''Chrome'' is the fourth studio album by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

singer

Trace Adkins Tracy Darrell Adkins (born January 13, 1962) known professionally as Trace Adkins, is an American country music singer and actor. Adkins made his debut in 1996 with the album ''Dreamin' Out Loud'', released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since t ...

. It was released on October 9, 2001, on

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), and simply known as Capitol, is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-base ...

Nashville. The album produced three singles for Adkins on the ''

Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertis ...

Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data along with digital sales and streaming. ...

charts: "

I'm Tryin' "I'm Tryin'" is a song written by Jeffrey Steele, Chris Wallin, and Anthony Smith (singer), Anthony Smith and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It released in July 2001 as the lead-off single from his album ''Chrome (Trace A ...

" at No. 6, "Help Me Understand" at No. 17, and the

title track A title track is a song that has the same name as the album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-t ...

at No. 10. It has also been certified gold by the

RIAA The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...

. The album was produced by

Trey Bruce Trey Edwin Bruce is an American songwriter. Bruce has Fourteen ASCAP Awards for the most played songs at radio and has written ten Number One singles on the ''Billboard''. "Look Heart, No Hands", "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" and "Whisper M ...

(tracks 3, 5–8, 10, 11) and Dann Huff (tracks 1, 2, 4, 9, 12). The album's title track was later covered by

Jeffrey Steele Jeffrey LeVasseur (born August 27, 1961), known as Jeffrey Steele, is an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with recording his own material, Steele has become a prolific Nashville songwriter, having co-written more than 60 hit ...

on his 2003 album ''Gold, Platinum, Chrome, and Steele''.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from ''Chrome'' liner notes. * Tim Akers – keyboards (2, 12) * Mike Brignardello – bass guitar (1, 2, 4, 9, 12) *

– programming (3, 7, 8, 10, 11), percussion (5) *

Pat Buchanan Patrick Joseph Buchanan ( ; born November 2, 1938) is an American paleoconservative author, political commentator, and politician. He was an assistant and special consultant to U.S. presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan. He ...

– electric guitar (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11) * Tim Coats – Jew's harp (10) * J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar (3, 6, 7, 8, 10) * Eric Darken – percussion (2, 4, 9) * Thom Flora – background vocals (5, 11) * Larry Franklin – fiddle (1, 2) * Paul Franklin – steel guitar (1, 2, 4, 9, 12) * Tony Harrell – piano (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11), Hammond B-3 organ (8), accordion (10) *

Aubrey Haynie Aubrey E. Haynie (born March 27, 1974) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle and mandolin. In his career, he has recorded three studio albums for the Sugar Hill Records label, all three of which contained mostly songs that he w ...

– fiddle (12) * Wes Hightower – background vocals (3, 6, 7, 8, 10) * Steve Hinson – steel guitar (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11) * John Hobbs – piano (1), keyboards (2) * Dann Huff – electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 9, 12) * B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (4, 9, 12) * Brent Mason – electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 9) *

Chris McHugh Chris McHugh (born 1964) is an American musician from Camden, NJ. He began his career as the drummer of Christian rock band White Heart from 1986 to 1989. McHugh toured and played as a session drummer with artists such as Aaron Neville, Pe ...

– drums (1, 2) * Jerry McPherson – electric guitar (12) * Greg Morrow – drums (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11) * Steve Nathan – keyboards (4, 9) * Alison Prestwood – bass guitar (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11) * Chris Rodriguez – background vocals (8, 10) *

Matt Rollings Matt Rollings is a Grammy Award-winning American composer, keyboard player and record producer. Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, Rollings has worked with many artists, not all country. Rollings won the 'Best Traditional Pop ...

– keyboards (12) * Brian Siewert – synthesizer (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11) * Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11) * Russell Terrell – background vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12) *

Biff Watson Fletcher Bangs "Biff" Watson (born 1952) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. His musicianship has been a part of recording sessions for many artists. Biography Early years Raised in Chatham, Virginia, Watson learned how to play ...

– acoustic guitar (1, 2) *

Lonnie Wilson Lonnie Wilson is an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. Life and career Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Wilson was originally the lead singer of the band Bandana, which charted ten single ...

– drums (4, 9, 12) *

Curtis Wright Curtis Blaine Wright (born June 6, 1955) is an American country music artist. He first played in the 1970s and 80s as a member of the Super Grit Cowboy Band before becoming a solo artist in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Wright charted three s ...

– background vocals (3, 6, 7) *

Jonathan Yudkin Jonathan Yudkin is an American multi-instrumentalist who is a proficient player of banjo, violin, mandolin, and other stringed instruments. He is a session musician in Nashville as well as a record producer, arranger, and band leader. Biograph ...

– violin (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11), mandolin (3), cello (4), mandocello (4), strings (8), wah-wah fiddle (9), fiddle (10)

Technical

;Tracks 1, 2, 4, 9, 12 * Jeff Balding – recording, mixing * Mark Hagen – recording * Dann Huff – producer * Shawn Simpson – digital editing ;Tracks 3, 5–8, 10, 11 * Trey Bruce – producer * David Buchanan – recording * Greg Droman – mixing (tracks 5 and 11 only) * Jason Garner – engineering * John Kunz – engineering * Mike Shipley – mixing (except 5 and 11) * Luke Wooten – engineering All tracks mastered by Glenn Meadows

Track listing

Personnel

Technical

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References