''Punching Bag'' is the fifth 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 ...

artist

Josh Turner Joshua Otis Turner (born November 20, 1977) is an American Country music, country singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to Universal Music Group Nashville, MCA Nashville Records. That same year, his Long Black Train, debut album's title t ...

. It was released on June 12, 2012, by

MCA Nashville Music Corporation of America, formerly known as Universal Music Group Nashville, is Universal Music Group's country music subsidiary. It was officially opened in 1945 as MCA Nashville and Mercury Nashville which opened on New Year's Day 1950 a ...

. Turner co-wrote eight of the album's eleven tracks. The album includes the singles "Time Is Love" and "Find Me a Baby." The album debuted at No. 4 on ''Billboard'' 200, and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 45,000 copies in its first week. It has sold 209,000 copies in the United States as of March 2015.

Track listing

Personnel

– lead vocals *

Gordon Mote Gordon James Mote (born October 25, 1970) is an American Christian country/ southern gospel singer, piano player, and worship leader. He was born blind. He has released eight studio albums. His album ''Don't Let Me Miss the Glory'' (2007) was hi ...

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(1–9, 11, 12),

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(1–9, 11, 12) *

Bryan Sutton James Bryan Sutton (born 1973) is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicking acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and electric guitar. He also sings and writes songs. Biography Early career Sutton's gr ...

– acoustic guitars,

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J.T. Corenflos Jerry Troy "J. T." Corenflos (November 6, 1963 – October 24, 2020), was an American session musician and country guitarist, who played on an estimated 75 Number One hit records as well as hundreds of other recordings and hits. He received 14 n ...

– electric guitars (1–9, 11, 12),

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(9) * Steve Hinson –

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(1–9, 11, 12) * Frank Rogers – baritone guitar (5, 7, 11) *

Marty Stuart John Marty Stuart (born September 30, 1958) is an American country music, country and bluegrass music singer, songwriter, and musician. Active since 1968, Stuart initially toured with Lester Flatt, and then in Johnny Cash's road band before be ...

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(9) *

Ricky Skaggs Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, ma ...

– mandolin (10), cello (10), harmony vocals (10) * Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar,

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, tic-tac bass *

Shannon Forrest Shannon Forrest (born August 22, 1973, in Easley, South Carolina) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. As a session drummer, he has contributed to the work of many well-known artists, and he is also a p ...

– drums *

Eric Darken Eric A. Darken is an American percussionist, composer, and programmer. Biography Drawing inspiration from his grandfather, a band leader. Darken began playing drums at age 12, and played timpani and mallets in high school. Darken attended ...

– percussion *

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 ...

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– introduction (1) * Wes Hightower – backing vocals (1–8, 10–12) * Russell Terrell – backing vocals (1–8, 10–12) * Colby Turner – backing vocals (7) * Hampton Turner – backing vocals (7) * Jennifer Turner –backing vocals (7) * Marion Turner – backing vocals (7) *

Iris DeMent Iris Luella DeMent (born January 5, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. DeMent's musical style includes elements of folk, country and gospel. She has been nominated for a Grammy Award twice. Early life DeMent was born in Parag ...

– harmony vocals (9)

Production

* Brian Wright – A&R * Frank Rogers – producer * Richard Barrow – recording, overdub recording * Neal Cappellino – overdub recording * Ben Terry – recording assistant * Mike Wilson – additional recording * Justin Niebank – mixing at Blackbird Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) * Drew Bollman – mix assistant * Seth Morton – mix assistant * Brady Barnett – digital editing * Jon Craig – digital editing * Tyler Moles – digital editing * Brian David Willis – digital editing * Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee) * Phillip Stein – production assistant * Craig Allen – art direction, design * Renee Behrman – art direction * Josh Turner – art direction * George Holz – photography * Trish Townsend – wardrobe stylist * Paula Turner – hair, make-up * Ted Greene – management

Chart performance

Album

Album year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 2012 albums Albums produced by Frank Rogers (record producer) Josh Turner albums MCA Records albums