Ain't Nothin' to It

Ain't Nothin' to It
Ain't Nothin' to It
Studio album by Cody Johnson
Released	January 18, 2019
Genre	Country
Length	52:21
Label	Warner Music Nashville
Producer	Trent Willmon
Cody Johnson chronology
Singles from Ain't Nothin' to It
	"On My Way to You"; Released: August 10, 2018; "Nothin' On You"; Released: July 22, 2019; "Dear Rodeo"; Released: September 8, 2020;

Ain't Nothin' to It is a 2019 studio album by American country music singer Cody Johnson. Released on Warner Music Nashville, the album is Johnson's major label debut and his seventh overall album following six self-released projects.

Content[]

Johnson signed to Warner Music Nashville in June 2018. The album is his first release for the label, after six independent albums.

As with all of his previous albums, the title track was co-written by David Lee. "On My Way to You" is the lead single. Included are two cover songs: "Long Haired Country Boy", originally by Charlie Daniels, and "Husbands and Wives", which has been recorded by Roger Miller, David Frizzell and Shelly West, and Brooks & Dunn. Trent Willmon is the album's producer.^[1]

Critical reception[]

Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic stated that "Its blend of classic hardwood honky tonk with a modern sensibility feels assured, the songs are designed to withstand the road, and Johnson feels casually confident in his delivery."^[2]

Commercial performance[]

Ain't Nothin' to It debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart with 23,000 copies sold (35,000 in album-equivalent units).^[3] The album has sold 63,500 copies in the United States as of March 2020.^[4]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ain't Nothin' to It"	David Lee Leslie Satcher	3:22
2.	"Noise"	Radney Foster Jim McCormick Gordie Sampson	3:09
3.	"Fenceposts"	Robert Arthur Benji Davis	2:57
4.	"Understand Why"	Neil Medley Randy Montana	3:10
5.	"Long Haired Country Boy" (featuring The Rockin' CJB)	Charlie Daniels	4:17
6.	"Nothin' on You"	Barrett Baber Trent Willmon	4:20
7.	"Honky Tonk Mood"	Al Anderson Chris Stapleton	3:13
8.	"Monday Morning Merle"	Bart Butler Lance Miller Brad Warren Brett Warren	3:49
9.	"Y'all People (Dedicated to the 'CoJo Nation')"	Chase McGill John Osborne Laura Veltz	3:08
10.	"Where Cowboys Are King"	Carlton Anderson Brice Long Wynn Varble	3:04
11.	"On My Way to You"	Brett James Tony Lane	3:33
12.	"Doubt Me Now"	Casey Beathard Mitch Oglesby	3:03
13.	"Dear Rodeo"	Dan Couch Cody Johnson	4:14
14.	"Husbands and Wives" (Live) (Bonus track)	Roger Miller	2:48
15.	"His Name Is Jesus" (Live) (Bonus track)	Johnson	4:14
Total length:			52:21

Personnel[]

Adapted from AllMusic^[5]

Jim "Moose" Brown - piano, Wurlitzer
J.T. Corenflos - electric guitar
Jeneé Fleenor - fiddle
Wes Hightower - background vocals
Cody Johnson - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
Doug Kahan - bass guitar, upright bass
Alison Krauss - fiddle, background vocals
Carl Miner - banjo, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, mandolin
James Mitchell - electric guitar
Morgan Myles - background vocals
Billy Nobel - Hammond B-3 organ, piano
Justin Ostrander - electric guitar
Brian Pruitt - drums, percussion
Scotty Sanders - dobro, steel guitar, lap steel guitar
Adam Shoenfeld - electric guitar
Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar
Russell Terrell - background vocals
Trent Willmon - electric guitar, background vocals

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	9
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2019)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8]	39

References[]

^ Liv Stecker (January 18, 2019). "Everything we know about Cody Johnson's new album, 'Ain't Nothin' to It'". The Boot. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Ain't Nothin' to It". AllMusic. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
^ Caulfield, Keith (January 27, 2019). "Future Earns Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'WIZRD'". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
^ Bjorke, Matt (March 10, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020". RoughStock. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
^ "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
^ "Cody Johnson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
^ "Cody Johnson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2020.

[1] Liv Stecker (January 18, 2019). "Everything we know about Cody Johnson's new album, 'Ain't Nothin' to It'". The Boot. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

[2] Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Ain't Nothin' to It". AllMusic. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

[3] Caulfield, Keith (January 27, 2019). "Future Earns Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'WIZRD'". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

[4] Bjorke, Matt (March 10, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020". RoughStock. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

[5] "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Cody_Johnson-6] "Cody Johnson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Cody_Johnson-7] "Cody Johnson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

[8] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2020.

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