released from it: the title track, followed by "John J. Blanchard" and "Half a Man". Respectively, these reached #26, #40 and #40 on the Hot Country Songs charts.

Four of the tracks on this album were also recorded by other artists:
*"John J. Blanchard" – Tommy Shane Steiner on his debut album "Then Came the Night" (as "The Mind of John J. Blanchard")
*"Metropolis" – Trace Adkins, on his 2005 album "Songs About Me"
*"What Brothers Do" – Confederate Railroad, on their 2001 album "Unleashed"
*"Who Invented the Wheel" – Trisha Yearwood, on her 2005 album "Jasper County"

Track listing

#"Who Invented the Wheel" (Anthony Smith, Craig Wiseman, Bobby Terry) – 3:32
#"If That Ain't Country" (Smith, Jeffrey Steele) – 3:52
#"John J. Blanchard" (Smith, Chris Wallin) – 3:56
#"Impossible to Do" (Smith, Wallin, Tony Lane) – 4:35
#"Half a Man" (Smith) – 3:05
#"Metropolis" (Smith, Wallin) – 3:13
#"Up to the Depth" (Smith, Wallin, Bobby Terry) – 4:19
#"Airborn" (Smith) – 3:58
#"What Brothers Do" (Smith, Wallin) – 4:03
#"Hell of a Question" (Smith, John Burchett) – 4:09
#"Venus" (Smith, Wallin) – 3:33
#"Infinity" (Smith) – 4:08

Personnel

*Shannon Forest - drums
*Mark Hammond - drum loops
*Shelby Kennedy - background vocals on "Venus"
*Jami McMahon - background vocals on "Infinity" and "If That Ain't Country"
*Russell Terrell - background vocals
*Anthony Smith - lead vocals (all tracks), electric guitar on "Impossible to Do"
*Bobby Terry - background vocals, all other instruments

Additional musicians

*Darrell Franklin, Catt Gravitt, Scott Gunter, Jill Terry - background vocals on "If That Ain't Country"
*David Angell, David Davidson, Carl Gorodetzky, Pam Sixfin, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale - violins on "Metropolis" and "Up to the Depth"
*Kris Wilkinson - viola on "Metropolis" and "Up to the Depth"
*John Catchings, Bob Mason - cellos on "Metropolis" and "Up to the Depth"

References

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hjfexqr0ldte "If That Ain't Country"] at Allmusic
*cite album-notes |title=If That Ain't Country |bandname=Anthony Smith |year=2002 |publisher=Mercury Records |publisherid=088 170 292-2